I have Nike Lunarglide+ 3 shoes and love them but like others have mentioned go to a running store and get a stride analysis and have them measure your feet and gait. That will make a massive difference for you and make it easier to keep going because you'll have less issues with your feet and legs hurting. If you have an iPhone or Android use the Nike+ Running app that uses the GPS. It'll track your time and distance and talk to you during your run and give you time and distance updates, then afterwards you get a little color coded map that shows where you were fast and slow on your course. It'll play music too while you run. Helps me a lot to know where I'm at on my pace and distance personally. Also big ups to you oops for getting off the dead one and setting a goal and training for it. Distance running isn't easy but it can be a really rewarding hobby.
I agree with this guy nothing like getting out of your car or of your couch, grabbing your foot and trying to pull your muscle to it's limit need to warm up 1st with a light jog or walk, then stretch
1. do not wear any cotton while you are running, your epidermis will thank you 2. stop drinking caffeine, in all of it's forms 3. do core exercises, focusing on lower back and abs 4. whatever distance you want to run, run to that distance one way, now here's the key, you can either walk back, or push yourself to run back, your choice 5. if you are too sore to do a run, do a walk instead, stop making excuses
just an FYI your core does not include your lower back. when doing core exercises if you feel your lower back working your not doing it right (more times than not). edit: I can kind of guess I see what your saying about the lower back, but the core is generally your hips, pelvic floor, obliques, and abs.
Ran cross country/distance in track in high school but haven't done much running outside of one summer since 2006. Dad asked if I wanted to run a half marathon with him in February, so I started training for that last week. Sucks, but it's nice to get off my ass again and lose some weight. Pretty much cut out pop, have limited alcohol, and am trying to eat healthier, though it gets tough on the weekends. Good luck to you on your run oops. Can't really give any advice that hasn't been itt. Just find good shoes, drink a ton of water, etc. Agree with GFA about the Nike app. Like that quite a bit.
Your diet and form will help just as much as running. I used to just run by what felt natural, but that's really not the way to so it I went from running about a 5k max to a 20k within a few months by focusing on these things and staying motivated.
we can agree to disagree, I have always and will always view core workouts as strengthening torso muscles caffeine is a diuretic, does not aid in running, actually hinders it
I cut caffeine and it murdered me for a few days but I have had a ton more energy since the withdrawal symptoms went away
you can loose so much weight (long term) and have much more energy when you do just this I need a good caffeine fast myself
yeah yeah yeah, caffeine wont kill you though and you can cheat a boost of energy during workouts. You're probably right about running on it though
they tested caffeine on a group of runners, keeping them also hydrated, and found caffeine helped. however, i agree, cut it out. plus as gfa said, you'll get more energy in the long run because you won't be up and down all day. among other studies http://www.runnersworld.com/good-buzz
i ran a 4:05 1500m in high school but i was 5'8 134 lbs then and hadn't discovered the awesomeness of beer and poutine
if he did, hat's off to him my best was 4:30 and I thought I was a stud that was many moons ago though
Holy fuck. We ran the 1600 in Nebraska and the fastest I ran was 4:55. Was prouder of my 10:34 two mile tbh.
