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[Lola333]

Thought I’d get an accurate run time today, 30 mins 3.6k, this is going to take a long time for me to get anywhere near 5k in 30 🙈.

At this rate should I be working on going faster for 30 mins or gradually adding to time to get nearer 5k? My pace must be really slow 😬🐌 Any advice appreciated xx

[Lola333 Graduate]

Jay66UK, HoagyM ?

Also I don’t know how to tag you 🙈

[pianoteacher Graduate in reply to Lola333]

Hi Lola333,

You can tag using @ then the person's username. A little drop down menu appears and you select the person.

Jay66UK used the 10% rule to increase to 5k and now I've tagged him hopefully he'll be along to tell you how he did it

[Lola333 Graduate in reply to pianoteacher]

Thank you xx

[Lola333 Graduate in reply to pianoteacher]

@pianoteacher I don’t see a drop down menu, Im on the iPhone app?

[pianoteacher Graduate in reply to Lola333]

Oh sorry Lola - I only use my laptop so not sure about iphone x

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Lola333]

Doesn’t work on phone or on tablet web browser for me 😔

[mountaindreamer Graduate in reply to pianoteacher]

Thanks for the tip on tagging pianoteacher ! It seems to work on my iPad (using the browser not the app), even if it’s not working for anyone else. I’d been wondering how people were tagging. 😃❤️

[Hidden in reply to pianoteacher]

When I tag on phone I have to disappear the keyboard to see the link choices, even if I put in the entire name properly. It's an android though. 😊

[slow-farah Graduate]

I won't worry too much about your pace, C25k is more about being able to run for 30 minutes than 5k in 30 minutes (which is a pretty arbitrary goal) so from only running for 1 minute 9 weeks ago you've made so much progress and should be proud of yourself.

I'd keep 2 runs a week at 30 minutes and have one slightly longer run (33, 36, 39 minutes etc) until you actually reach the distance of 5k.

There are plenty of people on this forum that take over 40 minutes to cover 5km and very few people that actually hit 5k in 30, some people just aren't physically capable of it due to various factors (age, weight, pre-existing health conditions).

[Lola333 Graduate in reply to slow-farah]

Thank you 😊 xx

[ancientrunner Graduate]

5 years on I can't do it in 30. I would say go for distance/longer times rather than pace it opens up more opportunities/variety. Good luck.

[Lola333 Graduate in reply to ancientrunner]

Thank you xx

[misswobble Graduate]

No. Go slowly! Speed and pace blah blah is not what this is about. You are learning to run. Why would you expect to do it quickly?

Those who go slow and steady will get to graduation in one piece, and hopefully keep running forever 😃👍🏃‍♀️

[Lola333 Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Thank you xx

[Lola333 Graduate]

That’s what Jay and Hoagy said to my previous post, after this run I was really worried my pace wasn’t going to be fast enough and thought I should have been going faster 🙈 that’s great advice and encouragement thank you, since graduation I think I’ve lost my confidence a bit now I’m not following the programme 😘😘xxx

[pianoteacher Graduate in reply to Lola333]

Please don't lose your confidence Lola - you don't need to go faster! You can do whatever you want with your running.

Jay set a goal for himself to go to 5k post graduation but I'm pretty sure he didn't increase his pace to do that. He very sensibly added just a little bit of time to one of his runs each week until he got there x

[Lola333 Graduate in reply to pianoteacher]

Thank you, yes that’s what he said on my previous post, I was just thinking I was so slow but my plan for next run is to increase to 33 mins xx

[pianoteacher Graduate in reply to Lola333]

Your pace is your pace - don't compare yourself to anyone else. Enjoy your running x

[Lola333 Graduate in reply to pianoteacher]

Thank you 😘

[mountaindreamer Graduate]

Lots of great advice already. Just for my added tuppence worth - gradually up the distance by increasing time if you want to, as others have suggested, but really don’t worry about pace. You’re running for 30mins, and that’s amazing! Who cares how far you go. You’re moving forwards, which beats people sitting on the couch any day, and that’s all that matters. ❤️❤️

I’m in that “just graduated” period with you too, and finishing the programme makes many of us feel a bit lost. Try not to let it knock your confidence too much. We just need to muddle through for a bit, then I’m sure we’ll all get a better idea of where we each want to head, and what our next goals are. I’m planning to try out the C25k+ podcasts while I’m consolidating too, to bring back a bit more structure.

Happy running! ❤️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💗😎

[Lola333 Graduate in reply to mountaindreamer]

Thank you, I hadn’t even thought about pace until I graduated and then started doubting myself, this forum is great to ask advice and talk to people in similar situations and people who have been through it, your right I had lost sight of the fact that I was running for 30 mins I’m now going to start focusing on the positive and making small goals for myself.

Good luck to you on this journey too, happy running 🏃🏻‍♀️ xx