Where do I go from here?

laurasnyder411

Three years ago I was running 6 miles at a time. It took forever to get there and then I had a kid and stopped. I've been back up to three miles for the past week and yesterday I noticed at the end of my run that although I felt a little exhausted and ready to quit that I was neither out of breathe or breathing hard. I didn't get the normal runner's high that I usually get and I've even kicked my speed up a few notches. I'm not entirely sure how to use the heart rate monitor on the treadmill, so any suggestions on how to apply that would be great! Also, I'm wondering what is a good way to kick it up a notch. While I'd eventually like to get back up to 6 miles a day, I have a few time restraints. Would it be beneficial to slow my pace down and throw in some hills? Should I try to run faster?(I'm slightly weary of biting it because I have short legs!) I guess there's no wrong way, I'm just wondering how to get that high back!

Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet

Run fartlek intervals to up your speed

diembroadhurst

I would mix it up a bit - do a session a week of interval training to work on your speed and another session work on a nice cross country/hilly run a comfy distance. If you can manage a 3rd run try pushing the distance up by 10% a week so you use this one as your longest run in the week.

I normally run Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday - sunday I run my long run in the week.

Keep it fun - you get the high when you have enjoyed it as much as worked hard

cherrieruns

I would mix it up a bit - do a session a week of interval training to work on your speed and another session work on a nice cross country/hilly run a comfy distance. If you can manage a 3rd run try pushing the distance up by 10% a week so you use this one as your longest run in the week.

I normally run Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday - sunday I run my long run in the week.

Keep it fun - you get the high when you have enjoyed it as much as worked hard

this would be my advice too. Just once a week throw in some interval or hill training and then increase one run per week to increase miles. Have a good time doing it whatever you do. If you have to do your runs on the treadmill you can set it for a hill workout. For intervals just crank it up for a minute then slow back down.