How can I get faster without getting tired?

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  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,062 Member
    autumnblade75 wrote: »
    Just for a little levity, about "jogging" -

    What's the difference between a runner and a jogger?

    A jogger doesn't get offended if you call him a runner.

    Also, you're not a jogger unless you've found a dead body. That's the criteria. And even then, since you're a man, the newspapers will call you a runner, although they would call you a jogger if you'd been a woman.

    I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry as it's totally true.
  • dolorsit
    dolorsit Posts: 92 Member
    My advice has probably been offered already. You'll improve your time roughly in line with your percentage body weight loss. If you need to improve your time by 25%, say, then dropping your weight by 25% (if you can afford to), gets you there practically for free. If you're training too, then you're going to get fitness gains that accelerate that so you'll get there by, say, 20% weight loss. I do regular 5k and 10k time trials and my times are coming down slightly ahead of my weight loss rate, running about 50km/week.

    To start with, on Jan 1 this year, I had a BMI of 29.6, and ran at most every 3 days, with some cycling and a lot of walking thrown in, then very gradually built up to running 4-5 days/week as I got down to a normal BMI. I'm now at BMI 23.6 and have had no injuries. I predict my next 5k or 10k TT by percentage weight loss and usually hit it 5-10s ahead of the prediction (due to fitness gains).
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    snowflake954 wrote: »
    autumnblade75 wrote: »
    Just for a little levity, about "jogging" -

    What's the difference between a runner and a jogger?

    A jogger doesn't get offended if you call him a runner.

    Also, you're not a jogger unless you've found a dead body. That's the criteria. And even then, since you're a man, the newspapers will call you a runner, although they would call you a jogger if you'd been a woman.

    I find the word "jogging" interesting because I always thought that it was slow running. Because we always talked about a "jog trot". I thought the speeds were: walk, trot, and run. I guess things have changed. Jogging didn't used to be a negative, it was just a speed. I can't call what I do "running", it's just too slow. Then again I'm older and the word suits me.

    I don't think there is a universal answer, but when I see people talking about running, a slow run is just a run. I never hear people within running circles refer to jogging. A slow runner is still a runner.
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    Once we've established that there's not a set speed at which jogging becomes running, the word itself isn't completely taboo. I accept the definition to be "running slowly" but even if I'm running slowly, I do not jog. I am a runner. I can be comfortable with *you* (whoever you are) calling yourself a jogger - but I'll still think of you as a runner. We all recognize that it's the same gait, right? I probably came off harsh with it, earlier. As much as OP doesn't seem to think of himself as a runner (because even though he's got natural talent, he's not fast enough to satisfy himself!) he fits the bill with being offended to think he'd deign to "jog" when he's already soooo slow //sarcasm//

    But, yeah, if you want to call yourself a jogger, you can claim the term. Especially if you've found a dead body, or thought you did.
  • thisvickyruns
    thisvickyruns Posts: 193 Member
    snowflake954 wrote: »
    autumnblade75 wrote: »
    Just for a little levity, about "jogging" -

    What's the difference between a runner and a jogger?

    A jogger doesn't get offended if you call him a runner.

    Also, you're not a jogger unless you've found a dead body. That's the criteria. And even then, since you're a man, the newspapers will call you a runner, although they would call you a jogger if you'd been a woman.

    I find the word "jogging" interesting because I always thought that it was slow running. Because we always talked about a "jog trot". I thought the speeds were: walk, trot, and run. I guess things have changed. Jogging didn't used to be a negative, it was just a speed. I can't call what I do "running", it's just too slow. Then again I'm older and the word suits me.

    I once read that 'jogging' was under slower than 10 minute miles... that made me get a bit stabby, i'll be honest!

    never heard of a 'jog trot' though.
  • thisvickyruns
    thisvickyruns Posts: 193 Member
    autumnblade75 wrote: »

    But, yeah, if you want to call yourself a jogger, you can claim the term. Especially if you've found a dead body, or thought you did.

    I do NOT like the term 'jogging' personally, I hate it... running is running! but you're right, if a person is happy using that term, then they can go for it, and I shouldn't be offended for other people! its something I'm working on!

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