Hi everybody . . .

[orangeguy]

I'm new here, I'm a 60 year old guy (very nearly 61), who has been a regular runner to keep fit for some time but never ran any great distances. I can manage 5k in a reasonable sort of time (34-35mins) but it takes an awful lot of effort, I’d love to be able to do 10k but at the moment that seems a long way off

[dindy Graduate10]

Hi oragneguy. To run 5k in 34-35 mins at 61 sounds very good to me,I take just over 40 mins so no where as fast as yourself. I could not run at all and started the c25k last September but by the end of the 9 weeks could only run just over 2.5 k so not very good and slow to boot as well.

I have just finished Ju-Ju`s b210k today (-: (I will be uploading post after I finish your post. I do not think you will have any problem reaching 5 k as you are regular fit runner.I think as long as you stick to the plan you will be ok. I expect more experienced members will give you some good advice but the advice I would pass on to you is what was passed onto me by others members. Basically slow down, that must be hard for a seasoned runner. Run the 1st 5k at a slower pace than you normally run and keep it slow for the second 5k. Some even use run/walk/run for the 2nd 5k. As I say a lot more seasoned runners on this forum who will set you on your path

[misswobble Graduate10]

If you can run already then that’s great as it means you just slowly increase your weekly distance, eg. No more than 10% a week, not just to 10km but beyond 🙂👍🏃‍♂️

I am 60 and learned to run with couch to 5k programme aged 57. I have done a marathon and am planning my next one. We can do all sorts. We just have to train for it 🙂

Good luck 👍

[Tasha99 Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Wow!

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

We can do this together then! Let’s do this!

[orangeguy Graduate10]

Thanks everybody for the replies and the encouragement. Misswobble, that is most impressive, I can see I have no excuse whatsoever I will keep you all posted of my progress.

[O505k Graduate10]

Well done, you can run 5k in a very good time. To increase your distance join ju-ju- group doing 10 is the Magic Number. There is a post every week giving you tips and the 3 runs for the week. Lots of friendly advice and support from other runners. I found it great.

[orangeguy Graduate10]

Well I'm just back from my week 1 10k plan run of 5.5k, a new street route due to my rural route being a bit muddy currently and I have to say it was not too bad, I still have the energy to type anyway