We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Runners! (Help me, please)

2»

Replies

  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    AdrianChr92 wrote: »
    thebuz wrote: »
    AdrianChr92 wrote: »
    hoyalawya2003 wrote: »
    To me, 12 min mile is not slow, it is fast. I also don't understand why you are going from not running at all to running 3 days in a row. That is a recipe for disaster in my opinion. You also state you have good shoes, but were you fitted at a running store? If you have gait issues, they will be able to advise you on proper shoes for it.

    TL;DR:

    slow down; run every other day; go get your gait analyzed at a knowledgeable running shoe store.

    To me 12 min mile is incredibly slow. I'm still pretty over weight and I run at 8-9 min per mile and I know I am not fast at all. I also know lots of people much faster than me

    Telling someone what is slow or fast for them is a tough call. I used to run a 15 minute mile when I first started and now run a mile between 11-12 minutes and I consider that decent. You run a very fast mile by most standards and having someone who is already overextending theirselves see your comment could be detrimental.

    I never said that is standard. Also I said "to me". I may run a fast mile by normal standards but if I look at recent races around my area I feel like a snail. But to me the only standard is my time and that's why compare against.

    Where it becomes meaningful, is how far one runs at that pace.

    For me, a 10 minute mile is a reasonable pace for 13-15 miles, but for 3 miles I'd consider that slow and for 20 I'd consider it quite fast.

    You made an unreasonable comparison
  • snovej
    snovej Posts: 14 Member
    jeankahr wrote: »
    You might want to look into Jeff Galloway's run/walk/run method. I use it for all my running. The intentional walk breaks make it easier on your body than continuous running.

    The run/walk method helped me start running and is fantastic at helping you keep up your endurance for long distances. I would also suggest running only 3x a week, with rest days in-between, and use a foam roller.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories