Hi, I have moved here from the C25K group which I completed a month ago. I have done several 5ks now and have entered a 10k in May. I do an hour session every day, I run 5k three times a week and walk on the other days.
My question is should I start building up my training now or continue what I am doing and start a 10k programme a few weeks before my race? Thanks in advance for any help on this.
If I were you I would do another month 3 times a week at around 5k sometimes stretch it to 6 and do a quicker 3 or 4 k. Then start ju ju magic plan in the new year. 5k is a big achievement enjoy it for a while and remember how you once thought it was a huge mountain. Well Done your amazing
It is entirely up to you, what is your commitment to running through the winter months and Christmas/new year. I did 2weeks consolidation then started straight into ju jus plan, now just finishing week 5:. My aim was to reach my 10k mark for Christmas. You have to think what’s best for you. You could always do the 1st few weeks of the plan where there is total running less than you’re doing now and see how it goes. Good luck
I’m with DaneUser - enjoy where you’ve got to for a bit before you move on unless you’re really pining to extend already. Try some new routes. Do a bit of quick & slow pacing to see how variations feel. And have fun running. Then start the Magic Plan in the New Year. Those extra km in the legs and the variations you’ve tried will make you a stronger runner when you start extending distance again. And all that helps avoid the dreaded Injury Couch too. Have fun. 👏🏼😄
Do exactly what your doing until after Christmas. In January or February start increasing distance. Just pick one of your 3 runs per week and make that a long run. Each week add 500 meters onto your long run. In 10 weeks you’ll be at 10K. Well done on your success so far.
Damien
Well done 😊 😊. Your plan for now sounds good to me. I'd say just keep enjoying what u are doing till the new year. Happy running 🏃.
What you are doing sounds fabulous, and sometime in the new year you could start the magic plan or do something else to build up.
Thanks, I think that is what I will do. Once I can run 10k should I continue doing one 10k a week or should I go back down and only build up again for specific 10k races?
again its up to you, however as you are still fairly new to running I would build up to the race, then perhaps continue with a 10k a month to maintain before your next race. Its so important to give your body rest in between as well. I advocate a reset week every 6 weeks doing very little, and it always revitalises me!!!
Well done, what a brilliant achievement and great that you're consolidating and got a target for next year 😊 As for your question, what they said ⬆️😄 Not sure what your hour long session involves, but if you need extra help on strength work on your non running days, you could pop along to Oldfloss 's Strength and Flex forum or look at ju-ju- 's exercises for mixing it up a bit so you don't get bored 😊
I would just aim to get to 10k by sometime in March and do 2 or 3 of that length before the race, so you're comfortable with the distance. Up the distance gently once you're completely comfortable with 5k - if that's now, you could try something a bit longer on a day when you feel good and the weather's reasonable, otherwise starting in the New Year will give you plenty of time to get there.
Best of luck 
I am a little worried that, as a fairly new runner, you are running 5k 3 times a week. I guess it depends on your age, health etc, but please do be careful not to overload yourself in these early stages. Assuming you are comfortable at 5k, you probably need 2-3 months to build to 10k (on one of the 3 runs, not every run). As UTS says, it’s worth making sure you have run the distance at least a couple of timed before the event. So you can work your time back from the event date, aiming to get to 10k a few weeks before the event, and also planning your time to allow for set backs (injury, illness, ice on roads etc).
I’d start varying those runs: 1 speed session; one tempo session and one easy run. Speed = your 5k parkrun ‘aiming for a PB’ pace (but warm up first and do no more than 3k at pace, and break it up into 400m sprints & 200m jogs). Tempo = 80% of park run pace. Easy = slower, but see if you can start going beyond 5k on that run, increasing by no more than 10% a week. Your easy long run is the most important, followed by the speedwork if your aim is to increase distance. That’s my view, but there’s plenty of other advice & plans on these forums to follow. Good luck!
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