martinb Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 So pleased with myself right now! Three weeks ago, I started running, with the goal of completing a 10k race on 15th July. This gave me 12 weeks to get up to race distance and initially I had set myself a goal of finishing the race in under 55 minutes.My training has been going much better than expected. This evening I finished a 10k for the first time ever.Even better, I finished it in under an hour (59:34, to be precise). Better still, the first 5k of the run was my quickest yet in a little under 29 minutes.Now that I've cracked the distance, I'm looking forward to spending the next nine weeks working on my speed. A sub-50 minute race might be on the cards now! Link to comment
RaeVynn Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Woot!! RaeVynn Revs it Up Link to comment
GreenMatt Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Well done - got to love breaking those symbolic barriers! If you do speedwork for the next nine weeks there is no reason you can't improve significantly and break that 55 minute barrier, and then smash through 50. Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 nice work... i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
engineman312 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 awesome man. good luck!!personally, i break down my running in three work outs: distance, speed, and skills. distance is simple; i just go as far as you can, increasing only 10% each run. for speed i either chose a short distance (2-3 miles) and power through as fast as possible, or i do a HIIT run where i sprint 90% intensity for a fixed amount of time, and then jog for a fixed amount of time. there is a HIIT run app for your phone that can be helpful.skills day can be the hardest to follow, because you usually need to go to a field or somewhere where you can practice. if you've ever played any field sports, some of the exercises might be familiar. check this out to get started: http://artofmanliness.com/2009/02/10/5-conditioning-drills/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Urban Scout STR - 6 DEX - 6 STA - 11 CON - 2 WIS - 4 CHA - 6 My Epic Quest: http://tinyurl.com/7ey2ylw Most Recent Mission: Visit Chichen Itza (Completed 11/18/12) I am currently: Level 3 (0% to Level 4) Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 there are also a lot of sprinting and running specific drills if you search for them on youtube, including strength, power, form, agility, quickness, isometrics, etc... i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
andygates Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 While you were running, I was marshalling (was it the same race? probably not! but it was sunny!).I've yelled "Looking good! Through the gate! Drinks on the other side!" so many times the words have no meaning, and my traffic-flagging arm has a wicked pump. Link to comment
BarefootDawsy Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Brilliant work, mate! Great time for a first 10k too...well done BAREFOOT DAWSY Scout Commander (ret.) Link to comment
WarriorAmy Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Phoar, awesome! WarriorAmy{Insert motivational script here}STR - 4|DEX - 2|STA - 6|CON - 4 |WIS - 6|CHA- 5 Link to comment
The Tin Man Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Fantastic job! The Tin Man: Cyborg Ranger Tin Man's Out of Date Epic Quest I am what I do. Link to comment
cline Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Woot woot woot! What a great weekend you had! I AM going the distance 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood. Link to comment
Minke Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 congrats congrats congrats! Link to comment
Raikas Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Nice work! Love how speed goals can shift like that! Wood Elf Assassin -- Level 10 --STR 26 | DEX 13 | STA 19 | CON 7 | WIS 14 | CHA 14 Link to comment
texstorm Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 So pleased with myself right now! Three weeks ago, I started running, with the goal of completing a 10k race on 15th July. This gave me 12 weeks to get up to race distance and initially I had set myself a goal of finishing the race in under 55 minutes.My training has been going much better than expected. This evening I finished a 10k for the first time ever.Even better, I finished it in under an hour (59:34, to be precise). Better still, the first 5k of the run was my quickest yet in a little under 29 minutes.Now that I've cracked the distance, I'm looking forward to spending the next nine weeks working on my speed. A sub-50 minute race might be on the cards now!Love it. I haven't signed up for a race yet, but I'm working on running 10K again for the first time since high school. Ran 5 miles twice since the May challenge began and was stunned that I was able to do it. The longest distance I'd gotten to, sustained, previously since I started running again a couple of years ago was 4 miles. Woot! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Tex Dwarf Ranger STR 4 // DEX 1 // STA 4 // CON 3 // WIS 5.5 // CHA 2 Current Challenge Log MyFitnessPal Fitocracy "I was born into a generation of ninnies. It has made me tired." -Steve Albini Link to comment
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