I'm a very slow runner - 11 min miles generally. I go though stages of running and then stop as I lose motivation. I ran a very slow 10k in Oct and have been for the odd 25 min run since.
I was thinking about goals for the new year and wondered about trying running a sub 1 hour 10k, realistically around Oct. I appreciate this is easy peasy for lots of people, but I'm just rubbish at going fast.
So, my question is, do you think this is a realistic goal and if so, what's the best way to approach it? Should I aim to improve speed over say 5k in the first place. Or build up to consistently being able to run 10k before trying to run fast. Over the years I've run various half marathons but have always staggered in nearly last. I'm also fat and in my 40s and just don't seem to have the strength I had when I was younger.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.