I ran 10km for the first time in 20 years - here's how I trained for it from scratch

Writer Susan Griffin at the start and finish of her first race in 20 years after learning how to run 10km from scratch with the Runna app.

Having not run a race in almost 20 years, writer Susan Griffin decided to shake off the negative self-talk and train for a 10km race. This is what she learnt along the way. 

I am standing in the rain in my pair of best running shoes, anxiously hopping from one foot to the other in anticipation for the start of my first 10km race. The air is filled with excited chatter as people jostle for space on the start line while race organisers shout words of encouragement over the loudspeaker. I feel slightly nauseous, but there is only so long to ponder my predicament before the sound of the horn blares, and we are off.