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Moving from 5k to 10k fancy joining me?

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SpringMermaid987 · 03/04/2023 09:14

I re-started C25K on Boxing Day and I’m now running 2-3x a week 5k but thinking of slowly building it up to 10k. I’ve done this before but it’s been two years since I’ve run this distance comfortably if anyone fancies joining me.

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SpringMermaid987 · 18/04/2023 21:04

Short but ticked a box 3.5k at decent pace for me whilst I had a spare 25mins waiting for DD. Still nursing a very sore back so I’m having to be extra careful.

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SpringMermaid987 · 17/04/2023 14:51

Well done @Passportpondery i did a 45mins fast walk with dog but nursing a sore back so I’m not going to run today also exhausted after only 4hrs sleep I need self care more than a run today. Tomorrow I should be able to run though as have the time after school run yah!

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Passportpondery · 17/04/2023 11:43

I made it out this morning and did 4 miles. Was hard going at times and we did have a bit of a walk break half way through. It felt good to go out with someone though and keep me occupied while running.

Spirini · 17/04/2023 10:34

Some great times there @Codlingmoths and @mamnotmum I got out for a short 3.4km this morning and have a personal best pace of 6m36sec per km.

I know it's not all about weight loss but I'm not losing anything, maybe I need to up my mileage more?
This is what I've done in the last week and a half:
4.98km
3.29km
4.49km
4.20km
3.36km

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SpringMermaid987 · 17/04/2023 04:37

I’m feeling similar @Passportpondery after 4 broken nights sleep and a 2.30am start this morning to collect eldest child after a sports trip away. I’ve got my run kit on lying on sofa thinking i could sneak out at sunrise as I really need a run but also have busy work day plus need to walk dog & will be exhausted by lunch time…

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Spirini · 16/04/2023 22:57

@Passportpondery don't give up, it'll pass!

Spirini · 16/04/2023 22:57

@Fibonacci13 Nike Revolutions - I shouldn't have scrimped because now I'm probably going to need to buy something else!

Passportpondery · 16/04/2023 20:45

I’ve been so tempted to give up, but I’m heading out with a friend tomorrow for a slow 5k before work and hoping having some company might get my head back into it.

I’m not sleeping or eating well at the minute so may be linked to that.

Greymalkin12 · 16/04/2023 17:05

Having set a rather ambitious goal I have only run four times in the last two weeks - a park run and a run two weekends ago and then a park run and a Sunday run (4 miles) this weekend. I am feeling a bit more enthused - it is for a good cause! Glad to be in such company on this thread.

mamnotmum · 16/04/2023 07:40

I've never ran 10k but I'd love to be fitter. I did couch to 5k years ago and have recently done a few park runs so know 5k is possible. I always aim for under 30 mins (last park run 28m30) but I am absolutely done it afterwards.

A couple of things a read said the best approach is jogging then sprinting a few times to boost fitness. What plans are you following?

Codlingmoths · 16/04/2023 07:31

Me! I’m carrying a few post babying,40, trying to get back into running and just chickened out of signing up for an 8km Mother’s Day fun run (in oz so different Mother’s Day) as I’m getting a 5 aerobic rating Ie overtraining if I stagger through 7km. I’m running mostly once a week on weekends, reformer pilates on Thursday, and did have an online midweek strength class but have to stop in 2 weeks as Dh goes back to work from parental leave so I can’t do anything in the mornings then (which I’m a little grumpy about). I think I need to keep up the strength part somehow to get faster. I just did 6km in 6m50s kms and it’s a recent step to be hitting the under 7m /km regularly

Fibonacci13 · 16/04/2023 06:51

What trainers are they @Spirini

Everyone told me, including my physio, that Hoka's would be perfect for my feet and I hated them. They also felt heavy on my feet for some odd reason. I can only run in one type of Brooks (wide Adrenaline's) and that's it. Even their other models of shoe don't work for my feet!

