Running: How do you get past 5k and beyond? It's the boredom that get's me..............

[DrNortherner]

I am enjoying my running don't get me wrong. I can run outdoors with dh for 50 mins ish at a good pace, but we don't get the chance to run together much.

At the gym I can comfortably do 5k on the treadmill in 25 - 30 mins, sometimes I push it and run for 35-40 mins on treamill but then boredom sets in so i stop. I kno I have more left and could go on but how?

I have an ipod btw and that has helped.

Any sugesstions?

Podcasts are brilliant. I use them when i'm delivering leaflets. I know that 2-3 radio 4 podcasts=one delivery round. They are so easy too