I’ve been doing the Couch to 5K program for a while now, and I’m currently at the last week of it. I can now run for 30 minutes straight, but way less than 5K in that time. The issue is that if I were to run 5K, I would only be able to run it a lot slower than 40, let alone 30 minutes, at my current pace… which, according to a quick Google search, is a much worse time than the average novice runner at my age and sex.

So what now? I’m kind of clueless about what to do after this program, because now that I can run for 30 minutes, I want to actually run 5K in those 30 minutes, like the program implies.

Thank you so much for the responses in advance.

  • @Late2TheParty
    4•11 months ago

    I’m late to the conversation, but I’d like to parrot everyone else’s comments: dude, just the fact you’re keeping it going for 30 minutes is great! Keep runnin’, keep trainin’, keep having a good time! Pretty soon, this goal of a 5k will morph into something more challenging and you’ll look back in this and smile.

    Stay safe out there.