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I agree about not getting hung up on times but in some ways I need to.
I'm very goal orientated. I know from experience that I don't run for fun. I do it because of the positive health benefits from being fit and I need goals to get me out there.
The way that I achieve any goal seems to be to get obsessed with it.
There is a balance though. I've had many running injuries that I know are down to me training too hard so I know that I have to work on being obsessed, but staying on the right side of being kind to my body. I've got a buddy who is several years older than me and a very experienced runner so I'm going to get some of his advice on how to approach this.
Also at the same time there are many sub goals here. First I've got to get sub 30 again. I know from previous experience that each minute taken off is a big achievement in itself.
I'm looking forward to getting inspiration from you guys on here too.
As @Bidley says a great way to get faster is not to worry too much about getting faster - just keep doing the miles and you’ll find it easier to turn on the speed when you need it.
I agree! I'd knock it on the head now if I didn't think I could get my Parkrun PB lowered (currently 21.50). I could do it for sure if my body would just hold up better at my age. It kind of feels a long way off at the moment ...
It's always nice to get the faster times and I can be as guilty as anyone for this! but variety in training can play a part and even the slow runs will help to build up strength.
I'd still take a 10k over a 5k though!
400m @ 5k pace with 30 seconds recovery
800m @ 10k pave with 60 seconds recovery
Alternating for 30 minutes.
Slowed down a bit towards the end, legs not been pushed that hard in a while.
Did my 3rd session speed of the year yesterday and hurt my back! I've never hurt my back running so I assume its the probably just the extra weight and resultant poor form. Back to long slow runs for a while until its sorted.
Yesterday afternoon I asked what her plans were for the evening. "None yet" was the reply. So we went out at 5:30pm and did a little route through our suburban township, probably only a mile but she got back and was pleased with herself. I was secretly pleased with myself too as I've not been running much.
I'm definitely feeling the inspiration in this thread to just run - don't worry about pace, or distance, just do frequent runs and the rest will come. Thank you
I'm currently doing a weekend 5km parkrun with a midweek 2.5km outing, with a combination of running and walking. In the two and a bit weeks I've been running, I already feel like recovery time is improving but stiffness seems to be migrating to different areas now - including my knees a little. I'm trying to warm-up/down, but not sure I'm really doing it right or for long enough.
I'm no expert but if you've only been running a few weeks I think the stiffness is just your body adjusting to the exercise. I'd expect that to pass after a couple of months, then you'll be able to really tell how well you recover.
I always do static stretches after a run but I’m a bit less regimented about a dynamic warmup - but my first mile will be nice and slow if I haven’t warmed up at all.