Hi, I just completed my first 5k at 9:30km/min pace. I had to take walking breaks. I think I can run at 9:00km/min pace. My legs were chilling the last 2km but my breathing couldn’t keep up. How do I progress from here? Run 5Ks weekly. My goal is to increase my pace. Thanks folks ☺️
age :24
male
179cm
160lbs
exercise asthma
split 1: 8:56
split 2: 10:10
split 3:9:45
split 4:10:10
split 5:8:50
I know this was a bad idea. It could've resulted in a bad injury it's unsafe to go from couch to 5k in first attempt. I'm still glad i did it. Joining a run club motivated me to at least try. Although, today I am sore everywhere.
36m and ~227lb. Have lost 20lb since beginning this journey 3 months ago.
Hit a PB and sub 30. Wanted to go for a PB on my last run but I felt great and kept at it. Surprised myself here! 💪🏿
Very slowly, it took me 48 minutes... But the only way is up! (...or rather down in time). Very proud of myself! No walking whatsoever, not even for a moment.
Completei meus primeiros 5 km, que, durante meses, foram meu maior objetivo. Agora que consegui, gostaria de diminuir meu pace para competir e fazer o TAF.
Idealmente, gostaria de chegar ao pace 5 nos 5 km em um ano.
I ran a 5k today, which was my w9d3, and not only did I complete the program, I could actually run the whole 5k! I was slow, I think my time was around 46:24, but I didn’t have to walk any of it!
So I just finished week 8 and am feeling really positive about it! I've been doing my runs at the gym mostly because of fear of running outside (probably a hang up from my Criminology degree haha).
I'm currently running at 7kmph which has gone up from the 6 I was doing. I tried to go up to 7.5 but found it too much.
So next week I will finish the program but there's no way I'm going to hit 5k in 30 minutes. So my question is: do I just keep running until I hit the 5k going beyond the 30 minutes, or do I work at building up my speed until I'm at 10kmph?
I know the pace is really slow, but I had to run on the treadmill today since it’s 100 degrees outside where I live, and I’m always significantly slower on the treadmill. I’m also just slow in general and wanted to pace myself a bit since I knew I would be running longer than I normally run.
By someone walking their dogs 🎉
I still say I jog because I see runners as the ones out there competing marathons and such.
It's funny how our brains downplay the good stuff but can emphasise the bad.
But I think if you're out there, you're a runner ☺️
I just did week 5 day 2 and was so excited! My body felt pretty decent during and my breathing was good. As soon as it hit the walk interval the front outside of my calves were burning, near cramping and hurt so bad. Near the end of the walk interval it went down enough for me to complete the other 8 minute run and then after I stopped again they were so painful for a few minutes.
Is this normal. Will it go away? I am definitely going slow enough so I know it’s not that.