Finish a local 5 km at a comfortable pace

I am trying to make room for swimming. I like the practical scale. Would you keep a note of the cost as well as the result?

Reply to Lerze Akar

Yes, including small costs that are easy to forget. I would distinguish what we already had from what somebody had to buy. The practical limit is that I rely on public transport for most outings.

Reply to Rita Jones

Please do. Affordable means something different when half the equipment was already in the cupboard. I would be up for comparing attempts, even if joining in person is not practical. Would that help? That is how I see “Finish a local 5 km at a comfortable pace”.

Reply to Lerze Akar

I would keep the invitation more modest than the enthusiasm. With swimming, I am a regular amateur. Comparing a small attempt could work without pretending we are in the same place. We can agree what to share and leave private details out.

Reply to Rita Jones

I would also like to find a welcoming recreational team. I have tried making a little space for swimming; the difficult part was keeping the session small enough to repeat.

Reply to Lerze Akar

That gives us two related aims to compare. I would like to finish a local 5 km at a comfortable pace. I need to allow for this: I rely on public transport for most outings.

Reply to Rita Jones

I keep thinking about your plan to finish a local 5 km at a comfortable pace. Would a brief first attempt tell you more than another round of planning? That is how I see “Finish a local 5 km at a comfortable pace”.

Reply to Lerze Akar

I would keep the main wish in view: finish a local 5 km at a comfortable pace. A suggestion is useful if it helps that first attempt, rather than adding another project.

Reply to Rita Jones

I'm still unsure, Rita Jones.

Reply to Lerze Akar

For this wish, Lerze Akar: That is fair. I would rather return with an honest account of an attempt than ask you to be enthusiastic in advance. The help I would value is an accessible venue recommendation.