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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
My goals for 2011 are: 4000+ miles sub 18:00 5k First Marathon (hopefully BQ) Run Pikes Peak Ascent/Marathon Really wanted to hit 100 mpw (was running about 70) over winter break but unfortunately that won't happen due to a sprained ankle, but I should be back out on the trails in a week or so and able to get going again. Really the critical thing for me is going to be controlling my eating habits so I can drop from 170, down to a 145-150 range, which should have a drastic effect on my times | ||
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LuckyFool
United States9015 Posts
I'm planning on running at least a half marathon sometime this year I don't have many fixed goals or numbers in place, only thing is to run every other day with varying distances/speeds but I would like to get under 7 minute miles eventually. | ||
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Glaven
Canada554 Posts
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On January 10 2011 06:01 LuckyFool wrote: Sub 18:00 5k would be sick. I felt like a badass when I had a sub 22 minute one once. I'm planning on running at least a half marathon sometime this year I don't have many fixed goals or numbers in place, only thing is to run every other day with varying distances/speeds but I would like to get under 7 minute miles eventually. Under 7 min pace for a 5k? a half marathon? marathon? easy runs? Just curious because easy runs at 7 minute type pace would put you under 18 min 5k for sure. Interestingly enough my in a sense "ultimate goal" for running is to be able to go out and run at 10mph and be able to sustain it comfortably, like somewhere between marathon and tempo run pace. Who knows, maybe I have it in me to get alot faster than that but being able to do a marathon in 6min pace is pretty strong. Running fast for me is intoxicating, the faster I'm running the more I'm enjoying it pretty much. Not so good for Colorado because it makes hills suck mentally and we've got em in spades here. | ||
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Ludrik
Australia523 Posts
On January 10 2011 06:01 LuckyFool wrote: Sub 18:00 5k would be sick. I felt like a badass when I had a sub 22 minute one once. A mate of mine ran 10k in 37:08 yesterday. He's insanely fit. | ||
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getSome[703]
United States753 Posts
My goals for 2011. 4:45 1600 m 2:10 800 m 30:00 8K Join a running club/group over the summer. Don't get injured ^^ I ran in high school and basically took all of the first semester of college off. Over break I have been running both on my own and with friends to get back in shape to join the club team next semester. So far I have been doing quite well, I just need to have one last decent week before taking it easy for a few days before the season and practices start. I ran a sub 5 mile at the end of outdoor in high school my senior year, and my first goal will be to hit that again. I'm a bit nervous about where my time stands now, hopefully it will be at least at 5:30 going into the season. I'll focus on the 1600 and 800 m during the season and try to get my final times as low as possible. Over the summer it's important to me to join some running group to maintain my fitness; I'm not disciplined enough to run and push myself on my own. Then club cross country in the fall where I'd like to hit around 30:00 for the 8K. I'm not worried about this yet as it's so far off and I prefer shorter events anyways (: | ||
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staples2
United States216 Posts
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Runnin
208 Posts
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Crimson
United States311 Posts
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XXGeneration
United States625 Posts
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On January 10 2011 14:01 XXGeneration wrote: Is it weird that last year my 1600 was 6:30 wherees my 800 was 2:30? Yeah. If you have a 2:30 800 you should be looking at 1600 in arond 5:30. A minute slower is a huge difference. Either you have terrible pacing control of your aerobic base is severly lacking if there is that kinda time gap. Man i envy some of those times so much, then again 20:00 5k insn't terrible for someone that lives at 7000' and is about 25 pounds overall what my ideal, super lean 4-6% type BF running weight should be. Oh well, I'll get their this year and hopefully start tearin it up some. | ||
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Runnin
208 Posts
On January 10 2011 14:01 XXGeneration wrote: Is it weird that last year my 1600 was 6:30 wherees my 800 was 2:30? As another poster said, your 800 is considerably better than your 1600. Try to work on your base, try to slowly increase your mileage in the offseason and you should see a lot of improvement. | ||
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Horrde
Canada302 Posts
