C25K Done - What next? (Read 842 times)

Alright, back to the original question ... As previously mentioned, people usually move on to One Hour Runner (scroll down) or Hal Higdon's Spring Training. I say, look at the mileage per week you're running to choose the one that'll be the smoothest transition. Since you're running by distance, that's a nice smooth transition to Spring Training. I finished C25K running by time -- and I was nowhere near the distance -- so One Hour Runner was natural for me. Spring Training would have been a significant mileage increase, so I would have had a high chance of being injured. When I finished One Hour Runner, my weekly mileage was about the same as the beginning of Spring Training (with a couple of weeks of reduced mileage weeks as rest), so I moved right on to that. I'm halfway through Spring Training now. My mile time has gone down by nearly two minutes since I started running, almost six months ago -- but I'm still nowhere near running 3 miles in 30 minutes -- and I've lost 15 pounds (but that's largely due to diet changes). I just do easy runs, no attempts to train for speed. I'd love to be faster, but I figure it'll come with time, and I don't want to get hurt. I'm still seeing improvement and I feel great. I hope you have as good of a time as I have!