NSV - My First 10K !

Babieseverywhere

After recently building up to running continuously for 70 minutes covering 4.8 miles (7.7 K), my husband said he was proud of me and that there was no reason I couldn't run a 10k one day.

That day was today ! It took me 91 minutes running continuously to cover 6.44 miles aka 10k !

I think today is the first day that I feel like a real runner. I might be slow but I am getting there I love running.

Off to get read the boards to get hints on how I can increase my speed/pace now I know I can cover the distance. In particular I want to do sub 39 minutes for my 5K (my current PB).

LorinaLynn

Congrats!

But a 10k is 6.2 miles, so you went FURTHER than a 10k! Even bigger congrats!!!

dsckrc

i've done five 5K's and STILL haven't worked up to a 10K yet. good job girl!!!

eatrunstretch

Congratulations!

nickgarner6

No matter how slow you run you are still lapping everyone on the couch!

Good job!

samblanken

Just keep running!

Some people say keep speed work to 1 day a week, others say that should only be 5% of your training, others say that just keep running longer distances and the speed will happen on its own. I'm new to running so I really can't say with any authority.

Checkout runnersworld.com you may be able to find some info there.