JinxMonsoon · 15/04/2023 21:16

Can l join you? I won a ballot place in HT later this year, and l am a new-ish 5k runner. Hoping to do 10K early July. I am aiming to break 6k barrier tomorrow. Had a rubbish park run today, with my second slowest time ever (it was a mud bath though).

Ikeameatballs · 15/04/2023 21:03

I’m going to commit to running 10K outdoors this summer. I can do 5k in just under 30min and I can do 10K on a treadmill but I struggle to make it to that outdoors. In part it’s because I worry about needing the loo (!) but treadmill is easier and more distracting for me as I watch TV and can keep easy track of my pace and distance.

I did a treadmill 10K this morning and will aim for 5.5k outdoors on Mon!

Spirini · 15/04/2023 19:38

@Passportpondery keep at it and I'm sure you'll get your groove back. Maybe it's hormonal? Or your sleep?

I don't think that would work @SpringMermaid987. They're just all wrong, they're rubbing my ankle, they're heavy and the back heel is too high for me :(

Fibonacci13 · 15/04/2023 12:50

It's annoying isn't it. I have had many weeks like that!

Trotted out a slow 5km this morning. Downloaded a 10km training plan and will hopefully start it in earnest in a few weeks time.

I really need to work on my stamina which isn't great at the moment

Passportpondery · 14/04/2023 21:04

I went back out yesterday and had another disaster. I just can’t get my head back into it, can’t get my breathe and am walking all the time.

I’m tempted to go back to the C25k programme and build up again. Not sure what’s happened to make me lose it so quickly but I’m really annoyed with myself!

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SpringMermaid987 · 14/04/2023 15:01

@Spirini rather than swap the trainers just yet try lacing up differently or try diff insoles. Personally I use elastic laces & fairly loose as that works for me. If you have old trainers that you liked the insoles in swap them over. Worth a try as cheaper than new shoes.

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Spirini · 14/04/2023 10:16

@SpringMermaid987 yeah me too, I did a couple of evening runs which I'm not too keen on but it's the way I could fit them in with kids home.

I got 4k in this morning, my slowest time yet but weirdly didn't feel it.
Actually I tell a lie; I got new trainers last week and I tried a run in them and had to stop multiple times because they were uncomfortable and making my legs feel really heavy. Think I'm going to have to get another pair :(

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SpringMermaid987 · 14/04/2023 06:59

Im actually looking forward to getting kids back to school next week and my 3x runs in again as it’s always more of a juggle in the holidays.

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SpringMermaid987 · 14/04/2023 06:58

Missed my opportunity to run yesterday due to family stuff and now visiting in-laws in hilly Wales. I do have my run kit and trail shoes with me so hope to walk …attempt run… something today or tomorrow ;it’s raining hard at mo & I’m feeling whoosiee) 😂

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SpringMermaid987 · 10/04/2023 19:24

Welcome @Fibonacci13 & @Rocketpants50 sounds like we are in similar places.
well done @Spirini that’s brilliant I hope you enjoyed it.
sorry to hear you had a tough run @Passportpondery that’s what I felt like yesterday but tonight I have just gone out again somewhere new so I had to navigate but managed a really enjoyable 6.5k run /walk as bit mix of trail & lanes. So don’t give up. I’m pleased I explored a new area to me as I’m often near this place waiting for my DD who’s at her sports training, so it gives me more options to run here.

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Passportpondery · 09/04/2023 22:20

I got out this morning after a week off and it was really tough. Did 5.5k and hated every second of it. I couldn’t get my breathing right, I had stitch, my calves hurt and I couldn’t get my head in it.

Hoping I’m on better for next week!

Spirini · 09/04/2023 21:35

I did my 5k parkrun, very pleased with myself. My time was 32 minutes :)

Rocketpants50 · 09/04/2023 20:20

I am with you. Am not fast and carry to much weight but would love to be able to do a bit more than 5k. Started couch to 5k in Jan.

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