What to do?

[Bigdutch59]

Finished C25K, what's next ?

At 63 years young, 212lbs, do I go further ?. I shuffle 8k now, should I set a 10k goal ?. Decisions Decisions.

[GTFC Graduate]

Great decisions that you've earned to have now 👏👏👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Awesome, 8k? And you've completed C25K? We completed when we were 63 😃 I just run for fun and as often as I can, Willow mostly walks, so don't push too hard and you can do whatever you want, others have posted links definitely worth a read

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate]

Congratulations! That’s fantastic news! It sounds like you graduated a little while ago and have been building up your distance.

If you can do 8k, I can’t see any reason why you couldn’t keep going to 10k if that’s what you’d like to do. The great thing about running is it’s so easy to run in your own way that brings you joy. New routes? Hills? Running with others at park run, events or clubs? Experimenting with a bit of interval running or fartlek? Short runs? It’s up to you!

You might like to come over to the bridge to 10k board and have a look around? You’ll notice many of the same faces there and it absolutely doesn’t commit you to having to try for 10k if you don’t want to! There are lots of suggestions for increasing distance in a sensible way too.

healthunlocked.com/bridgeto10k

If you’d like a graduate badge, reply to this thread and you’ll get one.

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[CBDB Graduate]

Just in case you were not aware, here is a little signposting 🪧 reminder that we have five sister forums dedicated to supporting our runners and walkers at various stages of their fitness journey, including cross-training and workout needs. So it might be of interest, as you probably can get a lot of ideas for further training on these forums:

So here a short introduction:

★★★ Strength and Flexibility Forum : S&F is all about our needs as runners and walkers, or generally needing a bit more strength and flexibility-related workouts in your life. It includes a NHS-associated five-week programme delivered through a series of podcasts. healthunlocked.com/strength...

★★★ Active10 : Active10 is for those who want to include regular walking into their daily lives, with a dedicated walking app for iOS and Android. healthunlocked.com/active10

★★★ Couch to 5k Forum : Couch25k is for those starting on their running journey, as well as runners who may be returning after a break, a 9-week running plan delivered through a series of podcasts and a dedicated App. healthunlocked.com/couchto5k

★★★ Bridge to 10k Forum : Bridge210k is for C25k graduates who want to build up their endurance towards 10k, or 60 minutes of running. healthunlocked.com/bridgeto10k

★★★ Marathon Running and Race Support : MarathonRace is for those who are looking to achieve the longer distances of half marathon and marathon, as well as compete in races. healthunlocked.com/marathon...