Up to 4k tonight and much better stamina throughout. There aren't many winter 5k races around so me aim is to do a couple in the spring and use the winter to get my distance and speed up.
Not actually sure what a good time would be. I'm thinking 25 minutes ish would feel like a decent achievement for me though I know that the good runners are well below 20.
Both mid 30s, 2 young kids BD 7sep14 XW moved on long ago, now living with OM1 D paperwork in progress
jim, do you have friends to run with? Or are there any running clubs near you? Running with others is an amazing GAL activity. And then you can measure out a 5K course and run it with them. A lot of running clubs will put together informal races, too. There is always an additional motivation in a real road race with hundreds of thousands of other runners, but no reason not to run a time trial in the mean time!
Me 38, WAW 30 D11 (former marriage) S2 T 8 years M 3 years BD 8/20/23 S 8/20/23
No club nearby unfortunately. Its hard timing wise anyway - I get odd bits of time to run so scheduled running is hard to fit in.
The area I live there are lots of routes and cut through so I can add little bits or cut corners depending how I'm feeling or how my dodgy ankle is doing.
Need a running buddy at work really - that always was a good lunch break.
Both mid 30s, 2 young kids BD 7sep14 XW moved on long ago, now living with OM1 D paperwork in progress
Its been quite a while since this post was near the top so bumping it up.
my training is coming on nicely despite the cold, wet and windy weather. Ran about 4k this evening in a little over half an hour. speed not improving greatly but felt alright the whole way round
come spring a few 5k races will await
Both mid 30s, 2 young kids BD 7sep14 XW moved on long ago, now living with OM1 D paperwork in progress
Thanks for bumping this back up, Jim. I haven't run since I started working and I think that may be part of my problem. Project for tonight: Figure out how to work running & yoga back into my routine.
Me42, H40 D12, S8, S7 A revealed: 7/13 Sep 4/14; Agreed to D 1/15