i can't find any of my senior times but my grade 9 times were similar Event 42 Men 1500 Meter Run Junior ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Nicolas Beland Beatrice-Des 4:28.08 2 Kyle Hanna Lisgar CI 4:30.15 3 Alex Francki Laurier, Sir 4:33.02 4 Aaron Melway Earl of Marc 4:33.35 5 Chris Cameron Brookfield H 4:36.67 6 Ben Juby Borden, Sir 4:38.31 7 Chris Boyd Lisgar CI 4:39.16 8 Andre Shymanski Gisele-Lalonde 4:45.42 9 James Marsland Glebe Ci-Ott 4:50.51 10 Reid Riggins-Cook Ridgemount H 4:50.87 11 Jamie Riggs South Carlet 4:55.14 12 Andrew Maxwell South Carlet 4:58.26 13 Mike Welsh Lisgar CI 4:58.67 14 Curtis French Holy Trinity 5:00.49 senior times that year for reference Event 74 Men 1500 Meter Run Senior ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Allan Brett Hillcrest HS 4:01.10 2 Adam Lewandowski Colonel By S 4:02.07 3 Ryan Peacock Earl of Marc 4:18.40 4 Andrew Duncan Gloucester H 4:18.46 5 Scott Miller Woodroffe 4:24.92 6 Lemar Green Merivale HS 4:33.62 7 Dave Ross Colonel By S 4:34.00 8 Nicholas Clifford Gloucester H 4:39.05 9 Stuart Thomas Merivale HS 4:40.39 10 Cody McDonald Holy Trinity 4:42.62 11 Divya Agarwal Gloucester H 4:44.60 12 James Verreault Mother Teres 4:45.89 13 Mike Ventola West Carleto 4:48.57 14 Eric Bagirubwira St. Patrick 5:11.34
wow that formatted really shitty the top 4 seniors all went div-1 though that year... and that's just city provicials brett ran a 3:53... dude was a beast
Ran my personal bests as a sophomore. Then I got lazy, didn't train as hard in the offseason, and had a significant dropoff as a junior. Didn't even run as a senior.
we had the most baddest ass 4x800 in high school town population of 900 and we had 4 guys that were nails 1st leg 2:02, 2nd leg 2:08, 3rd leg 2:05, 4th leg 1:55 so yeah, 34 could have probably kicked our ass on his own
a 4:38 in 9th grade (says junior?) is equal to a 4:58 1600, which is what I ran. You improved a good amount, but it's believable.
nah i never ran 800s... i hated them because its more of a sprint than anything those are really good times for a team btw
didn't play football... instead did track and soccer with a little bit of hockey mixed in i thought i had an indestructible metabolism but when i finished high school i put on 25 lbs because i stopped doing all that cardio and focused on school
I remember that feel bro. Put on about 20 pounds as a senior in high school just because I wasn't running every day anymore. Always ate bad, but it never mattered.
I ran 800 and mile in hs, we didn't even have cross country school was too small and our 8 man football team wouldn't survive another fall sport and yes, we got gold in all track meets that year in the 4x800, even ran against schools 3 classes up in some meets (we were C, won against B, A & AA's)
The fastest guy in our state (when I was a freshman he was a senior) ran a 4:10 mile and 8:55 two mile. Ended up running at Kansas. Set the state record in the mile at my high school's meet actually.
Yeah you're gonna be fine. Just focus on finishing without walking. I honestly feel like I became a "good" runner overnight. I just started really implementing longer runs in my workout, and within a few months I could run double digit miles. I also lost around 20 pounds in the process.
1:57 800, :50 flat 400 frosh year of college. Can't remember what my HS PR was for the 15. 4:02-4:07 or so... Oops, get fitted for shoes, do some trail running to get your legs into it, and do the interval training on the track with a stop watch. Jogging around your neighborhood will get your stamina up, but you will push yourself more on the track, and you will get faster sooner. Just run 200s on and off, until you throw up and then run more after you get the vomit out.
Running my 1st race in a while to prepare for my 1st real half marathon this weekend. It's a 10K bridge run that starts at 9am, which I cant say enough about how excited I am to not have to wake up before 6 am on a Saturday like most races.
Yeah, I was never able to go sub :50 in an open 4. My splits in the 4x400 were routinely under :50, but never in an open race.
fuck, i thought i was fast running a 12:25 two mile and 34:00 five miler at 190 lbs until i realized this board has multiple near Olympic qualifiers
id like to elaborate on a few points chatch made regarding trail and track running. if you're husky, which you say you are, then id recommend running on trail/track as opposed to concrete/asphalt to save your joints and thereby decrease your risk of injury. i realize we're just talking about a 5k here but if you're new to running, any little savings will help.
don't worry oops I was way slower than these guys back in hs running is all about going your own speed, setting and achieving your own goals