Stuck in the middle!!

[barryward]

I remember back in the day when I did C25k - it should really have been called C2thirtyminutes because few of us got to 5k in 30 minutes Now I feel, the same about B210K - should really be called B2onehour

Well I have got to the 1 hour - actually did 1 hour 10 minutes last week . But I think I am going to have to get it out to 1 hour 30 mins to reach that 10K mark . I wont go any further/longer - and as I will not be running any 10K events I guess I don't need to speed the pace up . At age 76, I mix with a small number of very fast runners in the 70-90 yo age group - but 99% of my other fellows are not running at any pace for 90 minutes. I seem to be stuck in the middle of a small group who can - and a very large group who can't. I find it to be a very lonely place to be actually.

[Archerygoddess 60minGraduate]

First of all, look at the pinned posts and claim your 60min graduate badge! There are two badges on this forum: 60min and 10k and it's up to you how far you'd like to run.

Why do you say you're stuck in the middle? Do you always run as part of a group? While some of us post our times on here most don't, and you would probably be surprised at how many of us are running at a similar pace to yours. You're probably part of a much larger group than you think

[HeavyFoot Graduate10]

Hi BW. I’ve only just clocked that you’re in Australia. Otherwise, I’d love to join your running group.

We do the best we can. Even Mo Farah probably agonised over coming only third in a marathon. Happy runnings 😎

[nowster Graduate10]

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