http://www.couchto-5k.com/blog 5K Training For Beginners, Running Tips and Training Advice For 5K Runners Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:23:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.couchto-5k.com/blog/dont-push-too-fast/#comment-9 Mark Osborne Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:23:09 +0000 http://www.couchto-5k.com/blog/?p=133#comment-9 I completed my first 5K this weekend - 29 min 30 secs. It was my third outdoor run, so I was pretty happy. On my first outdoor run I ended up running 6.6 miles and I was a zombie for the rest of the day - definately a case of overtraining. Avoiding overtraining is easy in the gym, but I find it harder outside - especially as you have to turn around get back to where you started - you can't just step off the treadmill when your done. I completed my first 5K this weekend – 29 min 30 secs. It was my third outdoor run, so I was pretty happy. On my first outdoor run I ended up running 6.6 miles and I was a zombie for the rest of the day – definately a case of overtraining. Avoiding overtraining is easy in the gym, but I find it harder outside – especially as you have to turn around get back to where you started – you can’t just step off the treadmill when your done.

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