I'm 24 and haven't actually ran since middle school, pathetic I know... I smoked for 4 years and quit a year ago, I just ran a mile just for kicks and got 8 mins and 46 seconds, what is the average mile time? I think it's pretty good considering I haven't run for 11 years and I was a smoker, but who knows.... my lungs hurt a tiny bit though, must be the cold air (11pm)
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Non-pro's who are still serious runners can do a mile in well under 6 minutes. I'm 45 and I run about a 7:30 mile when I'm doing 3 miles or less. If I want to. Sometimes I feel lazy and take 10 minutes/mile.
You're not doing bad, keep it up.
You're not doing bad, keep it up.
thanks man, I hate running! it's fantastic exercise, probably the best exercise you can do (up there with swimming), it just takes so much out of someone who's not in the best shape, I'm 6'0 and a buck 75, so i'm not overweight, but I wouldn't say I'm in shape either - speaking cardiovascularly... running sucks haha.
trying to guage my fitness level, I have a physical abilities test of sorts on thursday for the california department of corrections, it's nothing like running. I't just a stationary bike test where you have to do 70 revolutions per min with 3.0 kps of resistance (whatever kps is), then do it with your hands while sitting indian style, do a grip squeeze of 74 lbs (thats the one I worry about, but I've been doing the grip exerciser things from walmart at 200 a day) and some trunk strength type test - they all basically beasure to see if you can carry, with the assistance of one other person, a stretcher weighing 185lbs 1/8th of 1 mile... if running a mile under 10 mins was a requirement california would have only a handful of prison guards.
heres the actual battery of tests
http://www.cya.ca.gov/CareerOpportunities/POR/COPhysicalAbilitiesTest.html
the dynamic leg test is another I wonder about
the PEDOL test is also intersting
500 yards is .284 miles, so about a 3rd of a mile... take a 9 min mile and divide it by 3 and you get 3, 3 mins to run a 3rd of a mile? I better do some crack before that one
trying to guage my fitness level, I have a physical abilities test of sorts on thursday for the california department of corrections, it's nothing like running. I't just a stationary bike test where you have to do 70 revolutions per min with 3.0 kps of resistance (whatever kps is), then do it with your hands while sitting indian style, do a grip squeeze of 74 lbs (thats the one I worry about, but I've been doing the grip exerciser things from walmart at 200 a day) and some trunk strength type test - they all basically beasure to see if you can carry, with the assistance of one other person, a stretcher weighing 185lbs 1/8th of 1 mile... if running a mile under 10 mins was a requirement california would have only a handful of prison guards.
heres the actual battery of tests
http://www.cya.ca.gov/CareerOpportunities/POR/COPhysicalAbilitiesTest.html
the dynamic leg test is another I wonder about
the PEDOL test is also intersting
500 yards is .284 miles, so about a 3rd of a mile... take a 9 min mile and divide it by 3 and you get 3, 3 mins to run a 3rd of a mile? I better do some crack before that one
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If someone can't run 100 yards in less than 19 seconds, they don't need to be running.
Good for you Carbonics... 4 years of smoking did not cause damage to your lungs as long as you were under about 1.5 packs a day.
There is no better exercise than running. It will take about 3 weeks for your body to adjust to the arobic activity so it is going to be a bit difficult to muster the disipline. After about 3 weeks your body will start to get "addicted" to the endorphin production and it will get easier. It is important to cut way down on carbohydrates/sugar/alcohol/caffiene as well.
Like Nike says: Just Do It
There is no better exercise than running. It will take about 3 weeks for your body to adjust to the arobic activity so it is going to be a bit difficult to muster the disipline. After about 3 weeks your body will start to get "addicted" to the endorphin production and it will get easier. It is important to cut way down on carbohydrates/sugar/alcohol/caffiene as well.
Like Nike says: Just Do It
That doesn't sound bad for 1 mile. The Army PT Test is 2 miles and you have to do it 16.36 for your Age, so it looks like if you would have kept going you would not have passed.
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/army/l/blfitm22to26.htm
To pass you need 60% in each event
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/army/l/blfitm22to26.htm
To pass you need 60% in each event
I used to run track and cross country in high school; fastest mile I ever did was about 5:15; best 5K was like 16:30 or so. Today??? I bet you'd woop my ________ carbonics!!! I weigh 70 more lbs than I did in high school, used to smoke like a chimney etc. etc. etc. pretty sad actually.
I get shin splints BAD so *IF*, and that's a big if I start exercising more, I think I'll just stick to fly fishing!!! Myabe hit 2 more holes each time I'm out
I get shin splints BAD so *IF*, and that's a big if I start exercising more, I think I'll just stick to fly fishing!!! Myabe hit 2 more holes each time I'm out
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I HATE running! Even back in the '80s when it was the "in" thing to do, it still sucked. All that jarring on your joints, shin splints, etc. etc. I ride a bike now and boy, that is so much better for you. You get a nice breeze blowing past you, get to see things and can out run dogs!
