runners... is this possible?

j3nn14er

so last night I signed up for a 10k that's 2 months away, but the farthest I've ever run is 4 miles (and that was yesterday). Normally I run 6 days a week for 3-3.5 miles. I was wondering if it's even possible to be able to boost up my distance in time. I'm not aiming for a good time(completion time, i do plan on having fun), just to finish. any tips would be appreciated ^_^ thank you guys

mckenzieuk

walk it.

carolann_22

Eight weeks - try the Bridge Program from Couch to 5 K. It's supposed to help you get from 5K to 10K. Runkeeper has an app for Android that will help you with it. Not sure exactly how long the program is, but I think in 8 weeks you could get close to the distance you need for a 10K.

deekaydee

Yes, very possible. Rule of thumb is to increase your distance by 10% a week. So if you're at a solid 3.5 right now, increase by 10% each week....and you'll be at 10K distance in 6 weeks.

jessicasloan91

Yes definately!

I signed up for a half marathon when the most I had ever run before was 10 miles!

Why don't you try and run 4 miles next time you run (not a big jump from 3.5) then try 5 miles a week later and try to build up like that?

Remember to eat a little more the days you are going to do a longer run and as you are not used to running longer distances, have a rest day the next day instead of pushing yourself to do 3 miles as you normally would?

Hope that helps!

SJKirk51912

While I don't consider myself a runner, I definitely feel this is possible. Last year when I completed my first 5K I was going to use the Bridge to 10K app to prepare for a 10K. Unfortunately I never did however I just looked and it is a 6 week program. So if you are able to run a 5K now, I think the program would be prefect for you. And you have a couple extra weeks in case you need to repeat any days. Good luck! You can do it!!

nicnactoo

You say you've run 4 miles, that's 2/3rds of a 10k (6.2 miles). You can easily do it in 2 months. If you increase your distance by 10% each week, it will only take you 4 weeks to get to 6 miles: 4.4, 5, 5.5, 6 miles by week 4.
You can definitely do this.
And there will be loads of training programmes online to get you to a 10k distance.
Good luck!

grinch031

With the amount of running you're already doing, you can easily run 10K. You could do it right now, although your finishing time wouldn't be as good as it could be 2 months from now with more training.

When I ran my first half marathon, the longest I had ever run was 6 miles. I trained for only 5 weeks and still did okay.

Listen to your body. Prior fitness and natural talent greatly influence how quickly you can improve your distance and pace.

zippo32

You can do it!

trlrnrgrl

Oh absolutely! You'll be just fine. You still have 8 wks to go and you are already at a 4-mi long run, which is fantastic. I would even say you are right on schedule. If you followed the 10% rule (mentioned by a prev post), then you'll have 4.4, 5.0, and 5.5 mi long runs left. With that, you could either repeat long run distances each week (ie, do 4 this weekend, 4.4 next weekend, 4.4 the next weekend, then 5, then 5 again, then 5.5 for two weekends). Or, you could back off and only do your long runs every other weekend (with a shorter, 3 mi or so, run in between). Or, do your LRs each weekend, then take an easy week.

So, there are all kinds of different approaches you can take. But the point is, you can definitely do this! Whatever you do, though, make sure that the week before the race is a low mileage, easy week. You should be tapering off so you body can rest up before race day.

One other thing - you might consider swapping one of your run days with cross training or rest, especially if you start feeling burned out from running. It's very individual, but running 6 days a week can be too much for some. Just listen to your body - if you start dreading your runs, feeling fatigued, heavy legs, blah - all those are signs of overtraining and time for an extra day or two of rest.

Good luck and have a great race!

laurapgmartinez

You say you've run 4 miles, that's 2/3rds of a 10k (6.2 miles). You can easily do it in 2 months. If you increase your distance by 10% each week, it will only take you 4 weeks to get to 6 miles: 4.4, 5, 5.5, 6 miles by week 4.
You can definitely do this.
And there will be loads of training programmes online to get you to a 10k distance.
Good luck!

^^This! You will rock it!

CallmeSbo

With the amount of running you're already doing, you can easily run 10K. You could do it right now, although your finishing time wouldn't be as good as it could be 2 months from now with more training.

