10k run... OMG don't know if I can do it!!!

Aww The people's responses here are so nice! I think you can do it too!

(I'm jealous that when I posted a very similar thread a month before my race everyone said I wouldn't be able to do it. Though I suppose I left out the info that I could run 5 km since I'd never measured it).

You can do it! Be consistent, follow your plan, and don't stress. Is this your first race? You will be cheered on and supported by the people around you. The excitement of the day helps a lot as well. There is no shame in walking intervals if you don't feel you are quite ready come race day. A month is a tight schedule to get from 5 to 10k but if you are consistent you can do it. Be careful to stretch and recover properly so you don't injure. And you should sign up for a 10k later in the year and keep running to see your progress. Running is very cumulative over months and years. If you stick with it you will be amazed later in the year when a 10k seems so easy. Good luck. Hope you have a great race.

Training and race day are two completely different things. You'll have so much adrenaline pumping you'll be able to knock it out no problem. Have fun!

My grandfather coached cross country in high school. He told me that the average person can run a good 3 miles more in a race than they can while training, due to the adrenaline and determination, along with keeping pace/competing with others around them. I did the 10K at the Cleveland Marathon this summer, and I was struggling running 5 miles straight through... Grandpa was right. I finished the 10K in 56 minutes. I did stop and walk a couple times, but I made sure not to walk more than 30 seconds at a time. I probably only had to stop for those walking breaks a good 4 times. It was well worth it. I was so proud. The key is good nutrition, good sleep, and not too vigorous training for AT LEAST the ENTIRE WEEK prior to the race. The morning of the race, get up early, not just enough to be on time. Have a healthy, carb filled breakfast, like a high fiber cereal or oatmeal, bananas, etc. Make sure you eat at least an hour and a half before the race.... the rest is all mental. Get good tunes in your head phones and just GO FOR IT. Be sure to pace yourself. Don't start out at max speed. You will never make it through. Start slow, tell yourself you have all day to do it, and really start speeding up once the first 5k is out of the way. Save your energy for the last mile. Kill yourself the last mile. You will end smiling and full of pride. Promise. Good luck.

I started running last April, so basically 18 months, and I'll be running my second marathon this weekend. I started out not being able to even run 2 miles at once. Follow your training plan and don't be surprised when you're running your first half marathon

You've got this, no problem. Keep in mind that for serious runners their 5K pace is faster than their 10K pace which is faster than their half marathon pace, etc. I agree with the other poster who said that if you slowed down you could probably do the whole 10K today (but don't, you want to build up the distance so you're doing it injury-free ).

Higdon's plan is a good one. Just follow it, put in the miles and you'll be surprised how quickly you build up your endurance. Run the long runs at a slower pace than the short ones; you're working on endurance, not speed. In addition to the other good race day info, make sure you don't do anything on race day you haven't done before. No new clothing, foods, etc. Make sure to test out everything on training runs first so there are no surprises during the race.