She creeps tentatively back into the bridge to 10k forum....
...To say that I actually ran 7k this morning!😊 I have been running regular 5k's for a while but felt hammered at the end of them and didn't think I had the stamina to go any further. Anyway I've worked out why I felt a) hammered at the end of a 5k and b) why I previously couldn't go further than 5 k. WelI I was just running too damn fast! (When I say fast I don't mean fast ,fast I mean fast for me).
Anyway slowed my pace right down (why I didn't just listen to all the advice you read about on here earlier) and slowed right down so my breathing was comfortable and I gently plodded. My shins screamed at me for the first 4 k reminding me that I ran a too fast 5k on Thursday but eventually they loosened up so I could plod on and I got to 7k! Think I could have gone further but will just take it a bit at a time towards the goal of 10k.😊
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Thank you poppy pug. I must say I really enjoyed my plodding pace today. No headphones today, just looking and listening at nature and being in my own world. ☺️
Yes doesn't it, slow is good cos it helped me to get further at an enjoyable pace. My new mantra is Slow,sister,slow! I muttered this to myself all the way round today 😄
That is excellent! I have a running speed I travel at but know for a long run, I should run more slowly. Hard though, isn't it? Not that I ever run fast but it is all relative. I also have a hatred of walk breaks or stopping but now I am running further, I have had to chill out! Firstly, running in the countryside involves uneven ground, gates, dogs that need stroking, wondering which way I should go next and just admiring a beautiful view! So I am allowing a breather if I want one or need it. I have a 10k event in 3 weeks, but then Half Marathon in September, so doing 2 X 5k and a long run per week. Inched up from 5 to 5.5, then 6, 7, 8 and then did a 10km. I just ran a bit further when I was feeling ok and chose places I enjoy running (in my case the fields, woods and tracks) so it feels like an adventure rather than trudging the local streets! I find grass and mud is more kind to my legs too avoiding knee problems and the shin splints I nearly succumbed to as a result of pounding the pavements!
Ooh hope your 10k goes well in a few weeks. Glad your legs are behaving themselves. I think my shin ache is due to 'sprinting' the last bit of my 5k on Thursday. I could feel my stride lengthening which I always pay for the next day. Going to stop this silliness and keep up the slow!
Well done. Slow and steady, as you say, but I think that 7K is the turning point when building up because if you can run for 7K you can run for 10. But inching towards it sounds like a plan!
Ooh do you think so? 7 isn't that far away from 10 is it? I feel now I have done 7k then 10k is within reach but I am just going to increase slowly and steadily😊
Really glad you are feeling that progress with a new pace that is obviously allowing you to increase stamina. I also increased by initially running 3 x 5ks and then increasing one run gradually, until I made it to the magic 10k! Good luck🙂
Thank you, I am looking forward to reaching that magic number. I just need to recognise it's got to be slow to reach the distance and I xpect time comes later? It took me 50 mins to do 7k which seems like snail speed but at least I did it I suppose☺️
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