I do not know why but I am stuck at between 10 and 11 minute miling. Been running for about 4 weeks since stopping smoking (20-30 a day). I feel and look old as I trundle the streets. When will I start looking like a proper runner?
Hardly soon enough to see the benefits yet, eggy. Over time you will improve, as GymAddict says. Oxygen starved muscles need a lot of time to recover. See how it goes over the next two or three months. Even then you'll have ups and downs, but keep going.
i was told by an observant runner that I run like a fairy. wot she was getting at is that my stride is very short. apparently is I lenthen my stride I will be a minute mile faster.
I am also very large so know how u feel when running with skinny jims!
It's taken me over a year to get much faster, but some of that was to do with confidence. For a while I was so concerned that I wouldn't be able to get to the end of whatever distance I was running that I made sure to take it easy, whether in training or when racing. It's only over the past couple of months that I've realised that I can up the pace a bit and still get to the end - and that's really made me feel good! If I'm training it's usually with others and we always run at chatting pace, but now I know that in a race (up to 5 miles, anyway) I can grit my teeth and go faster. (Not a lot faster, mind, I'm only talking 9/9.5min miles - Paula Radcliffe I ain't!)
Good luck, it will come in time. I think running consistently 3 or 4 times a week has been the key for me, it's helped me become strong enough to give it a bit more welly.
Speed is nice, but not everything. After all, you're out there running, keeping fit, unlike millions of others, and hopefully it'll start flushing out the gunk from your lungs.
HBE, I've got some low dose nicotine patches cos I'm due to sit my class 1 HGV in a couple of weeks time and someone said they're good for nerves! Obviously I'm going to do a test run with one first just incase it makes me feel odd, being a non-smoker.
Once that's done and dusted, I'll post the rest of them on to you! :-)
I am a slow runner, very slow. I have been running a year and still run at 11:30 - 12:00 miles. It gets me down, but at the end of the day, I get out there and have a go.
Speed will come, it takes time. Oh and more commitment than me.
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Months not weeks.
Over time you will improve, as GymAddict says.
Oxygen starved muscles need a lot of time to recover.
See how it goes over the next two or three months.
Even then you'll have ups and downs, but keep going.
by sounds of it- you don't have 15 stone plus to hurtle around (unless you are 10 ft tall)
quite an attractive one -going by your pic,though, jammie:O))
I am also very large so know how u feel when running with skinny jims!
Good luck, it will come in time. I think running consistently 3 or 4 times a week has been the key for me, it's helped me become strong enough to give it a bit more welly.
I am on around 5 times a week , so if I just focus on distance first. Maybe in a year do speedwork.
Well done on your progress too:O)
Keep at it mate :-)
keep at it hoosey
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Once that's done and dusted, I'll post the rest of them on to you! :-)
If you run too fast and push your HR to high youe training will become anaerobic rather than aerobic.
Aerobic = energy comes from fat stores
Anerobic = Energy used from muscle
Aerobic exercise will burn your fat, increase your fitness and help get rid of that extra weight thats driving you mad.
The result will not only be a lighter'eggerty but a leaner one.
P.S. 'eggerty- counting helps weight loss too- Haha
-I stopped a month ago. They are as good for your nerves as smoking itself -lol
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Speed will come, it takes time. Oh and more commitment than me.
I guess that shows commitment.