Running after C25K

Im+Not+Telling · March 2012

I'm finishing up C25K next week (yahoo!) and I'm starting to wonder what to do from here. I'll post where I'm at now and my ideas for where to go next and if anyone has any advice, I'd love to hear it!

Currently:

3 runs/week; 2.5 miles in 28min (~11min/mile)

2.) Keep # runs at 3x/week but work on speed so that I'm at 3miles in 30min

3.) Bump up mileage working towards 10K. (Any program recommendations out there?)

Thanks!

CasaRosa · March 2012

I started doing C25K and half way through changed to C210K. I started a few weeks in so you could try that but start later in the program since you've done C25K. Otherwise there's Bridge to 10K program made for people that finished C210K.

erincassidy06 · March 2012

I'm highly motivated by signing up for races so I have a tangible goal to work towards. So after I finish the C25K program I started following Hal Higdon's novice 8k (he also has a 10k program) program. I modified it so I could work in weight training ( new rules of lifting for women). I really like his programs and would highly recommend them!

Congratulations on finishing C25K! Are you going to sign up for a race?

BelieveInStephens · March 2012

I also went to 8K rather than 10K. I'm currently on week two of Gateway to 8K, and I think C25K prepared me to start at the beginning of this program, which starts with four 7-minute runs, with a 1 minute walk break between each.

runforcookies · March 2012

I like bridge to 10k, if your looking to keep up with no walking breaks there is One Hour Runner which just adds times every week. After I finished C25k I kind of just hung around 3 miles 3x a week until I got a little more comfortable with it and then would just add .25 miles at a time until I was at 4 miles. Then I started a 10k training plan for a race I had scheduled.

babygirlpriest · March 2012

Ditto the Bridge program. I did the C25K completed that (and my 5k race) and lost motivation to push myself. So I signed up for a 10k and started doing the Bridge program. If you liked C25K I think you'll like the Bridge program. Similar structure to slowly build you up to longer runs.

shauni27 · March 2012

As soon as I finished C25K (which I only loosely followed, I could already run 1 mile when I started) I started Hal Higdon's beginner half marathon plan. If that is too intimidating, I would do a bridge program, or try Hal's intermediate 5K plan, which focuses on speed and increasing your longer distances. I use this plan loosely in the winter when I am not really training for anything.

Just_Lisa · March 2012

I'm finishing c25k this week and I'm going to start the bridge to 10k.

LadyExtravaganza · March 2012

I'm using the RunDouble app on my phone for the C25k. After I'm finished, I'll move on to 5 to 10k. The app says this was previously called Bridge to 10k but has been renamed 5 to 10k.

There is also a 5k improver and the 10k to half marathon. But I can't think that far ahead now, I'm just trying to get to 5k! Smile

merrileekate · March 2012

Having a goal race after completing C25K was a huge help, but I didn't follow any specific plan, just continued to run 3 miles twice a week and gradually increased the mileage on my weekend long run. Looking back, a training plan would have been a lot more helpful, so I'd pick out a race and then choose a training plan that corresponds to the race distance. Hal Higdon is great for training plans, I used the novice half marathan for my first half and am currently using the novice 2 for my second half.

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