Rate of run.

[gordonhill22]

Hi I'm doing the couch to 5k and am running 25mins but I wont be doing 5k in 30mins as my rate is 7mins per k.Is anyone else in the same boat?

[John_W Graduate]

9 out of 10 of C25K graduates do NOT reach 5k in Week 9. The overwhelming majority are doing around 3.5k.

Despite the catchy title, the program is TIME-based, not distance. You are asked to run for XX minutes, not kilometres.

[gordonhill22 in reply to John_W]

Thanks John.

[Slothgoesrunning Graduate]

Def don’t worry about the distance, as John said very few graduate having completed 5K let alone in 30 mins. 3.5k is probably average. But by end of week 9 the 5k is well within your grasp just may take a little longer than 30 mins.

[gordonhill22 in reply to Slothgoesrunning]

Thanks Sloth.....

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I ran a couple of years ago and at my best I did 5K in 40 minutes. I stopped running for several years and just restarted this week. I now run slower than those years ago. So I absolutely won't reach 5K after W9R3, trust me 😉

My plan is to finish the app (W9R3), then do several consolidation runs and only once I feel my body is used to those 30 minutes, I will tey to increase the time gradually until I reach 5K.

[Speedy60 Graduate]

Yup, I run 10ks regularly, but my 5k personal best is 32 minutes. 🤷‍♀️Just concentrate on running for 30 minutes continuously. You're doing great. 👍