Timed myself today for the first time and.....
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Anonymous
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9 minutes is an awesome pace. I have friends who've been running for years who haven't hit that. (took me a few years myself, though I can now do sub-7:30.)
good luck with the 5K! For future running, I find it easier to increase speed and/or distance one at a time, and not try to increase both at once. So if you're trying to build distance, do it at a comfortable pace, and then once you have the distance, start whittling away at your pace, at the distance you've mastered. Or get comfortable at a faster pace and then take the distance up. Either approach can work. 
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Anonymous
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Were you running on a flat track, rolling hills, good weather, etc.?
It's a good start OP, but if it's for a 5K I would definitely abandon the treadmill and start using a real-life scenario (such as running at 730am when you're still not moving a lot/not eaten much Verse to running at 3pm when the air is warm and you've had at least 2 good meals already). Just a thought. |
Anonymous
| OP here I have been running in a few different locations but the place I run the most is on a paved trail in a park. There are a couple hills. I use a garmin watch to track my distance and times. |
Anonymous
| I ran a timed mile today and went a 8:40! I know it's only a mile but it feels great to see the progress. |
Anonymous
| Keep it up! Nice progress! |
Anonymous
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OP, you are a speed demon. Be proud! I am a beginning runner doing a 12:30 mile, and 9 min seems so far away. Plus it brings up terrible memories of failed President's Fitness Challenges year after year as a middle schooler.
You're probably not going to win your 5k (in this area, I assume the winning times for women are below 7 min since there are so many experienced runners), but you are going to do great! |
Anonymous
Correction - for one popular race, the women's record was by someone who ran sub-six minute miles. |