Completed 5k and now trying to reach 10k. Anyone else?

Well done! That's a lovely big chunk added. Very impressed that you managed to keep up your usual pace

Extended to 6.5k today, the longest I've gone. T'was knackering, but I did it. I was pleased that I kept the same pace as my 5k.
Will do another 5k this week and a 2.5 'speed' (ha ha) session.

Ha, I think I've got into the habit of assuming that if I can do it, it can't be very good, but actually looking at the spread of times in Parkruns these are perfectly standard speeds and would put us somewhere about the middle of the pack. I wonder why I was so much slower than everyone else at school.
(Still not going to do the mums' race at Sports Day though.)

That's a good pace countess (better than me anyhow). I can't seem to get under 33 mins for a 5k run. My legs just CANT go any faster!

5k parkrun yesterday, will do 6.5 on Monday, 5 on weds or Thursday then parkrun again Saturday. That's the plan anyway.

30 minutes 17 seconds for my 3 miles this evening - that pesky 17 seconds!
Still, nearly there, maybe next week.
I was trying to pace myself a bit so I didn't give up towards the end but I felt like my feet were insisting on going faster.

Did week 12 day 1 on the zen labs app this evening. Think the evening is my favourite time of the day to run - less traffic and I have chance to reflect on my day.

Excellent work everyone! 0ellen- that's a good plan. Work an incline into one of your 5ks and you will speed up for the 10k I promise!

I think I might need to start again from 5k due to leg pain. Very frustrating but I really enjoy the structure of a plan :)

It was this one but tbh I think they are all much of a muchness.

The same thing here yesterday Countess - Just under 31mins and I felt the same about the weather making a difference. Please can you link to the hip bag?

I had a really good run today - got my 3 miles down from 33 minutes to 31 minutes.
When I get it under 30 minutes I will start adding some more distance.
I think the weather made all the difference - nice fresh breeze and not too hot, plus I had all the kit I needed (hip bag for my phone, water bottle with a sports top so I didn't have to stop to unscrew the lid).

I started the new regime. Have done a 5k parkrun and will run another 5k on weds, but today I did 6k. Next week will try 5, 5, 6.5 and see how it all goes.

I did go slower today to compensate for the extra bit so I might have to try and up the pace a little next time.

0ellenbrody - good one! I found it motivating just to have a plan to stick to in my head. I Still do one longer run a week (about 8.5k) and 2 shorter ones (5k), it's seems a routine that I've stuck to beyond my 10k race.

Must book in for another race soon, this thread is motivating me!

idoallmyownstunts I love that training plan! That would deffo work for me. 1x 5k, 1x parkrun and then 1x increasing by 500m each time.

I'm going to try that

Well done on getting to 10K, Mater!
Hello, MsColouring

I have been feeling for my last couple of runs like I can only JUST manage the 3 miles and I don't have any resources at the moment for going further. Maybe I need to kind of let my fitness consolidate for a few weeks before adding distance? That said, my speed is slowly improving.

I started the zen labs 10k app and managed to get to my first 10k run. I'm was so chuffed but then caught a horrible cold and have barely managed any running since.

This thread has inspired me to get back out there. I think I may need to go back to doing 5k 3x a week first though.

Hi. Can I join you? Finished C25k at half term and now on the zen labs 10k app week 3. Trying to run 3 times a week but sometimes just doing 5k if I've got less time. Really enjoying it.

Thank you!
There aren't a lot of hills around here, more gentle slopes, though there is one towards the end of my normal route which handily has evenly-spaced trees along it.

The 5k runs just improved naturally as I did more hills.. I was like you doing 5k in just under 30 mins, a few weeks of one hilly run a week and I started to speed up dramatically. Always thought I wouldn't manage hills but now I love them.

If I'm struggling up them I walk 20 steps then run 20 steps. Just build in small ones to start with and build up gradually. Best of luck!

I like the sound of that. Did you focus on improving your speed on the 5k runs or did you basically just go with the flow and any improvement in speed happened by itself?

I devised my own running plan when I went from 5-10k. I ran 3 x a week and did 2 x 5k runs. The 3rd run I kept increasing by 500m each time so over 10 weeks I got to 10k. I Also made one of my 5k runs each week a hilly run which really got my speed up. I ended up doing my 10k race in 52:12 which exceeded my expectations. Was dead chuffed.
Good luck with it OP X

I really needed water yesterday. It was hot and windy and I had decided to leave the water at home and take my phone instead. Oh well, you live and learn. I have an armband phone holder on order now so I will be able to have both phone and water in future.

Yes I use and love strava! Well,less so at the moment as I seem very slow but I love seeing how my times on certain segments compare to other people's.
I've just got £30 trainers from sports direct although I'm considering going to a proper running shop in the next couple of months perhaps and seeing for if I need better trainers. I've had really achey calves for ages.
I've also got a cheapy running belt for my phone,inhaler and keys. If it's raining I put my phone in a plastic bag and then in the running belt to keep it dry :) I was considering one of those little water bottles which is kind of oval shaped so you can grip it easily but so far I've been getting by with just having a big drink before I set off.
I would absolutely love love love a garmin but I can't justify it yet as I only recently got a Fitbit charge HR

Hello all!
I have just started running after not having so much as run for the bus for 12 years, but it turns out that thanks to my constant brisk walking (a mile to school and back, sometimes three times a day) I was fitter than I thought - I was expecting to need to work my way through C25K but I managed 2.5km the first time and got to 5k last Friday.

I am very slow though - my pace last run was 11.19 minutes a mile. So my primary aim is to break the 10 minute/mile barrier, and to gradually increase the length of runs with a view to eventually being able to do 10k.

I'm using Map My Run (the free app) to measure speed and distance but don't think I want to use an app that talks to me - I like the peace and quiet.

I was truly shit at running at school (slowest or second slowest in the class) and not surprisingly hated it, so this is a bit of a revelation. DH is gobsmacked - he has always run regularly and he thought I was going to struggle a lot more than I did, so when I came back from my third run he was like 'Are you ok? You've been gone ages, I was about to go and look for you!' and his jaw dropped when I explained I'd been having a lovely time and made it to the next village and back