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Date: 05 Sep 2006 05:00:13
From: v4vijayakumar
Subject: improving running
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Started running (treadmill) 6 months back. Now, I run first 4 km, 10
km/h and last 1 km 15 km/h, almost 5 days a week. Don't have any
specific reason for this but I am running this way. I havn't run for
the past 2 months. How can I continue running? How can I improve my
long distance running?
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Date: 05 Sep 2006 09:28:19
From: Ed Prochak
Subject: Re: improving running
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v4vijayakumar wrote:
> Started running (treadmill) 6 months back. Now, I run first 4 km, 10
> km/h and last 1 km 15 km/h, almost 5 days a week. Don't have any
> specific reason for this but I am running this way. I havn't run for
> the past 2 months. How can I continue running? How can I improve my
> long distance running?
Welcome to running!
Rather than running at specific pace, a beginning runner like yourself
should first build a base, and that base should be measured by total
time running. Go ahead and record how far you run, but measure your
progress initially just by time.
to improve:
well taking 2months off doesn't help. Consistancy of training is your
first step. Consider this as a lifelong commitment. If you are forced
to not run (for any reason), then just drop back abit and start again.
Once you get back to your routine (5days per week) then make one of
your runs a long run, relative to the others. Previously your runs were
less than 30minutes. so extend one run to 40minutes total. eventually
build that long run to an hour or even more.
Another help will be to get off the treadmill and run outside. Avoid
concrete if possible, but short runs on even hard concrete are okay.
Get good running shoes for this also. Treadmills are fairly soft
compared to running outside.
Read the running FAQ for mode advice. remember you are at the beginning
level. Among distance runners like us 5K is considered a short run.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/running-faq/beginners/part1/index.html
enjoy the run!
ed
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Date: 05 Sep 2006 07:42:50
From: runsrealfast
Subject: Re: improving running
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v4vijayakumar wrote:
> Started running (treadmill) 6 months back. Now, I run first 4 km, 10
> km/h and last 1 km 15 km/h, almost 5 days a week. Don't have any
> specific reason for this but I am running this way. I havn't run for
> the past 2 months. How can I continue running? How can I improve my
> long distance running?
A piece of advice would be to slow down to increase your distance, if
you can't hold a conversation then your going to fast.
John
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Date: 05 Sep 2006 06:56:12
From: Al Bundy
Subject: Re: improving running
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v4vijayakumar wrote:
> Started running (treadmill) 6 months back. Now, I run first 4 km, 10
> km/h and last 1 km 15 km/h, almost 5 days a week. Don't have any
> specific reason for this but I am running this way. I havn't run for
> the past 2 months. How can I continue running? How can I improve my
> long distance running?
You can continue running one step at a time like the rest of us.
If you have not run in two months, you have to start all over again.
You can't improve your long distance running until you start to run
medium distances. So far, you have barely run a short distance.
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Date: 05 Sep 2006 13:20:57
From: Al Bundy
Subject: Re: improving running
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runsrealfast wrote:
> v4vijayakumar wrote:
> > Started running (treadmill) 6 months back. Now, I run first 4 km, 10
> > km/h and last 1 km 15 km/h, almost 5 days a week. Don't have any
> > specific reason for this but I am running this way. I havn't run for
> > the past 2 months. How can I continue running? How can I improve my
> > long distance running?
>
> A piece of advice would be to slow down to increase your distance, if
> you can't hold a conversation then your going to fast.
>
> John
For God's sake John, the last thing you want is a conversation out of
this guy. All he does is ask "How to" questions in various groups and
then everybody else pours their brains out.
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Date: 07 Sep 2006 12:02:51
From: runsrealfast
Subject: Re: improving running
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Al Bundy wrote:
> For God's sake John, the last thing you want is a conversation out of
> this guy. All he does is ask "How to" questions in various groups and
> then everybody else pours their brains out.
isn't that the point of the group Al? Besides my theory is, that if I
try and teach it the more I learn about it and the smarter I become.
Not sure if i'm really any smarter...
John
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