I will be thinking over the next week or two about the need for goals. I certainly have a purpose in all of this running, which is to be fitter and feel healthier because of it. But that isn't really a target, and isn't something to aim for.
So, do I need a goal? It's been fine doing the couch to 5k training plan, and really good that I've just run 5k for the first time, remembering back to the genuine trouble I had running for 5 minutes when I started. I'm not quite finished the training plan - one more week - but I ought to be looking ahead. I'm not sure if running half an hour 3 times a week will really keep happening without some kind of framework. I do have a walking goal (the 3 peaks) which running will help me with.
So I'm thinking about options.
1) Just keep on with that schedule and see how much further/faster I get for the mile and the 5k
2) Find and join a group that will give some continuing impetus and peer pressure
3) Find a 5k race nearby that I can 'train for'
4) Start again with the Commando Fit chaps and see if I can get my level of fitness (all-round, rather than just running) up towards getting a green bib there
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