This is just a quick note to say that yesterday, after having completed Week Eight of the Couch-to-5k running program, I went out and ran 5k. According to RunKeeper, I covered 3.11 miles in 34:24, which works out to 11:04/mile. Not as fast as I had hoped, but I’m still happy — I’ll take what I can get.
In reality, I think I may have actually run a bit farther, as I suspect that RunKeeper has been underestimating my mileage (more on this in a separate post). If that’s the case, great. My first real 5k is just over a week away, and I’d love it if my training runs have actually been (slightly) longer than I thought.
Anyway, here’s a snapshot of the RunKeeper screen at the end of my run:
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Thats great for a first 5k! I’m trying to beat my time by 2 minutes for my next unofficial 5k before I begin training for my first official 10k. Should be fun!
Ralph: Thanks for the comment. What’s your best time?
Woohoo! Give yourself a hell yeah!
Around 27 mins has been my best since I began tracking.
Looking forward to hearing about the “real” results! I’m running about the same speed you are now, but my best time was 29:58. I’m working back towards that…
Good stuff. How do you like that app? Do you find it accurate?