u/Disastrous-Silver-96

As the title says really. I'm a vm50 and not run in 3 yrs (2023) approx 13st 5lb. In 2023 I trained for approx 5 months and before that it was another 3 yr gap back to 2020. I ran my first time trial 6 weeks ago and managed 26.12 for the 5k. But would like to go sub 17 by Christmas. I am aiming for 6 week blocks between time trials with a little leeway built in incase of emergencies. The first week I ran 20miles and have been increasing by 10% a week so am up to mid 30s currently.

Am I dreaming here? 9mins + seems a big ask.

Any pointers, things to avoid?

I am doing my second time trial tonight.