Couch to 5K Running Program (C25K)

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xtrout
xtrout Posts: 193 Member
edited January 5 in Social Groups
First official 5K coming up on Sunday 12/9. Folsom Jingle Bell Rock'N 5K. Ran a trial 5K before work this morning and am at exactly 30 minutes. Hopefully I can match that or better on Sunday.

On a side note, my wife gave me an early birthday present of a HRM. I ran with it the first time today and didn't like the zone I was in. I was above 90% of my max heart rate for most of the run. Would prefer to be at closer to 70%-80% if that.

http://elementalrunning.com/ai1ec_event/jingle-bell-rockn-10k5k/?instance_id=31

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  • 78nSunny
    78nSunny Posts: 43 Member
    Good Luck on the up coming run!!! My only advice is be careful of the starting pace. When I did mine on thanksgiving morning I went out way to fast (staying with the crowd) and just about burned out... keep us posted on how it goes...
  • JanisAtki
    JanisAtki Posts: 77 Member
    Good Luck. I did my first 5km last weekend. I couldn't believe how supportive the organisers were of us first-timers. Really good experience. I'm hooked.
  • phoenixgirl81
    phoenixgirl81 Posts: 309 Member
    How did you go? Was thinking of you.
  • xtrout
    xtrout Posts: 193 Member
    Thanks all! overall it went pretty well. The run had some hills that I wasn't really fond of but managed to do OK. I made it in the chip time of 29:24 which allowed me to make my goal of < 30 minutes. Came in 20th overall and 3rd in my age group (40-49). Not too bad since I believe there were somewhere between 100-120 runners. Freaking cold though. Got to the run at 7:45 am and it was in the high 30's and was mid 40 by the time the run started.
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