Yay, finally 5k under 35 minutes

yirara
yirara Posts: 10,016 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I know, some people call this relaxed running. For me it was a fight all the way thought. For the last 4km I really had to fight hard to keep up the speed and literally counted every 100m. Hey, I come from running 5k in 42 minutes, thus that's a huge improvement for me. Plus I just came out of an asthma flare-up. While the asthma is fairly new to me, my lungs have been rubbish all my life. Thus YAY!

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  • Marcel182
    Marcel182 Posts: 143 Member
    Awesome! I know how you feel. I used to have pretty bad asthma as a kid and was always winded after running in PE. Now, being able to run and actually enjoy it, seeing improvements is an amazing feeling! Keep it up.
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Nice running and what a substantial improvement in time!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    great stuff, well done!
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,016 Member
    Thanks a lot o:) Oh, I meant I ran 42 minutes on 5k when I started to train a bit more, in December I think. but yay, I constantly got better. I thought I never get there to be honest. Now I need to pick up on the long slow runs again. before this flareup I was able to run about 14km, but last weekend I only managed 6 before I had to walk, and then do short walking breaks every 300-500 meters or so *sigh* anyone wants my lungs and got a spare? ;)
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