Endurance

[Captain Couch]

Just finished w5r2, and I really am nervous about the next run(20 min straight!). The eight minute runs were very tough. I'm on a treadmill, and I'm wondering: what is a good speed that others use? I've been doing 6mph, but may need to scal it down for the next one.

[Petra]

Almost everyone here had the same feeling. If you browse back a bit on this forum, you'll see plenty of posts about this.
I felt the same as you do now, but I can reassaure you: it is doable! Don't ask me how it works, but it works. Don't start too fast, and slow down even more when you're getting tired, but you'll see: you can do it!

Good luck! And please do let us know how it went.

Petra.

[KeepTrying]

Just finished w5r2, and I really am nervous about the next run(20 min straight!). The eight minute runs were very tough. I'm on a treadmill, and I'm wondering: what is a good speed that others use? I've been doing 6mph, but may need to scal it down for the next one.

Don't know what speed I ran at for w5r3. I run outdoors and was not measuring pace then. I remember just thinking that the 20min run was just like bolting together two 8 min runs and adding 4mins in-between. As Petra says - keep your pace as slow as you like. The aim is for endurance - not speed. And wait till Coach Claire says something at the end of the 20 min run. It gave me a real lift!
Keep us posted. Good luck.