Is anyone else really this slow 😉😁😊

[Kar43]

My stats from this morning here but I don't mind that I'm this slow at the moment, ok maybe a little 😉😊😁

But if I go faster my hips and knees are hurting a lot the next day and my breathing I get puffed out.

Or am I being silly? Should I have hip and knee pain to prove I'm doing the exercise?

At my pace I stride through my runs with ease so I'm not sure which way to think about this.

Oh and are you as slow as me?? Please someone say yes 😁😊

[Beccy8348E]

If you swipe it will show you the speed per KM, this will be your average including warm up/cool down.

And slow is fine!! You are building up stamina over time.

[Kar43 in reply to Beccy8348E]

This has been 10 weeks , I since graduated and still slow 🤣

[Gavyboy]

me :). I'm on W5R3 on Friday and I run at 10 min /K. I was initially running at a 9 Km / Hour pace and I was struggling. Spoke to a pal who told me to turn the pace back to 6 Km /hour and I can manage now. Still a challenge but I'm not worried about pace at the moment, that will come over the coming weeks. i just what to tick it off my bucket list and maybe enjoy it in the process. i think you are doing fine

Gavin

[Kar43 in reply to Gavyboy]

Ah great 😊I think I need to run with you then 😊

[Ripcurlrana71]

Does this include your walks? I’d say stay at the pace that doesn’t cause you pain/breathlessness. You will slowly get better.

[Kar43 in reply to Ripcurlrana71]

No my walks are separate, this is just my morning run 🏃🏃‍♀️

[Jay66UK Graduate]

You shouldn’t make yourself hurt.

And you can’t compare your pace against other people, really - we are all so different with different builds and different abilities.

My question is why worry about your speed? You are doing the distance and it’s taking you what it takes you.

[Kar43 in reply to Jay66UK]

It's just I don't seem to be getting any faster jay, i have picked up a bit of speed (little mind) but then hurt afterwards

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Kar43]

Question: why does your speed matter?

[Kar43 in reply to Jay66UK]

I just been wondering why I can't go faster, I've been overtaken by ducks 🦆 this morning 🤣😁

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Kar43]

“Some are born speedy, some seek speed, others have speed thrust upon them.”

🤣🤣

[Marvo69 Graduate in reply to Kar43]

😂😂😂 love it

I had a very old man in gardening trousers and a dress shirt steak past me!!

[Kar43 in reply to Marvo69]

🤣😂🤣🏃🏃‍♀️we need the bear 🐻 behind us 😂🤣🤣😁

[Tbae]

Do not know your story.

I think you have graduated recently , so still building your running body , and for many, many months to come.

Just keep putting the miles in 3 times per week and your extra strengthing stuff.

Listen to your body you will know when you are stronger and ready to push on.Monitor your recovery after your running session and next day repair.

You should not feel sore anything next day.This is to remain a pleasure,so be patient.

Your time was my one and only parkrun time around 3 months ago.

Actually got slower due to running with cold etc.,now around 43mins, but beginning to feel like pushing a bit without soreness. TBH have never felt sore and with good recovery.

Striding with ease is good, bet you can run all day.

The other thing about slow pace at present is your sessions take longer time and that is just good building time.win win.

Keep enjoying this gift to yourself.

Hope this helps.

[Kar43 in reply to Tbae]

Yeah that's true, I can go for 5k possibly longer (stopped myself from going further today) with ease at my slow pace. If I do a little bit faster for minute here and there I seem to feel it a lot so yeah I'll have to be slow for a while I guess 🤣😉😊

[Tbae in reply to Kar43]

Yes.

But if you are comfortable and you stride through your run with ease,as you say, and if you have the time just run the 5k and accept the 45-50 mins time range it takes.Keep it simple.

Think about it, if you are comfortable.This is not going to be contradictory to any guiding TPR.

Or if your running for 30 mins, build it up to your 47 min pace time ?

