50 is a good goal. 10 minute miles is almost not running.
I am almost not a runner. Do I not need a training program? Should I just eat a lot of pasta the night before and cruise my way to a 1 hour 10k?
Yes40 mins is on ok goal, 35 mins is a good goal, 30 minutes is a very good goal.
Elite runners would go sub 25 pretty easily.
WTF?!These are not goals for a non-runner. 40 mins equates to something less than 6:30 per mile and that equals "ok"?, 30 mins = 4:50/mile is very good?... I'm sorry, unless you're a friggin wilderbeast from the sub-continent, this aint happening.
The advice coming in so far has been great sounding to me. Get some consistent miles in early and then start doing some speed work later.
FWIW- go to a 10k race and see what types of folk come rolling in at the hour mark- look in mirror afterwards and feel confident.