anyone here a runner?

[OXANDRIN]

as you guys know i'm feeling down from the rejection... started running this fall and i have increased my distance and stamina.

i normally do 3-4 miles per run 2-4 days a week depending....

i ran 5 miles last night and 5 miles again tonight.... i love the way it feels...i might consider lifting 3 times a week and trying to run 3-4

how many times a week do true runners run? and how far do they run. i heard 10k per run 6-7 days per week....then when they are training they do 10k 2 times a day 6-7 days a week...is this right?

 

[TxArmyGuy]

When I ran CC and track for my 1st college I ran 2 a day a min of 6days a week with usually a 7th day for soon as we got back into town from a race meaning sleep on the way home and rest usually for 2-3 hrs in our little TV room before we would wake up and run a min of 15miles usually put in a 20miler

During Cross Country season our morning runs would last a min of 1hr and if we met up early up to 2hrs or 10miles whichever came 1st

afternoons we would warmup by running 1.25miles to a park where we would loosen up and usually run 6 mile repeats or 3x2mile repeats about 75% race pace then jog the 1.25miles back to the campus and head to our track complex and run about 4 miles worth of sprints ranging from 400meters up to 1200 meters, in between those our rest would range from 1minute to 30seconds(for all of the afternoon mileage)

Then when all of the running was over, it was off to the gym 3 times a week to work mostly upperbody and to do stretching and Calestinics(sp?)


Track season we lifted weights mon-thurs did the same morning runs but our 10miles we put in on the track was almost all middle distance meaning we would start out doing mile repeats at 90% race pace(5:10miles for us slower runners-4:40miles) start pyramiding down next to 1200's, then 800's, then 400's

I did more training with the 1500meter runners so my workouts usually started with 1200's, 1000's, 800's 600's, 400's and 300's

no matter if you ran the 800 all the way to the 10,000 after you were done with your workout you ended it with a 400meter race as fast as you could go

best I was ever able to finish up a workout was with a 51 second 400...Needless to say I lost all my cookies by the time that was done if I hadn't lost them during the workout

 

[OXANDRIN]

how come all that running doesnt lead to overtraining?

 

[TxArmyGuy]

I think it did, which led me to later quit the team when I stressed my knee to the point of almost tearing it all up

it was just an example of what I did when I was a runner.

 

[OXANDRIN]

my goal is to run a mile in under 5 mins....how should i train for that?

 

[TxArmyGuy]

if you want to take the long way too it I would say about 30-40miles a week

how fast are you running it now?

 

[OXANDRIN]

if you want to take the long way too it I would say about 30-40miles a week

how fast are you running it now?

i did 5 miles in 38 mins tonight..... when i do my outdoor route i do about 3.2 miles in 20:30 on average (no hills)

 

[runner]

how tall are you and how much do you weigh?

 

[Big Johnson]

my goal is to run a mile in under 5 mins....how should i train for that?

Stretch it out and loosen up. Make sure and stretch your quads or you'll regret it.

Walk one mile to warm up. While you may not feel this is necessary, it does help to get the juices flowing without building up waste in the muscles prematurely.

Slow jog one mile, paying attention to posture and breathing. You are still warming up here.

Rest five minutes and drink a little water. While you rest, stretch it out again.

Now you are ready to work.

Sprint just under max for five minutes. Make sure you keep good posture. If your arms are flying and you're tripping up, slow down. Breath.

Drop it to a walk for five minutes. Drink some water. Breath.

Sprint just under max for five more minutes, etc.

Drop it to a walk for five minutes. Drink some water. Breath.

Do this three times a week and you'll run a five in no time

 

[coldblue1955]

sad to say but i'm a very poor runner. I'm good at lifting tho.

 

[OXANDRIN]

wow! that was last year!!!!!! i recently broke a 5 min mile time!!!!

 

[guards]

I run 4 mornings a week...Not nearly a competitive runner, more of a slow jogger, but i like running for my cardio then anything else.

No better way to start a day then a good run in the morning

 

[biteme]

I run twice a week, 2.5 miles each time. Anymore than that and it tears down muscle tissue on me.

 

[OMGWTFBBQ]

I'm getting up at 9am tomorrow to run 6 miles, unfortunately very slowly.

I hate having training partners - but this particular training partner has a lot of business connections - so I put up with it.
I swear I am going to get injured though having to run about 2-3 minutes per mile slower than I normally do - that is a shitload more impact over a longer time.

 

[Dial_tone]

I used to bike 5-6 days a week. You avoid overtraining by varying the resistance. Long distance ride on Sunday, steady tempo ride on Monday, Intervals on Tuesday, tempo on Wed., sprints on thursday, Easy ride on Friday, race or fast trainng ride on Saturday. Pros will ride every single day from January to October. An easy ride day is better for recovery than a complete day off. Days off are when stiffness/soreness builds up.