I Did EXACTLY What My Running App Said For 30 Days

I am about to hit 60, and I am determine to complete a 5k in under 30 minutes. Over the years, I kept training, and getting so close, then some kind of injury or health issue would sideline me for a bit, and getting back my pace as i get older is getting harder and harder. But I will hit that sub 30 this year....

I'm 32 and had recently returned to running after having my second baby. A few months into regular parkruns I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I managed to maintain my running around surgery and radiation, but have since found out I will need a double mastectomy due to having the BRCA2 gene mutation. While awaiting my surgery I want to train for and complete my first marathon - I know that the fitter I am, the quicker my post surgery recovery will be. And, running during this whole challenge has kept me sane. Very inspired by your fast 5km Sarah!

My goal is to run my first marathon in April. 4 years free from addiction and lost over 10 stone in the process. Main goal is sub 5 hours 😀

I only started running in feb this year and my 5k is about 34 minutes. My goal is to try and get that down, maybe under 30?! I've really loved watching you share your running journey, it's really motivating to me! Thank you for filming this 😊

I’m a complete Runna convert - I used it for London Landmarks Half Marathon earlier this year and smashed 13 minutes off my PB! 🎉 Now using it for my marathon plan for Chester in October. Great video TRC!

16:58 "on a Tuesday, how random" 🤣 You've got to appreciate the novelty of weekday speed since fast running is usually limited to weekend Parkruns/races. Brilliant video, Sarah

You are such a big inspiration to me. I can't count the number of times I didn't feel like going out for a run, where one of your videos turned my mood around.

I really enjoyed that video! Sarah is great at making others feel good about running, I’m doing a marathon in 6 weeks and I am terrified, but after watching this I feel better after Sarah’s enthusiasm!😊

Love this! My goal is a sub-one-hour 10K. I was close last summer with a 1:02:34 but Life happened and now I am working my way back to being able to run 10K at all. It would be amazing to be able to hit that sub-one-hour goal in the next year.

I'm mostly a triathlete. If you're looking to sign up for your first one be sure to train for the swim and do some trainings in the open water, this is key. Swimming only in the pool is not enough, some people swim fine in the pool but get stressed up in the open waters, so train for that! Also train the transitions, simulate the T1 and T2 over and over in the two weeks before, so on race day you'll know what to do. Make a checklist of everything you need, it's a bit of a nightmare logistically speaking. But in the end it's worth it, it so fun doing all three sports in one event 🏊‍♂🚴🏃 Oh, depending on distance nutrition is very important, but for short distance it won't require much, maybe two or three gels and a water bottle in the bike.

Love your videos Sarah...I'm 55, had new hips 2 years ago and run Park Run in Perth each Saturday in around 30 mins. Think I'm inspired to try the Runna app and increase my training to perhaps reduce my parkrun time to 27 mins and maybe do a 10km to under 1 hour. Good Luck to all our running buddies in achieving your goals.

I'm currently training for a sub-18 minute 5k. I've been a runner for awhile but only recently started focusing on shorter distances, speed, and power - and I love it! Good work on your 5k training!

Love this. Well done Sarah x

Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Great work, Sarah!

I'm a South African 18 year old and I'm running my first half marathon this october and I'm aiming to run my first marathon next year. I'd also love to get a sub 25 minute 5k. Thanks so much for the video, you're an inspiration Sarah! I always look up to you all when I'm in one of my running "lows" and you help me to remember why I love running so much!

Appreciate the honesty in this video. Always hard to be open when a run sucks or you just arent feeling it but we all go through it!

Love these types of videos! It's what got me into TRC and keeps me sticking around for more!

Great video, very inspiring! Congratulations to the new PB! I managed to improve my years old PB for 5K to 21:51 this year and am currently training for a 34K trail run. After that I want to tackle the 20min barrier. :)

I just used your code and subscribed to the Runna app. Thank you for always keeping me motivated ❤

I love these honest videos of the ups and downs of training! Stoked to see the progress you were able to make in a few weeks Sarah :) I've just been given a charity place for the 2024 London Marathon and would love to also go sub-4hrs. The furthest I've ever run before is 15km, so there's lots of work to do before next year!