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Yep you can, as said above you might not reach 5k by the end of the program, but if you keep working at it you will reach 5k. Less than 2yrs ago I took up C25K, I'm now averaging 50-60km a week.

@eyethree and @LLduds I've heard most of the big runs especially, colour and blacklights etc, or really any run where walkers and runners set off together, can have trouble with people blocking paths etc unless you get near the front. Running on soft sand is weird, running on hard sand is just like running on dirt. Soft…

As for shoes, really depends. I love my inov-8's, but their minamilist approach is the polar opposite to hokas, Altra's may be ok, although I haven't taken any of mine through water yet. My Cascadia 8's were pretty good too, unless it's a lot of hard smooth rocks then they suck for grip once wet. I haven't had river…

Well I didn't make my goal of 15-16miles last night, I did make nearly 12miles, but I honestly don't care. When I started out it was still daylight, but then the sun went down and the full moon came out. The last 3-4 miles were done entirely by the full moon light, didn't even use my headlamp. I'm not sure running gets…

@fit4life_73 16miles is about my limit currently. Before my injury issues earlier this year, I was generally doing 1-2 14-16mile runs a week. Give it time and you'll be out there doing those miles before you know it :D

@MeanderingMammal DOOO EEETTTT! you know you want to ;) @fit4life_73 Great session :) @DianaLovesCoffee That's a pretty good summation of running Well last night it was mega rains and storms here, lightening even struck the powerlines across the road from the house. It was still going this morning. I'm hoping everything…

What app are you using @faithan84 ???

Go get yourself checked out by your doctor, chest/heart pain is not something to be played with. Once you're cleared for exercise, do the walking and then get into the running. Even if you start off much slower.

Thanks for the kind words mate, but I really do need to harden up on my runs. Since my injury woes earlier this year I've done very little truly hard running. Last year I was doing 6x1k intervals at 4:15 pace with about 3min recovery. They sucked, I wanted to give up from about 750m onwards (earlier as they progressed) but…

Good luck with your 5K! :) If you've finished the program by the time you move, honestly look at the B210K programs for when you move outside. Most take you back to 10 minute intervals.

The 10% rule is more for new runners, or runners heading into uncharted territory. If you're working your way back towards your old mileage you can probably do some bigger jumps.

Well tonight was my usual group run, not so usual though was I hadn't run since last Tuesday (due to various factors). I had decided I was going to do a 10k TT tonight, aiming for 45min. It was a total failure. Warmup was good, first 2k were good, and then my body started complaining as they do. Being solo and not in the…

Welcome back @AglaeaC , good to see you in here again :)

Keep at it and soon you will barely notice that change in elevation. :) Embrace the hills and eventually you'll start looking for bigger and badder :D

Great work everyone! @romyhorse your cardio may have decreased a little but, but in a few runs you'll be back to where you were.

Nice bling @MeanderingMammal and well done :) @ftrobbie yeah the heat can really make you suffer Good work on your runs and rides @Just_Ceci @LLduds it's hard to judge fast runs until you're used to doing them, and then it just becomes hard to do them (if you're doing intervals properly) good effort and you'll dial in your…

I've gotta agree with Robbie on this @maggiekat7 the plan you're on sounds like a 10k improver plan, not a get me to running 10k program, which is what I feel you need currently. Tempo, fartlek and intervals are something you should know about, but not really experience until you've got a good solid 6 months of training…

Good work everyone on your progress. I'm having trouble keeping up on the thread currently as I'm on a work trip. I'm still getting some runs in though. This mornings was a planned 15k, that got cut down to 6.7k because my shins were niggling a little. Legs were heavy too, but I didn't feel like pushing through the shins.

I wouldn't say it's too early, but I would say it's the wrong time. Get through your B210K program, and then yes using something like C25K on the hill for one of your weekly runs would be a great idea. Although I would look for a hill that isn't quite so steep to begin with, otherwise you might learn to hate hills.

Most of my runs are done in the afternoon/evening as that works better for me. I'd like to do them in the morning, but I just can't get out of bed early enough to do a 2hr run, shower etc and be at work for 6:30. I've been doing a different program this week just gone and they are all morning runs, which I haven't minded,…

Seriously don't stress. You definitely haven't lost it that fast! Bad runs happen for a myriad of reasons, everything from a bad nights sleep, to shoes being to tight, to wrong food eaten, different time of day to what you're used to, dehydration, over hydration, wrong clothes, too hot, too cold, too windy, not windy…

I'm think the above rolling tempo and the previously horribly failed 4min intervals will be making an appearance in my regular training schedule now. Tomorrow will be interesting 10 x 2min on 6min recovery(possibly actually rest, not recovery) at 3:55 pace. I'm hanging out to get home and see how even or uneven my…

Yeah the heat probably is a factor, or simply pushing yourself too hard. I've done runs where I've nearly thrown up at the end, heck I've had to fight the urge to throw up during a run. And then I've gotten home and had the shakes & chills etc. It happens now and then Be mindful, but don't stress. If it keeps happening,…

@maggiekat7 don't stress about it, injuries happen and often if they are minor and treated properly the injured area can end up stronger than before. Hope the air clears up soon! @fit4life_73 Dreadmill is definitely easier for 90% of the people who run so heading outside is normally harder. As with C25K, just slow down if…

The bad news is some minor gains are lost in as little as 3 days, others can take longer. The good news is, it shouldn't take you too long to get back to where you were, only a couple of weeks at most.

For me it depends on the run, especially as I'm not on a plan currently. Most road/path stuff I'll go with distance, with trail it's generally time.

Welcome back Diana, nice to read your hubby has started C25K. I hope the rains let up so you can get our more often. Yep you're nuts Robbie! Glad your runs are going well for the most part and you're listening to your body about when it needs rest. The Respibelt sounds interesting, not sure I'd ever use one myself. Glad…

Welcome! Don't worry we don't bite and before you know it, you'll be dropping back to the C25K group and giving advice yourself :) I used the Bluefin Apps C25K, and then B210K programs. I never really experimented with any others. My first lot of recordings we just on the C25K app, when I moved onto B210K I had found and…

^^^ What she said :) My advice to anyone finishing the program, is to take a few weeks of running for 30-40(ish) minutes, 3-4 times a week and then look into the B210K apps. Find one that's suitable and will get you out to an hour (or more) of running. Once you're doing 3-4 hours a week regularly you'll find your speed…

Even a few weeks later, if your muscles are still adapting to the new loads of running you're likely to be holding water as the saying goes. Have you increased your intake since you started running? If so it's also possible you're over estimating the burn running is giving and eating too much back.