MFP Runners Club Tuesday March 3rd

bigdawg62

Nice easy 3 mile recovery run this morning.

bigdawg62

Nice easy 3 mile recovery run this morning.

kellch

Wrong thread :embarassed:

But Hi anyway :bigsmile: :glasses:

Shannon023

Wrong thread :embarassed:

But Hi anyway :bigsmile: :glasses:

Ya goof! :laugh:

4-miles this morning, but was sidestitch city! :explode:

3 months till my first 1/2 marathon for the year. I've really got to build up some endurance. :embarassed:

Happy running, everyone! :flowerforyou:

duffyzmom

Chilly 3 miles for me this morning. Just about 9 degrees so my pace was faster than normal. Plus, I'm sure I burned more calories because of all the layers I was wearing.

Nich0le

6 miles for me today!

Feeling great, have a great run everyone!

snowbune27

Omgsh,
Can someone please tell me how to start running!
I've been trying to run for a long time now, and after about 9 minutes (1 Mile) I am huffing and puffing, and have to walk.

How can I increase the distance I run?

(I've even tried running at a slower pace, a 10 minute mile) and still can only seem to go 1 mile.

HELP!:yawn:


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MFS27

I ran 6 miles today in the rain - shoes, socks and legs are covered in mud.

LOVE IT! :laugh:

Took me about 50 minutes. I'm pretty new runner - what pace should I aim for when training for a marathon?

SherryRH

Omgsh,
Can someone please tell me how to start running!
I've been trying to run for a long time now, and after about 9 minutes (1 Mile) I am huffing and puffing, and have to walk.

How can I increase the distance I run?

(I've even tried running at a slower pace, a 10 minute mile) and still can only seem to go 1 mile.

HELP!:yawn:


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You could do a search for the couch potatoe to 5k work out. I have seen mentions of it on MFP but I don't have a need for it so I have never looked for it. It is supposed to get you up to 3.1 miles in no time. Good look to you.

As for me, I am still battling the remnants of this stupid cold. We just got done our last session of bootcamp on Friday so I am going to take the entire week off with no working out and see if I can shake this chest congestion. I have to do something soon as our own running group is training for 10 miles in May. (We should be able to run that well before May since we are already doing 6 miles on Saturdays.)

snowbune27

I just looked it up and I am going to start! I hope this works for me.

Thank you!

gmpearse

Omgsh,
Can someone please tell me how to start running!
I've been trying to run for a long time now, and after about 9 minutes (1 Mile) I am huffing and puffing, and have to walk.

How can I increase the distance I run?

(I've even tried running at a slower pace, a 10 minute mile) and still can only seem to go 1 mile.

HELP!:yawn:


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Have you ever heard the children's story of the turtle and the hare? The turtle even though he went slow won the race. I have found that if I jog a 12 min mile I can run 5 miles without dying but if I try to run a 10 min mile then I struggle to run more than 1 mile. Try for slow endurance first then increase the speed you run. Just a suggestion - hope it helps.

duffyzmom

I ran 6 miles today in the rain - shoes, socks and legs are covered in mud.

LOVE IT! :laugh:

Took me about 50 minutes. I'm pretty new runner - what pace should I aim for when training for a marathon?

First question - How long have you been running? I had 3 half marathons under my belt before I even considered doing a full. Plus it is a little easier to estimate you pace if you have some long runs from which to estimate. Check out www.runnersworld.com I know they have a pace calculator and I think you can enter distances as small as 5K. Also if you are new runner make sure you get a good training plan before you start training. I followed one from the runningroom but runner's world has a free smartcoach feature.

duffyzmom

Omgsh,
Can someone please tell me how to start running!
I've been trying to run for a long time now, and after about 9 minutes (1 Mile) I am huffing and puffing, and have to walk.

How can I increase the distance I run?

(I've even tried running at a slower pace, a 10 minute mile) and still can only seem to go 1 mile.

HELP!:yawn:


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My suggestion: Embrace walk breaks. I did most of my training through the running room and they are big supporters of the 10:1 run/walk method for long distances. Some runners look down on walk breaks but it really made it easy for me to go from never running to a full marathon in less than 3 years. As you get stronger you can let them go if you want. Some just take walk breaks at water stations.

runnerdad

I ran 6 miles today in the rain - shoes, socks and legs are covered in mud.

LOVE IT! :laugh:

Took me about 50 minutes. I'm pretty new runner - what pace should I aim for when training for a marathon?

The system I use for training is based on your 10 K race pace, so, in your example, you ran 6 miles in 50 minutes, just over 8:00 pace. On your regular or tempo runs, aim for that 8:00 pace, give or take depending on the length of your run. If you are doing intervals, aim for 7-7:30. pace, again depending on the length of the interval.On your long distance (endurance) runs, slow it down to 8:45-9:00 pace so you don't burn out. By mixing up your pace, you can build your stamina with less risk of injury, but you are still doing enough speed work that you can pick it up for the races.