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I never had an easy mile. Never broke 7 minutes and was very happy when it was over. This is when I did it every morning and afternoon at the age of 16 ..with all the scholastic sports. I never felt like I was good for two miles and always doubted when I heard of friends that "Oh, I just did 5 miles". Now I could have probably carried someone for the mile (not jogging, obviously) ..but that type of aerobic was never in my physiology. Maybe it was the pneumonia that I had at age 13 that did something ..not to mention being a 6'1" tall man with a 31" inseam. Tall dwarfs are probably not designed to jog.
At 27 I started running again. I took it real slow on the reconditioning. I just kept moving for 20 minutes (extremely slow jog) and just advanced the pace to lengthen the distance in the 20 minute time frame.
Now I can peak out my heart rate when walking on a treadmill. I could peak out over 200 as a teenager. Now I think 140 is tops ..maybe lower :shrug:
At 27 I started running again. I took it real slow on the reconditioning. I just kept moving for 20 minutes (extremely slow jog) and just advanced the pace to lengthen the distance in the 20 minute time frame.
Now I can peak out my heart rate when walking on a treadmill. I could peak out over 200 as a teenager. Now I think 140 is tops ..maybe lower :shrug:
You can avoid shin splints and sore joints by staying off the pavement. Then you have to be careful, looking out for holes, etc.
Ever since high school I gained a lot of weight. Never could run the 1 mile in PE very well. After a couple years of college I decided to get back in shape. Literally ran a 100 ft block before I had to stop and take a break. Yeah, it was pretty bad... Just kept slowly advancing - block, block and a half, 2 blocks, till finally 1 mile. Now, a year later - I can run a 8 minute mile and run several miles and feel really great afterwards especially the day after. Love running... I try to run a good hard mile at least 3 times a week. Now to get even more in shape...
Yes, very important to stretch or you will be feeling very bad a day or so after the run. Stretch before you run then right after you run - stretch for twice as long as you did before you ran. Prevents any soreness after the run (at least for me).
The most I've run (since getting in shape) is 2 miles. I cannot imagine someone running 5 miles... I guess it takes a special type of person.
Yes, very important to stretch or you will be feeling very bad a day or so after the run. Stretch before you run then right after you run - stretch for twice as long as you did before you ran. Prevents any soreness after the run (at least for me).
The most I've run (since getting in shape) is 2 miles. I cannot imagine someone running 5 miles... I guess it takes a special type of person.
I ran in jeans and work boots (on the street), I just did it for kicks.... never had shin splints, but I heard they hurt like a mother.
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Shin splints are a tearing away of the front muscles on your ..well ..shin. You just need to do some type of "toe pull" exercise to offset the massive advantage of the forces trying to tear them off your shin.
I spend about two minutes stretching, then run slowly for about five minutes before actually starting to "run".
Different things work for different people. I learned from Karate great Joe Lewis that the best way to warm up for an activity is by doing that activity slowly. Works for me, maybe not for you.
If you can run 2 miles, you can run 5, or 6 or 7. After a certain point it's your mind that will make you stop, not your body. Assuming you done' have a heart attack or something.
Keep your head up and don't be tense as you run.
Different things work for different people. I learned from Karate great Joe Lewis that the best way to warm up for an activity is by doing that activity slowly. Works for me, maybe not for you.
If you can run 2 miles, you can run 5, or 6 or 7. After a certain point it's your mind that will make you stop, not your body. Assuming you done' have a heart attack or something.
Keep your head up and don't be tense as you run.
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So you say. Although I was surely in an anaerobic state ..I NEVER ....EVER found that elusive "second wind" that I'm convinced is a myth. It never got fun ..it never got easier (although admittedly there were various levels of misery). To those who can actually say that they enjoy it ....keep up the lie!!
I could do wrist curls and calf raises with 200 lbs (it did strain the wrists) ..but that running stuff was for other people.
I had a stress test a couple of times. The first time the machine automatically raised the incline and upped the rate. I told the guy that this isn't the way to strain my heart. My legs and lungs will give out before I ever get that far. I offered to pick up the tread mill to demonstrate the stuff that really has me in cardio-vascular stress.
He declined.
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Dern straight, that's why we have V-8's.
It may not be pleasant, but unless you're injured, or have some condition which won't allow you to run, your mind will convince you to stop long before your body will actually need to. This is pretty much true of most things in life.
Mark:
word.
When I trained in the mountains for bicycle racing, I realized that my constitution was formed from over-cooked vermicelli.
It's very hard to know our physical limits.
word.
When I trained in the mountains for bicycle racing, I realized that my constitution was formed from over-cooked vermicelli.
It's very hard to know our physical limits.
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