I've been in 2 5ks over the past three years. Thinking about doing another one this year. I always trained for them because I'm not a runner. I did the couch to 5k program from my other post.
Well this time it's different. I'm running twice a week now, one day is timed and one is a burnout.
Right now my timed is three 9 minute runs with about 11 min mile (bummed me out) and my burnout is a 10 (happier... but still depressing) minute mile. This is my first time doing this so I thought I would stop and start like the couch to 5, but it turns out if I stop I cannot start again.
Lessons learned. Build endurance on my timed days. Don't stop on my burnout day.
I workout every day of the week. That is why I only run twice a week.
Questions, comments, concerns?
E1 used run keeper for time and distance.
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[–] Lag-wagon [S] ago
Just started using the run keeper app. I do listen to music as well.
Not sure I can get a third day of running mixed in.
[–] Captain_ham ago
Its not so much a run day. More a ritual. Once a week head out just before you head to bed, or as soon as you wake up, or whatever time suits you, run nice and light and soft for about 30 minutes. Thats it. Just adding half an hour a week. You dont push hard, just lightly jog.
Try it for 6 weeks. See if it helps your hard run days and if you start to increase distance over the 30min light run.