Ran 1st 10km today.........

FANTAPANTS

feeling sore. Done it in 51 mins pretty pleased were do i go from here?

Firegaurd

Well done, nice time too.

Done my first 5 k a couple of weeks ago and starting on the road to 10k.

Next step for you I guess is a half marathon or even target a full ?

FANTAPANTS

half marathon not a fear of it maybe stick to 10km or 5km cant see myself pushing it any more, might chance my arm at a few cross countrys at 5-10km see how i get on im 30+ in age so im in it for the fun and bot to win it

FANTAPANTS

Firegaurd wrote: »

Well done, nice time too.

Done my first 5 k a couple of weeks ago and starting on the road to 10k.

Next step for you I guess is a half marathon or even target a full ?

well best of luck to you mate in your running hope you enjoy every minute off it ;)

M three

Well done, good going.
Even better that the crap weather didnt put you off.

People should realise that the hardest part of going for a run is deciding to go and do it!

RayCun

FANTAPANTS wrote: »

feeling sore. Done it in 51 mins pretty pleased were do i go from here?

Wherever you like - do longer races, try to get faster at 10ks (or shorter distances), try something slightly different like cross country or hill running... whatever you enjoy most.
But whichever you choose, you'll do better if you join a club, have other people to run with and get some coaching.

newbyrunner

Well done, I was once in your shoes not too long ago, my advice is to run 6 days a week and simply enjoy it and you will be surprised with the improvements Soon the problem won't be distance but rather the time you're running it in!

lway

FANTAPANTS wrote: »

half marathon not a fear of it maybe stick to 10km or 5km cant see myself pushing it any more, might chance my arm at a few cross countrys at 5-10km see how i get on im 30+ in age so im in it for the fun and bot to win it

Well done on the 10k time, i ran the same time myself in a 10k race a couple of weeks ago (I'm also in the 30+ age group:)). I also completed a Half Marathon this year which was tough, but if you're not into going longer then you should look at going faster. Personally, my next aim is for a top 100 finish in a 10k race, 51 mins got me into the top 120 finishers in the race I ran so I'm looking at getting down to around the 48 min mark for 10k which should hopefully scrape me into the top 100 finishers, depending on the race.

There are an abundance of 10k, 5 mile and 5k races which you should be well able for, or perhaps consider a 10mile race as your next step up to see if going longer suits you.

FANTAPANTS

thats great running mate,yeah might just try to stick at around 10km and better my time, i know i wont win it with times of 30/31 mins but it would be a nice buzz to finish in top 40/50 cheers lads for all support and help and advice

kelle

Well done, Fantapants! I'm so jealous as I've done a few 10km's and just can't get sub-60!

promethius

well done!

FANTAPANTS

8km today 4 km on mountain track then 4 km up mountains hit the 51 min mark was over the moon, as if i had of known it was over mountains i wouldnt have done it but im happy as it was for temple street kids hospital.This running crack is getting addictive :D:D:D