Do not just run 30 mins.Your body is clever and it will think thats what you want to perfect.?

Hope this helps.

[mountaindreamer Graduate]

One of our great forum admins put up a Runner’s World link in an answer recently (sorry - too many posts, so I can’t find it again now!) which showed results of a scientific study done that seemed to show it is actually better for us to run slowly.

If I remember the article correctly, the study looked at slow joggers / runners who pushed their pace a lot and people who were pretty much couch potatoes. Unexpectedly, slow runners seemed to live longer, while the fast runners lived no longer than the couch potatoes! So I’d go as slow as seems comfortable and smugly think how much longer you might live compared to the speedsters! 😊❤️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💗

[Kar43 in reply to mountaindreamer]

Ooh well I'm good with this 😁😉😊🏃‍♀️

[Pippayoungart Graduate in reply to mountaindreamer]

This is the link:

womensrunning.competitor.co...

[mountaindreamer Graduate in reply to Pippayoungart]

Thanks - sounds like the same study, just a different article about it.

Snail’s pace wins then! 😊🐌🐌🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️❤️

[davelinks Graduate]

If you have pain and get puffed out then you are running too fast, you should only run at a conversational pace, where you can just about talk when running, and you should never try and run through any pain, so, remember slow n steady!

[Kar43 in reply to davelinks]

I'll stay slow (can't change 🤣😉)

[davelinks Graduate in reply to Kar43]

Go slower still then

[_SimonT_ Graduate]

Hi Kar! I think everyone has said what you need to know. Slow is great. Pain is bad. Enjoy! 😁

[Kar43 in reply to _SimonT_]

Hi Simon, but I'm slow 🤣😁🏃‍♀️but like the study shows slow ones live longer so 🥂🎉

[Bridget007 Graduate]

I would ignore the pace; all the apps say different times anyway! Go with what’s comfortable! I was a speedy snail on Monday and boy did my hips hurt that night! So in future snails pace for me 🐌 we forget how far we have come and how gutted we would be if we were sat on the IC 🐌

[Kar43 in reply to Bridget007]

I have 2 apps running and my Fitbit they all say the same 🤣 they all seem to think I'm slow 🏃‍♀️😉😊but yeah my hips hurt quite quickly after getting home once I've sat even after trying to go a touch faster than my snail pace too 😩😳

[Bridget007 Graduate in reply to Kar43]

Snails are the new hares 😃🐌

[Beth-monkey Graduate]

I did 5 k this morning in 45:16 so yes we are almost the same! But the way I think is, I couldn’t do this 12 weeks ago and who cares how fast I go as long as I do it

I have however noticed that my usual 4K runs are slowly but surely getting quicker, just a few seconds each time without me thinking about it....

[Kar43 in reply to Beth-monkey]

I need to run with some of my slower buddies 🤣🏃‍♀️even the kids laugh as they pass me then pass me again 🤣😁😉😊

[sallenson Graduate]

Don't fret, hon!! You've done incredibly well!! When you're ready you'll start to go further and then you'll be able to do shorter distances more quickly. (That's what I tell myself anyway.)

Don't force anything. You're in a really precious place right now. We don't want you getting all fretful about speed and pace and then getting sore or injured or despondent.

We love you cos you're you. And Slow is the New Black. I heard it on Love Island so it must be true

xx

[Kar43 in reply to sallenson]

🤣😉😊love island must be true 😉😊

Thanks Stephen, I think I have no choice but to keep slow 🤣 maybe the ducks 🦆 will slow down and jog at my pace on my next run 🏃‍♀️🦆 xx

[sallenson Graduate in reply to Kar43]

The ducks will be gently confited and smothered in Orange Sauce soon enough. But you'll still be running cos you're a WINNER!!

[Elfe5 Graduate]

Yes! 😀 ... but only compare yourself to yourself! 😀

[RobW73 Graduate]

Hi Kar,

Don't worry about the time. As long as you improve, that's all that matters.