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posted 06-21-2003 01:52 AM            

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On ground or on treadmill, jog really, not fast run, a good steady pace...people who run this much, how long should it take?

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posted 06-21-2003 05:17 AM            

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If you're training for health and fat loss, there's no time that it should take. You only need to be concerned with pushing yourself as hard as you need to be for the kind of benifits you're looking for. For fat burning, you need to be working aerobically so you want to stay around or just below the point where it becomes a little difficult to talk to someone (or approx 55-70% of your max heart rate)

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posted 06-21-2003 12:28 PM            

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I'm not quite able to run 3 miles...but when I jog on the treadmill I travel at a very slow speed. I would say for a slow jog try for between 10-12 minute miles, and for a swift jog try between 7-9 minute miles.

I'm not an expert, so perhaps someone with more running experience can help you as I may be way off...but this is just my personal opinion.

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posted 06-23-2003 07:28 PM            

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I think alot depends on the length of your legs, too. I'm about 5'4", but have the legs of about a 5'2" or 5'3" person because I have a long torso. I run 4 miles in about 45 minutes, give or take....depending on my speed.

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posted 06-23-2003 07:29 PM            

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I think alot depends on the length of your legs, too. I'm about 5'4", but have the legs of about a 5'2" or 5'3" person because I have a long torso. I run 4 miles in about 45 minutes, give or take....depending on my speed.

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posted 06-24-2003 07:52 AM            

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I agree with everything that has been posted so far. I just ran 5 miles this morning at 8:30/mi and that was my easy run, but I have been running for a while. The speed you want to run on your easy days is so that you could talk to someone next to you without having to stop. The biggest key is to vary your excercises. For example, this is my routine right now:

Sun: 8-9 mile "easy" run at 8:30/mi
Tue: 5 mile easy run at 8:30/mi
Thu: 4 miles total: 1 mile easy for warmup, 2 miles of 30 second sprints with 1:00 jogs in between, and 1 mile cool down
Sat: 4 total miles: 1 mile warmup, 2 miles at about 6:10 each (with a 3:00 walk in between), and 1 mile cooldown.

I'm sure others have their own routines, but this seems to work the best for me. If you are new to running you'll probably only want 1 day a week where you include speedwork (ie run fast) and your distances will be much shorter. You may even have to run fast for 30 seconds and then walk for 2 minutes, but the trick is to teach your body how to run faster at the same time as running longer.

Hope this helps.

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posted 06-24-2003 12:24 PM            

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Running speed is very individual....depends heavily on the amount of running you do.
I vary my running speeds between 7:30/miles and 9:30/miles....just depends on type of workout.
If you are running on a treadmill, you need to increase the grade to about 1.5% to make it comparable to running outside. Also, keep in mind, folks tend to shorten their stride on treadmills, keep it long and extend from the hips.
If you're going for fat burning....keep the heart rate up for aprox 30mins....or do interval training (HIIT).
Just my $.02

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posted 06-24-2003 07:36 PM            

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Wow, I just want to say that I think it is so amazing that people are able to run for more than 3 miles. I'm hoping that one day I'll be able to say, "I just came back from a 7 mile jog" -but I know at the rate I'm ging it's gonna take me forever (if I can even ever get there).

So congrats to all the runners out there! Truly inspirational!

Edited to add: Acutally, I think that anyone who runs any amount of distance is great whether it is a mile or ten.

[This message has been edited by CocaCola (edited 06-24-2003).]

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posted 06-25-2003 01:57 PM            

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CocaCola,

Thanks, but we all started somewhere. I started back in 1998 and have not been a consistent runner by any means. Usually I'll run for a few months regularly then be off for a few months. I'm hoping to find a middle ground in there somewhere because I want to stay in pretty good shape. A good idea is to have goals, and make sure you don't overdo it on training and injure yourself. I have a tendancy to overdo it, so I'm trying to hold back this year a little more. My goal during this year is to run a 5K in under 6:00 miles, and to run the local 25K next spring in under 1:46:00 (about 6:45/mi). I've thought about adding a sub 3:00:00 marathon, but that might be beyond what I'm willing to sacrafice for.

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