Trying to work towards a 5K
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Jenniflower76
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Hello All:
I'm new to the running thing. I've started training, but currently I can only go about a little over a half mile of jogging. I'd love to be able to run a 5K, but I'm no where near that currently. I've never run a race before, and this might seem like a silly question. But, I can easily walk a 5K, but I know I can't run it yet. Are there people who participate in 5Ks that don't run the full distance? A friend and I are both in the same situation and want to set this as a goal, but we don't want to feel like the only ones who are walking a good distance. Should we just wait till we're stronger and faster with our times? I'd love to just set the goal to say "hey, I did a 5K!" because I NEVER thought I'd be able to say that I completed one before.
I'm new to the running thing. I've started training, but currently I can only go about a little over a half mile of jogging. I'd love to be able to run a 5K, but I'm no where near that currently. I've never run a race before, and this might seem like a silly question. But, I can easily walk a 5K, but I know I can't run it yet. Are there people who participate in 5Ks that don't run the full distance? A friend and I are both in the same situation and want to set this as a goal, but we don't want to feel like the only ones who are walking a good distance. Should we just wait till we're stronger and faster with our times? I'd love to just set the goal to say "hey, I did a 5K!" because I NEVER thought I'd be able to say that I completed one before.
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I'm curious what people will suggest! I'm going to try and walk/run my first 5K this summer too. I'm excited and training hard! Hopefully by August I'll be strong enough to run the whole thing!! Good luck!0
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I've just started the Couch-to-5k training this week (just back from my week 1 session 2). It's a great programme and you should be running 5k within about 9 weeks.
Take a look here:
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml0
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