I used to train 3-4x a week for almost 2 years. Then took a 6 months break, during this time I ran maybe 2x a month.
I'm 26 yo.
Now I'm back to train 3-4x a week.
Before the break I was in 44:45-45:10 10k shape.
Now I have no idea, but I feel exhausted after a 5 mile run at 8:30/mile pace.
How long do you think before I'm in 45min 10k shape ?
After 3 months you should start to see " the line" . And you should be there after 4-5 months.
ObbyTwo wrote:
I used to train 3-4x a week for almost 2 years. Then took a 6 months break, during this time I ran maybe 2x a month.
I'm 26 yo.
Now I'm back to train 3-4x a week.
Before the break I was in 44:45-45:10 10k shape.
Now I have no idea, but I feel exhausted after a 5 mile run at 8:30/mile pace.
How long do you think before I'm in 45min 10k shape ?
Depends on hard you work at it and your going to have to get use to that your old easy pace will be hard and push through it like you would back in the hay days when doing workouts
ObbyTwo wrote:
I used to train 3-4x a week for almost 2 years. Then took a 6 months break, during this time I ran maybe 2x a month.
I'm 26 yo.
Now I'm back to train 3-4x a week.
Before the break I was in 44:45-45:10 10k shape.
Now I have no idea, but I feel exhausted after a 5 mile run at 8:30/mile pace.
How long do you think before I'm in 45min 10k shape ?
It won't take long, but you're going to have to be patient. Mix in some shorter easy runs and recovery until those five mile runs feel refreshing, as opposed to exhausting. Then you can train more seriously, with speed work, tempos and a longer run, once a week.
Consistency is much more important than going out and running hard on any given day.
1.5 to three months, depending on how you train.
The first runs will suck, but you'll be regaining fitness pretty quickly.