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fitmama0914 wrote: »fitmama0914 wrote: »Thanks again. I've actually been gearing my workups towards calisthenics, and I'm pretty sure I would love hiit, but I think I am a bit scared I wouldn't be able to keep up. I am familiar with the gist of c25k, and I'm probably going to start with that. I can jog for 30 seconds straight, but my problem is learning to pace myself because I have a tendency to want to go as hard as I can.
Yes, you gotta build back an aerobic base if you lost it, so that program works well. So that means going slower.
You can improve the lower aerobic range and get faster much easier than you can improve the upper aerobic/anaerobic line to allow speed up there. And if endurance is of any interest over 5K races, you'll need the lower fat-burning range trained anyway to go faster, not the higher carb-burning range.
The wonderful thing about HIIT is there is no keeping up - it's done at your max ability.
Now, you may be thinking of videos or other programs that are mislabeled HIIT because of the current fad use of the term. HIIT is when you take what could be a slow steady cardio activity (running) and make the short intense sections with recovery.
It's as close to lifting as you can get while doing a cardio session.
The mislabeled stuff has always been done the way they do it, calisthenic routines with minimal rest between what is being worked.
Once you got a good aerobic base, ask me about a good HIIT routine for basically lifting for your lower body.
You're talking about the stuff online that does something like burpees, then high knees, then pushups, right? But hiit is basically meant for interval running? I would like that, because it's the sprinting that I enjoy. But I also like the sense of accomplishment that comes from paced running, if that makes sense. And it's a huge stress reliever.
Correct, what has otherwise been called calisthenics for ages when people did them, perhaps the shorter rest is newer for many, but was always an option.
And actually, cardio HIIT isn't useful to do more than once weekly. Takes a lot of recovery.
Usually very specific too, in order to mimic lifting. 1:3 ratio sprint to walking, from 15 sec to 45 sec sprint times, meaning 45 - 135 sec walk times. 8-10 reps is all that's needed.
And it is a blast outside, especially if you have some inclines. Nothing like going all out up a short hill for 15 sec, then getting your breath back.
But gotta have that aerobic base down - murder on tendons that are unprepared for it.
Plus, only building that carb-burning anaerobic side of the cardio range doesn't do nearly as much for endurance as what you call pace running, otherwise might think of it as HR zone running. Because pace would normally slow on a hill, faster on flat, ect. But the effort will feel the same.
And that's where you get most of your benefit - but as several mentioned, don't want to do it too hard. Take care of fitness first, pace will increase automatically. Try to take care of pace first, endurance rarely follows.
I think I maybe confused pace with endurance, because when I say paced I mean being able to run for awhile without having to stop to recover. Or feeling like I'm going too fast. But that's from not having a good endurance to begin with, right?
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@fitmama0914 - Can't hit quote with the pic there, which is good pic.
That's not too bad, as long as you got some non-cotton socks since feet will likely get wet in that snow slush.
And facing oncoming cars, watching like an eagle if you need to take a hill or ditch jump because they don't see you. I would not do music at all, you want ears on the cars.
And some safety vest, red lights on hat, ect.
You are brave, but it is fun too.
That is difficult about country roads, not many options. Do you have the ability for a short drive to better walk/jogging area?
A ditch jump would land me in a snowbank, but at least my fall would be cushioned, lol. In summer, the road wouldn't be too bad to run on. My friend says the town recently built a track, so I'm going to check it out when I get a chance.
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Speed is measured as kilometres per hour or miles per hour.
Pace is minutes per kilometre or mile.
This is pure physics and can apply to any moving object to describe its motion.
Endurance has to do with your body, how fit you are and how well you perform. It includes muscle strength and oxygen metabolism among others.
The higher/better your endurance, the longer and faster you can run. Roughly put.0 -
fitmama0914 wrote: »I think I maybe confused pace with endurance, because when I say paced I mean being able to run for awhile without having to stop to recover. Or feeling like I'm going too fast. But that's from not having a good endurance to begin with, right?
Yep, when you say paced, that's more called steady-state. You aren't jumping your effort all over the place, slow then fast, easy then hard.
Being able to do any running over time/distance is related to pace though. You could probably run longer right now - if the pace was slow enough. Ok, maybe it would be walking fast rather than running right now, but that's the idea.
