is running 2 dyas in a row okay?

Sportinus said:

I'm running 2 days then a day off,... is that okay? I have been

Yes.

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running 6 weeks and am running 5 miles now. I take my time at 1.8, 1.8,
and 1.4 miles Is normal to being running a faster pace near the end of
the run? Each split is getting faster (10:04, 9:38, 9:23)

Run at a comfortable pace the whole way. Don't try to race.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

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Quoted message said:

I'm running 2 days then a day off,... is that okay? I have been
running 6 weeks and am running 5 miles now. I take my time at 1.8, 1.8,
and 1.4 miles Is normal to being running a faster pace near the end of
the run? Each split is getting faster (10:04, 9:38, 9:23)

That seems like a very good way to get started. At some point you may want
to move to running 3 days on/1 day off depending on what your goals are.

Not unusual for the first mile to be slow as you are warming up and the
distance on the last split is short so it should be faster; in your case you
are slower on the third split than the second split.

On 11 Aug 2005 18:27:43 -0700, "Sportinus" <[email hidden]>

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I'm running 2 days then a day off,... is that okay?>

Fine, a day of rest is good, especially for beginners.

Quoted message said:

I have been
running 6 weeks and am running 5 miles now. I take my time at 1.8, 1.8,
and 1.4 miles Is normal to being running a faster pace near the end of
the run? Each split is getting faster (10:04, 9:38, 9:23)

You should start out slow, and end slow. Save the fast splits for the
middle of your runs. Or better yet, you really have no business
running fast at this stage. A common newbie mistake. First you build a
good base mileage, then work on speed. Running fast WILL injure you.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 02:11:44 GMT, "Sam" <[email hidden]>

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Not unusual for the first mile to be slow as you are warming up and the
distance on the last split is short so it should be faster; in your case you
are slower on the third split than the second split.

You're missing the point, that being he shouldn't even be doing
splits, or running fast. Ten bux he ends up injured very soon.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
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Define soon😉 I don't feel that I a m running fast. The times I
listed above are the minutes per mile if I did the math write. I keep
time to keep me honest and because I'm a stat nerd. Since I bumped
up the mileage to 5, how do you know when to bump it up some more?
Thanks for the help.

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Sportinus said:

I'm running 2 days then a day off,... is that okay? I have been
running 6 weeks and am running 5 miles now. I take my time at 1.8, 1.8,
and 1.4 miles Is normal to being running a faster pace near the end of
the run? Each split is getting faster (10:04, 9:38, 9:23)

Forget the watch for now. Just enjoy the run.
Once you are upwards of 25 miles, you can put the watch back on.

TBR.

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On 11 Aug 2005 18:27:43 -0700, "Sportinus" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'm running 2 days then a day off,... is that okay?>

Fine, a day of rest is good, especially for beginners.

Quoted message said:

I have been
running 6 weeks and am running 5 miles now. I take my time at 1.8, 1.8,
and 1.4 miles Is normal to being running a faster pace near the end of
the run? Each split is getting faster (10:04, 9:38, 9:23)

You should start out slow, and end slow. Save the fast splits for the
middle of your runs.

Don't listen to this nutcase. You will injure yourself. He's just a
lame runner who doesn't want others to enjoy running.
Don't do fast splits in the middle. You are too new. Don't do speed at
all.

TBR

Quoted message said:

Or better yet, you really have no business
running fast at this stage. A common newbie mistake. First you build a
good base mileage, then work on speed. Running fast WILL injure you.

Quoted message said:

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
S**t list: Charlie Bendahoe, TBR imposter

On 11 Aug 2005 20:27:21 -0700, "Sportinus" <[email hidden]>

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Since I bumped
up the mileage to 5, how do you know when to bump it up some more?

%5 a week.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
S**t list: Charlie Bendahoe, TBR imposter

Just another clone, since his ID that used my email addy got him
booted.

On 11 Aug 2005 22:42:19 -0700, "TheTBR" <[email hidden]>

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Sportinus said:

I'm running 2 days then a day off,... is that okay? I have been
running 6 weeks and am running 5 miles now. I take my time at 1.8, 1.8,
and 1.4 miles Is normal to being running a faster pace near the end of
the run? Each split is getting faster (10:04, 9:38, 9:23)

Forget the watch for now. Just enjoy the run.
Once you are upwards of 25 miles, you can put the watch back on.

TBR.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
S**t list: Charlie Bendahoe, TBR imposter

On 11 Aug 2005 22:44:33 -0700, "TheTBR" <[email hidden]>

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Don't listen to this nutcase. You will injure yourself. He's just a
lame runner who doesn't want others to enjoy running.
Don't do fast splits in the middle. You are too new. Don't do speed at
all.

<yawn>

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."
S**t list: Charlie Bendahoe, TBR imposter

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Quoted message said:

Define soon😉 I don't feel that I a m running fast. The times I
listed above are the minutes per mile if I did the math write. I keep
time to keep me honest and because I'm a stat nerd. Since I bumped
up the mileage to 5, how do you know when to bump it up some more?
Thanks for the help.

Run for time, or run for distance...not both!

Increase by no more than 10% per week.

Sportinus said:

Define soon😉 I don't feel that I a m running fast. The times I
listed above are the minutes per mile if I did the math write. I keep
time to keep me honest and because I'm a stat nerd. Since I bumped
up the mileage to 5, how do you know when to bump it up some more?
Thanks for the help.

No more than 10% a week MAX. Better is to at most keep increases to
every 2weeks. using your mileage for example

week 1: 5miles
week 2: 6miles
week 3: 6miles
then maybe if that feel comfortable, increase again or stay at the
current mileage for another week.

Like Bill said, run by time OR distance at this point. Going by miles,
as you are, you can time your runs, but DO NOT look at the watch until
after the run. IOW, time your total run, no splits.

Since you say you are a stats person, you might start a running log.

Do not combine time and distance until you can run either 30minutes or
3miles, without walking breaks at a comfortable pace (it's called
conversational pace). IOW, your weekly mileage will be about 9miles.

Check out the running FAQ and keep posting. We love to hear your
progress.
Ed

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Like Bill said, run by time OR distance at this point. Going by miles,
as you are, you can time your runs, but DO NOT look at the watch until
after the run. IOW, time your total run, no splits.

If he runs by miles, I don't think he should time his total run because it
will encourage him to try to run faster each time he runs.

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:50:51 -0400, "Bob Garrison" <[email hidden]>

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If he runs by miles, I don't think he should time his total run because it
will encourage him to try to run faster each time he runs.

Good point. Forget the watch altogether, for now at least.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

Two days running one day off is good. i don´t know which basis you have.
Be carefully with the injuries.
Jesus

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Quoted message said:

I'm running 2 days then a day off,... is that okay? I have been
running 6 weeks and am running 5 miles now. I take my time at 1.8, 1.8,
and 1.4 miles Is normal to being running a faster pace near the end of
the run? Each split is getting faster (10:04, 9:38, 9:23)