When I ran my first half marathon, the longest I had ever run was 6 miles. I trained for only 5 weeks and still did okay.

Listen to your body. Prior fitness and natural talent greatly influence how quickly you can improve your distance and pace.

this . I think you can do it. Its highly possible. I walked through my first 5k. I had never done any training.

live4turns

Yes, very possible. Rule of thumb is to increase your distance by 10% a week. So if you're at a solid 3.5 right now, increase by 10% each week....and you'll be at 10K distance in 6 weeks.

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hedkell

Yep, I went from 5k to 10k in about 5 weeks. You can do it!

ritmeyer

Most definately!!! You could do it right now. Longer distances tend to be so mental, you can already do 4. For my first half marathon my longest training run was 8 miles (injury kept me out, but I would have only gone to 10 miles), and was easily able to run the 13.1 on race day.

All of the training ideas above are great. Good luck!

HeartME511healthy

so last night I signed up for a 10k that's 2 months away, but the farthest I've ever run is 4 miles (and that was yesterday). Normally I run 6 days a week for 3-3.5 miles. I was wondering if it's even possible to be able to boost up my distance in time. I'm not aiming for a good time(completion time, i do plan on having fun), just to finish. any tips would be appreciated ^_^ thank you guys

Yes it is possible you can do this, I know what worked for me is to walk some run some and build yourself up to this 6 mile run, for some it might be about 7 miles however if you are doing 4 now it is possible to do 6. At some point you will get to run the entire 10 miles.

rybo

As already stated, you could do that quite easily. You are already runnign 18+ mpw, you could run a 10k tomorrow.

And with your base you could bump your "long" run up well past 6.2 miles by race day.

MissFit0101

Easily! If you are already running 4 miles at a time, you only have an extra 2.2 to tack on. If you just add the mileage you will be able to do that by next week!

kimoRUN

My max was 3 miles before I ran my 1st half marathon. You'll be fine. Another. 2.2 won't hurt ya. You're gonna do great. Have fun!

j3nn14er

=D yay thank you guys so much I'm really excited now reading that it's possible! and that 10% thing doesn't sound bad at all, and for the cross-training/rest days yea maybe I'll have a day or two break or bike ride. thanks for the personal stories too--motivation! thank youuuu

arc918

You'll be fine.

FWIW - I reject that 10% rule. I say listen to your body instead. People throw it around like it is some sort of guarantee or something. The truth is you might be able to jump for 4 to 5 miles with no problem or you could get injured going from 4 to 4.25.

Either way, good luck and have fun!

gp79

Race day you're going to be pumped up. Just keep a good pace that you are comfortable in and just go. You'll probably surprise yourself. Alot of it is mental.

sweetheart03622

Absolutely!! I went from 3 to 13 in about three and a half months! Best of luck!!

spacecase76

2 months = very possible to add 2 more miles to your running. GL!

RAFValentina

I did it... so can you... just get yourself out running as much as poss... to be fair, 10km is only about 2 more miles than your max run at the mo, so probably an extra 10-15 minutes running. Just try and push yourself each time to run 0.5Km or 0.5m more...whatever you work in. Make sure you deal with niggles as they come, but as 10Km isnt a long run, you should be fine anyway.

sprinkies

for sure you can, i increase my miles by 1 each week (training for a half marathon and then a full). you can far surpass 6.4 by that time

BobbyDaniel

You have plenty of time! In two months you can probably be well past 6.2 with the foundation you have.

RAFValentina

You'll be fine.

FWIW - I reject that 10% rule. I say listen to your body instead. People throw it around like it is some sort of guarantee or something. The truth is you might be able to jump for 4 to 5 miles with no problem or you could get injured going from 4 to 4.25.

Either way, good luck and have fun!

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Marcelynh

Totally doable. I just finished a half marathon on Sunday and the longest I had ever run was 7 miles. You have run 2/3 of a 10K already. A 10K is 6.2 miles so you are almost there already.

BeesKnees181

Yes. You can do it. Check out some of the training guides at Runners World, increase distance slowly. You will be just fine! Mind over matter, lady Try to incorporate one long run a week.

melrose09

I'm excited for you and your new challenge! You will rock it and then some!