My background: I grew up playing competitive soccer my entire life, eventually moving up the ranks to regional, then provincial and finally to a semi-professional level. I'm still quite young, 23, and really only play recreational soccer now with friends, so it's easy to beat the piss out of every team almost single handedly while still having casual fun. How I got introduced into running: I always did track and cross country growing up in school, but that was always for fun and I didn't know what I was doing. Then, at the age of 21, I randomly wanted to check something off the bucket list, so I signed up for the Ottawa Marathon. I totally underestimated and disrespected the distance. 42.2km? Who cares, I'm a great athlete. That race fucked my life for the next 5 days. No training, going in cold, etc. I passed the finish line with an atrocious 4hr50min time or something and had blood stains on my nipples, armpits, and crotch area from the extensive rubbing of my clothing and thighs. I also took the next 5 days off work because I could not move out of bed. What a wreck. But I loved it, finishing the race brought tears to my eyes. I had completed my first marathon. I fought back and took running more seriously. I have to tell you guys, your first marathon will be incredible if you decide to do it. Since then, I've done countless 5ks, 10ks, and half marathon competitions and events. Also, I've completed 3 marathons now to date with a 3hr40min (okay i guess) pb time. I also found a great bunch of friends who enjoy running and we go all over the province for fun roadtrips just doing random running events together. Lotta fun I must say. My goals this year are to hit sub 3hr10min and qualify for the Boston Marathon 2012 which happens in spring (usually april), and a 1hr28min half marathon. I do 5kms and 10kms for fun, but nothing serious. I really enjoy the longer distance runs. Current times and goals: Marathon: 3h10m (current 3h40m) Half-Mara: 1h28m (current 1h32m) 10k: sub 40m (current 43m) Lets get a nike+ group going and help eachother with motivation. I need you guys this summer. I can arrange this if there's enough interest. Let me know. | ||
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Whiladan
United States463 Posts
I've got a decent weight for it (6'2'' 160lbs, can't go any lower because 149 is my minimum enlistment weight), the only issue is motivation. Wish me luck, TL! | ||
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BasilPesto
Australia624 Posts
Not in great shape at the moment though. Have been finishing 3.83km runs in 18 minutes, when I want to be around the 16 minute mark. I suspect my running partner is slowing me down  I guess later on in the year, I'll look at +10km races. On January 11 2011 01:09 Horrde wrote: How I got introduced into running: I always did track and cross country growing up in school, but that was always for fun and I didn't know what I was doing. Then, at the age of 21, I randomly wanted to check something off the bucket list, so I signed up for the Ottawa Marathon. I totally underestimated and disrespected the distance. 42.2km? Who cares, I'm a great athlete. That race fucked my life for the next 5 days. No training, going in cold, etc. I passed the finish line with an atrocious 4hr50min time or something and had blood stains on my nipples, armpits, and crotch area from the extensive rubbing of my clothing and thighs. I also took the next 5 days off work because I could not move out of bed. What a wreck. But I loved it, finishing the race brought tears to my eyes. I had completed my first marathon. That was quite an interesting read. Marathons have yet to shown any appeal to me personally, but it's cool to read of your experiences of it. | ||
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uSnAmplified
United States1029 Posts
On January 10 2011 14:01 XXGeneration wrote: I had the same problem in high school track you need a better overall base like the others have posted, mine was really off though. I ran 2:03 800 and never broke 5 minutes in the mile Is it weird that last year my 1600 was 6:30 wherees my 800 was 2:30?  | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On January 11 2011 01:47 Whiladan wrote: Well, I've never been into running, but I'm shipping to Basic Training in 9 weeks and need to lower my 18:00 2-mile to 15:54 to get a promotion before I ship. I've got a decent weight for it (6'2'' 160lbs, can't go any lower because 149 is my minimum enlistment weight), the only issue is motivation. Wish me luck, TL! Honestly I'm guessing you should be able to run faster than 18:00 right now, you're at a fine weight for running. Either way, just going out and doing 3 or 4 miles at a noce 65-70% of max HR (nice conversational pace) should yield tremendous improvement, especially if you haven't been particuarly aeroically active recently Lets get a nike+ group going and help eachother with motivation. I need you guys this summer. I can arrange this if there's enough interest. Let me know. What is this? Ran my first ever 10km race last year, would like to do that again and improve my time (36 minutes). I think just by setting myself closer to the starting line, I could cut off a minute or two. I'm guessing you had run before this, or at the least been involved if sports or something of the like. 36 minutes is a pretty legit time in and of itself, especially if you think you lose 2 minutes just from the starting place you picked. 