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Old 08-17-2009, 05:23 PM   #18 (permalink)
The_Jazz
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You...started running 3 weeks ago...and you're running a fucking 5:43?!

Seriously, that's a damn good time.

Even more seriously, that's a stupid training program. Even assuming you're doing cross training, you should be varying the distance a bit, if by no other reason than running different routes. And you should NOT be going full-bore every single day. If you want the chance to go balls-to-the-wall, do it over about a half-mile in the middle of your run (assuming a 2 mile run). That's called a threshold run, and it can teach you to scald dogs and run down deer for your dinner. But you should still only do it 3 times a week - two if your racing and once if you're doing a fartlek or something.

Also I moved this to Tilted Life since that's more where it belongs, what with the new stuff over there and all.
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