Oh yeah, ran 5.5 this morning

MFS27

I ran 6 miles today in the rain - shoes, socks and legs are covered in mud.

LOVE IT! :laugh:

Took me about 50 minutes. I'm pretty new runner - what pace should I aim for when training for a marathon?

First question - How long have you been running? I had 3 half marathons under my belt before I even considered doing a full. Plus it is a little easier to estimate you pace if you have some long runs from which to estimate. Check out www.runnersworld.com I know they have a pace calculator and I think you can enter distances as small as 5K. Also if you are new runner make sure you get a good training plan before you start training. I followed one from the runningroom but runner's world has a free smartcoach feature.

Umm.. I've been running for two weeks, lol (I joined a running program). I plan to do a half on May 3rd, and the full is in December.

I'm a swimmer and I hike a lot - so I'm in shape. I just am not very good at running yet :laugh:

Tiddle

3.7 mile interval run in the pouring rain...I hate running in the rain!!

kellch

Wrong thread :embarassed:

But Hi anyway :bigsmile: :glasses:

Ya goof! :laugh:

4-miles this morning, but was sidestitch city! :explode:

3 months till my first 1/2 marathon for the year. I've really got to build up some endurance. :embarassed:

Happy running, everyone! :flowerforyou:

katiechakos

Hi y'all! I got in 6 miles today... and about 30 minutes of strenght training. I didn't feel like working out at all, so I'm glad I did it!!!

Kimono

5 last night and I will do 5 tonight.

jessmomof3

Great job everyone!! 5 miles for me on the treadmill (3 x 1600 speedwork in there). And 600 yd swim, gotta get back to regular swimming. 3 mos til my first tri of the season!

And might be like Kimono and run tonight too, my buddies want me to join them so we will see how my energy is by then! :laugh:

runnerdad

My suggestion: Embrace walk breaks. I did most of my training through the running room and they are big supporters of the 10:1 run/walk method for long distances. Some runners look down on walk breaks but it really made it easy for me to go from never running to a full marathon in less than 3 years. As you get stronger you can let them go if you want. Some just take walk breaks at water stations.

Walk breaks are a great way to get started, but just a point of runner's ettiquette. After my races this weekend, I was frustrated by the number of run/walkers who run at pace in the middle of the crowd, then stop cold when their timer goes off because it's walk time, causing a traffic jam behind them as everybody tries to dodge them. Maybe, if you know you are not going to be keep pace with the pack, you should run to the side of the road, so the pack can pass when you start walking, or at least ease into your walk, so the people behind know you're slowing down and can avoid running you over. Just my rant

duffyzmom

Good Rant runnerdad: That was drilled into our heads at the running room clinics. Stay to a side if you are going to be doing breaks. My 2nd half some girl doing what I can only guess was 1000 meter sprints and then taking walk breaks hit me at least 5 times blowing by in her sprint mode. The bigger the race the more interesting people you find. How about the one's that drop their IPod or cell phone and come to a dead stop in a crowd of 35,000? Saw 2 of those last year at the Indy. Just part of the joy of running.

bigdawg62

I ran 6 miles today in the rain - shoes, socks and legs are covered in mud.

LOVE IT! :laugh:

Took me about 50 minutes. I'm pretty new runner - what pace should I aim for when training for a marathon?

As someone else pointed out using a 5K equivelent time is a good way to figure out what your capable of running a marathon in. This site is excellent at breaking down all the different paces you should run;

http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/Running University/Article 1/mcmillanrunningcalculator.htm

Use the McMillan's Running Calculator , also I would be sure to have a base of at least 6 months of running 15 - 20 miles per week before begining your marathon training. At that point Hal Higdon has an excellent 18 week program you can do for beginners - http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/Mar00novice.htm

Good Luck!

jessmomof3

Great job everyone!! 5 miles for me on the treadmill (3 x 1600 speedwork in there). And 600 yd swim, gotta get back to regular swimming. 3 mos til my first tri of the season!

And might be like Kimono and run tonight too, my buddies want me to join them so we will see how my energy is by then! :laugh:

Ended up running 4.5 miles w/ my buddies tonight, so a total of 9.5 miles for the day! :bigsmile: Also did Ab Ripper X. :bigsmile:

Kimono

Did 7 instead of 5. Do any of you know how to update these tickers??

12by311

Okay! So hopefully I can start posting on these threads more that my schedule is more clear and the weather is warming up.

I did some interval work on Sunday and even though I stretched my quads really good before and after my workout, I still get SO TIGHT! It's annoying. My fellow coach makes fun of me because he says, "I can see those things tightening up and know that you are going to be sore." I've always been like this with intervals/sprints.

Today, I ran 3 miles in the cold. My quads were so stinkin' tight the whole time, even after stretching...even after the first mile was over! I usually can loosen up by then. Not today.

The weather is supposed to warm up tomorrow, so I'm hoping for a faster paced 3 miles.

:flowerforyou:

hessied

Seven on the treadmill today.