1.3 miles in 23 minutes

christihubbart

Is that good? I burned like 130 calories running/waking, but I have no idea if I'm in bad shape or a good start. From where I came from being 193 and 5'4" running at all was a joke. I'm feeling proud for running 1/2 the time. What are some goals I could strive for? I'm at 160lbs now.

Motorsheen

If you think it's good.... then it's good.

Re5pext!





( I clock my 10K times with a calendar)

ccsernica

If it's better than you've done before, it's good. If you hadn't been doing anything before and this is you just starting out, it's excellent. Never mind your time or speed compared to a standard set by other people. You're DOING IT. That's the most important thing.

For the time being, I'd suggest you just set yourself a schedule and stick to it, making that your goal. Once you become accustomed to the extra movement and can perhaps run your entire route (yes, you'll get there!) then you can worry about specific time/distance goals.

30kgin2017

Great job! I would only compare you running against yourself, how much you have improved over time. One goal could be to be able to run the whole 1.3miles or you can work on increasing distance in the same amount of time. Maybe look at a structured program for running if thats what you want to get into. C25K is really popular and personally I found it good when I started out running as I hadnt run for over 10years (and I wasnt much of a runner to start with anyway).

AnvilHead

Comparison is the thief of joy. It doesn't matter what anybody else can do, it matters what you can do.

Now you've established a baseline to work from. Keep at it and try to (gradually) run longer, faster, or whatever your personal goals might be. Then you can compare your future results to where you started from now, and you'll know whether it's "good" or not.

If you really want a more quantifiable answer: It's faster than some, slower than some, but you lapped everybody who's still sitting on the couch.

malcolmjcooper

Just aim to be better than you used to be

MarkusDarwath

christihubbart wrote: »

Is that good? I burned like 130 calories running/waking, but I have no idea if I'm in bad shape or a good start. From where I came from being 193 and 5'4" running at all was a joke. I'm feeling proud for running 1/2 the time. What are some goals I could strive for? I'm at 160lbs now.

Doing the math that's about a 3.4mph pace, so you would complete a 5k race in under an hour. If you're just starting I would say that's quite good with respect to your height. Having a shorter stride you have to actually move your legs quite a bit faster than a taller person would to make the same speed... and effort is what takes the weight off, rather than speed comparisons.

TavistockToad

christihubbart wrote: »

Is that good? I burned like 130 calories running/waking, but I have no idea if I'm in bad shape or a good start. From where I came from being 193 and 5'4" running at all was a joke. I'm feeling proud for running 1/2 the time. What are some goals I could strive for? I'm at 160lbs now.

If it's your starting point then it is good for you.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

It's not just good it's great!

You did it, and you have your starting point time to beat.

Wait until you see how good it feels to smash it

pondee629

christihubbart wrote: »

Is that good? I burned like 130 calories running/waking, but I have no idea if I'm in bad shape or a good start. From where I came from being 193 and 5'4" running at all was a joke. I'm feeling proud for running 1/2 the time. What are some goals I could strive for? I'm at 160lbs now.

To be better today than you were yesterday. The only person against whom you are competing is you.
Specific goals: To increase your weekly mileage 10%, or so, each week, until you are able to complete a 5K.
To increase your weekly mileage 10%, or so, each week until you are able to complete a 10K
To gradually increase your pace, along with distance, and have your times improve, focusing on increasing mileage.
To continue to feel good and proud over you accomplishments.

stanmann571

I'd encourage you to get your total moving time up to 30-45 minutes, even if that means running less and walking more.

Obviously if you're time constrained that's not possible, but that would be my first suggestion. volume is very much the most important part of conditioning, even if you're walking most of it at the beginning.