Don't get me wrong, I'm chuffed as a carrot that I'm managing 28 minutes but my endomondo is reading 3.5km!
Reading the forums it seems that is a tad slow... Any tips for improving my speed or should I just be concentrating on completing the programme first?
Read the forum again. Every single time anyone asks this question the reply is to slow down and not even think about speed or distance until the programme is complete and you have a good number of miles undeer your belt.
You are learning to run for 30 minutes.
Yup. I don't know which forums you've been reading but it doesn't sound like this one!
I read a couple that on week 8 they were getting close to 5k in week 8. Perhaps they were counting in the walk breaks? *feels reassured*
My warm up and down are included in my 'numbers' and distance is 4.3k but i know i've run for 30 mins and worked hard.. thats all that matters. Not speed.
p.s came across the term recreational runner the other day.... : the others are called elite by the way..
That's a couple....
If it helps, I've been happily running for 4 years now, lost weight, can do 12k.... this morning's run was 5k in 50:46. Thursday's run was 30 minutes on less challenging terrain and I was moved to do a bit of a sprint down the trail near the end and I covered 3.12k
Forget about endomondo's and the like and just do the programme, speed is not what c25k is about..
Slow is good. Slower is better. Very slow is the best.
Just love that 'chuffed as a carrot'.... you are doing brilliantly. Almost at graduation. Keep going slowly. It's the best policy....honestly lol 
As proud as a cauliflower! 
Oh yeah, slow is fabulous. Slow gets you places. Slow will keep you free from injury while you build up your running legs. Slow running builds running legs (let that be your mantra)
Have fun!
lol, thank you I think I think I'm getting a bit ahead of myself
I'm on week 8, including warm-ups I cover a distance of about 4.1k. Yes I'm slow. No, I don't care (although the competitive side of me gets a bit cross about that occasionally and needs to be told to shut up and calm down!) 9 weeks ago I struggled to run for 60 seconds. Now I can run for 28 minutes non-stop. Hurray!! Like other posters have said, doing it slowly and not pushing yourself too hard strengthens your body. I've got this far in 8 weeks, I can wait a bit longer to break that world record!! 
I guess I'm not very good at the patience part which is probably why I've not completed the course before Thankyou for the advice!
Slow, slow, slow slow, slow...no quick quick !
You just follow the programme...as Rignold and the others say, it is nothing to do with speed. If it was... where would I be ?
You are not slow.
I will post the sort of thing I usually post on this kind of query. First of all, ignore the programme name, it's really couch to 30 minutes.
Most C25k graduates are not doing 5k in 30 minutes at graduation, although many build up to that point. Your maximum potential distance over 30 minutes in general terms is dependent on your gender, height, weight, age, underlying health etc. Your maximum on any given day will depend on terrain, weather, your conditioning, mood etc. Over time, you will gradually improve, so long as you keep on running, but don't get injured, don't overtrain.
So recording your pace / distance / time will allow you to track that journey, if you wish. But for now, don't try to force it. Just focus on achieving the elapsed times in the programme. Once you have graduated you can build distance and time or work on your speed.
Thank you for the advice I did a lovely slow (or Katie speed) 28 minute run today and felt jolly proud afterwards. Just glad to be out there x
Well done KT you should be very proud of yourself 28 mins running is quite an acheivement. Soon be graduating.
thanks 
Are there any Couch to 5k graduates out there?
Only 2k! Any hoppers out there?!
Any back from injury out there! 
Starting Week 1 today. First Run tomorrow!!! Any starting 'buddies' out there?
Can anyone offer me any advice or reassurance on week 5? Bit freaked out!
