Adaptations

[Hareshaw-Granny]

Hi everyone, fairly new here to Bridge to 10k.

Going to have a go at 10k but have adapted Ju Ju’s plan to hopefully make it work for me. Reason being I’m not confident about the weekly increases and want to take a bit more time to make sure I don’t overdo it.

Therefore finished week 1 today and heading to start week 2 on Wednesday, increasing each long run by 0.5k only, otherwise roughly the same as the standard one.

Hoping it all works as well as I think, so in 9/10 weeks I should be there🤞🤞

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Good luck . The plan is there as a guide and you can adjust it to suit. 😊

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks for that, now I feel slightly better.

BTW, well done on your 10kPB, might be me someday. 😁

[Buddy34 Graduate10 in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

Thank you. You will get to 10k 💪🏃‍♀️

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Adapting the plan to suit you is perfect! Good for you!

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10 in reply to Roxdog]

That’s good news. Thanks. 👍

[Roxdog Graduate10 in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

Oh I always subvert plans, including my own! 🤣Do what you feel is right for you!

[damienair Administrator]

I did exactly the same as you. I ran 5K x 3 times per week and then picked one of these runs as a long run and each week added 500 meters onto it. And I got there. Good luck, take it easy and go along at a nice comfortable pace. Enjoy the journey.

Damien

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

I'm a plonker the previous post was meant for you!!🤣

[Hidden in reply to damienair]

He knows 👏👏👏

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10]

Thanks Damien. Great news to hear re your lofty promotion to Moderator. Well done and I hope you have fun and enjoy it.

[damienair Administrator in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

Thank you. I look forward to giving you that lovely shiny Graduate10 badge.

[Hidden]

Adapt away and do what you feel comfy with. As you go through this brilliant programme you'll become ever more confident and become stronger. You are ready 😊

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

What kind words, thankyou.

[Frizzbomb67 Graduate10]

Great idea! I would like to extend my distance now but the increases looked very large week on week. Don’t mind taking longer as we’re in this for the long haul.

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10 in reply to Frizzbomb67]

Exactly my thoughts, and being slightly older this will be a lot kinder. Good luck with what you decide. 👍🤞

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10]

Great start on the Bridge. Very sensible plan to adapt this to your confidence level... for anyone reading, there’s nothing wrong with breaking a plan down to reach a target a little more gradually, we just need to be careful doing the opposite!

You’ll cross the bridge in style and on your terms... have an amazing journey over it.

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you for that lovely reply. That itself gives me some hope that this is attainable for me..

Will probably update my progress on a weekly basis.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10 in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

We’d love to read the progress reports. You may have hope that you’ll achieve this, but we all have confidence that you will. You can run any distance you choose to so long as you bring some determination and have a good plan!

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

That sounds like a good plan H-G; that’s the beauty of the magic plan, you can organise the plan to suit your own running style! And doing it in bite size pieces means there’s less likelihood of disappointment or injury, so go you and conquer! And let us know how it all works out!

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thank you so much. I can’t quite believe the amazing support I have had here today. It has absolutely convinced me that I will get there but with a longer timescale.

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

Just seen your post.

I've signed up for ju-jus Magic 10 plan starting Friday but am having second thoughts now.

I've run several 5ks already and a few longer runs up to 6.25k but the total amount of weekly mileage looks quite high on the plan. I worry about that a bit.

I'm sure I can get to 10k (how's that for positive thinking?) but am thinking I might try and come up with an adapted version like yours.

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate10]

Hi, we’ve obviously got the same doubts. I’m going to adapt to doing a 4K, 5k and then a longer run. Finished that yesterday with approx 6k. Wk 1 done. Next week a 4K, 5k and then just adding on to my longer run what i feel like, possibly 500m. Going to take my time And I WILL get to 10k sometime but with no hard pushing myself.😱🤞. Hope that makes sense and helps you decide. I feel it’s better to enjoy this bridge rather than hating every run because it’s pushing me too far.