Wk9 elusive 5k

[Henry100]

Well I’m in week 9 and really chuffed but nowhere near that 5k yet does it come with time ? Ps elusive May be the wrong word / spelling but I’m a primary school teacher and I’m off duty at the weekend !! 😳😂

[Tasha99 Graduate]

Primary teacher too. Time out. Yes it’ll come eventually. It took me 5 months after graduation to get to a sub 30 5k👍🏽 Going further will help. Bridge to 10k. Do parkrun. Join a club. Do hills.

[ChoosingHappy Graduate]

I graduated at the end of August and am not yet hitting that magical 5k, but it's never really concerned me, i was only focussed on duration without stopping.

I'm concentrating on running for at least 30 mins 3 times a week now (I won't allow myself to do any less than 30 as I know I can do it!) but try to push for longer one 1 of the runs. I've managed to get up to 37 mins so far which was 4.48k so pretty chuffed with that and think maybe I need it to be 40 or 41 mins to hit 5k. But I'm in no rush to make that happen, I only push on 1 minute more a week, strength and willpower permitting! 👍🏃‍♀️

[NewRunner4 Graduate]

I graduated a couple of months ago and have been consolidating with varying results - some days it feels easier than others and some days I just can’t get past 20 mins. I managed my first proper 5K this morning and it felt GOOD! Took about 37 minutes but I’m not bothered about time at this stage. It’s not a race, you’ll get there eventually.

Well done getting to week 9 - when’s the graduation? Good luck!

[Henry100 Graduate in reply to NewRunner4]

I’ll be there by Wednesday evening thanks for all the support 😞😊😊

[Henry100 Graduate in reply to Henry100]

Hit the 😞 by mistake !!! 😂😂😂😂

[NewRunner4 Graduate in reply to Henry100]

Excellent. Good feeling getting to the end. Enjoy that final one on Wednesday and basking in the smugness of completing C25K 👍

[Buddy34 Graduate]

5k will come eventually just be patient and really enjoy that you are able to run for 30 minutes non stop. Well done you 😊😊