Running speed slower than walking.

[Graleystives]

Hello

I am currently on consolidating runs having recently completed Couch to 5k.

Today, I tracked my run with an app and it confirmed what I suspected- my running speed is actually marginally slower than my brisk walking speed!

Has anybody else found this? It is making me really doubt myself.

Thank you.

[packersruns Graduate]

I think that is fairly common so don't worry about it too much - your pace will come in time

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

There’s quite a few runners here who have this gift... and it is a gift. You’re a new runner still, your comfortable pace will increase over the coming months, but having that slower pace in your locker will remain. My daughter is redoing C25K and I’ve been running alongside her... at a pace I could match with a brisk walk... and I’m loving it! This pace will be going into my next formal 10k preparation that starts in August.

What would be terrible to be doing right now would be running too fast. Your pace will give you so many more benefits every single run to both health and fitness, and let’s face it, that’s why we came here!

Consolidation is all about making the run more comfortable, not faster. There’s a time for working on pace (if you want) but it isn’t consolidation.

Keep running just the way you are.

[JessPix Graduate]

I think this is me too. Sometimes when I’m running I just know I could be walking it faster. I’m just hoping eventually like everything else, it will improve. I’ve been watching the Japanese Slow Running videos and practising the techniques which I think are brilliant for someone like me.

[Dtay1978 Graduate]

Yeah nothing to worry about, speed will come with fitness 😊

[Graleystives Graduate]

Thank you everyone for your replies- I will keep plugging away! It is a desire to increase my fitness that led to me beginning this. It was very poor so I suppose it’s not surprising that I am so slow. But my stamina in improving and hopefully my fitness will too.