How many miles can you run?

[zippy]

Well, I am on my indoor track team. I am primarily a sprinter, but we have to run 30 minutes hard each day (well, 6 days a week, we get sundays off). That probably gets about 4-6 miles each day (depends on hills). Only problem is that I got shin splints, so I have been using an eliptical trainer (It's this one's bigger brother, only it is last years model and is nicer. It has heartbeat sensors on the handle bars, nicer colors, and a better computer.) in the weight room, sweet machine, I don't want to go out and run in the freezing cold this winter, but I have to once these freakin shin splints get better.

Running is so rewarding, you wouldn't believe it. I've been always been in good shape, but never like this where I am truly built. My legs are like rocks and my arms have gotten stronger too (I am a sprinter, so I hold my arms up higher on longer runs...uses more energy, oh well. Plus, I have to lift in the weight room 3 times a week). It's awesome.

 

[Mem]

Right now about two feet,I`ve had so many beers my monitor is moving around or is that me?

 

[chess9]

Duckers:

Sounds like you started out slowly and progressed nicely.

Try your hand at a local 5K race. If you run an 8 minute per mile pace, you will beat about 70% of the people. Racing is exciting regardless of your skill level and you meet some great people. Let us know how you do.

I would suggest you increase your mileage very gradually as you have done. Depending upon your age, I'd say 4 miles is probably very doable. If you are going to race, track workouts pay huge dividends. For instance, in your condition you could go to the track 1 day per week and do this:

1. 2x400 easy
2. 4x400 hard (at about 105% of your 1 mile pace)
3. 2x400 easy

Slowly increase the number of hard repeats and drop the time for completing each repeat.

There's an old adage in sports: "To go fast, you must train fast." Essentially what this means is that if you are training for the mile, then you do lots of 100s, 200s, and 400s at a very fast pace. You'll find your times dropping very quickly using this approach.

Also, keep a spreadsheet in Excel of your times, distances, dates and splits. Set a schedule and follow it rigorously.

Soon you'll be in awesome shape and will be feeling great about yourself.

Let us know how it goes.

Good luck.

 

[8008S]

Well doctor says i have asthma (pshaw to that nonsense) and in my weight training class, we ran 3 miles straight. So I'm guessing maximum around 4 miles straight.

 

[Cable God]

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I have to agree w/ moonbeam on that one

 

[Nutcase99]

I could run 2 miles in 14mins last year... Umm but now I can barely run 1 mile and winter track starts in like a week! I had better get running! Time to get my lazy A$$ off the puter

 

[ManSnake]

6 minute mile, anything more? I ain't gonna do it!