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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / November 2003One Mile Run ==> 7 min 52 sec
Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The weather left much to be desired, as it was drizzling. I ran in my BDU pants and a t shirt. The result is 7 minutes and 52 seconds. My pulse right at the end was 160 bpm. I am 32 year old, 5'11". This was my first attempt at fast running in a long time -- I am generally a slow jogger -- but I suspect that improving it by more than 10-20 seconds would be pretty hard work for me. i 223/177/180 >Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The >weather left much to be desired, as it was drizzling. I ran in my BDU [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >i >223/177/180 I think that's pretty good. I'm still closing in on a 10 minute mile, myself. I think my goal for next year will be 9 minutes, or possibly a little less. I'll wait until Christmas or so before deciding definitely on next year's goals. On the other hand, I'm 55 years old and 5'5". And the height is misleading because I have a long upper body and short legs; my leg length is typical of a woman of 5'1" or 5'2". Chris >>Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The >>weather left much to be desired, as it was drizzling. I ran in my BDU [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > misleading because I have a long upper body and short legs; my leg > length is typical of a woman of 5'1" or 5'2". Not being an expert, I would think that closing in on 10 minute mile is excellent result for you. i >Not being an expert, I would think that closing in on 10 minute mile >is excellent result for you. > >i I don't really know how it relates to women of my age and height in general. (Of course, most of them don't run at all.) But, for me and where I was a year ago, it's pretty darned good. I had never run at all between 10th grade phys ed class (age 15) and this year -- forty years. And I couldn't have run a 10 minute mile at age 15. (I hated phys ed and only ran when we had this annual President's Physical Fitness Test thing.) Chris just curious of where you all guys practice running. I kind of live in an urban area so i really dont want to be running on the streets between people. > Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The > weather left much to be desired, as it was drizzling. I ran in my BDU [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > i > 223/177/180 > just curious of where you all guys practice running. > I kind of live in an urban area so i really dont want to be > running on the streets between people. Personally I live in the suburbs and I have a sidewalk by some road that is not crowded. i >> Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The >> weather left much to be desired, as it was drizzling. I ran in my BDU [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> i >> 223/177/180 >> just curious of where you all guys practice running. >> I kind of live in an urban area so i really dont want to be >> running on the streets between people. > >Personally I live in the suburbs and I have a sidewalk by some road >that is not crowded. Mostly I've just been running on a treadmill in the gym. My neighborhood isn't conducive to running -- fairly hilly, no sidewalks nor shoulders on the road. Occasionally I run outside when I visit my mother or travel to other places. I'd like to do some outdoor running soon -- like in the spring. There are trails in the parks around here, and schools have running tracks you can use. Here in the Washington area I find the summers too hot to run outdoors, and in the winter there's rarely any daylight available when I'm free (except on weekends, of course). I'd been talking about doing a 5K at Thanksgiving with some of the folks from the gym, but now we're going to be going to visit my mother so I won't be here. I'm still inexperienced at running outdoors. I have a problem with setting out too fast and then running out of steam early. I need to work on pacing. Chris >>> just curious of where you all guys practice running. >>> I kind of live in an urban area so i really dont want to be [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Chris Actually a hilly terrain may not be good for setting records, but it is excellent for improving CV fitness. If you run out of steam, no big deal, walk a little and resume running. You do it for fun, not for profit. i On 16 Nov 2003 20:56:39 GMT, Ignoramus967 >Actually a hilly terrain may not be good for setting records, but it >is excellent for improving CV fitness. No doubt. But as I said, there are also no sidewalks or shoulders, so I don't really feel it would be all that safe. I certainly wouldn't do it in the dark, which is pretty much the only time I'm home during the week. Also, unless you run right down the center, the road sorts of slopes off to the sides so that water will run off. I've found even walking on the road tends to give me knee and back pain because my feet aren't at even levels. So I'm not sure how walking would be. >If you run out of steam, no big deal, walk a little and resume running. You do it for fun, not for profit. Well, yes. Except that if I'm going to do 5Ks with friends I'd rather be able to keep a steady pace so we can run together. So I want to work on learning what pace I can stick to for a few miles. (I mean, on a treadmill I can just set it on 5 mph, say, and I know I can do it. But I can't tell whether I'm running at 5 mph or 6 mph until I find myself getting tired. I want to develop the ability to sense this better.) Chris >>If you run out of steam, no big deal, walk a little and resume running. You do it for fun, not for profit. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > find myself getting tired. I want to develop the ability to sense > this better.) I think that you need a little more practice Chris:) Paciing yourself comes naturally after a little bit of learning. You are on a good track. i > Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The I'm curious how you measured the distance using your tachometer. dave h >> Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The > > I'm curious how you measured the distance using your tachometer. > > dave h I meant an odometer, sorry. i >Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The >weather left much to be desired, as it was drizzling. I ran in my BDU [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >i >223/177/180 oooohhhhh... A challenge. Can JJ - the 32yr old, 5'3" female beat Iggy's time. :-) I better get off my butt and back to running. :) >>Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The >>weather left much to be desired, as it was drizzling. I ran in my BDU [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > I better get off my butt and back to running. :) I think that your 8.13 result is actually outstanding. i >>>Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The >>>weather left much to be desired, as it was drizzling. I ran in my BDU [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >i yeah - well, don't deter me... I need the exercise! And a challenge may get me back into it. :) >>>>Just tried to run one mile (measured by my truck tachometer). The >>>>weather left much to be desired, as it was drizzling. I ran in my BDU [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > yeah - well, don't deter me... I need the exercise! And a > challenge may get me back into it. :) All I know is that I felt great all day yesterday after that run. So maybe some competition between us will make us feel better in general. Anyway, I think, the first thing for me to do is to find a measured one mile on some athletic track. My measurement could be off. i 223/176/180 > yeah - well, don't deter me... I need the exercise! And a > challenge may get me back into it. :) NOOOO! You need to fit into your wedding dress! If you keep shrinking you'll be lost in all that white tulle! :-) BTW, what *does* the dress look like, anyway? A wedding I went to last month had a backless/armless dress that looked absolutely fabulous on a gorgeous young woman with great muscle definition. (I doubt 3/4 of the people noticed her muscle definition as such, just thought it looked nice on her. But I knew she must have been lifting weights to get shoulders like that.) -- Wendy >> yeah - well, don't deter me... I need the exercise! And a >> challenge may get me back into it. :) > >NOOOO! You need to fit into your wedding dress! If you keep shrinking >you'll be lost in all that white tulle! :-) Yes - I do need to fit into the wedding dress, and considering the scale has gone back up by 5lbs in the past 3 weeks, I NEED the exercise!!! (clothing still fits, which is a good thing). I've been a total slug lately and the eating has been crappy too. I need to get back at it and running is fun. >BTW, what *does* the dress look like, anyway? A wedding I went to last >month had a backless/armless dress that looked absolutely fabulous on a >gorgeous young woman with great muscle definition. (I doubt 3/4 of the >people noticed her muscle definition as such, just thought it looked nice >on her. But I knew she must have been lifting weights to get shoulders >like that.) Send me an email to my account (if you still have it) and I'll send you a link to the pics. |
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