Pipper99 wrote:
I'm 53, and I finished the C25K plan yesterday. At my pace, I'm only running about 2 miles in the time alloted. Should I continue on with Week 8 Day 3 for a while until I get up to 3.1 miles, or should I move on to the 10K training and try to increase my pace with that program? It appears to be the consensus that I should not start over with Week 1 Day 1 and try to go at a faster pace that way.
It sounds like what you need to do is build a really good base without worrying about pace. Were it that I was coaching you, I would recommend you work on running longer (or further, depending upon your preference). Once you get up to say one hour (or say six miles) without needing to take a break, then you might want to consider working on a faster pace. That said, once you're running six miles at a crack, you'll find that you're pace will be way-way faster than it is today.