Hitting 10k

[Riverseo]

Hi all, I completed C25k back in March and hopefully this weekend will hit 10k for my long run. I'm assuming it is wise to go through another period of consolidation again? At the moment doing 2/3 5ks a week (pending how things fall as I run every other day) with the longer run at the weekend.

So a few weeks of doing the above with the weekend 10k?

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

Good luck 👍🏻

See how you feel, but yes, you should acclimatise to the distance before pressing on. See how hard it feels before deciding how long you want/ need to stay at 10k.

[Riverseo in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Cheers it's what I was thinking. I am keen to push on a bit but wiser to focus on the weekly 10k for a bit!

[nowster Graduate10]

How long has your longer run got to?

[Riverseo in reply to nowster]

9.5k, just been adding 500m each week

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Riverseo]

I was very naughty with my first. I went out for a planned 9km run and continued to 10km. Your self-restraint is admirable. 👍

[Riverseo in reply to nowster]

Ha to be honest I was planning to skip straight to 10k but I was a tad hungover on the day of the run so stuck to the 500m and was happy for the end.

[KevinFG Graduate10]

I increased my other Runs slightly and kept the 10k for a while, depends on time constraints I guess but I kept weekend as long run and was doing a 7,10 then, long run at W/E.

[Riverseo in reply to KevinFG]

I was thinking of increasing the other runs eventually, which is what I will probably do after a bit of regular weekend 10ks bring up my 5ks by a k or two during the week.

[LadyGault Graduate10]

That sounds very familiar to what I did, after JuJu's magic plan I did 2 or 3 5ks a week (mainly due to time available) with a 10k at the weekend until this was comfortable. Then I increased the long run by a mile every couple of weeks, until I reached 10 miles. Well done, in advance, on your 10k an make sure you enjoy and celebrate the achievement 👏

[Riverseo in reply to LadyGault]

That's kinda my goal as well to be able to hit a regular 16 or 17k!

[LadyGault Graduate10 in reply to Riverseo]

I run 10 miles about 1 week in 4 now, mostly my long runs are 7,8 or 9 miles *(8 is my favourite distance) but I've also done an 18.5k and one half marathon. Hoping to build up to another HM by end of June. One thing I have learned is not to overdo it.