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koOl
Canada254 Posts
17 and from Canada here. been running for 2 yrs on my shools track and cross country team. current 5k pb is 18:30 goals for outdoor track season: sub 10 minute 3000m sub 4:40 1500m also lose weight...im 5'11 and was running my best when i weighed 134 pounds but recently i gained to 138 from doing too many weights  | ||
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lluminium
85 Posts
Also, to make sure I keep running, I've made a rule to not play one game of SC until I have ran for the day. Of course, there's one little loophole to it in that I didn't specify how I would deal with surfing on TL.  | ||
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
i'll train by running 1 to 3 miles uphill a few times a week | ||
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koOl
Canada254 Posts
 so how is everyone doing withtheir running? i havent run any time trials recently so im not sure how im improving but I think ive hit a plateau. so im going to ramp my mileage up and im planning to run my recovery runs a bit faster. also. is anyone a member at www.dailymile.com ? its abasically a facebook for runners where u can log miles and stuff. the community is really great too | ||
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Cofo
United States1388 Posts
...I SWEAR! | ||
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BasilPesto
Australia624 Posts
I'm a bit confused about tempo pace though, which is often described as "comfortably hard". I would think that all my runs generally are comfortably hard, so I'm not sure how what pace I should run at when I do these. | ||
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usernamegl
United States29 Posts
- 80-85% of long distance race pace, meaning you'd still be able bring it to another level - Have enough breath to be able to say 3 syllables, not more and not less - As fast as you can go (for a sustained distance) without feeling lactic acid And there's tempo pace calculators online if you know your race times. | ||
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BasilPesto
Australia624 Posts
On April 03 2011 15:26 usernamegl wrote: There are some guidelines I use for running tempo pace: - 80-85% of long distance race pace, meaning you'd still be able bring it to another level - Have enough breath to be able to say 3 syllables, not more and not less - As fast as you can go (for a sustained distance) without feeling lactic acid And there's tempo pace calculators online if you know your race times. Hmm, thanks for that. The second point in particular was helpful/interesting... tried having a conversation with myself. Regarding the lactic acid, I'm not even sure whether I've pushed myself that hard or not before. I couldn't tell you what feeling lactic acid is like at all. | ||
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Phaded
Australia579 Posts
My goal is city 2 surf (14km race) in under 2 hours in august. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
Bad part is, I like to eat. Alot. So I gained like 15 pounds too. Was at 160, now at like 175. Needless to say I got some work to do. Goal Weight 150 or less here I come! | ||
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madnessman
United States1581 Posts
I'm in the army so even though I don't do a lot of running training (like training meant specifically to improve my running), my general fitness level has been increasing at a scary rate. I did a 11:29 2.4km when I enlisted 2 months ago and I'm down to around 9:40 now. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
Main goal right now is just to knock off the 20 or so pounds I need to lose and stabilize injury free somewhere between 40-50 mpw. After that will be time to look at starting to ramp up the mileage to get in at least some decent basebuilding before Denver Marathon. On April 06 2011 22:52 Phaded wrote: 6'3 100kg/220lb , started doing the couch to 5k program, on week 4. currently able to sustain 8km/hr jog for 20minutes on the treadmill My goal is city 2 surf (14km race) in under 2 hours in august. This is such an excellent program. Also, I think your goal is plenty reasonable, 13:30 miles should be more than achievable with general slow increases in running as you become fitter. If you lose 20 or 30 pounds and get to even 20 or 30 miles per week you'll crush that goal. Wouldn't be at all suprised to see a sub 10:00 or even sub 9:00 time if you have good training and a bit of talent. On January 12 2011 10:27 travis wrote: my goal is 1.5miles in 8:55 i'll train by running 1 to 3 miles uphill a few times a week Honestly, this isn't really going to do a whole lot for you. 5-10 miles just isn't much training at all, though sub 6:00 for 1.5 is achievable at a low mileage like that if you have your share of talent, but thats more the exception that the rule. If your serious about getting faster then you need alot more mileage. Starting at 3-4 miles 3 or 4 times a week and trying to slowly (no more than 10% per week increase) working your way towards 40+ mpw is what is going to yield results. Even for an event as short as the mile, top runners typically over 100 mpw training, as the mile is 90% aerobic. Its the long, easy distance that does the most to improve the bodies aerobic abilities. The faster stuff just puts on the finishing touches to be 100% in tip top race form. | ||
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DoubleZee
Canada556 Posts
