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Your first time - 10K that is...

Calliope610
Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
edited February 7 in Fitness and Exercise
I am training for my first 10K in April. I completed my first 5K in October in 44:01. My goal for my 10K in under 80 minutes. I am curious how others have done in their first 10Ks. Please note your a/s/w (age/sex/weight) for comparison, if you don't mind.

BTW, I am 51/F/198.

ETA: I didn't train for the 5K, other than my regular daily walking of 2-3miles. I did the 5K interval style. Today I walked 10K in 101 minutes, so I know I can do the distance. I plan on completing the C25K training, then just increase my running time week after week.

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  • shawn1112
    shawn1112 Posts: 94 Member
    Congrats on the 5K. My wife and I also just started running late August. We can do a 5K in about 29 minutes and we have done a 10k in 59.31 that included walking 1/2 mile half way through. I'm 38, male, at 222lbs.
  • jwcomputergirl
    jwcomputergirl Posts: 126 Member
    Congratulations! Last Sunday I ran my very first race EVER. It was a 10K. I certainly didn't break any speed records. I finished in 1:10:23. But I am happy to say it was a respectable time with plenty of people finishing after me. I was SO worried I would be the VERY last person.
    Stats: 52/F/136
  • lawtechie
    lawtechie Posts: 708 Member
    Great job! If you have a smart phone there is a free or low-cost app for Couch->10k. You can just jump to week 9 or 10 since you're already at the 5k level.

    I'm shooting for a 10-miler in May, and only at week 5 of the couch to 5k.

    Happy to hear your story and that you've found good success with running so far.

    41/F/185
  • ZenInTexas
    ZenInTexas Posts: 781 Member
    I ran my very first race ever, a 10k Turkey Dash, last year on Thanksgiving. My time was 1:02, I was 36 years old and probably weighed about 155 at the time. Good luck on your race!
  • annamaries13
    annamaries13 Posts: 12 Member
    My first 10k was this September - 1:02:17, which was close to my goal pace even though I had a few bumps in my training (foot injury, illness the week before the race). I pulled the training plan from the race's website, which helped me see it in manageable pieces.

    I'm 5'2", 34, and 130lbs (working my way down... I hope).

    The best advice I could give is find out what the race course will be like - is it flat or hilly? If you know you'll have hills to face, I'd be sure to add some strength training and/or practice running hills when you train so that you don't feel psyched out during the event itself. I'm contemplating doing a 5k on New Year's Eve and know that it's got a killer hill, so I am intending to take my own advice :)
  • marissafit06
    marissafit06 Posts: 1,996 Member
    I did my first race since HS and it was a 10K. It took me 1:03, I did 3 weeks of Hal Higdon's 10K program with 3 weeks of Insanity in the middle. The race was super hilly, MUCH worse than the hills I trained on. So, piggy backing on the previous advice, I would definitely check out what you are running.

    I am 5'11"/27/159
  • RunnerElizabeth
    RunnerElizabeth Posts: 1,091 Member
    My first and only 10k was inJune. It was 88 degrees, I wasn't used to hot weather running at the time and I struggled to the finish line in 1:01:29. I am 35 and weigh somewhere between 125 and 132. The first 10k of my last half marathon was just under 56 minutes so I assume I could do better than 1:01.
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