Just like some advice on a situation that I am dealing with whilst running.

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I am training to be in the army at the moment, it was a rash decision so I’ve only been running for 2-3 weeks now. But I’m struggling to maintain myself at a steady pace and every time I run I am absolutely exhausted. I have been doing 1 mile-1.5mile runs and every time I have to stop at least once during the run and on other days I have stopped up to 5 times.

I get to the point where I just get the feeling I cannot breathe anymore.

I have been doing 1 mile in around 9 Min's and 1.5 mile in around 14 Min's.

I want to be able to get to the point I can comfortably run 3 miles without stopping and without feeling exhausted. And also to improve my mile times to be around 7 Min's per mile.

I don't smoke however and I always drink at least 2L of water up until the point that I run. and make sure I am fully hydrated. I also eat a large meal 1.5-2.5 hours before I start to run and still I am getting the feeling of exhaustion after 1mile. Again stopping I've tried to ignore the mental pain and go but I always feel like I cannot breathe. I've been running on all terrain like gravel, pavement, concrete, up inclines down inclines and tried going at a steady pace. I don't do intervals until I'm finished with my run then I do them separately afterward to boost stamina however it just seems as if I'm not getting any fitter and my stamina isn't getting better.

Is there anything that you could suggest to myself?

Best regards.
Stephen.
 
If you feel that you can't breath then I suspect something like Asthma. I definitely would suggest a trip to the doctors as your progress isn't normal. Find out what's wrong then treat it. Good Luck!
 
Could be a problem as suggested above or could be that you are trying to go too fast too soon and getting nowhere. You should build to a steady hour of running/jogging to build up your aerobic fitness. It sounds like you are steaming ahead and running anaerobically.

It takes the body a while to warm up, and for the various fuel systems to start working.

I would suggest getting a cheap heart rate monitor and get used to running at about 135-140 bpm for up to an hour. This will build your aerobic fitness and you can then start to add in your interval and speed work. Got to build the foundation first.
 
Have you got a structured training plan or are you just trying to increase your mileage each time you go out?

It could be many things - you're going off too fast from the beginning, trying to increase speed as well as distance, running too often, and/or not doing anything else apart from running...

You can improve your times really quickly by adding 2 x strength training to your weekly schedule, 1 x intervals or hill session and 1 x steady run.

it's not always all about the running, other things have a carry over into cardio vascular fitness and will help, without constantly battering your body with runnning, especially as a beginner
 
When I run I run at a steady pace and in my run it's mainly on concrete pathways some are up inclines and down incline and I have recently tried to run at the same pace and control my breathing and I managed to do a mile in just under 9 minutes without stopping. But still I feel tired after and my legs hurt.
 
pearshaped said:
Have you got a structured training plan or are you just trying to increase your mileage each time you go out?

It could be many things - you're going off too fast from the beginning, trying to increase speed as well as distance, running too often, and/or not doing anything else apart from running...

You can improve your times really quickly by adding 2 x strength training to your weekly schedule, 1 x intervals or hill session and 1 x steady run.

it's not always all about the running, other things have a carry over into cardio vascular fitness and will help, without constantly battering your body with runnning, especially as a beginner
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I am in an instense training plan with swimming, running, circuit training etc. I'm resting every other day for example doing steady runs day 1, rest day 2, intervals day 3, rest day 4, circuit training day 5, rest day 6 and swimming day 7. As I previously stated I ran 1 mile without stopping and did it in just under 9 minutes but I don't think I would be able to run for an hour continuously that would be around 6 miles or so and that's a little out of my range at the moment. I've learned to control my breathing and breathe through my nose and mouth at the same time which seems to have helped.

How would I be able to extend the length of my running without actually running? I have also injured my calf which could be affecting how far/fast I run because after about 2 minutes I feel a sharp pain in my left calf muscle and by the end of say 15 minutes I'm starting to run with a slight limp because it hurts so bad.
 
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