But there are many that go out full force for their short bit, barely get in to it, and have to stop to recover first. Well, pace too fast.
Good fitness is related to endurance, and good pace control.0 -
fitmama0914 wrote: »I think I maybe confused pace with endurance, because when I say paced I mean being able to run for awhile without having to stop to recover. Or feeling like I'm going too fast. But that's from not having a good endurance to begin with, right?
Yep, when you say paced, that's more called steady-state. You aren't jumping your effort all over the place, slow then fast, easy then hard.
Being able to do any running over time/distance is related to pace though. You could probably run longer right now - if the pace was slow enough. Ok, maybe it would be walking fast rather than running right now, but that's the idea.
But there are many that go out full force for their short bit, barely get in to it, and have to stop to recover first. Well, pace too fast.
Good fitness is related to endurance, and good pace control.
I wonder whether there is anything in the body doing pace control or whether it is mind only. I'm thinking of muscle memory or such. Is there any research on this yet, you think?0 -
I am training for my 1st marathon in January but here is what my week looks like:
Sunday- long run (right now I am at 18 miles)*
Monday- Spin Class
Tuesday- run 5-6 miles or depending on the week active recovery (yoga typically)*
Wednesday- body pump/ab class
Thursday- cross/weight training with my trainer
Friday-run 7-9 miles*
Saturday- cross/weight training with my trainer
*When I wasn't training I would run by would decrease the mileage.
On my running days I will do different paces. For example on the short day I will run my 5k pace. On the longer day my 1/2 pace and on my long day I will use my marathon pace (or what I want it to be).
I would try getting one of those headlamps. When I used one for the first time I felt like a total dork. HA But hey its better than being road kill.
The most important thing for me was getting fitted for the right shoes. Silly me, when I started I thought I could just go down to Foot Locker and get a pair of nikes and call it a day. I ended up with horrible shin splints. I went to a running store and got my stride looked at (free at most running stores) and I found I was wearing the completely wrong shoes. Once I got that taken care of I was set.
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Roxiegirl2008 wrote: »I am training for my 1st marathon in January but here is what my week looks like:
Sunday- long run (right now I am at 18 miles)*
Monday- Spin Class
Tuesday- run 5-6 miles or depending on the week active recovery (yoga typically)*
Wednesday- body pump/ab class
Thursday- cross/weight training with my trainer
Friday-run 7-9 miles*
Saturday- cross/weight training with my trainer
*When I wasn't training I would run by would decrease the mileage.
On my running days I will do different paces. For example on the short day I will run my 5k pace. On the longer day my 1/2 pace and on my long day I will use my marathon pace (or what I want it to be).
I would try getting one of those headlamps. When I used one for the first time I felt like a total dork. HA But hey its better than being road kill.
The most important thing for me was getting fitted for the right shoes. Silly me, when I started I thought I could just go down to Foot Locker and get a pair of nikes and call it a day. I ended up with horrible shin splints. I went to a running store and got my stride looked at (free at most running stores) and I found I was wearing the completely wrong shoes. Once I got that taken care of I was set.
Today, after the walk yesterday, the outside of my left calf hurts. Idk if it's from the snow, or the shoes, or the way I walk. I know that my left ankle is weak as it is, because every time I walk down stairs it feels like it wants to give out. And when I walk, my toes point out, but Idk if that's normal, or not.
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Today, after the walk yesterday, the outside of my left calf hurts. Idk if it's from the snow, or the shoes, or the way I walk. I know that my left ankle is weak as it is, because every time I walk down stairs it feels like it wants to give out. And when I walk, my toes point out, but Idk if that's normal, or not.
Have you had a gait analysis? You calf pain may be a result of your walking/running gait -- you may be able to correct this with orthotic inserts.0 -
Yep, when you say paced, that's more called steady-state. You aren't jumping your effort all over the place, slow then fast, easy then hard.
Being able to do any running over time/distance is related to pace though. You could probably run longer right now - if the pace was slow enough. Ok, maybe it would be walking fast rather than running right now, but that's the idea.
But there are many that go out full force for their short bit, barely get in to it, and have to stop to recover first. Well, pace too fast.
Good fitness is related to endurance, and good pace control.
I wonder whether there is anything in the body doing pace control or whether it is mind only. I'm thinking of muscle memory or such. Is there any research on this yet, you think?
Well, outside going anaerobic and that is just for fact short lived forcing you to slow down, I think it's just mental.
This research on level of perceived effort compared between treadmill and outside, and actual effort as shown by HR and calorie burn.
Here's one study on the mental aspect.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22357398
"These findings confirmed that one's perception of speed was influenced by the treadmill on which individuals were unable to match their corresponding self-selected overground running speed. The unmatched perception of speed is likely due to the distortion of normal visual inputs resulting from the discrepancy between observed and expected optic flow. "0 -
Running - M/W are interval runs, F is an endurance run. Weights (full body, about 1.25 hrs) 2x per week. Lots of cycling, rowing, swimming, and walking on other days.0
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fitmama0914 wrote: »Roxiegirl2008 wrote: »I am training for my 1st marathon in January but here is what my week looks like:
Sunday- long run (right now I am at 18 miles)*
Monday- Spin Class
Tuesday- run 5-6 miles or depending on the week active recovery (yoga typically)*
Wednesday- body pump/ab class
Thursday- cross/weight training with my trainer
Friday-run 7-9 miles*
Saturday- cross/weight training with my trainer
*When I wasn't training I would run by would decrease the mileage.
On my running days I will do different paces. For example on the short day I will run my 5k pace. On the longer day my 1/2 pace and on my long day I will use my marathon pace (or what I want it to be).
I would try getting one of those headlamps. When I used one for the first time I felt like a total dork. HA But hey its better than being road kill.
The most important thing for me was getting fitted for the right shoes. Silly me, when I started I thought I could just go down to Foot Locker and get a pair of nikes and call it a day. I ended up with horrible shin splints. I went to a running store and got my stride looked at (free at most running stores) and I found I was wearing the completely wrong shoes. Once I got that taken care of I was set.
Today, after the walk yesterday, the outside of my left calf hurts. Idk if it's from the snow, or the shoes, or the way I walk. I know that my left ankle is weak as it is, because every time I walk down stairs it feels like it wants to give out. And when I walk, my toes point out, but Idk if that's normal, or not.
It could be all of the above. I have strength imbalance in my legs from spending 6 months in a cast and never working to balance back out. I had 4% atrophy in my foot (i think it's the achilles tendon)after physical therapy. What I taught myself to do is guard the weak leg by favouring it. That exacerbated the problem. When I would get tired during a run I would drag my toe. Most of the time it didn't actually touch the ground, but if you watched me run you could see it. Had lots of pain and muscle tightening issues with it.
I had a gait and body strength analysis done and have been working on balancing it back out. I am to the point now where I am not guarding when I run. I will catch myself doing it other places, like when I barbell squat I have to concentrate on not leaning on the dominant leg.
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My schedule:
Sunday - Rest or Yoga
Monday - Run
Tuesday - Strength
Wednesday - Rest
Thursday - Run
Friday - Strength
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CodeMonkey78 wrote: »Today, after the walk yesterday, the outside of my left calf hurts. Idk if it's from the snow, or the shoes, or the way I walk. I know that my left ankle is weak as it is, because every time I walk down stairs it feels like it wants to give out. And when I walk, my toes point out, but Idk if that's normal, or not.
Have you had a gait analysis? You calf pain may be a result of your walking/running gait -- you may be able to correct this with orthotic inserts.
Nope, I'd never heard of gait analysis before reading mfp forums, but I do plan to look into it. All I actually know is that I have flat feet. I have to figure out where a shoe place is near me.
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fitmama0914 wrote: »Roxiegirl2008 wrote: »I am training for my 1st marathon in January but here is what my week looks like:
Sunday- long run (right now I am at 18 miles)*
Monday- Spin Class
Tuesday- run 5-6 miles or depending on the week active recovery (yoga typically)*
Wednesday- body pump/ab class
Thursday- cross/weight training with my trainer
Friday-run 7-9 miles*
Saturday- cross/weight training with my trainer
*When I wasn't training I would run by would decrease the mileage.
On my running days I will do different paces. For example on the short day I will run my 5k pace. On the longer day my 1/2 pace and on my long day I will use my marathon pace (or what I want it to be).
