I have never been in great shape, fastest mile I have ever run was a little under 9 minutes. I am 6'4 weighing about 175. I just started lifting weights 3 times a week and running a mile at a 10 minute pace after that on a treadmill recently. The 10 minute mile on a treadmill doesn't fatigue me too much. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for proving my speed and stamina? Working really hard, what kind of improvements should I expect weekly or monthly and whatnot? Thank you for any help you can provide.
Running help please
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hey! well i started cross country this past fall and it starts kicking in! it takes a while, and what you have to do to see results is push yourself, jsut a coupla times a week, for instance you could run your normal 10 min pace for like 3 miles, then the second time run either faster or longer-go hard, then the last day go inbetween these two, you'll see results in like 2 months. it might help to increase the number of times you run a week also, we ran every day-except weekends-and i felt like dieing in the beginning, but after the first couple of weeks you get the hang of it. it really pays off, i started out running a 9:30 mile and hurting horribly at the end and after about 2 months, (this was just the next time we timed a mile) i was down to a 7:44 mile with energy left! i love running SO much now! good luck!
allcdnboy1
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be careful ... i've heard too much running can make it addicting ... my uncle started doing it to get in shape and now he runs marathons ... eeek!!