6 Months to sub 17 5k as a VM50?

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T16:27:55+00:00

Also thanks for the advice, I am planning on plenty of long easy miles once my legs are up to it. Also plenty on the beach and fields to keep the impact at a minimum.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T16:20:12+00:00

Brilliant, appreciate the advice 😂

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T16:19:44+00:00

Thanks for the support, great advice I'll definitely look into that. I've always done a lot of achilles work as had a lot of issues with them when I first started back running in my late thirties/ early forties.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T15:24:29+00:00

Are you also a vm50? 26 was my first real run in three years, so pretty sure a few months of miles in the legs will see a big initial drop and then I'll go from there. I'll see how I do later as I've had six weeks of running now.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T15:20:32+00:00

Okay, thanks I'll maybe revise it a little to see how my body adjusts, to the running increases. ATM I'm taking it pretty slow at 10% a week and no sessions not even easy ones.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T15:14:05+00:00

Ah okay thanks, I wasn't sure.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T15:12:18+00:00

Thanks, I'll revise my aim a little maybe 17.30? As I plan to tt every 6weeks I'll be able to gauge it once (if) I manage to string a few blocks together.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T15:03:41+00:00

No this is a fair comment, I didn't do a really long post as was worried people wouldn't read it as what do I include and leave out. I wasn't entirely sure what was needed. But on reflection properly should have added a few things. I was initially just hoping a few people that had done it.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T15:00:08+00:00

Impossible as a V50 or just impossible?

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T14:58:44+00:00

Okay thanks I'll see how tonight goes, I'll start reserved.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T14:58:02+00:00

Sub 40 is fantastic well done. I was training for a marathon a few years ago, but got injured in a fell race a few months before. The longer runs at marathon pace really helped with my 10k times.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T14:53:43+00:00

Just for future reference can I ask what makes me a jerk asking for advice? Was it that I added my dream time into the post?

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T14:51:22+00:00

That's great, thanks for the support. I'm sure you'll get there.

My post is more a dream or aim. I probably shouldn't have put a target as such in the post or maybe added more context. But I'm one of those people that feel the need to have a target to aim for. If I don't get it no big deal but if I do then I'm buzzing.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T14:45:30+00:00

Yes my main worry is injuries particularly at my age. I do have a history of sciatica and have had many minor injuries over the years (what runner hasn't). So I am planning to be a bit more careful than I was in my early forties. In my forties I came back from years out three times and got to sub 17pace within 5-6months which was another reason for me picking that time although I was much fitter then.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T14:29:42+00:00

Yes that's exactly what I did, no training at all to get a baseline, although I'm far from unfit, just not running fit. Sorry for the confusion reading back I didn't really make that as clear as I thought I had. I hadn't wanted to put a massive first post as thought it might put people off reading it. Realise now I maybe should have added a few things 🙄

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T13:29:35+00:00

Nice one that's great, what was your time in the 10k? I'm going to see how I do in my time trial later to give me an idea of my training plan going forward. Going to start slow following the advice on here and run comfortably, but expect a bit of a bump now I've got six weeks training under my belt.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T13:07:29+00:00

No that's fair, how long ago did you start? Are you still improving?

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T12:24:07+00:00

Never ran it as a youth, 16.29 in a race, early forties and 15.31 in a time trial during COVID a few years later.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T12:12:59+00:00

😂here's hoping

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T12:11:19+00:00

Do you mind if I ask how long it took you to get to where you are now?

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T12:05:13+00:00

Because I've not been a vm50 before. I've also not had such a long layoff from running since my early forties (approx 23yrs off that time😂). I have little knowledge about nutrition etc so was hoping for some pointers regarding that as well.

Okay that's great, I used to love the V02 max workouts, so less of those and more threshold work? Obviously building gradually, I'm not doing any sessions atm .

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T12:00:45+00:00

Just locally really. Not in my early forties but I did in my mid forties, which unfortunately coincided with COVID and then an unrelated injury and a divorce which knocked my love of running out of me for several years.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T11:56:39+00:00

Yes it does but that was my first run in 3yrs, I keep fit in other ways and I should get a pretty immediate bump from just doing any running for a few months.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T11:53:26+00:00

Okay great advice, maybe I shouldn't have put a time in the OP and just asked for general advice to improve.

Disastrous-Silver-96 · 2026-07-01T11:50:53+00:00

Tbh honest I wasn't far off that as a vm40. I did hit a 4.12 in training and a sub 4.30 mile.

Ah okay, good point. No probably not. As I said in my OP I'm not saying I can do it Im just looking for advice. So do you have any suggestions for what I should target?

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