Damien 1,514 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 The title says it all, I was just wondering if we had forum people who are into running. I'm always training for a race, so I was wondering if anyone would be interested in my sharing my training plans. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berlinia 168 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 I started running as of 2 weeks ago when i returned from vacation. Just reached the 5 km straight so it might be anything special but i'm working for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 1,514 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 I started running as of 2 weeks ago when i returned from vacation. Just reached the 5 km straight so it might be anything special but i'm working for it. How fast did you run them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berlinia 168 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 Not fast... 39 minutes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwenymph 414 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 Point Geoda here. He is a marathon runner. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoda 253 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 Hey!! Did somebody say running?! Finally. I wouldn't say I'm a big time runner, but I always make a point to run 4-5 times a week. I'm currently training for a half that is set for September 7. I'm shooting for a sub 1:50:00 time since my training has been cut pretty dramatically due to the high heat advisories and my love for drinking beer. :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoda 253 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 I started running as of 2 weeks ago when i returned from vacation. Just reached the 5 km straight so it might be anything special but i'm working for it. That is awesome. When you say straight do you mean non-stop no resting? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 1,514 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 Not fast... 39 minutes What matters is how long you run, not how fast If I were you, I would aim at making it 1 hour. Then, you can really get started Hey!! Did somebody say running?! Finally. I wouldn't say I'm a big time runner, but I always make a point to run 4-5 times a week. I'm currently training for a half that is set for September 7. I'm shooting for a sub 1:50:00 time since my training has been cut pretty dramatically due to the high heat advisories and my love for drinking beer. Still good enough. I'm aiming for a 1:35:00 time for a half marathon at the beginning of October. That's going to be hard 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoda 253 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 Outside of training, what is your average time/mileage a week? Personally I try to shoot for 25+ miles or about 4+ hours of total running for the week. I'm assuming since you're going for that fast of a time you have been doing a lot of HIIT? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berlinia 168 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 5km in an hour is pretty much walking. I am quite a skinny guy and I also had performed an operation on my legs when i was 14 making it unable for me to do anything untill my 17th birthday last year. So i recently started and yea I mean 5km in 39 minutes without stopping to take a breath. Then I stopped and walked another 2km to my house :P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berlinia 168 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 And that 1:50 you are speaking about is impossible for me to comprehend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoda 253 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 And that 1:50 you are speaking about is impossible for me to comprehend. And that's compared to Damien's 1:35:00 goal. :P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 1,514 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 Outside of training, what is your average time/mileage a week? Personally I try to shoot for 25+ miles or about 4+ hours of total running for the week. I'm assuming since you're going for that fast of a time you have been doing a lot of HIIT? I usually run between 3 and 4 hours a week, depending on the sessions I plan. Currently, I have one easy session of 1h30 where I regularly check my heart rate monitor to make sure I stay below 140 bpm. I have a session where I run 3xXX minutes at 4:30 min/km (that's 7:15 min/miles), which is going to be my half-marathon pace. Last time it was 3x15 minutes with 3 minutes of rest in between, but this week I ran 45 minutes straight at 4:30 min/km to test myself. Next time it will be 3x20 minutes and the week after that, 1 hour straight, and the week after that 3x25 minutes, and the week after that 1h15 straight. And I have this last session where I do 30-30 interval training, 3 series of 10 repetitions, 2 minutes between each series. I'm also going to do some work on stairs during September, so that will add a few sessions. Next, I'm preparing for a 75-km trail in December, so I will considerably increase my weekly mileage (or kilometerage ). And that 1:50 you are speaking about is impossible for me to comprehend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoda 253 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 I usually run between 3 and 4 hours a week, depending on the sessions I plan. Currently, I have one easy session of 1h30 where I regularly check my heart rate monitor to make sure I stay below 140 bpm. I have a session where I run 3xXX minutes at 4:30 min/km (that's 7:15 min/miles), which is going to be my half-marathon pace. Last time it was 3x15 minutes with 3 minutes of rest in between, but this week I ran 45 minutes straight at 4:30 min/km to test