Week 6 Run 1 complete

[Jay102]

Can’t believe I managed wk5 r3! And yet I did, with Jo Whiley urging me on, and music blasting in my ears. This run though, I was thinking “come on Jo! Please tell me I only have a minute left!!” I found it quite tough. I’m managing about 3.4k in the allotted time, and find motivating myself to get up and go harder as the weeks go on - I’m wondering “Is this normal?”

[Debston Graduate]

That's quite a cracking pace you're running at, try slowing down to a light jog and see what a difference it makes. You can always speed up for the last bit of your run if you want to! Well done for completing the 20 minutes, that's a real milestone and will give you confidence for the next ones.

[Lindsey-joy Graduate]

Well done! That's a Brilliant start to the day!

I seem to get a similar distance in the time to you. It has crept up a bit during week 8 but i can't see me being anywhere next 5 km in 30 mins by the end of next week!

[Jay102 in reply to Lindsey-joy]

Thanks Lindsey-joy. What will you did at the end then? Repeat final run and try to increase your speed or gradually extend your time to reach 5k?

[Lindsey-joy Graduate in reply to Jay102]

I'm nowhere near 5k yet. I've just been concentrating on running for longer periods. My speed has increased very gradually without really trying. After i graduated i will just keep increasing my running time until i get to 5k i think.