Considering I have always had weak lungs and smoked every day for 5~ years before I started training 5 motnhs ago it's not that bad. I've been dealing with IT band syndrome in my right knee for the past 4-6 weeks. It wasn't painful unless I went above 6.5 MPH. I took a couple weeks off which kind of set me back. I still feel tightness in it during the day and a little discomfort when I run, but at least the pain is gone. You guys throwing up 18 min 5k are nuts. I would be dying if I even did one mile at that pace. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
You guys throwing up 18 min 5k are nuts. I would be dying if I even did one mile at that pace. As fast as that is whats mind boggling is the elite runners. Gebreselassie has said before he literally cannot run any slower than 7:00/mile, and a relaxed conversational jog is in the neighborhood of 5:30 per mile! My mind can barely wrap my head around those kinds of speeds, it really does feel super human. It's really funning watching one of his Berlin marathon world record runs and seeing some of the people in average shape have to work just to keep up on a bike. | ||
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[SuNdae]
Finland323 Posts
Due to not having access to a decent gym in the past 9 months, I've been running 5-6 times per week. During the winter I just settled for running 5km every training day. Recently I upgraded this to 7km and sometimes when I feel like it I run 10km. I really should get some kind of wrist watch etc. to keep efficiently track of my performance. As for short term goals, I dont have anything specific right now, basically just want to run as far as possible with less effort. I've also been thinking about starting to run stairs once a week, but might have to settle for uphill due to lack of long stairs nearby. Long term goals: run a half marathon under 2 hours this summer. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On April 27 2011 00:46 [SuNdae] wrote: Cool thread. Due to not having access to a decent gym in the past 9 months, I've been running 5-6 times per week. During the winter I just settled for running 5km every training day. Recently I upgraded this to 7km and sometimes when I feel like it I run 10km. I really should get some kind of wrist watch etc. to keep efficiently track of my performance. As for short term goals, I dont have anything specific right now, basically just want to run as far as possible with less effort. I've also been thinking about starting to run stairs once a week, but might have to settle for uphill due to lack of long stairs nearby. Long term goals: run a half marathon under 2 hours this summer. Do you listen to music while you run? If so you can keep track of run length the way I do and just add up the times of your songs to know how long you ran for. As far as your goal are you overweight at all and do you have any idea what sort of time you could run for a mile or 5k? 2 hours is certainly an achievable time for anyone that isn't significantly overweight, just keep in mind that while you'll certainly have no trouble completing the half marathon with the mileage your running you certainly won't be fully prepared to race a half marathon to the best of your ability. If you can run around a 7 minute mile by the time the race draws near you have a pretty good shot at two hours as that gives you about a 40 second per mile cushion. If you can run a mile in 6:30 or better you should have no problem smashing this time as even a nice easy jog should break the 2 hr barrier for you. | ||
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Temporarykid
Canada362 Posts
Not really a full marathon, but it's a self accomplishment. ^^ Anyone else with me? | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
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[SuNdae]
Finland323 Posts
On April 27 2011 12:43 L_Master wrote: Do you listen to music while you run? If so you can keep track of run length the way I do and just add up the times of your songs to know how long you ran for. As far as your goal are you overweight at all and do you have any idea what sort of time you could run for a mile or 5k? 2 hours is certainly an achievable time for anyone that isn't significantly overweight, just keep in mind that while you'll certainly have no trouble completing the half marathon with the mileage your running you certainly won't be fully prepared to race a half marathon to the best of your ability. If you can run around a 7 minute mile by the time the race draws near you have a pretty good shot at two hours as that gives you about a 40 second per mile cushion. If you can run a mile in 6:30 or better you should have no problem smashing this time as even a nice easy jog should break the 2 hr barrier for you. Thanks for the tips.The music is a good idea, but I dont really like to listen to anything while I run, guess I'm weird like that. I used to be overweight couple of years ago. I still could lose maybe 5-7 pounds(143lb / 5.57f at the moment), but its not a big deal. Should be no prob with my current mileage. As for running 5k, I'm pretty sure I can do under 21min without too much trouble. Also, just for curiosity, if I wanted to reach the fabled 18min 5k mark, would I be better off running 10k regularly or just by drilling the 5k? | ||
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Kojaimea
United Kingdom277 Posts
My issue at the moment is when running, my calves tighten up and really start to hurt after even small distances. I stretch extensively before beginning, and eat a fairly good diet, but this is really limiting my miles - I often have to stop before even getting to a fat-burn heart rate. Does anyone have experience with this problem, or have any hints for me? | ||
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