I would try getting one of those headlamps. When I used one for the first time I felt like a total dork. HA But hey its better than being road kill.
The most important thing for me was getting fitted for the right shoes. Silly me, when I started I thought I could just go down to Foot Locker and get a pair of nikes and call it a day. I ended up with horrible shin splints. I went to a running store and got my stride looked at (free at most running stores) and I found I was wearing the completely wrong shoes. Once I got that taken care of I was set.
Today, after the walk yesterday, the outside of my left calf hurts. Idk if it's from the snow, or the shoes, or the way I walk. I know that my left ankle is weak as it is, because every time I walk down stairs it feels like it wants to give out. And when I walk, my toes point out, but Idk if that's normal, or not.
It could be all of the above. I have strength imbalance in my legs from spending 6 months in a cast and never working to balance back out. I had 4% atrophy in my foot (i think it's the achilles tendon)after physical therapy. What I taught myself to do is guard the weak leg by favouring it. That exacerbated the problem. When I would get tired during a run I would drag my toe. Most of the time it didn't actually touch the ground, but if you watched me run you could see it. Had lots of pain and muscle tightening issues with it.
I had a gait and body strength analysis done and have been working on balancing it back out. I am to the point now where I am not guarding when I run. I will catch myself doing it other places, like when I barbell squat I have to concentrate on not leaning on the dominant leg.
I definitely try not to put weight on it.
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Is it injury related? If you are in an unusual amount of pain you might want an evaluation from someone with more training than a shoe store provides. I went to a person who specializes in sports medicine, but a standard physical therapist would work. Soreness and adaptation to a new routine is expected, but pain would concern me.0 -
Is it injury related? If you are in an unusual amount of pain you might want an evaluation from someone with more training than a shoe store provides. I went to a person who specializes in sports medicine, but a standard physical therapist would work. Soreness and adaptation to a new routine is expected, but pain would concern me.
I'm pretty sure the leg pain is from the walk. I didn't stretch before it either.
And I've been paying attention to to how I walk with that foot, and I definitely put most of my weight on the inside edge. I was reading that weak ankles are usually caused by previous injuries, but if that's the case, it happened so long ago that I can't remember it. I do recall wearing stablizers over the years because they try to give out. You can't sprain it and not know it, right?
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I wouldn't say that, but a sprain will usually swell. If it doesn't hurt, stretch and foam roll if you can. I do a stretch specifically for my ankle where I write the alphabet in the air. It really helps.0
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I'm nearing the peak of my half marathon training schedule, so I'm only strength training 2 days right now (I was doing three a couple months ago). I think weight training is so essential to keeping up my strength!
Here is my week, this past week:
Monday: 4 mile run, plus 20 minutes strength training
Tuesday: 3 mile run
Wednesday: REST
Thursday: 12 mile run
Friday: 2 mile run (recovery)
Saturday: 2 mile run, plus 30 minutes strenght training
Sunday: I'm about to do 6 miles
Totals: just under an hour of strength training
Mileage: 29 miles
I like to vary distances and intensity for running. While distance is my main focus now, earlier in this training cycle I did about one speed workout or hill repeat workout per week. I sometimes also throw in other forms of cardio - preferably stairmill or rower.
GL! Fun question!
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fitmama0914 wrote: »CodeMonkey78 wrote: »Today, after the walk yesterday, the outside of my left calf hurts. Idk if it's from the snow, or the shoes, or the way I walk. I know that my left ankle is weak as it is, because every time I walk down stairs it feels like it wants to give out. And when I walk, my toes point out, but Idk if that's normal, or not.
Have you had a gait analysis? You calf pain may be a result of your walking/running gait -- you may be able to correct this with orthotic inserts.
Nope, I'd never heard of gait analysis before reading mfp forums, but I do plan to look into it. All I actually know is that I have flat feet. I have to figure out where a shoe place is near me.
I would highly recommend doing this first. Having flat feet can cause pain after walking or running for periods of time. If you have your gait analyzed at the running store, they can show you what you body is actually doing in slow motion and recommend proper shoes or orthotic inserts to help prevent similar injuries.
I would also recommend having them fit you for shoes whether you are in a position to purchase them or not. This will give you the info that you need when you are ready to purchase new shoes so you are not just taking a "shot in the dark" when looking for sales, etc.
HTH.0
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