Runners! (Help me, please)

MeanderingMammal

AdrianChr92 wrote: »

thebuz wrote: »

AdrianChr92 wrote: »

hoyalawya2003 wrote: »

To me, 12 min mile is not slow, it is fast. I also don't understand why you are going from not running at all to running 3 days in a row. That is a recipe for disaster in my opinion. You also state you have good shoes, but were you fitted at a running store? If you have gait issues, they will be able to advise you on proper shoes for it.

TL;DR:

slow down; run every other day; go get your gait analyzed at a knowledgeable running shoe store.

To me 12 min mile is incredibly slow. I'm still pretty over weight and I run at 8-9 min per mile and I know I am not fast at all. I also know lots of people much faster than me

Telling someone what is slow or fast for them is a tough call. I used to run a 15 minute mile when I first started and now run a mile between 11-12 minutes and I consider that decent. You run a very fast mile by most standards and having someone who is already overextending theirselves see your comment could be detrimental.

I never said that is standard. Also I said "to me". I may run a fast mile by normal standards but if I look at recent races around my area I feel like a snail. But to me the only standard is my time and that's why compare against.

Where it becomes meaningful, is how far one runs at that pace.

For me, a 10 minute mile is a reasonable pace for 13-15 miles, but for 3 miles I'd consider that slow and for 20 I'd consider it quite fast.

You made an unreasonable comparison

snovej

jeankahr wrote: »

You might want to look into Jeff Galloway's run/walk/run method. I use it for all my running. The intentional walk breaks make it easier on your body than continuous running.

The run/walk method helped me start running and is fantastic at helping you keep up your endurance for long distances. I would also suggest running only 3x a week, with rest days in-between, and use a foam roller.