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I'm up
to about 15-20 miles a week

Impressive.

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I am just having a hard time getting my
speed up!

This is MY pet peeve. Is there some reason you need to? Do you have a time goal
you're shooting for? Or are you just one of those jerks who "just wants to run
faster" for no apparent reason? Fast running will get you one thing fast,
INJURED! So if you aren't a racer, don't bother.

"Erika" wrote

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Hi,
I am new to this forum,

<SNIP>

Pretty new here myself..... and I will leave the advice to those more
qualified.... but if you ever need advice from a 52 year old slow fat
guy.... I'm your man!

Just wanted to say welcome.

--
Les <SlowFoot> Stewart
Beaumont, TX

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Hi,
I am new to this forum, and wanted to get some advice as to my
running. I have been running off and on for a few years, and have
gotten pretty serious in the last two and half months or so. I'm up
to about 15-20 miles a week, with my longest run of 7 miles. I feel
pretty good after the runs, I am just having a hard time getting my
speed up! It seems like I am stuck at about 10 min/miles, regardless
of the distance.

I am hoping to do a 1/2 marathon this spring. I am not really sure
how best to train for this?

Hi Erika,

I'm in a similar situation training and goal wise. You might take the
training schedule from

http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/novice.htm

and customize it to your needs. That's pretty much what I did, making
modifications based on suggestions from friends and running coaches I've met
in the area. I hope to make it to the Carlsbad 1/2 in January. I'm on
track. Tomorrow's long run will be pretty telling.

Clear skies,
Roger
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Erika said:

Hi,
I am new to this forum, and wanted to get some advice as to my
running. I have been running off and on for a few years, and have
gotten pretty serious in the last two and half months or so. I'm up
to about 15-20 miles a week, with my longest run of 7 miles. I feel
pretty good after the runs, I am just having a hard time getting my
speed up! It seems like I am stuck at about 10 min/miles, regardless
of the distance.

Speed will come - you just have to be patient, and consistent.
You said you've been serious only for about 2.5 months.
That's not a long time at all. Give it some more time.

Having said that, why do you feel the need for speed? Just for fun,
race goal, personal goal, etc.? Depending on that, there are books
and websites that you could use to help you set a goal and work
towards attaining it. Here's a few starters:
www.runnersworld.com
www.runningtimes.com

You could also try "fartlek" (web search) as an easy initiation into speed.

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I am hoping to do a 1/2 marathon this spring. I am not really sure
how best to train for this?

Check out the above-mentioned sites. They have training programs
that you could use.

Good luck,
jobs

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Pretty new here myself..... and I will leave the advice to those more
qualified.... but if you ever need advice from a 52 year old slow fat
guy.... I'm your man!

Just wanted to say welcome.

Okay, dude, if you think you are taking my place
as the old slow fat guy, you gotta another
thing coming! 😉

Leo

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"Leo Reed" wrote

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Okay, dude, if you think you are taking my place
as the old slow fat guy, you gotta another
thing coming! 😉

Leo

OK, OK ..... you are older and slower and fatter..... but I am uglier....
and smell worse!

So there!!
--
Les <SlowFoot> Stewart
Beaumont, TX

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but if you ever need advice from a 52 year old slow fat
guy.... I'm your man!

Rob "the" Carr?

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Hi,
I am new to this forum, and wanted to get some advice as to my
running. I have been running off and on for a few years, and have
gotten pretty serious in the last two and half months or so. I'm up
to about 15-20 miles a week, with my longest run of 7 miles. I feel
pretty good after the runs, I am just having a hard time getting my
speed up! It seems like I am stuck at about 10 min/miles, regardless
of the distance.

Hi Erika,

I'd say for now make it fun. If you want to follow a half-marathon training
program that's up to you, but I enjoy my running more when I go out for
unstructured workouts sometimes. I find the best way to do this is to pick a
day when I feel particularly strong, or when I have steam to blow off. Then
I try to pick a fun place to run, like a rolling trail or something, and
then I allow myself to go really hard for several minutes, even to the point
where I have to walk to recover before continuing. I continue like this with
varying speeds, or continue at a steady pace to finish the workout after a
while. Don't be afraid to walk to rest a bit in between. Other times I will
go hard in a more classic 'tempo' way - for a sustained period of 10 to 20
minutes. A varied speed workout like this is called speedplay or fartlek,
and you can have a lot of fun doing them. Just choose days when you have
good energy and experiment. Later you can take on more structure if you
want.

-Tony

<< but have been getting in much
better shape. I'm 5'8" and about 145 at 26% fat. I was 155 and 30%
fat a few months ago. Before a medical condition, I was always about
135.

Well, anyways, its nice to meet everyone here.
Erika >>

Sounds goode,
Indeed. Listen to your heart,
Treat your body well,
Obey temperance and fortitude.
And listen to DonVon, aka,
Elf Lord. He'll get your on the right
Morse Code
Course. But mostly, just listen ~
To yourself. Or read, too,
The Classics & The NYTs.

