Running PROGRESS!

RhiannonBaugh

So I'm training for the Royal Navy so I do a lot of running! Today I ran my quickest mile and quickest 3 miles! My mile was 5 minutes 50 seconds and my 3 mile time was 20 minutes and 14 seconds! I was so happy with my time today so thought I would share it and tell everyone that finding running difficult at the moment to just KEEP AT IT! YOU CAN DO IT! When I first started it took me 22 minutes to run a mile! Or should i say mostly walk! So you can do it as long as you keep trying!!

So I was wondering what everyone else's running times where?!

Just remember to keep going! You'll all get to your goals in the end!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! AND SHARE YOUR RUN TIMES BELOW! AND BE PROUD OF HOW FAR YOU COME FROM WHERE YOU START OFF!

corinne0805

That is awesome! What an inspiration. I am older than you, I am almost 47; and when I started running a couple of months ago my mile time was about 16 minutes a mile (more walking than running). Today I average about 12 minutes a mile, although some miles are 10:30 and others are 13:30. I want to bring my time down to 9 minutes a mile - I think for my age and non-experience that is a good speed for me. Right now I am working on distance, less on speed.

RhiannonBaugh

That is awesome! What an inspiration. I am older than you, I am almost 47; and when I started running a couple of months ago my mile time was about 16 minutes a mile (more walking than running). Today I average about 12 minutes a mile, although some miles are 10:30 and others are 13:30. I want to bring my time down to 9 minutes a mile - I think for my age and non-experience that is a good speed for me. Right now I am working on distance, less on speed.

Thats an awesome time well done! I'm sure it wont take you much longer to get your run down to 9 minutes if your running them times now

rassha01

Nice work!! You got me beat on the mile, my best is 5:55. 3 miles I have at 19:25. Hoping to break the 20 minute mark in a 5k this year : )

Wiltord1982

Wow, those are great times!

I've been improving drastivally since I restarted running in April, after winter.

So, here are my personal bests.

10 km (6 miles) : 48:14
5 km (3 miles) : 23:06


Anyone (especially runners!) can add me ^_^

Mrs_Hoffer

I'm doing the c25k program and was stuck for almost 4 weeks at week four - I just couldn't run longer than 4 minutes!! I was finally able to break that plateau and run for 6.5 minutes! Then I tried to ride my bicycle (24 miles) and really hurt my knees. Now I'm trying HARD to give them the rest that they need - but am anxious to get back to my running. Ugh. You are doing GREAT!

RhiannonBaugh

AMAZING stuff everyone!! Well done

thatjosiegirl

Amazing! I just started adding in running to the mix of things I do and I was originally at a 13 minute mile, now I am at an 11 minute mile. I can't seem to make myself go any faster at this point :grumble: , guess I will just keep at it.

corinne0805

I joined a running group for moms that meets once a week. I am by far the oldest in the group; most of the others are in their early 30s and I am in my late 40s. They have been so good for me - first off, their encouragement is awesome, and second, I want to run with them so I am pushed to go further and faster than if I ran by myself. I do run by myself several times a week, and use a variety of apps to help me.

I have almost completed the C25K app (did week 7 day 2 yesterday) and that app is what got me running further than 2 minutes at a time! Once I am done with that I will go onto their C210K programme and then onto the 1/2 marathon training.

Once a week I do a 'hill run'. I live in Stone Oak in San Antonio TX. It is on the cusp of Hill Country and as a result is quite hilly. My neighborhood is called Las Lomas - The Hills. I do a route that is 2.6 miles long and every week I work on improving my time. It is great because once I have run hills, running the flats feels amazing!

When I started running I did it mostly because I cannot justify spending money on a monthly gym membership at the moment, and it was too cold to swim; I also have 4 dogs that need to be exercised. In the last 3 months I have lost 15lbs (I have another 30 to go), and seen a huge improvement in my stamina and speed. I might never win medals in my age group when I run 5Ks and so on, but to see how far I have I come personally is huge.

Carrieendar

Ya know it's funny...I have BQed a marathon, have run 10 miler in 1:14 (and hope to break 1:10 in september), run a 10k and hope to break 42 min in a couple weeks...but I have never raced a mile or a 5k (no joke!) . I am going to do a 5k at the end of the summer

I did, however, have a 6:05 mile on mile 12 of a 13 mile fast finish long run. That was a major victory for me!

nyiballs

Started running in April after losing 60 lbs... NEVER ran before.

5k I just ran at 23:11 and my last 10k I broke 50 with a 49:28

trimminit

Fantastic progress!

sloseph

well done everyone

my last run was week 5 day 3 of the c25k program and i did it week 6 day 1 for me tonight, i can't believe how quickly my body is adapting and how much i'm enjoying it

i actually get annoyed if i CAN'T go for a run

Cpollard6608

Outstanding progress!! My fastest 5k came two weeks ago with a 22:14 time and I completed a half in April with a time of 1:51