I have completed 1st run of week 7 and I am covering 3.5 k. At present I can’t run any faster and i don’t think I will will be able to run 5k within the time frame. My question is will I graduate in week 9 sticking to programme regardless of the distance or will I need to run longer to achieve 5k.
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No, you graduate by completing 3 x 30 minute runs. The distance and pace don’t matter! Lots of us don’t reach 5k in 30 minutes so don’t worry xx
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slow-farahGraduate
If you can run for 30 minutes in week 9 you've graduated. No questions asked. Only a teeny tiny percentage of c25k-ers manage 5k in 30 minutes. I was covering about the same as you in week 7 so it's absolutely fine no need to worry about how fast you're going
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Polly2810Graduate
I never managed 5k and it really doesn’t matter, to graduate you just need to complete 3 x 30 mins, just keep going as you are you are doing great!
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OldflossAdministratorGraduate
All you need is the 30 minute runs... many many never make 5K in 30...and many of them are Marathon runners
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