myself. Next time it will be 3x20 minutes and the week after that, 1 hour straight, and the week after that 3x25 minutes, and the week after that 1h15 straight. And I have this last session where I do 30-30 interval training, 3 series of 10 repetitions, 2 minutes between each series. I'm also going to do some work on stairs during September, so that will add a few sessions. Next, I'm preparing for a 75-km trail in December, so I will considerably increase my weekly mileage (or kilometerage ). That is booking it. I like the training regime. My issue is I actually do not like running more than 8 miles. The recovery and time spent running during a single session is very difficult for me. I think over the long haul I'm going to just keep training for 5 and 10k races, with 10k being my favorite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LobbyBoy 37 Report post Posted August 29, 2014 I read the postings and could have cried. I did a lot of running before knee operations forced me to quit sports. Nevertheless, all the best for your marathon plans Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hybrys 199 Report post Posted August 30, 2014 I'm vaguely into not running. Does that count? I do enjoy a good scramble, however. Gotta get vertical, then it has my attention. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edo 6 Report post Posted August 30, 2014 I'm running my third half marathon of the year tomorrow. I'm slow though, last one was about 2:20. Guessing this one will be a bit slower because I have been slacking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paloro 39 Report post Posted September 2, 2014 You do realize that running is one of the most dangerous cardiovascular exercises? It does tremendous damage to the knees/ankles for the little amount of actual work you are putting into it. I would seriously recommend staying away from running long distances and look into other types of programs that use high intensity interval training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berlinia 168 Report post Posted September 2, 2014 Reached 8km! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 1,514 Report post Posted September 3, 2014 You do realize that running is one of the most dangerous cardiovascular exercises? It does tremendous damage to the knees/ankles for the little amount of actual work you are putting into it. I would seriously recommend staying away from running long distances and look into other types of programs that use high intensity interval training. Well, I don't know. Both my parents were athletes when they were younger. Now in their sixties, they are still very active. My mom still runs and is doing just fine (she's a cancer survivor, mind you), but my dad picked up cycling 20 years and has given up on running since (back in the days, he was training for 400m hurdles and also ran a number of long-distance races (70+km). Also, I've started training more seriously this year after I recovered from my tibial plateau fracture. This is like the worst possible injury you can get as a runner and my knee does not even hurt when I run, so I don't think the damage is as bad as people make it to be. As for ankle damage, it's the first time I hear about it. In any case, I've been looking things up online and haven't really found anything to discourage me from running Reached 8km! 10km is the next step I went for 3x20min at 4m30/km yesterday with 4 minutes rest in between, but had to scale down a bit to 3x17min, after I struggled through the first repetition. I felt better in the 2nd and 3rd repetition, so I did the 3rd one at 4m19/km Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berlinia 168 Report post Posted September 3, 2014 A friend of mine just finished 4,98km in 15:05 minutes xD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 1,514 Report post Posted September 3, 2014 A friend of mine just finished 4,98km in 15:05 minutes xD Lol, that's really good. I hope I can do that too one day. After the 75km race I have planned in December, I'll train for a 1500m in 5m00s and I'll see where it takes me, but 5k in 15 minutes is really far ahead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paloro 39 Report post Posted September 3, 2014 Well, I don't know. Both my parents were athletes when they were younger. Now in their sixties, they are still very active. My mom still runs and is doing just fine (she's a cancer survivor, mind you), but my dad picked up cycling 20 years and has given up on running since (back in the days, he was training for 400m hurdles and also ran a number of long-distance races (70+km). Also, I've started training more seriously this year after I recovered from my tibial plateau fracture. This is like the worst possible injury you can get as a runner and my knee does not even hurt when I run, so I don't think the damage is as bad as people make it to be. As for ankle damage, it's the first time I hear about it. In any case, I've been looking things up online and haven't really found anything to discourage me from running I'm not trying to discourage running all together. I would just highly suggest supplementing your running with other types of physical activities. Doing 1 activity for exercise is not only boring, but it forces your muscles into a repetition mode that will not develop them properly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berlinia 168 Report post Posted September 3, 2014 Doing 1 activity for exercise is not only boring, I would make an intercourse joke here but that would be innapropriate 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paloro 39 Report post Posted September 3, 2014 That's why you need to change up the positions And I still wouldn't recommend using that as your only form of exercise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
