Good stuff tbae. When I find a new gear coming through it emerges as a quicker pace that initially I can't maintain over 5k so I end up stopping for a walk at 3/3.5 but this then annoys me as I was going so quick so I then use the remaining distance to do strides at an even quicker pace usually ending up with a balls out 💯 metre dash. I think this non scientific approach works for me as within a run or two the 5k comes down. The run after a 10k race seems to be a quick one too for some reason.
You are not a snail Tbae, you are a jaguar, yea, don't get too carried away by speed, remember your supposed to enjoy all your runs. Just an update regarding me, Alan, since I started C25K my week has been Wednesday, Saturday and Monday, most of the Monday runs including my graduation run have been not done locally because on a Monday for the last 10 years I like to visit places well away from home. I just kept the Monday runs as the last day of my running week. Now after graduation, in fact a week after I use a Monday just as a gentle run and keep the main longer ones to the Wednesday and Saturday, Today I was a bit pressed for time as I had to take my son in law and daughter with their son to lunch in Stirling to celebrate my son in laws 41st birthday, so I decided to run W1R1 round my local park, a 3 minute walk to the beginning, usually takes 28 minutes to walk around it, I ran/walked it today in 15 minutes from leaving the house to returning to the front door. I understand that you are training for a half marathon sometime later in the year, I wish you luck with your training.
Your walking pace/running pace is near enough double,
so if you are walking 5km/hr ? Say, so your running pace is 10km/hr or 6 mins / km and that is 30 minute time for a 5k. Magic. lol.my friend.
Add to that a consecutive 10 km/ hr, 5k run and find a second from somewhere and boom you have yourself your desired sub one hour 10K. lol.lol.
Hey Alan with time it is doable.Even if it never gets achieved, nice to dream.?
Have a go in the autumn, think that maybe the next one,
That’s great with your schedule and visiting.
Gosh I am boring. Stay at home me, almost behind the garden gates, lol.Only get out when I run.lol.
But I am enjoying this running malarkey and I do enjoy the challenge of continuous improvement.lol.
Yes using the 10K plan to build my long run up to 21.5k in the 8 weeks.
But I have been building mileage for a few months now, before commencing with the Panther cubs. JuJu’s plan.
Family invasion, lovely this week coming, and the last week of Roseabi’s speed challenge to do, so 1-2 week sort of interruption to my long easy run.Will still do my 3runs very early before the house stirs.
So still intend to do my own HM in August for the macular society.
You certainly are Tbae ...You’ll be a blur in a few weeks at this rate!!! You’ve given yourself something to work towards & there’s nothing like a challenge to keep us motivated!! 😉
Thank you Tbae , I’m a bit frustrated today as I was supposed to finish week 2 with a 6k on Tuesday but DaddyCav has kept me busy by needing me at work with him ripping a bathroom out so I STILL haven’t done it so I am hoping & praying that it’s cool enough for me to go out this evening 🤞🏻
Softly softly catchee monkey as they say... for some reason! But its true, bit by bit we get there. Another saying about eating an elephant one spoonful at a time (not that we really want to eat them of course😉) but it is all possible piece by piece.
I am in no doubt you'll achieve your HM as I know you have the staying power 💪👍😁
Love it.Thinking of using my daughters as pace makers for one of my last Speed challenge, is that outside the rules.They are not going to carry me , promise. lol.
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