BravingABikini
Full Member
Having been inspired to take up running for the summer, I'm starting a thread to capture my progress and set some goals, separate to my food diary.
It has been 10 years since I last took running somewhat seriously. At that point I was running around 50-60kms per week and ran a 25 minute 5k.
I think that running is a near perfect exercise for me. It's low barrier to entry (just put on your shoes and go out the door), you compete against yourself and there are lots of metrics to track, and it's highly efficient at c. 500 calories for a 30 minute run.
So, what have I done so far. Last week I took a baseline 5k with fresh legs. That came in at a 27:50 time which is a very solid start. I think the recent walking has clearly improved my fitness to be able to start at that level.
This week I am setting a km per week baseline which is likely to be 25-30kms. I'm not going for anything fast, staying above 30 minutes. The goal is to be comfortable completing that amount of k's without risking injury.
Once I have the baseline, I will aim to increase kms by max 10% per week. In July, I will think about my speed.
This is all just hopeful planning at this stage. At the beginning of something, it's touch and go whether you will get past the first few weeks. But I feel motivated and I'm enjoying the feeling of getting back into some exercise.
It has been 10 years since I last took running somewhat seriously. At that point I was running around 50-60kms per week and ran a 25 minute 5k.
I think that running is a near perfect exercise for me. It's low barrier to entry (just put on your shoes and go out the door), you compete against yourself and there are lots of metrics to track, and it's highly efficient at c. 500 calories for a 30 minute run.
So, what have I done so far. Last week I took a baseline 5k with fresh legs. That came in at a 27:50 time which is a very solid start. I think the recent walking has clearly improved my fitness to be able to start at that level.
This week I am setting a km per week baseline which is likely to be 25-30kms. I'm not going for anything fast, staying above 30 minutes. The goal is to be comfortable completing that amount of k's without risking injury.
Once I have the baseline, I will aim to increase kms by max 10% per week. In July, I will think about my speed.
This is all just hopeful planning at this stage. At the beginning of something, it's touch and go whether you will get past the first few weeks. But I feel motivated and I'm enjoying the feeling of getting back into some exercise.
