Hi again,

In my previous post I mentioned that I ran my very first 5k in June.  I would like to do a 10k as my next goal, though I probably won't run that race until the Spring, depending on how things go - I'm still just doing a little over three miles each time I go out.

I was surfing the 'Net one day and came across this concept of  'walk breaks' - the idea is that you run for a specificed period (suggestion was 10 minutes, then walk a minute).  It seemed to be geared to folk who were trying to run longer distances - like marathons - and I wondered whether anyone here used them for shorter distances like 3 to 5 miles?

I started running with the C25K program and I know we took what would/could be considered walk breaks during that program.  I am wondering if this is something that I should look into incorporating.

In case it matters, I did my 5k in 37:08, but I have recently been running between 10:30 and 11:00 per mile.

Thanks!