Next steps - over 60

[bethperry]

I just finished week 7 of C25K and I don't have any plans at this point to go on for a 10K. I don't know if I'll ever even run a 5K but I just want to know that I can do it. So I'm looking at week 8 and hoping to accomplish it this week, or at least sometime before I turn 61 - 10 days from now! And I'm wondering how I should progress after that.

 

For example, I felt pretty comfortable at 1.5-2 miles so would it be good for me to settle at that and try to run every day rather than 3 times a week? Or would it be better for me keep to 3 times a week and try to build up my speed? Or should I just keep doing the 3 miles 3 times a week until I feel that is comfortable and not a stretch?

 

I should probably say it has taken me more than a year to get this far through the app - I've done it slowly and only ran a few times over the winter so I basically started over again this spring. Also, my doctor says I have the blood pressure of a 20 year old; I have not had any muscle pain through the entire process and only minimal occasional joint discomfort that passes quickly.  However, I also don't want to push myself into something that becomes unhealthy. 

 

Thanks for any suggestions anyone has!