“Remember: it’s a run, not a race,” can be heard every Saturday morning in parks across the world, and the parkrun mantra is one of the major reasons the weekly 5K is such a fantastic event. But when your recorded time hits your inbox a couple of hours later it’s hard not to be excited if you have achieved a personal best (PB), placed well in your age category or moved up the overall rankings.
We feel a similar way about running in general. Every 5K you run is a good 5K, and breaking the 30-, 25- or 20-minute barrier is a great achievement, even if your time isn’t anywhere close to the world record.
