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What I don't like about C25K plans are... 1. they are based on time and not distance. 2. they assume that beginning runners should be able to run a 5k in 30 minutes. If you signed up for a half marathon and want to work your way up to that, then you may want to consider starting with something like this...…

Changing your age will throw other metrics off. Just change the max heart rate in polar beats and save it. That is all you should have to do.

There should be a place in polar beats to set your max heart rate. No need to change your age.

https://firstbeat.com/en/consumer-product/garmin/fenix-5/ scroll down and you can look at any of the metrics.

In terms of racing yes. But it is also a direct indicator of overall cardio vascular fitness in general terms. IE fitness level.

No. You do not understand the physiology of what you're doing. When you get a standard stress test done, they use the standard formula and make you get your heart rate up to a percentage of your max heart rate based on that standard formula. I don't know how many times I have to tell you this, but... YOU NEED TO GET YOUR…

Dude. I'm 61 years old. My max heart rate is 159 according to the standard formula, but I have got it up to 170 several times. You asked for advice. People are giving you good advice. You seem to be just ignoring it.

Week 9 complete... Was not sure how to pace myself on a 10k. My goal for it was to do an average pace of 15:00/mi. or better. I did 14:04/mi. which is better than expected. Cardio wise, I could have gone harder, but running at a faster pace for that long took a toll on my legs. They feel pretty beat up. Glad tomorrow is a…

Did you get your true max heart rate yet? If not, those zones are not accurate.

Throw some rocks in a backpack.

Thank you. I'm 61.

Yeah I saw that run on Garmin and Strava. Nice one. At this point I'm just gonna go by how I feel. I'm going to try to do it by week 12, but if not, then I guess I'll extend it.

Week 8 complete. I was able to do the 5 laps around the lake (8.46 miles). Garmin Connect Activity... https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3335562297 Next long run is a 10k, so I'm probably going to do 4 laps (6.8 miles), then the following 3 weeks 6 (10.2 miles), 7 (11.9 miles), and 8 (13.6 miles) laps. So far I…

I think I'm talking about this... https://youtube.com/watch?v=VyAgpt9Y4bs https://youtube.com/watch?v=HnMoi98AbI8

I was not over thinking anything. It's just something I noticed when I was running. I like to try different things while running to alleviate some of the boredom and try different things with form, and it was just something I noticed. Normally, as soon as my foot strikes, I immediately bend my knee, hips, and ankle more to…

Come to think of it I may have been using my butt muscles more. I'm going to pay more attention on my next run.

I see your point and I will extend the plan if I have to, but I still would like to try to hit that 13.1 in the 12th week if I feel like I can. So far the long runs feel pretty good, and I feel like I can do it, but I'm also only up to 7 miles. I think I'm going to try for the 8.5 (5 laps around the lake) this week, and…

No. That is just the number of laps around the lake that comes closest to the plan mileage without falling short of it.

The place I have been doing the long runs for this plan has been the lake near my apartment. Each lap around the lake is 1.7 miles. So I was thinking something like this... 8 (plan), but do - 8.5 (5 laps) 10k (plan), but do - 6.8 (4 laps) 9 (plan), but do - 10.2 (6 laps) 10 (plan), but do - 11.9 (7 laps) 13.1 (plan), but…

@dewd2 Another idea would be to just add a little distance to each long run starting this week to split up that 3.1 mile jump into the rest of the long runs. How would that be?

4 years ago, I was obese and so out of shape I could barely walk a mile at a slow pace without having to lay down for an hour after. I would lay down for an hour, then go out and do it again. Sometimes 3 and 4 times a day. Once I got up to about 3 miles, I started power walking. I just kept going faster and longer. In the…

I actually felt better after the run. I coughed up a bunch of icky stuff, then I felt much better. :)

On the 13.1 run, I will see how I feel at 10. If I don't think I can make it, I'll extend the program, but I'm going to do my best to make it :)

Week 7 complete... I was a little worried about the 7 mile run to begin with, and to top it off I came down with some sort of chest congestion and cough over the past couple days, which made me wonder if I could make the 7 miles. Well I made it. I just kept it slow and steady the whole time. Here is the activity in garmin…

Yeah @dewd2 I've been watching the weather closely. Looks like we are getting mainly rain, and looks like there are a few hours or so of no rain mid day tomorrow before the temperature plummets. I'm going to shoot for that. I don't mind the weather much anyway. I think my main stress is that the plan is now calling for…

Yeah. I used to consider 3 miles as a long run. Now 3 miles is my short run. I did cheat once on one of my long runs and ran 6.84 miles when I was scheduled for 5 miles, but I felt really good that day and decided to do an additional lap around the lake. So technically, it's only a little further than that run. Just hope I…

I never followed a plan before this. I started to do the C25K a while back, but did not like the fact that a plan to run 5k was based on running for time instead of distance. Do they assume that everyone can run their first 5k at under a 10:00/mi pace? So I just randomly started running further each time (to the next…

Thanks. I definitely do the long ones slow. I step it up just a little on the short ones though.

I am a little stressed about this weeks long run on Sunday, since the plan is calling me to run further than I have ever run before. Plus my short run is now what I used to consider a long run. I CAN DO THIS!!!

My resting heart rate 4 years ago was in the high 80's. I did cardio just about every day for the past 4 years. Now my resting heart rate is in the high 50's. If you do cardio consistently, your resting heart rate will get lower over time as your fitness level improves. This is because your heart can pump more blood per…