Ezzo Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hi, So I started the 10k program about 2.5 months ago. I did start at week 4 as I had been exercising regularly before that. At week 7 I started to hit a brick wall and I found I couldn't complete the run. I attempted it over and over. Then I got ill, so after I recovered I went back to week 6 and worked my way though again. Again, I was attempting the runs over and over. If I "failed" I would have a short walk and then continue running for the rest of the time period. Now, I have finally finished week 7 day 3, (after a magical run where I actually ran 6km at a faster pace than normal as I was feeling so good). But, if you do the calculations (2.5 months ago I started on week 4, and have only finished week 7 now), it is obvious that I am not progressing well. I recently got a fitbit and after looking at the results it seems that my heart rate indicates it is in peak zone during the entire run. So for the last two weeks I have put the program to the side and have been doing interval runs for one hour in the cardio zone, as I figured my cardiovascular fitness wasn't increasing with me working at peak all the time. I've found that it takes about 2 minutes for my heart rate to go from the bottom of cardio zone to the top. Then a couple more for it to come down again. I haven't tried a long continuous run yet, but honestly I'm not sure anything has changed. Would this be the best course of action do you think? Should I basically keep going and hope my heart starts working more efficiently? Start the program over? Do the program over, except for "double it" .. ie do it twice on any given day as I am now run/walking for an hour with no problems. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_uk Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Maybe your running a little too fast? Could you try slowing down your pace, which in turn will bring down your heart rate. Find a pace where you can finish the runs, achieve the 10k goal and work on speed after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezzo Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Thanks for the suggestion ☺. I tried lower speeds and inclines (with the intention of bringing them up again later) but with little success (it did help me get through one of the week 7 runs, but in the end I'm still stuck) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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