AT LAST......

[59er]

So I woke up this morning determined to run. Hubby said no it's not raining (liar!!) so up I got. No cup of tea this morning - just do it (that could make a good slogan) I was still totally unsure of how long I was going to (try and) run for. I was going to start Ju-ju's Magic Plan as I'm going to run the Vitality 10K with my daughter but she sent me the 10K Vitality training plan yesterday, so completely bamboozled now. Started slow as I haven't run for a while (darn that snow) Had decided on a short route through the village but my nose got the better of me. Ran on up the hill past the community hall to see if the Testing Centre was still there - no. That took me past the half way time plan of Ju-ju's plan but then again I haven't been doing the Vitality plan either. So I carried on running for just the 16 minutes. That, I decided, would do. Not feeling bad at all - in fact I'd go so far as to say I actually enjoyed that!

Can anyone help me out here with the Ju-ju plan versus Vitality? It seems that the Vitality combines a lot of walking with running. Is this perhaps for complete beginners? (Listen to me - as if I was a professional!!) You guys know what I mean.....

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

I did ju ju plan, it’s fantastic and gets you from the straight 30 minutes running you did for c25k to either straight 60min or 10km. In my mind, if you intend running without walk breaks why start adding walk breaks back in. I opted to slow down slightly for the long run on ju jus plan each week. By the end of the plan I’d reached 10k in 1hr 15 with no running breaks. This is still my happy 10k and longer pace. Hope this helps. Happy running 🤗

[59er Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Makes sense Grannyhugs. I have tried the Ju-ju plan and got right up to the penultimate week before I got an injury so it seems the sensible thing to do. So now I can tick that first run off the list! 🙂 Thank you!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to 59er]

You are welcome 🤣 have fun 🤗

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Great you got out to run 59er. I would stick to ju-ju's plan as like you say the other plan maybe for beginners. Good luck 😊👍

[59er Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy34 - yes, stick to what I know me thinks!