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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am mid 40s and started running for the first time in my late 30s.

Throughout my journey, have learned a lot about how best for ME to prevent injury, enjoy the experience, and get the most out of running. For me, that means not worrying too much about speed and doing any program slow and steady to avoid injury and burnout.

I have really enjoyed [b]Runna[/b], which provides coaching and personalized plans that focus on both zone 2 training and speed work. By following a training program, I have gotten faster. But I’ve also REALLY increased my endurance and my enjoyment of running.  [/quote]

Runna has changed my life.  I ran for a few years with no real program.  A friend did Runna so I signed up (now it's a discount for Runna + Strava).  I trained for a 10k last spring and finished in 1:08.  Doing one this fall and AI thinks I'm at 1:03.  I did a tempo a few weeks ago and struggled at 11 minute miles, did it two days ago and it was 10:30 and it wasn't nearly as hard (plus same heart rate).  The workouts are fun too.  I put them all in ChatGPT and it tells me consistently that I'm getting faster and gaining an aerobic base.  A good program for you could be the 5k improvement plan, Parkrun improvement, or find a local race and train for it.  ParkRun is a local 5k, every Saturday at 9am, in various spots around the city, you can meet people and add Strava friends.

Your biggest gains will be in the first 2 years, then it slows down, then it might stall, ha.  [/quote]

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