ALMOST THERE!

I've been working towards this for a year and a half and it's so close now I can almost touch it.

May 2023 I decided to learn how to run, the target was 5k in 30 minutes. I started with not even being able to run for 60 seconds continuously.

I got onto a couch to 5k app and a few months later, I was able to run (well, really shuffle) 5k.

Now a year and a half later I've been continuing to push forward, I wasn't as strict as I could have been, because, really, it's hard.

About 3 months ago I decided to walk or run 5km per day every day. This made a big difference. I now had no excuse not to do something every day.

At that time I set myself an interim target of being able to do 5km in better than a 7m 30s pace average.  This is a TALL order for me.

And yesterday, I went for a run around my suburb (quite hilly) and managed to do the first 4 of the 5km in 7:22 per KM average, with the last km killing me at 8:12 (it's basically all uphill).

I got home, I was completely spent. Probably too spent. But proud.

I looked at my average 5km pace time... 7:31.6.

1.6 seconds....

SO CLOSE!

Now, recovery for a couple of days and I'll try it again and get that last km 8:12 time down under 8 minutes and I'll be there!

Then it's consistency, if I can get the 8m down to under 7:30 I'll be on my way to hitting the sub 30 minute target soon.

Stay tuned.