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A good week of running this week, completed Couch to 5k on Tuesday, and then decided to try and time how long it takes me to actually do 5k.

Thursday I did it in 36.56 minutes, and today I did it in 36.34 minutes. I'm always trail running on a heath so this is bogs-sand-hills-gravel-undergrowth and you have to go through several gates, so I suppose that all slows things down, but I was hoping I would be a bit faster than that, but hoping I can use this baseline to improve! :)

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IAmCharliemouseGraduate

Well done! Don't forget to ask the admins for your graduation badge.

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wyrdwolfGraduate in reply toIAmCharliemouse

Hopefully asked in the right place, thanks for the recommendation!

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wyrdwolfGraduate in reply toIAmCharliemouse

Yay shiny badge :D

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate in reply toIAmCharliemouse

It's there now 👍 🏃

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wyrdwolfGraduate in reply toAlMorr

*dances*

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate in reply towyrdwolf

👍

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Buddy34Graduate

You're doing great don't speed up too much that you then give yourself an injury. Just enjoy running. 😊

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wyrdwolfGraduate in reply toBuddy34

I did Couch to 5k in the first place to get back into running without getting injured, so yes, best to build up slowly :D

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SueAppleRunGraduate

That’s pretty impressive for trail bogs gates etc

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wyrdwolfGraduate in reply toSueAppleRun

The gates are quite troublesome and fiddly to do! :)

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Congratulations on the 5k(s)

Sub 37 is a very good time for a brand new graduate, and that’s without the bogs, sand, gravel, undergrowth and of course the hills!

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wyrdwolfGraduate in reply toUnfitNoMore

I don't really know what counts as 'good', so that's handy to know, thanks :D I'm getting used to the mud and sand, but random brambles and mainly the hills are not my friend! Hopefully good practice though!

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply towyrdwolf

There is no “good”... well, not as a defined pace. Don’t let athletics on the TV fool you, the only runner everyone competes with is themselves, even when at a marathon start line with 40000 other runners in the “race”

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Congratulations on your graduation fellow runner.

This guide to post C25K running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Keep running keep smiling.

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wyrdwolfGraduate in reply toIannodaTruffe

Wow loads of info there, many thanks! 👍

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