just need a bit of bolstering up, is there anyone else out there on week 7 (or above) running at around the 10min/km (6km/hour) pace???
I know lots of people call themselves 'tortoise' and 'snail' etc but no one ever puts numbers down!!
Also I appreciate that it's duration that we are working on but it wld really help me to know I'm not a complete freak (i looked up a chart for average running pace and it stopped at 8 min/km!!! delerious laughter).
thanks in advance
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Thanks instructor, I totally understand, really I do but it would help me. I'm just trying to help myself in one small way is all. It won't make me run faster or blow my training it'll just let me know I'm not alone and surely that's just human nature right? Sorry don't want to argue with you, please don't judge me.🙏
You're doing absolutely fine! Comparison really is the thief of joy. You keep doing what you are doing, which is ... pretty much the same pace as about 15-20% of graduates according to our poll from 2 years ago
Hey, reading thru the comments after seeing the poll it actually transpires that Comparison really is the GIVER of JOY. So many peeps saying "so glad there's others like me...' 'I realise I'm not so slow...' 'I don't feel alone...' I cld go on.No one said they were dejected after reading the data.
I tried to explain that this was all I wanted but somehow failed to make myself clear, hence previous answers.
Comparison, like chocolate, can be a good thing if taken in moderation...it wld be bad (and stupid) if I tried to match the fastest 20 year old male!!! Comparing like for like is the way to go I think for a bit of encouragement.
My average pace for W7R2 this morning was 10m8s per km. I covered 3.41km (including the walking bits). You’re not alone and, last I heard, it’s not a race.😊
Hey U, thanks for replying, I’m def not racing. U're 1 day ahead of me but I baled on running yesterday (too flippin hot). How u feeling? I’ve found my pace, and feel better now. Keep it up. X
Hey! Really didn’t want to run today but felt ok when I got going, schedule all over the place with work so just fitting them in when I can TBH. Don’t worry about speed for now, we can try out for the olympics another time 🤣😂
Keep up the good work, we’re edging closer to Week 9! Xx
It certainly will be an achievement. Was feeling decidedly fat and the wrong side of 45 before starting this. Definitely have a better mindset now despite the stats remaining much the same 😊
If you want to build the solid aerobic base that is required to be a fast runner then at this stage you need to run at a pace at which you can speak full ungasping sentences. This will build your mitochondria numbers and greater capillary density, whereas running faster can actually damage the muscle mitochondria, which is why we tell people not to worry about pace.
Comparison is as you say part of human nature, though we discourage direct comparison, with anyone else other than yourself.
Thanks, for some reason I can’t just take orders I have to know why. Your explanation def helps. I have found a pace where I can talk out load, albeit to myself at the risk of looking ‘a weirdo’. My comparison was more to a group than any individual but point taken. Thank you.
Talking to yourself is completely different to talking out loud.
Say this sentence out loud to yourself "Am I going slow enough to enable me to speak this sentence in one out breath?" If you cannot, you are going too fast.
I run on a treadmill so I know I am doing 6km/ hour and that’s fine for me. I can still sing along to songs I’m listening to which is what gets my through. I graduated this week and am happy with that speed as I never thought I’d be able to run 30 mins at any speed!
I've been running for 7 years, I'm a wee bit faster than you but not very much. If you really want to know I go about 6.8 KPH. It makes me so cross when people talk about being very slow then you find out they're nearly twice as fast as you.... There is quite a movement at the moment towards slow running, although I have banned that word slow from my vocabulary, along with "jogging"
LMFAO yes people say they are a snail then u see their stats and realise u are in fact a stone. 🤣🤣🤣 many thanks for your reply and big respect for your achievement. X
Not sure that it helps, but back when I graduated (a little over two years ago) my pace was 7:54/km or around 7.5kph. Nowadays, I'm typically in 9.5-11kph range depending on the distance I'm running. Sometimes I'm actually faster than this, but I'm frequently a bit slower too.In the main, I don't actually concern myself with the pace I'm running at when I'm running. It's an interesting statistic to see what I averaged over the whole run, but mostly I'm just really concentrating on covering the distance and seeing how far I can go. Unless I'm trying to set a PB, I really just let my legs (and lungs) find their own rhythm and just go at the pace they decide they want to do. It's only when my brain tries to join in that things end up getting harder, so I tend to try and just switch it off; my legs pretty much know what they are doing at this stage and don't need "help" from above.
Hey it was around week 7 that I said to Willow “ wouldn’t it be great if we could get 10 something a kilometre instead of 11 something? even 10.59 would be great” Over a couple of years I’ve whittled the time down some but it takes ages and 10 something is a good steady pace, if you push yourself too hard you risk injury so just be proud you can run
Yes, I remember that stage. I told myself if I could get 8 mins I'd be happy. I eventually got a bit faster than that but stuff comes along - illness, injury, Covid jabs lol, and you find yourself running slower again....
What does it matter in the end? I love my running, and I never go too fast to enjoy the scenery!
Pace is irrelevant Hepsibsah but yes there is someone out there who is a 10min/km snail - me! The best I’ve done over 5k is around 9.30 but at the moment it’s at least 10 minutes. Am I envious of all those who post 5,6,7 and 8 min Kms? Of course I am! But I can only do what my body will let me do so as long as I can run, at any speed, I’m not going to worry if I’m trailing at the back of the pack! We’re definitely not freaks, we’re just slower than others - and proud of it!
Yes to week 7 no to any form of technology. I am running slow to ensure I complete each run. My best guess would be based on maps 12.5 min mile but speed isn't one of my objectives. I know what you're thinking good job eh? 😁. My goal is to run around a local park. Why? It is a nice size and has a boating lake and a swimming pool for after the run.
Don't patronise me 😀. It really isn't but that's fine, more than fine, but also noticed using maps if you click an end point it does not necessarily record to that exact point, and people wonder why I give tech the red card, and it can add a little more distance on so probably closer to 13 minutes. Bloody Google 😆.
If I want to know how fit I am I only need to run on Sunday morning when my route becomes part of a weekly run. I did not realise this and wondered why when I hit my half way point some geezer told me to pick my knees up from the comfort of his parked car. I wondered why everyone had a number on.
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