Completed week 9 and struggling with distance

[Mercedes2015]

Hi i have just completed week 9 and struggling to get further then 2 .7 km. Since January I have lost over 3.5 stones and never achieved anything like this before. I am 70 at the end of October and so want to run my local park run 5k on my birthday. I would just like to add I am now not diabetic type 2 and have come of three blood pressure tablets help please.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner, you have already proved that learning to run has fantastic health benefits.

Running for 2.7k is something that most 70 year olds cannot do, so be proud of that achievement and don't get hung up on the distance figure.

This guide to post C25K running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5... and offers advice on increasing distance and pace.

There are no shortcuts and it all takes time, so keep running and keep smiling.

[Mercedes2015 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Many thanks my friend I will log onto the the site you suggest

[Dotson Graduate]

It all sounds like an amazing achievement to me. Well done! Keep at it and I'm sure you will get there.

[Mercedes2015 Graduate in reply to Dotson]

Thank You

[jlw34 Graduate]

Wow you’ve done amazingly 💪🏻🎉

[ButtercupKid Graduate]

I’m still at the very beginning so have no helpful advice for you - sorry. Just wanted to say Well done, both for the achievement and for your commitment to doing even better. You’re a star ! 🥇

[slow-farah Graduate]

Well done on doing such amazing things for your health, you might want to look at Jay66UK ‘s profile to see how he increased the time he ran until he reached the 5k mark 😊😊

[Mercedes2015 Graduate in reply to slow-farah]

Thank You

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Mercedes2015]

Hi! I was also quite overweight when I started. Well done for what you’ve achieved so far.

Based on loads of advice from those who have gone before, I kept to running two thirty minute runs a week and I made my third run “grow” by 10% - so it went roughly 33, 36, 40, 44, etc.

Once I reached 5k I then switched to doing two 30 minutes and a 5k each week. As my weight dropped and my speed increased this became two 4ks and a 5k.

I’ve since carried on to reach 10k - come back to me when you are ready for that one!

Enjoy your next run x

[Unfit53 Graduate]

Congratulations, fantastic job 💪🏻

[Snuffy_T Graduate]

Wow, amazing achievement. You could walk some of the park run and run the rest.

[misswobble Graduate]

You’re doing fine 😃👍. We all progress slowly and carefully, plugging away, one foot in front of the other We get there though 💪😃. It’s a great journey and so worthwhile sticking with. There’s no limit and we can just keep going

We get stronger then quicker. we get stronger by slow running 💪

Parkrun is brill and a very supportive environment for runners of all kinds

You can register, get your bar code and off you go 😃

[Mercedes2015 Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Thank you for your good advice 👍

[bears1234]

Well done 😊

[Mercedes2015 Graduate in reply to bears1234]

👍