34 min 10k might even be solid enough for mid level college level XC, so if you're doing that off relatively minimal training, thats solid to say the least Not in great shape at the moment though. Have been finishing 3.83km runs in 18 minutes, when I want to be around the 16 minute mark. I suspect my running partner is slowing me down 3.83 km isn't much at all for a 10k, heck I wouldn't call it much at all for general fitness even. Really to get any decent benefits from running just for genersal fitness you need at least 20 minutes. If you actually wanna get faster...well alot more than that. I'd work your way up to at least 40 mpw, and then from there you can decide how serious you wanna take it. To really excel at something like 5k/10k you probably want a minimum of 70 mpw, possibly as high as 100+ depending on how your body adapts to the higher load. | ||
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Horrde
Canada302 Posts
Nike+ is a pretty popular online running system/database that many long distance runners have to keep track of kms ran, progress, goals, etc. It's all digital and and works by having a nike+ sensor attached to your shoe (many nike shoes come with a place to put the sensor under the sole) and then a receiver attached to the end of an ipod. It tracks your distance, calories burned, speed, etc. All you have to do it synchronize the sensor with the receiver and calibrate it by running 400 meters so it knows what your stride is (to differentiate from running and walking). Data is saved on the go and is instantly uploaded to the nike+ website where you have an account and can graph anything you've ever done with it. It's really fun to look at. You can compare with people around the world, form groups, etc. If you already listen to music while running, this is a must I'd say. It retails for like 35$, but very fun to have to run with. | ||
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BasilPesto
Australia624 Posts
On January 11 2011 03:40 L_Master wrote: I'm guessing you had run before this, or at the least been involved if sports or something of the like. 36 minutes is a pretty legit time in and of itself, especially if you think you lose 2 minutes just from the starting place you picked. 34 min 10k might even be solid enough for mid level college level XC, so if you're doing that off relatively minimal training, thats solid to say the least 3.83 km isn't much at all for a 10k, heck I wouldn't call it much at all for general fitness even. Really to get any decent benefits from running just for genersal fitness you need at least 20 minutes. If you actually wanna get faster...well alot more than that. I'd work your way up to at least 40 mpw, and then from there you can decide how serious you wanna take it. To really excel at something like 5k/10k you probably want a minimum of 70 mpw, possibly as high as 100+ depending on how your body adapts to the higher load. Oh, don't get me wrong, I've trained before. It goes in cycles a lot though, I can never maintain a training regimen across the year. The 3.83km run is the only part of a circuit that I time, in a larger 5-10km run (not really sure of the exact distance) . Hmm, never really focused on distance run per week. I've just been going by gut feeling, saying to myself, "I'll run this long today, and then in a few days time, I'll do it again and try to improve". I'll look into it though, thanks. | ||
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unsmart
United States322 Posts
A little history: I picked up running around June of last year after not running at all since HS, so six years. I was 6' 3" and 210 lbs In high school the only time I ran was when we had to do laps and that was normally just a mile or so. So when I finally started running I could just barely make it .25 miles at a lake I go to. So I decided I'd run as far as I could and then complete the course (about 5k) by walking the rest. While doing this I started to get some bad shin splints and had to take a month off. After the month I went back to running/walking. During the walks I'd use that time to study flashcards for my CPA tests. As I continued I made it my mission to make myself run further than I ever had every time I went running, it felt great to make those goals. I eventually got to completing the 5k with running only, though I never timed myself. I ended up at 180lbs and had a phantom 6 pack. I started to slip, letting my running days pass and eventually sorta stopped. Well for X-mas I got a Nike+ and am going to use it for a bit of motivation to make myself faster and to keep myself in the habit. So, my goals are: First: get back to running a 5k at any time. Second: have a decent 5k running time, sub 18 being the ultimate goal, mostly cause that's what my little brother had to do to get his 300 PT, and the older brother cannot let the younger brother be better at anything for long. Third: Extend my running range, overall I want to get to 10 miles by the end of the year with a good time. All weight loss stuff I figure will come naturally with these goals I figure. | ||
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