it took me ~15 minutes to run 1.3 miles... (Update in 1st post)

[BigToquex]

I just started running again yesterday, after not doing any running for like 8 months. Well, its only jogging really.

I went out for about ~15 minutes today and then when I came home, I wanted to see how far I ran, so I took my truck and checked the distance on the odometer. 2.2km (1.3 miles).

Work it out and that is 11.5 minutes per mile. Damn I'm slow.


**Update**

I can now do that 1.3 miles in 11 minutes, so thats 8.5 minutes per mile. I'm getting better

 

[notfred]

yeah, that's not real fast

 

[Kemosabe1447]

I've seen worse...but don't worry you will get faster if you stick to it

 

PUSH IT MAN PUSH IT!
That's a rather slow mile.

 

[conjur]

Met a guy a couple weeks ago (he's a friend of my boss) who's training for the Olympics as a marathoner. He's AVERAGING about 5 min./mile for a marathon! :Q

 

[Nightfall]

Originally posted by: conjur
Met a guy a couple weeks ago (he's a friend of my boss) who's training for the Olympics as a marathoner. He's AVERAGING about 5 min./mile for a marathon! :Q

Sounds like my cousin. He is averaging a little over five minues a mile and training for a marathon.

 

[tkdkid]

I can run 3 miles at about 5.5 miles per hour. Of course, I have asthma and only about 65% of the lung capacity of a normal person, so that's pretty good for me.

 

[dakata24]

that's not bad. i started running again a few weeks ago. alittle under 8 1/2 minutes a mile (over 2.1 miles). going 3.2 miles, it skyrockets to 9 minutes a mile. personally, i think it's a decent pace. i'm probably faster now than when i was in grammer school running the yearly 1 mile in P.E. god i dreaded that.. seemed like such a long distance. I can do a single mile in ~7 minutes.

keep up the good work. no pain no gain.

5 min/mile is insane. i dont think i'll ever be that fast.. especially over long distances..

 

[mchammer187]

damn i can even run ~ 8 min mile when i am really out of shape

 

[vi edit]

You're better off just walking briskly for the time being. You'll get just as good of a workout without putting any where near as much stress on your joints, muscles, and connective tissues.

Once you have a decent amount of stamina built up from walking briskly start doing some interval training alternating between running and walking(where's amused and his couch to 5k program? )

 

[monk3y]

Keep running regularly and you should have that time down really soon.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Training for something? Or to go somewhere?

Up north, the requirement is 2.4k in under twelve. Exceptional is under ten-thirty.

- M4H

 

[Zombie]

So what is more important when running?

I run close to 2 miles on different levels of incline (between 0-2) at about 5.5 miles an hour. I do this almost everyday but as you can imagine my time for a mile is close to 11min. So my question is what is more important? running everyday consistently or running fast every other day on zero incline.


Oh I also lift after running but that is every other day.

 

[chin311]

deammmm, thats pretty slow bud. ah well, the more you run, the faster you get. think i used to do them in like 7 1/2 min, now its prolly like 10ish, hehe, now that im lazy

 

[Mr N8]

You'll get faster, just make sure you keep going. I am averaging 6 min a mile, and run 1-4 miles a day. I'm 5'8" and ~185lbs. You really should be able to pick up the pace pretty quick.

 

[jarfykk]

In all seriousness I walk a mile in 13minutes. Jog in 8-10. So don't worry about it. Work your way to running 2 miles, jogging 4-5, and walking 6-10. I don't recommend doing them all at the same time though.

Get some runners insoles too, trust me.

 

[Gyrene]

Originally posted by: BigToque
Work it out and that is 11.5 minutes per mile. Damn I'm slow.

Even the worst track runners run a 2-mile in that time....well, except for the one kid at regionals last night...19:30. You're not the only slow one out there.

 

[911paramedic]

Run too fast at the start and you will end up with shin splints, so keep it slow. After a couple weeks you will find yourself speeding up without even knowing it. Try jogging about 3/4 of your distance at the start, then walk the rest in order to cool down.

(the fact that you are even jogging beats a slow time if you ask me)

 

[guapo337]

i coulda done 2+ in 15min. oh well.

 

[ILikeStuff]

Originally posted by: BigToque
I just started running again yesterday, after not doing any running for like 8 months. Well, its only jogging really.

I went out for about ~15 minutes today and then when I came home, I wanted to see how far I ran, so I took my truck and checked the distance on the odometer. 2.2km (1.3 miles).

Work it out and that is 11.5 minutes per mile. Damn I'm slow.

umm, wow, that's kinda pathetic.. I WALK 1.5 miles in 15 minutes.. but keep it up, I'm sure you'll improve

 

In high school track I ran a 4:55 mile (1600m), and a 11:07 two-mile (3200m). I trained for a marathon from January through March of 2003, but I had to quit training because it was too stressful and was hurting my grades (2+ hours of running per day).

Just giving you something to work for.

 

[BadNewsBears]

Varsity football mile REQ: LINE 6:30 or better BACK 6:00 or better Im not very far from 6:00 and havnt run in like 7 months

 

[rh71]

Back in middle school gym, I did a mile in 7.5 minutes... I thought that was pretty slow... but I've never taken up running again... I'm sure I'd be pretty slow considering I don't have much endurance, even with hockey. :| Damn asian genes.

 

[sandorski]

[Al Bundy mode] When I was in Jr High I ran a Mile in 5:53! [/Al Bundy mode]

 

[Ranger X]

Originally posted by: sandorski
[Al Bundy mode] When I was in Jr High I ran a Mile in 5:53! [/Al Bundy mode]

LOL