Any other slow runners?

I am slow too but not on purpose, running/training with a seasoned long distance runner who (and I'm sure he's right) is all 'slow down slow down' and obsessed with 12 minute mile pace - I can pretty much walk at that speed! So 5k takes us nearly half an hour, but am not worried about speed so much as increasing fitness and distance. Am entering a race next month and I don't think I'll mind being last and getting the biggest cheers

I'm slow too! 36 mins so far on a measured 5k course

I joined a running club tho and there is lots if advice there, and our course involves hills!

Right, I'm back. I did C25K a couple of years ago and was only managing about 40 mins at the end of it, I did some further work and got myself down to about 35 mins, but never managed any faster.

About a year ago I developed a prolapse and had to stop running entirely. I had a surgical repair in Sept and was warned not to run for at least 3 months afterwards. I got the go ahead from my gynae physio again in Mar but was told to keep it slow and as low impact as possible. I then twisted my ankle (in the swimming pool!) and had another month off, but started back again at Easter.

So, currently I am jogging at the very slow speed of 3km in 30 mins. Which is very slow indeed. It gets me breathing hard and leg muscles working, so it is fine for me to go out and do, but I do feel too self conscious to go in races, or join a running club. I enquired about my local one but they said 30 mins for 5k was about their starting level. I have looked up the times for my local Parkrun and no one is anywhere near that slow. However we have a local monthly run which is not timed and has 3 differing length circuits, so I am going to start doing that one and hope no one notices my lack of speed too much. I don't intend to ever go further than 5k to minimise risk to my pelvic floor but I would like to increase speed gradually.

Me, me! Can't stop now but will post again later.

I am slow too!!

My 10K time is around 1 hr 15 on a good day!! I don't care how fast other folk go. Is it a large race, with lots of entrants?? If so, there will be loads of people at your pace or even slower.

I think we do better than fast runners because we are out on the course for longer!!

Good luck for the weekend!