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I ran my first 5K yesterday and had a blast...so much so that I have already signed up for another in October. Thank you Get Running!

I do the same thing starknut does..I break my running mentally into short intervals...that's why I love the prompts. Each prompt telling me "halfway through" or "5 minutes remaining" or whatever the prompt is brings a smile to my face. It's hard to explain but I forget about the ...

Ha its been hot and rainy in the US too. Many times I have asked myself why I chose summer to train for a 5K. :-) Don't let the number 20 get in your head. I think everyone who does the program dreads that run, yet most do it the first time and those who don't do it eventually. Just take your time.....

That first 20 min run seems so daunting, doesn't it? I didn't think I could do it either...I had to look at the app twice to make sure it wasn't a mistake...it seemed like such a sudden, big jump! I just went out and told myself I would try my best, and if I failed, I would do it again. To my surpri...

Simon, you will get there. Once you know you can run for 30 min you can gradually pick up the pace and you will be there before you know it. Plummy, I was averaging around 2.8 in a 30 min run. I just decided to push myself to see if I could do the full 5K because it didn't seem like too big of a lea...

Yesterday I ran 5K for the first time. Yay! Today should have been a rest day for me, but it was beautiful out and I felt like running so I ran 5K again. At 32 min and some change I am not setting any speed records but I am so excited that I can cover the distance! My race isn't until Sept 9 so I ha...

I find the first 10 min to be the hardest as well. I seem to settle into a good pace and let my mind wander off at the 10 min point and before I know it, I am a few minutes from the end!

My schedule has been hectic lately and I am finding it difficult to run as much as I would like but I am sticking with it. I ran week 7 today and still can't believe I am running for 25 min straight. What I also can't believe is how much I am beginning to love running and the way I really look forwa...

I don't think running 5k in under 40 min when 8 weeks ago you couldn't have done it is bad at all. My first 5K is Sept. 9 and I will be happy to finish it in under 40. I will just be happy to finish! Right now I am running an average of a 10 min mile...but I am running just over 2 miles. I imagine t...

You can! I swear so much of it is mental. Once you do your 20 minutes you will look at 10 min intervals and say to yourself "oh, only 10 min? I can do that easily!"