runners... is this possible?

walk it.

Yes, very possible. Rule of thumb is to increase your distance by 10% a week. So if you're at a solid 3.5 right now, increase by 10% each week....and you'll be at 10K distance in 6 weeks.

While I don't consider myself a runner, I definitely feel this is possible. Last year when I completed my first 5K I was going to use the Bridge to 10K app to prepare for a 10K. Unfortunately I never did however I just looked and it is a 6 week program. So if you are able to run a 5K now, I think the program would be prefect for you. And you have a couple extra weeks in case you need to repeat any days. Good luck! You can do it!!

With the amount of running you're already doing, you can easily run 10K. You could do it right now, although your finishing time wouldn't be as good as it could be 2 months from now with more training.

When I ran my first half marathon, the longest I had ever run was 6 miles. I trained for only 5 weeks and still did okay.

Listen to your body. Prior fitness and natural talent greatly influence how quickly you can improve your distance and pace.

Oh absolutely! You'll be just fine. You still have 8 wks to go and you are already at a 4-mi long run, which is fantastic. I would even say you are right on schedule. If you followed the 10% rule (mentioned by a prev post), then you'll have 4.4, 5.0, and 5.5 mi long runs left. With that, you could either repeat long run distances each week (ie, do 4 this weekend, 4.4 next weekend, 4.4 the next weekend, then 5, then 5 again, then 5.5 for two weekends). Or, you could back off and only do your long runs every other weekend (with a shorter, 3 mi or so, run in between). Or, do your LRs each weekend, then take an easy week.

So, there are all kinds of different approaches you can take. But the point is, you can definitely do this! Whatever you do, though, make sure that the week before the race is a low mileage, easy week. You should be tapering off so you body can rest up before race day.

One other thing - you might consider swapping one of your run days with cross training or rest, especially if you start feeling burned out from running. It's very individual, but running 6 days a week can be too much for some. Just listen to your body - if you start dreading your runs, feeling fatigued, heavy legs, blah - all those are signs of overtraining and time for an extra day or two of rest.

Good luck and have a great race!

With the amount of running you're already doing, you can easily run 10K. You could do it right now, although your finishing time wouldn't be as good as it could be 2 months from now with more training.

When I ran my first half marathon, the longest I had ever run was 6 miles. I trained for only 5 weeks and still did okay.

Listen to your body. Prior fitness and natural talent greatly influence how quickly you can improve your distance and pace.

this . I think you can do it. Its highly possible. I walked through my first 5k. I had never done any training.

Yep, I went from 5k to 10k in about 5 weeks. You can do it!

so last night I signed up for a 10k that's 2 months away, but the farthest I've ever run is 4 miles (and that was yesterday). Normally I run 6 days a week for 3-3.5 miles. I was wondering if it's even possible to be able to boost up my distance in time. I'm not aiming for a good time(completion time, i do plan on having fun), just to finish. any tips would be appreciated ^_^ thank you guys

Yes it is possible you can do this, I know what worked for me is to walk some run some and build yourself up to this 6 mile run, for some it might be about 7 miles however if you are doing 4 now it is possible to do 6. At some point you will get to run the entire 10 miles.

Easily! If you are already running 4 miles at a time, you only have an extra 2.2 to tack on. If you just add the mileage you will be able to do that by next week!

Race day you're going to be pumped up. Just keep a good pace that you are comfortable in and just go. You'll probably surprise yourself. Alot of it is mental.

2 months = very possible to add 2 more miles to your running. GL!

for sure you can, i increase my miles by 1 each week (training for a half marathon and then a full). you can far surpass 6.4 by that time

You'll be fine.

FWIW - I reject that 10% rule. I say listen to your body instead. People throw it around like it is some sort of guarantee or something. The truth is you might be able to jump for 4 to 5 miles with no problem or you could get injured going from 4 to 4.25.

Either way, good luck and have fun!

This.

Yes. You can do it. Check out some of the training guides at Runners World, increase distance slowly. You will be just fine! Mind over matter, lady Try to incorporate one long run a week.