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Completely new to running, has goals

guest — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:24:01 GMT

Case in point:

8/27/12- 25:37.

Completely new to running, has goals

guest — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:31:10 GMT

I need to do the research on intervals, different tempos, etc. I just keep getting busy, you know? So in the meantime, I go out and run as fast as I feel comfortable.

On 8/25/12, I had a good feeling, and managed 23:36!

Hopefully I'll have some time today after my next run to peruse some literature on the matter.

Completely new to running, has goals

guest — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:01:12 GMT

8/23/12- 24:13. A touch disappointed that I wasn't able to run faster than my last time, but encouraged that I could repeat the the achievement.

I need to start looking at cross training now, and some of the speed trials, I think.

Completely new to running, has goals

guest — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:22:56 GMT

8/19/12- 25:04

8/21/12 (my first morning run!)- 24:12.

Completely new to running, has goals

guest — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:46:56 GMT

8/12/12- 25:25

8/14/12- 25:32. I could tell my pace was a bit off for that one....

Completely new to running, has goals

guest — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 04:37:43 GMT

This evening, 3 miles in 25:57, no break in the middle.

What a difference running late at night as opposed to the height of day makes!

Completely new to running, has goals

guest — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:55:23 GMT

Update:

Today I started by running 3 miles (with a 5-10 min break at 1.5 miles to make I wasn't overexerting myself- it was a 97 degrees today) to see where I stood. The times and distance are a touch approximate- I used the Google Pedometer (sp?) to plan my route, and I was using my phone as my timer so I lost some time fumbling with it to start/stop the timer, plus one lace tying incident.

First 1.5- around 12:30

Second 1.5- cumulative of 25-26 minutes.

Some quick points:

I'm not trying to run a sub 6 min miles- I want 6 min miles. Anything better than that is gravy.

What is a "long?" Is it a run that is longer than your target distance? So if I am running three miles, I might add a long of four or five miles once a week?

Completely new to running, has goals

guest — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 12:59:49 GMT

Thank you Jim. I suspected something I would hear something like that. I will definitely follow your advice- get comfortable with running, period, then focus on increasing the speed.

Completely new to running, has goals

guest — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:36:26 GMT

Well, I thought at the very least it would be good to do the later stages as a way of safely learning how to run. However, I will certainly look for the racing training programs! Thanks so much for the advice!

Completely new to running, has goals

guest — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:02:01 GMT

Hello all. I'm 25 years old, and I've decided that I need to be able to run off treadmill. This is a part of a larger effort to get into better shape, and it is critical to my career plans.

My brother mentioned Ct5K, so I thought I'd check it out and it looks really promising. I'm reading through the program and the other pages that it links to with tips, etc. but in my experience you can often get the best advice, quickly, simply by asking people who have been doing it and love it (because they don't need to search for the info you need- they know it! Plus they know things you don't even think to ask about!).

My goal: to be able to run 3 miles in 18:00 minutes.

Fortunately, I'm not significantly out of shape. I would even say that I'm "just" not IN shape. I'm 25, 145 pounds or so, no injuries or illnesses. I had been running on a treadmill last month, doing three miles in approximately 27ish minutes.

But I need to be able to go faster, off treadmill, and I want to get to that goal as fast as I can (safely, of course! Ensuring that I do not injure myself is my number one priority in executing this change, and why I am here).

So, where should I START with the Ct5K program? I guess I could start at the beginning, but my goals are slightly different than just "be able to run 5k." I can run 5k currently. I want to be able to run it faster, but I have never before in my life trained in running so it is a completely alien activity to me. I know there is a lot of technique and science behind it, and I know that I don't know any of it.

Any and all advice would be immensely helpful, and thank you.