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Running my first 5K in a little over a month...
- Thread starter Joshua423
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3.1 miles....you need to add some distance...if you can't run 3.1 miles in practice, you'll have a hardtime running in the race...try adding some distance, even if you walk some of it. Your legs need to get used to 3 miles slow or fast, not .67 miles fast.
Agree with blackanddom....stretch out your runs gradually. 3.1 miles is not actually very long at all once you've gotten used to running for distance. I started out from barely being able to run a half a mile through to being able to run up to 10 miles. I used the walk/run a lot in the beginning starting with a 2 on 2 off split eventually stretching it out to 6 on 1 off. This conserves your energy and mentally keeps you in the game to stretch out your runs longer. Eventually you won't even need to walk at short intervals. Give it a shot....I'm doing my first official 5K at the end of July just to finally do an actual race, but my regular runs are no less than 3 miles as it is now. My real target is on a half marathon by October, and then maybe we'll start talking full marathons by next year! Best of luck to you!
thank youGood luck in the 5K
i see. that makes sense. i'm going to gradually increase my distance; i'm sure that i can be running 3.1 miles by august. it over a month, but that's plenty of time.3.1 miles....you need to add some distance...if you can't run 3.1 miles in practice, you'll have a hardtime running in the race...try adding some distance, even if you walk some of it. Your legs need to get used to 3 miles slow or fast, not .67 miles fast.
i've noticed that if i set goals in running, it makes it that much easier. 2on/2off means run 2 jog/walk2?Agree with blackanddom....stretch out your runs gradually. 3.1 miles is not actually very long at all once you've gotten used to running for distance. I started out from barely being able to run a half a mile through to being able to run up to 10 miles. I used the walk/run a lot in the beginning starting with a 2 on 2 off split eventually stretching it out to 6 on 1 off. This conserves your energy and mentally keeps you in the game to stretch out your runs longer. Eventually you won't even need to walk at short intervals. Give it a shot....I'm doing my first official 5K at the end of July just to finally do an actual race, but my regular runs are no less than 3 miles as it is now. My real target is on a half marathon by October, and then maybe we'll start talking full marathons by next year! Best of luck to you!
2on/2off means run 2 jog/walk2?
Yes 2 minutes jogging/2 minutes walking
Yes 2 minutes jogging/2 minutes walking
Rad. I like your signature, btw. My favorite quote from Ronnie is "Ain't nothin' but a peanut."
Rad. I like your signature, btw. My favorite quote from Ronnie is "Ain't nothin' but a peanut."
LOL.....Ronnie's the man!