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[mickj]

Hi all,

Just completed week 8, i also run the 5 minute warm up so totalling, 32 mins, i ran 4.99k at a pace of 7.16 just wondering what everyone else is doing?

im going to do 2 week now of 30 mins + the warm up 5 mins hoping to get to 10k by end of June, am i being over optimistic ?

BTW i am 55.

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Great for completing wk8 , be careful though that warm up walk is there for a reason if you go straight into running you may cause yourself an unwanted injury good luck

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome to the forum and well done on your progress.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5... even at your stage.

We don't encourage comparison, simply because we have such a wide range of ages, genders, abilities and disabilities in our membership, so unless you find someone just like you, what will you learn.

Some will be faster, some will be slower, so comparing yourself to your former self, is the only important comparison.

As Buddy34 says, your warm up walk is an essential way to gently increase your blood flow in your muscles, before you start to run, and so keep injury risk minimal.

By running for 32 minutes in W8 you are not really following the programme, so do take care.

Plenty of time to get to 10k by June.

Enjoy your journey