How to build running endurance quickly

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  • lcuconley
    lcuconley Posts: 734 Member
    Strangely I ran tonight and having previously nearly died doing 33 minutes I managed 40 tonight and it felt like my usual pace.

    congrats!
  • chadgard
    chadgard Posts: 102 Member
    It sounds to me like everyone is giving you advice on how to be a runner and from your initial post and your follow-up on your regimine that you are really interested in training more like a triathlete.

    Indeed. I have no triathlon experience, but have been casually looking at info about it. So, yeah, don't take my advice as anything authoritative, or necessarily even good. But you might look at http://www.beginnertriathlete.com . They've got dozens of training plans, many free, for everything from a lump on the couch preparing for her first sprint triathlon to improving your time for triathalons, to preparing for an Ironman. They also have what appears to be a fairly active discussion forum. I would think you'd find a program that fits your goals and situation, as well as triathlon-specific advice, there pretty easily.
  • lcuconley
    lcuconley Posts: 734 Member
    It sounds to me like everyone is giving you advice on how to be a runner and from your initial post and your follow-up on your regimine that you are really interested in training more like a triathlete. If that's the case, then forget about looking at running programs and start to look into triathlon programs, especially those for Sprint tris. Gale Bernhardt has written an excellent book of training plans called "Training Plans for Multisport Athletes". Each chapter has a plan and and athlete profile so there are plans for people who want to check the sport out for the first time and more hard core racers. She has a couple of Sprint plans in the book. The one geared for those with limited training time averages 2-4 hours of total training a week with the 2 runs/week. It's a 12 week plan starting out in week one with a 5 and a 7 min run, the next week, 9 & 11 min runs, and so forth up to 30 & 35 min. She throws in a few acceleration workouts a couple of bricks (bike followed by run, etc.); as you can see, nothing too intense but plenty to prepare you for doing a Sprint tri. I'm sure there are other Sprint plans online but just know that you can stick with 2x/week runs especially if you are doing a variety of other aerobic and strength workouts...and you'll decrease the risks of injury all the strict runners have to be much more conscious of!

    excellent post!

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