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My goal is 60 for this month... I'm fairly new to running, but I have to run a certain number of km for my 10k training each week. This should be pretty easy to complete! Good luck with your challenges!

Wow... I'm just so motivated and inspired by your stories! Brandiuntz congrats on taking on training for your third half marathon! Not sure if I'll ever get there... I'll start with the 10k and we'll see where it goes. I'm not very competitive by nature, but I like how running forces me to set personal goals, and love the…

Thanks! Whether I do it alone or with the class, I think I definitely have to move towards the 10k distance. In the beginning I was trying to go too fast and I could only run 9-10 minutes at a time, about a mile... After a while, I realized that there's something called a 'training pace'... Lol. Now that I'm going a bit…

I hope so. :) That's really my main concern -- being ready... I think I should try it, and if it's really too advanced, I can always switch to another class.

Wow, I think running 5k three times a week is fantastic, especially since you started in July! Your pace will improve over time, I'm sure. I know there are many plans out there for the 10k, and I've already downloaded them to my iPhone... But my main reasons for wanting to join a training class is for the peer support and…

Thanks everyone, that's very good advice. I also started running on my own, without a plan. I just went out to run and timed myself with Runkeeper, trying to go a bit further every time. I also love running in the trails in nature. It's a great feeling, and I regret waiting so long to try it. I guess my main concern is…

Well, that's encouraging... I think everyone starts at their own pace... Personally, I think I started too fast and I did have a problem with one of my knees in the first week and a half, which thankfully went away after two weeks. of rest. I've been back at it for a month with no pain at all, except for the usual muscle…

Thanks very much for the encouragement, and it's great to hear that you started running. I think it's wise to start slowly. Many people try to do too much too soon and end up giving up on running due to injuries... I realized that I'm trying to go way too fast. This week I slowed down a bit and was able to increase my…

Yes, I think most stats aren't realistic at all... So many other factors come into play, and it can be dangerous to try to reach those standards too quickly.

Thanks! I don't think I could increase more than 10% at this point, anyway... I'm not sure, but there seems to be something I'm doing wrong, or the fitness standards I'm seeing are completely unrealistic. According to some sites, a healthy women in her 30s should be able to run 8 min/miles with no problem at all. I can…

I'm new to running outside as well, and I felt exactly like you in the beginning. I thought everyone would stare at me, and that more experienced runners would look at me with pity... Well, I couldn't have been more wrong! When I'm running, I'm so focused on what I'm doing that I couldn't care less what other people on the…

You can age grade yourself and see what % of the world record for your distance ran is, or you could just be happy with what you're running since it doesn't really matter :) [/quote] Thanks! Right now I'm mainly running for fitness, but I would like to join a training group soon, and hopefully run a 5k at some point!

Thank you, that's encouraging!! I guess at this point I shouldn't really focus on pace and try to increase my distance every week. :)

Thanks for the response! Well, my goal is to run a 5k, but I'm not quite there yet. I can only run 3.5k at that pace. I'm quite slow... I'm running on my own, though, so like you said I should probably look into joining a group. It's probably safer, too, especially when you're starting out.