STUDfit · Run
First 10K / half marathon
Also known as
first 10k · first half marathon · couch to 10k · c25k to half · first 13.1
Community talk. May contain inaccuracies. Not medical, training, or diet advice. Sharp pain, fainting, or disordered-eating concerns need a clinician.
In brief
A first 10K or half marathon is the longer race after a 5K, built with easy miles and a growing long run.
The common picture
The long run growsThe new object.
Easy still wins the weekPolarized neighbor.
Not a 5K anymoreDifferent day.
First-half threads are weekly mileage panic, a calendar date and not a three-week crash. Couch to 5K remains the on-ramp card.
Good to know. Jumping mileage too fast. Sharp pain, fainting. Couch to 5K is the neighbor card.
What people say
- The job: finish a longer race without inventing a pro plan.
- r/running first-half threads are weekly mileage panic.
How it may feel
- The long run is the personality now.
How people do it
- One long run, mostly easy days.
Amounts people use
- Weeks of building the long run, not a 10-day crash.
How people keep it
- A date on the calendar.
How long
- A block into a date.
The longer notes
- Couch to 5K is the on-ramp. The long run is the method card.
Good to know
- Mileage jumps and bone stress.