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<I am just having a hard time getting my
speed up! It seems like I am stuck at about 10 min/miles, regardless
of the distance.>

I tend to hover around the speed,
Or push up to sprints and fartleks,
at about 8.24. I can run faster but
on the whole, I keep at this steady pace
because it feels as though I'm utlizing my
best O consumption, meaning, when I sprint, I tend to breath more shallow.

The gang will tell you: strides or intervals are a good way to push yr speed,
up slowly.
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A recent complaint, with my running/xtraining:

I find that I am gettring terrible leg
cramps on days that i do not run,
when i spend a lot of time at my computer,
basically, not moving around much.
This is getting bothersome.

I do yoga, stretch, etc, but the cramps
have been quite irritating recently,
and there are definite days when I do not
want to spend several hours working out;
It feels like exercise withdrawal, but feels
worse that usual.

Any insight on cures and causes,
besides giving inot the impulse to go exercise, when I need that time for other
tasks?

Thanks.
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"Erika" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi,
I am new to this forum, and wanted to get some advice as to my
running. I have been running off and on for a few years, and have
gotten pretty serious in the last two and half months or so. I'm up
to about 15-20 miles a week, with my longest run of 7 miles. I feel
pretty good after the runs, I am just having a hard time getting my
speed up! It seems like I am stuck at about 10 min/miles, regardless
of the distance.

I am hoping to do a 1/2 marathon this spring. I am not really sure
how best to train for this?

See some of race schedules others have offered. Remember these are
genric schedules meant to molded to you. If your body says too much,
adjust it downward.

As for weight be patient. As your weight comes down further and you get
closer to your half you get faster from strength of longer runs with
less weight. Also note you are entering a life style change so get down
to your fighting weight and just try to finish the race feeling good. If
you introduce speed work at the same time your losing weigh and muscles
are making major changes coping with distance, you will be back to
discuss an injury. Go slowly, you have the rest of your life to get
faster.

-Doug

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when I need that time for other
tasks?

Like ruining our running newsgroup with your inane ramblings?

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A recent complaint, with my running/xtraining:

I find that I am gettring terrible leg
cramps on days that i do not run,
when i spend a lot of time at my computer,
basically, not moving around much.
This is getting bothersome.

I do yoga, stretch, etc, but the cramps
have been quite irritating recently,
and there are definite days when I do not
want to spend several hours working out;
It feels like exercise withdrawal, but feels
worse that usual.

Any insight on cures and causes,
besides giving inot the impulse to go exercise, when I need that time for

other

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tasks?

Thanks.

It's the yoga - cut that out!

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Erika said:

Hi,
I am new to this forum, and wanted to get some advice as to my
running. I have been running off and on for a few years, and have
gotten pretty serious in the last two and half months or so. I'm up
to about 15-20 miles a week, with my longest run of 7 miles. I feel
pretty good after the runs, I am just having a hard time getting my
speed up! It seems like I am stuck at about 10 min/miles, regardless
of the distance.

I am hoping to do a 1/2 marathon this spring. I am not really sure
how best to train for this?

If your goal is simply finishing, you can probably finish a half
marathon even now.

Wrong! Bad advice. Don't listen to him. Train properly, building up your
mileage slowly and you'll do great! : )

Martha

I ran a full 1/2 marathon without any serious

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preparation, after running modestly for many years.

Only 6 miles a week for years. So, take everything he says with a pound of
salt.

Martha

welcum

poor santa
he only cums once a year

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welcum

poor santa
he only cums once a year

Now John, you have used this same pre pubescence quote for a few years.

We need originality. 😉 And yes, Bush still sucks!

-Doug

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One said:

A recent complaint, with my running/xtraining:

I find that I am gettring terrible leg
cramps on days that i do not run,
when i spend a lot of time at my computer,
basically, not moving around much.
This is getting bothersome.

I do yoga, stretch, etc, but the cramps
have been quite irritating recently,
and there are definite days when I do not
want to spend several hours working out;
It feels like exercise withdrawal, but feels
worse that usual.

Any insight on cures and causes,

Part of the situation in sitting is the edge of the chair depending on
how you are sitting can constrict circulation to the lower legs. As a
result you'll sometimes see the edema in the lower legs from sitting
too much.

Depending on where you are working at your computer, you can elevate
one or both legs.

While the pictures show the massage of the calf muscles on a railing,
you can use any edge: back of a chair, arm of a chair, edge of a table
or desk to massage out the calf muscles:
www.mindfulness.com/of1.asp

Also use tennis balls, baseballs, or softballs to sit on to work lose
hamstrings when sitting for long periods of time.

In health and on the run,
Ozzie Gontang
Director, San Diego Marathon Clinic, est. 1975
Maintainer - rec.running FAQ
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/running-faq/
Mindful Running:
http://www.mindfulness.com/mr.asp

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I am new to this forum, and wanted to get some advice as to my
running.

Then, Eri, may I kindly suggest you run elsewhere. This board is dedicated
to trolling, psychotic poetry, and generalised arguing about diets, weight
loss, marathon predictions and other silly stuff. There is *nothing* of
use to you here unless you enjoy any of the aforementioned.