Local 10K result (Read 576 times)

That is remarkable improvement in so short a time. How much weight do you still want to lose?

I honestly do now think I wont be able to go much quicker than this. Please guys what do you think of the time. Feedback much appreciated.

I think you're very, very wrong. If you improved that quickly, and you're still overweight, you're going to get plenty faster. Your improvement might slow down some ... but no way you're done improving after a whopping 3 months of running. Now go read every thread started by Kooky2003 (it'll take a while ). Interesting reading for you freaks that improve that quickly, with just about zero training. You two should hang out. But learn from her, and don't get hurt. Take it easy and improve over time.

wow..that's an amazing accomplishment at such a short time...great job...i'm sure you can get faster as well with more training and more time. I wish i can get that fast..it took me a whole year to get from 10+ minute mile pace to 9 minute mile pace...i'm very jealous. congrats on your 10K again

You've accomplished a lot in a short time, Eddy. Enjoy it and use it is motivation to keep going, but keep in mind your progress will slow down the fitter you get. I think you can get to sub-40 minutes, but there's no way to predict how long it will take.

I ran all of my first races last year. My first 5K time was 26:36, 8:34/mile. (By the way, this was only 2 months after moving from the treadmill to outside where my first run was at 5.8mph. I had also lost about 60 of the 90 pounds I had to lose, and had NEVER been active.) I had only been running for about 10 months at that point. My first 10K was 2 weeks later, and I ran it with my husband. Without planning to ahead of time, I kept him in sight at all times and finished in 52:06 for an 8:24/mile pace. Fast forward 4 months, where I focused much more on endurance than speed. I worked up to a 16 mile run, and did very little speed work. I got faster just by dropping more weight (20 more) and changing my body composition. In September I ran a 10K in 45:17 with a 7:18 pace. That blew.me.away. I was not expecting that AT ALL. This year in September (my area has very few races, and I will be lucky to get in more than 4 in a year) I want to aim for a 7 minute mile. I figure I've shocked myself before without much effort, why not try it again? I think that building up my long, slow runs definitely helped me to be faster at the shorter distances. I also ran my first marathon and fourth ever race in January and beat my goal of 4 hours by coming in at 3:59:18. (Hey, what's the statute of limitations on slipping that into conversations? ) My point is that you've show great improvement in a very short period of time. I think that 40 minutes is totally doable, especially if you add in more structured speed work. And you'll be surprised what your body can do once you hit your goal weight.