5k, 10k, half marathon

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  • HuneeBunee08
    HuneeBunee08 Posts: 168
    Have you looked at the Couch to 5K program? (C25K) That is what I used. At first the running is very minimal and the time running builds over several weeks. Once you complete that program they also have a training program for 10K - C210K. Make sure to follow you doctor's advice and listen to your body to avoid injury! Good luck!

    The problem with most of these is that they are built on an assumption of a certain running/walking speed. If you're jog isn't as fast as theirs, you're not going to be at a full 5k by the end of the program. You'll be able to jog for 30-35 minutes, but at 4 mph, that's only about 2/3 of the full run.

    I would suggest applying the same idea, but without the restraint of the timer. Just walk 5k, but throw a certain amount of jogging in every few minutes or at certain distances and just repeat until you've finished. Then every week (maybe more often), increase the amount of jogging you do each time. Eventually the jog will spread out to cover then entire 5k.

    What I did was based on the Color Run and the idea that there was a 'check point' every kilometer. I would walk briskly and then when I came up on those 'check points' I would run through them. Then as I felt more comfortable, I would start running a little earlier and a little longer through each check point. Eventually I got to where I could pretty much jog out the whole thing in about 45 minutes.



    Thats a good idea.. I think i will start this way and then advance to the c25k!!! thanks!!
  • vmdave
    vmdave Posts: 64 Member
    My goal is to do a 5k in the Fall I am seriously out of shape rigtht now but by then I am hoping to be in batter shape.
  • studentforlife
    studentforlife Posts: 19 Member
    8k in april... zombie infested 5k with obstacle in may and either a 5or 10 k later in the year.
    Currently I am training on a treadmill, but plan on going outside once it warms up.. Wisconsin winters are no fun to run in
  • littlebeardedlifter
    littlebeardedlifter Posts: 790 Member
    Right now training for a 5k in april
  • MomLinds
    MomLinds Posts: 6
    I have signed up for 3 half marathons so far for 2013! Run the BlueGrass in Lexington, KY in March...Covered Bridge Half Marathon in Vermont in June and the Rock n Roll Philadelphia in September. On a mission to complete a half in every state with my daughter.

    Would love to find a running partner .. I live in Upstate New York.
  • Hwalsh0304
    Hwalsh0304 Posts: 11
    Last year I ran a few 5k's. I used the Couch to 5k program and LOVED IT! It really turned me on to running, which I thought was impossible. I have a 10k on the 2nd and my first half marathon on March 16th. All the races are in Minnesota. I'm excited for the 10k but really scared still for the half marathon. I have a lot of training left to do!
  • whatjesseats
    whatjesseats Posts: 228 Member
    I'm training for my first 10k in April. I don't have anything planned yet for after that, though I will probably do my city's 8k on Thanksgiving.

    ETA: I am following Jeff Galloway's training schedule (though not incorporating walk breaks into my runs): http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/5k.html
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    I'm sure I'll do a couple. I don't pick them out until a few weeks in advance.
  • savlov30
    savlov30 Posts: 233 Member
    I am doing the Color run this weekend, I am doing a 10k in March. I am hiking the grand canyon in march. I am doing the warrior dash and pat tilman in April.
  • bonjour24
    bonjour24 Posts: 1,119 Member
    Have you looked at the Couch to 5K program? (C25K) That is what I used. At first the running is very minimal and the time running builds over several weeks. Once you complete that program they also have a training program for 10K - C210K. Make sure to follow you doctor's advice and listen to your body to avoid injury! Good luck!

    The problem with most of these is that they are built on an assumption of a certain running/walking speed. If you're jog isn't as fast as theirs, you're not going to be at a full 5k by the end of the program. You'll be able to jog for 30-35 minutes, but at 4 mph, that's only about 2/3 of the full run.

    I would suggest applying the same idea, but without the restraint of the timer. Just walk 5k, but throw a certain amount of jogging in every few minutes or at certain distances and just repeat until you've finished. Then every week (maybe more often), increase the amount of jogging you do each time. Eventually the jog will spread out to cover then entire 5k.

    What I did was based on the Color Run and the idea that there was a 'check point' every kilometer. I would walk briskly and then when I came up on those 'check points' I would run through them. Then as I felt more comfortable, I would start running a little earlier and a little longer through each check point. Eventually I got to where I could pretty much jog out the whole thing in about 45 minutes.



    Thats a good idea.. I think i will start this way and then advance to the c25k!!! thanks!!

    i'm a plodder too, but for me in the beginning it really was easier to run for time rather than distance. some people prefer to run for distance over time (c25k gives you that option too). but truth be told, once you're able to run for 30 mins (regardless of how far you get in that time) it's still fabulous because you're running for 30 mins! if you can run for 30, you can run for 35 or 40 if you're intending to run in a 5k race.
    i did c25k 2 years ago, then moved onto b210k (as suggested- again another great programme). these days i run halves and fulls so i do train for distance now, and it still takes me forever although i have got faster over time. for me, i'll always be a plodder. but i can plod really really far!
  • AngelStage
    AngelStage Posts: 24 Member
    I did a couple 5k's in October of '12 and I decided this year I'm going to a 5k every month for '13. First one is tomorrow!!!
  • Txnurse97
    Txnurse97 Posts: 275 Member
    I used C25K too and it was great for me. I jogged my first 5K last February and have done 9 more since then, including Warrior Dash and The Electric Run. I'm doing the Graffiti Run (like the Color Run) Feb. 2, and then I'm doing my first 10K Feb 23 and my second 10K March 23. My goal is to work up to a half by next February.

    I've always jogged all my races...I'm slow, but that's always my first goal...not stopping. C25K was great to get me started, but now I just do my own thing and challenge myself. Like today, I jogged 8.25 miles. I'm trying to do at least one run a week, 6 miles or more, and I know I'll be ready for the 10K. I'll probably do the same thing when it comes closer to my first half...do some longer runs on my own so I'm sure I can do it.

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