How do you know you have ran 5k???

[Hannah861]

I’m

About to do week 8 run 1....nervous but on my treadmill I’m nowhere near 5k??? How do you know you have ran 5k??.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

There are several ways to measure your running distance .

You could use one of the running apps on your phone like Strava for example , or you could track it on a sports watch .

However, remember that running 5k is not a requirement for Graduation on C25K.

The requirement is that you have run the 3x 30 minute runs of week 9 , distance is not important

[Hannah861 in reply to Instructor57]

Eh? I thought the whole point was to run 5k? Dear me !! I’m a bit disappointed now

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Hannah861]

Despite the name , it is a time based program , not a distance.

A small percentage of people (around 10%) may reach 5k on graduation but the majority will not.

That can come afterwards .

I think on my final week 9 run I managed 3.9k of actual Running.

I have since run 5 or 6 5k's one 6 one 7.25 and one 8.5k

But these were all after graduating from the program.

[Ian5K Graduate in reply to Hannah861]

This has crossed my mind too, Hannah.

Don’t be too disappointed though, going from no running to 30 minutes continuous is a huge personal

achievement. Carry on through and beyond and the 5k run will come eventually. 🙂

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

If your treadmill does not track distance then, as Instructor57 says, you will need to use an app and device that can track cadence and footfall. Outdoors you can use a GPS tracking app.

Only a small proportion of graduates from this forum who responded to a poll, managed 5k in 30 minutes by graduation healthunlocked.com/couchto5....

Graduation requirements are that you complete three thirty minute runs, regardless of distance.

You will be a lot nearer running 5k at the end of the plan than you were at the beginning, if you don't actually achieve it

[Roxdog Graduate]

The programme prepares you to run 5k. When you finish week 9, you will be in a place where you will be able to run 5k after a period of consolidating your runs. Most people don't manage 5k in those week 9 runs. It is completely normal.

Try not to focus on distance at the moment, that can come later on

Good luck