what speeds do you walk/run?

[sbrown1264]

Hello all

Just curious to know during weeks 1 and 2, what speeds are you all walking/running?

Stephen

[Dunder2004 Graduate]

I am a fast walker and Garmin tells me that I am averaging 6.7kph for the walking sections. Running is around 9.5kph but I want/need to slow that down.

[Coddfish Graduate]

I started with walking at 5.6kph and running at 6.4kph. I built up running speed so I am usually averaging between 7.2kph and 8kph now, sustainable for 30 mins. 5'4" 58 year old female with short legs. I expect your legs are longer than mine - travelling more distance per stride = being able to go faster.

[Debih191 Graduate]

Slow as a snail!

I had run keeper on for the first time today whilst doing run 2, week 4 so some walking involved and I was averaging at 9.5 kph.

To be honest at this point I don't care how fast or slow I am - it's all about doing the programme for me.

I can't ever imagine being able to do more than a shuffle - but then again it wasn't that long ago I couldn't imagine running for 60 seconds.

[Debih191 Graduate]

I must have my times wrong - off to look.

9.5 minutes per kilometre my run keeper thing says.

[sbrown1264 Graduate]

You are all going faster than me! I set my treadmill to 4kph for both walking and running!

Stephen

[JuliaM72 Graduate in reply to sbrown1264]

I use a treadmill and week 1 and 2 I was doing 3.5 mph walking and 4.7 running don't know how that converts to kph but doesn't sound fast. But I found it comfortable. Only just finished week 3 today and still not a lot faster

[ViaM Graduate]

Conversational pace, that's all that matters and it is soooo different from one person to the next...

[HJBates Graduate]

I have just done w3r2 and I've just used Endomondo to check my distance and speed for the last two runs. I am going at a rather slow average of 9 min 30s per km. My max running pace is 5min20s per km. So overall I am only doing 3km in a half-hour 'run'.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Try to run at the fastest pace that you can maintain. It may take a while to establish what that is, but don't worry about what other people are doing. If you get out of breath, just slow down a bit, until you can keep going and, theoretically, hold a conversation. We are all different and starting from different places, but C25k puts you in control and you decide the pace you run and also the rate of progress, so it will work for you and you will graduate as a fitter (and probably faster!!) runner than you were when you started. You may not be Usain Bolt, but you will gain many health benefits, so stick with it and good luck.

[mancunianpoodle]

I set the treadmill to 5.5kph for my brisk walk & 6.5 kph for my run. I'm on week 3 now & on the road so haven't recorded pace. I think I'm going slower than ever though!! Slow is good

[Hidden]

I'd love to contribute to this post, but I have noidea what kph is lol. Any chance of mph?

[Runon Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Good point - I blame it on Napoleon Britain's become so confused with measurements - 'I'll have a pint of larger and a litre of water please!" or "I drove five hundred meters at 20mph!' :)) PS 5KPH = 3.1MPH

[misswobble Graduate]

I didn't realise that folks were even recording their speeds/times for C25k sessions. You certainly don't need to. It would seem to me to make it more stressful and not the pleasureable experience it should be. It's not a competition or race. Chill peeps and concentrate on the program and Laura's instructions

[Runon Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Do as Miss Wobble says peeps - it is the only way :))

[GoogleMe Graduate]

I have no idea - I just did what Laura told me. My feeling is that it is all about sustaining a particular means of locomotion and for some of us (including me) the running isn't going to be faster than walking (which was fine by me as the reason I started was because I found brisk walking too painful to sustain - I still do)

I left looking at pace and distance till I'd graduated. We have a pinned post on the forum to remind folk that, despite the title, the NHS programme teaches you to run, regularly, for 30 minutes, rather than 5K or 5K in 30 minutes. I graduated nearly 3 years ago and I'm nowhere near that fast. But I'm still running....

[sbrown1264 Graduate]

The reason for my question is, I find if I run too slowly my steps are very short and I am not stretching my legs far enough. I was thinking this may lead to the calf pain I am suffering, however if I run faster, I will not pace myself to finish the podcast.

Stephen