And even if Jenny was yelling "RUN CLAD RUN!" I'm not sure if I'd go any faster.
Training for my first real 5k in a few weeks. I haven't really ran in almost 20yrs up until 2 months ago. When I was in boot camp I managed 21:30 on a 3 mile run (5k is 3.1 miles) and the next 4yrs my average was 24-25 minutes. We had to make it in under 28 minutes or we failed. I know I'm not super fast as a distance runner but I'm trying.
Ran 3km 2 days ago with a 5:45 km/minute average. Today I went 3.5km with a 5:54 average. I'd love to be at 25 minutes for this 5k but that's asking a LOT in 3 weeks. I may set my sights a little lower and just try to get to 28 minutes. My final timed run in service was 27:56 (I'll never forget that) and I was ungodly sick hacking, coughing, and blowing snot the entire way and hadn't run in 2 months. I think being under 28 is realistic at this point in time.
Need to do more sprints and leg work and only distance every 3-4 runs. Trying to build endurance and speed at once. If anyone has any other tips I'll take them. I don't have gym access though so weights are out of the question. I may load 2 gallons of water into my backpack for some running though. The extra 15lbs will make me work harder. If I put a cat in there that's an extra 8-20lbs depending on which one I take.
Training for my first real 5k in a few weeks. I haven't really ran in almost 20yrs up until 2 months ago. When I was in boot camp I managed 21:30 on a 3 mile run (5k is 3.1 miles) and the next 4yrs my average was 24-25 minutes. We had to make it in under 28 minutes or we failed. I know I'm not super fast as a distance runner but I'm trying.
Ran 3km 2 days ago with a 5:45 km/minute average. Today I went 3.5km with a 5:54 average. I'd love to be at 25 minutes for this 5k but that's asking a LOT in 3 weeks. I may set my sights a little lower and just try to get to 28 minutes. My final timed run in service was 27:56 (I'll never forget that) and I was ungodly sick hacking, coughing, and blowing snot the entire way and hadn't run in 2 months. I think being under 28 is realistic at this point in time.
Need to do more sprints and leg work and only distance every 3-4 runs. Trying to build endurance and speed at once. If anyone has any other tips I'll take them. I don't have gym access though so weights are out of the question. I may load 2 gallons of water into my backpack for some running though. The extra 15lbs will make me work harder. If I put a cat in there that's an extra 8-20lbs depending on which one I take.