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Hi all,

Stopped smoking (again), started a diet (again) and began running (again) on Monday.

Started with walk 2 mins run 1 min times 7

Today was walk 90 secs run 90 secs times 7 

Did a couple of sow 10k's last summer, around 70 mins for both.

I will never be fast but once I can run for over 30 mins I do find it enjoyable. It is the getting there I find difficult.

Back up to 18 stone again so I need to take it slowly. I like goals and have entered the Royal Parks Half Marathon in October. It appears a pipe dream at the moment but I am fairly tenacious.

Good Luck to all of you in your training I shall look forward to reading of your successes.

Norm 

Hi Kate,

Loved it at first. Fantastic motivational tool; couldn't wait to upload my stats each time. However, I got a little bit despondent after realising that it is not very accurate. You can calibrate it but as my running changed the more inaccurate it became.

On my first 10k race it registered 11.9 km! It may be that I am doing something wrong.

I now prefer my nike triax watch / heart rate monitor and use a mapping tool for distance and record my runs / stats on FETCH.

In summary it is good but only if you don't mind the fact that it almost certainly won't be accurate.

Like Dan I think that should easily be enough to lose weight. You are far more scientific in your approach than me. I have just tried to clean up my act in terns of what I eat (not that successful for much of the time) and make sure I run 3 or 4 times a week.

In four months I have lost 23lbs: Originally 18 stn 3 lbs down to 16 stn 8 lbs. Not prolific weight loss, but achieved without too much effort so far. I still have a takeaway once a week and the odd bar of chocolate. I try to focus more on my workouts and what I am trying to achieve in them and the weight loss seems to happen as a consequence.

Now you have run 10k twice why not try and time yourself over 5k?

I bet you will be pleased with the result. At the very least it will give you a much clearer idea of what you might be capable of over 10k once you have properly trained up.

In the build up to a 10k you should be running your longest distance quiet slowly in order to build endurance. It is initailly your time over shorter distances that will indicate and produce any improvements in speed.

Try not to be so impatient with yourself. That way only lies disappointment.

Build steadily and you will get their quicker than you think.

Count me in.

Done the Great Capital 10k a few weeks ago in 69 mins. Only been running for 3 months and completed 2 10ks, the first in 71 mins. I am slow but enjoying it.

I think at my weight it will be a struggle to do under 60 this year but if not I am hopeful by Spring.

Doing the Great South Run at the end of October so mght try to get another 10k in for Sept.

All the best

FMS