Consolidating at 20 minutes

[girlsjustwannarun]

Finally did a run with the sun shining this morning!

This was my 4th run at 20 minutes but only my 2nd outdoors as I did the other 2 on a treadmill due to the weather! My times have been consistent (3 seconds quicker than last time today) and today’s run felt a teeny bit easier than the run I did on Monday.

I am going to do one more 20 minute run to get 3 outdoor runs under my belt as they are definitely harder (hills!) and then move up to 22 minutes. Desperate to get back to the 30 minutes but slow and steady wins the race!

Looking ahead at the forecast not sure the view on my 3rd outdoor run is going to be as good as this 🥴

[nowster Graduate]

The Great British Weather is our friend. 🤣

If you want to increase, follow the 10% per week rule. 20 mins this week, 22 the next, then 24½, 27, and 30.

Or you could do the C25K runs from Weeks 6 to 9.

[girlsjustwannarun Graduate in reply to nowster]

Definitely jinxed it - had a huge thunderstorm yesterday afternoon 😂

The 10% rule is what i’ll be following if all goes to plan. C25K is amazing, but i’ve been there done that and I’ve gotten this far without it so i’m going to continue going solo!

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

That’s good! I love 20 minute runs just enough to know you’ve been out and run but not so much you come home achey and tired,

[girlsjustwannarun Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

It’s weirdly a nice amount of time isn’t it? Enough to work up a sweat without feeling absolutely exhausted!

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to girlsjustwannarun]

Exactly

[nowster Graduate in reply to girlsjustwannarun]

It's my "easy morning run" distance. I actually do a little over 3km in about 18 minutes, then walk home. I find it wakes me up mentally and physically for the rest of the day.

[tmbtrain Graduate]

Lovely pic, so nice to be out running under that sky! Slow and steady finishes the app too 🙂

[girlsjustwannarun Graduate in reply to tmbtrain]

It was lovely!! (Although not so lovely the rest of the day - i’m glad I went early!)

And definitely 👍🏼