Finally 5km under my belt

[R2Bears]

Hi, I'm a October graduate and finished October with great happiness 😊. I finally managed 5k and I can now say I'm moving onto 'Bridge to 10k'.

I've always ran with music but today music stopped twice for some reason, so I gave up on music/timer and decided to see how far I can go on in my steady pace. I dare say I could go even further but I didn't want to stress my legs too much and when I finally stopped I happily found out I got over the 5k huddle today! I tried to suppress the temptation to go faster and I think it really helped to run further. I was thinking burning oxygen equals burning fat 😁.

I'm thinking of doing Ju Ju's magic plan time one at 1.5 to 2x speed, meaning take 1.5 to 2 weeks to finish 1 week plan. 10k seems daunting but 60min run seems less daunting, I don't know why. I post a neighbour's cat I sometime see when I go for a walk.

[damienair Administrator]

Very well done on your 5K run. Try running 5K x 3 times per week first for a few weeks to build up your running legs and when your comfortable with that then move on. I got to 10K by doing 5K twice per week and then picking 1 of the runs as a long run. I added 500 meters per week onto that. It’s a nice easy way to get to 10K.

[R2Bears 60minGraduate in reply to damienair]

Thank you damenair, I like the sound of nice easy way😊. Ju Ju's plan made me realise not all run have to be a long ones too so I'm planning to have a long run as every 4th one. 🏃‍♀️

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Well done achieving your 5k run !And the magic plan is a great way to get to 10k or 60 minutes once you are comfortable with 5 .

It's then good to vary your runs , so maybe a 5k at a steady pace , a 3 or 3.5 at a faster pace or Fartleks, then a longer slower run 👍

[R2Bears 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you for the advice. I do find fast run hard but I will mix the Speed podcast in the routine and see how it goes.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to R2Bears]

I don't do fast ! But Fartleks are easier 😁

[Hidden]

I did the 60 minutes before the 10K too. In 60 minutes I reach about 7K. I did not really follow the plan though. I just added 5 minutes to my weekend run every other week until I reached 60 minutes. Anders that I continued until I reached 10K. My week-runs I kept at 30 minutes for a long time. I now do (if life permits) 5K (45 minutes) 2 times a week and 10K (90 minutes) in the weekend.

[R2Bears 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

Yeh, I'm gonna follow the plan loosely. I wonder how many minutes it will take me to run 10k eventually, will find out 🙂

[Reggit Graduate10]

Like others have said, get comfortable running 5k 3 times a week for a few weeks before moving on to a 10k plan. I tried a few 5-10k plans but couldn’t settle with them, so just increased my long run each week by 1-1.5km. Didn’t take long at all once my mind was in the right place.

[R2Bears 60minGraduate in reply to Reggit]

Thanks Reggit, my mind is in right place so far, having a great time 😀, hope it continues!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

So exciting that first 5k

[grumpyoldgirl]

Congratulations on that first 5k, feels great didn't it! 🎉I think I love your neighbour's cat. I wish I could relax like that🐱

[Rennur Graduate10]

Try three 5Ks per week for a while, but don't push it. It might be better to just do two 5Ks plus maybe a faster shorter run each week before starting the Magic Plan. That first 5K is magical, isn't it? It is what we all aimed for when we started. It was more exciting than completing my first 10K. Now I just desperately want to get off the Injury Couch. Not long now.

[R2Bears 60minGraduate in reply to Rennur]

Thank you Rennur, yes, im taking things slowly. I hope you get better soon, must be frustrating not being able to run..🤕