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Today I did my first run of 3miles (on treadmill) and am feeling very proud ...and tired! It took 33 minutes. I have no idea about times...how does that compare (be honest!)? I am thinking my next goal should be 4miles, rather than greater speed. But am I wrong? Appreciate your views...
thanks
Robert
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Keep up the good work.
Sara
Congratulations :-) 33 minutes sounds fine to me - it sounds good, in fact.
Having said that, my suggestion would be not to think about time right now. If you're starting out then I think it's best to concentrate on just getting out regularly and having fun. I think you'll find that as your body gets used to running, and then to running further, your speed will increase automatically. That's what happened to me, anyway. It's important not to try to do too much - distance or speed - too fast, as that way lies injury. Just keep getting out regularly and building up your distance gradually.
Congratulations again - 3 miles is a long, long way :-)
Mind you doing this first 3 miles has left me feeling tireder then ever before!
Keep it up, the rewards are huge!
A more experienced runner may run 4 miles in, say, 28 minutes. For you to run 4 miles would take longer, so the time spent on your feet would be increased, resulting in greater risk of injury. Stick to length of time and you'll soon find you're running further and further in the same time, the fitter you get.
I can see how this becomes addictive and greatly rewarding! Even the little things...today I was late for a work meeting and ran for just 6-8 mins. It was a breeze . Six months ago I could not have run for 2 minutes without being seriously out of breath. I never could have thought I could run for 33 mins !
From there ... well, just want to be able to run in the countryside in the summer and enjoy it ... not bringing back awful schoolday runs!!
I couldn't go out this evening, so am sitting at the PC with a glass of Baileys, wondering if I don't enjoy this more than running after all.
You have really inspired me, and I'm off to pack my bag for a run tomorrow.
thanks
Furthermore today I did a shorter run, 1 mile on the treadmill, and kept it at 6mph (faster than I have run before in my longer runs) and found it quite easy.
The only problems I have at present are:
a) I am getting very hungry all the time...major problem given that I am doing this to primarily lose weight!!!
b) I am suffering a bit from sore shins after , only really felt it today for the first time...maybe I overdid it...3 runs in 4 days.
If you get a chance try reading The Looniness of the Long Distance Runner which is a book based on the diary of an unfit Londoner's attempt to run the New York City Marathon. It is very funny but struck a chord with me as I could relate only to well to his experiences when I started running and trained for my first half marathon.
Best wishes and keep up the good work>
WeeC
Thanks for the book recommendation...it sounds fantastic. I am definitely going to get this!
Robert
We seem to be in the same ball park here. On the treadmill I recently completed 6k in 35 mintues with 2min walk, 4 min run(x5) with 5 min cooldown.
I weigh in at 105kilos.
I restructured in my training to this method in Jan 03, cos my old system of legging it for 30 mins and having two weeks off did nothing for me.
Sunday 19 Jan sees an increase to 2 min walk and 5 min run(x5)plus 5 min cooldown and if 6k is hit I'll be very happy.
More important to build a good base using minutes rather than miles.
My current schedule starts with a 2-3 minute fast pace walk then run for 10 mins, then fast pace walk for 5 mins, then 20 mins running, 5 mins walk and the 10 mins run. I've only been back running for a couple of weeks staying on the treadmill and last week I ran for 45 mniutes, but I really paid for it the first part of this week.
Don't try to overdo, don't worry too much about pace and don't worry if everyone else here is doing more than you. As Neil says, go for minutes rather than miles, but do it gradually.