First Post from a novice runner.

[Tbae]

Very early in my running journey.

Just commenced running in my 75th year.

Loving it, and the best decision of my fitness life.

Basically this year completed C25k programme and consolidated.Approx 20 weeks total including both.

At 20km/week and building towards 30km/week and aiming to do a HM for the macular society in August and mark the arrival of my TV licence also. lol.🙈😂

Wish to take part in the speed challenge.5k on a flat circuit.

Dream about getting to 6 mins/km and of course an equivalent time for the 10K.

Very slow at present and wish to try and come from present 9 mins/km to a considerable advance🤔🙈.

Last 6days have clocked 31.6km with good recovery.At this slow pace the hours are a bonus.

Unless I can pick up my pace, in a few months I will settle for 3x10k runs per week or build to 6x5k runs per week , just for the sheer pleasure and of course the health benefits.

Wishing you Atb with your journeys and running plans.💫🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💫

[Tjar]

Compared to me you’re no novice, at all! Well done! And keep going, we will follow! 🌷

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to Tjar]

You are very generous and that is lovely of you.👍

But novice runner I am.👍

Hope to tap into the experience and expertise that is here on this fabulous forum.

Take care of you.🌟👏👏

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Hello again - and a hugely humongous official welcome to the forum!!!!

I'm so happy you've joined the challenge - look out for a few tips on running faster in the weekly posts

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Thank you so much for your very lovely kind welcome.🌟👏👏

I need all the magic stuff I can get.I still dream of being Eric Liddell the flying Scotsman.🙈😂😂

Look forward to the weekly posts.

Take care of you.🌟👏👏

[ju-ju- Marathon]

Well done and welcome... Your pace is your pace and its all good Its also good to have goals and a focus. You might want to break up your weeks runs into 3 different ones rather than 3 10k's. Like a 5k, an interval session and then the 10k until you start your HM training?

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to ju-ju-]

Yes thanks JuJu.

I have been doing that and will return to that.👍

I did my long run 11.6k last Sunday end of that particular week, and because away this weekend wanted to maintain my current 20k/ week on Tues and Thurs.

Will return to my normal single long easy run each Sunday.

Thank you for your advice and back on schedule next week.

Love both your mantras, but in particular your original, l am going to use it on this speed challenge.Got to try and let the lion roar on pace.🙈😂😂

Take good care of you.🌟👏👏

[misswobble Marathon]

Yeah. Just to give your legs some relief and also keep them guessing 🙂

Beware of ramping things up! You are new runner, and if you do too much, you’ll get injured. So, take care 👍🙂

It’s immense fun 😃

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thanks to you.👍👏👏

Atb, this time with your 6k and your big charge.🌟👏👏

[mandm65 Marathon]

welcome and inspired by your commitment, I thought I was late when I started running in my 40s, felt like a novice now, lol, another example to show that age is just a number

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to mandm65]

Thank you are very kind.🌟

Not going to do anything stupid.🤔🙈 But I have a small window of opportunity to see what may be still possible for me.

Hope that whatever, it’s going to be a win , win.

Loving this running malarkey.

Take care of you.🌟👏👏

[mandm65 Marathon in reply to Tbae]

Thanks for your positive response, yep agree stay within your parameters and more importantly listen to your body.

Running is such a healer, well for me anyway. I was loving it till one day i was told that i cannot continue my passion (marathons), was hard to accept that but got over it. Enjoying whatever i can, just like you, win, win.

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to mandm65]

Lovely words, delighted for your win win.🌟

Amazing healer, mind blowing accelerators , triggered by abdominal breathing and limited fasting eg.

Mind blowing. Cannot believe my level of ignorance for all these years.🙈😂😂

Hey ho, going for it now sensibly.

Let the lion roar.🤔😂😂

Take care of you.

Run because we can.🌟👏👏

[C3PO Marathon]

Welcome. That's an ambitious pace you're looking for. I wish you all the best! This is a very friendly forum, so I'm sure you'll be happy here.

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to C3PO]

Thank you and probably a dream.🙈

Take care of you.🌟👏👏