What step should i take to run a K run?!
Question: What step should i take to run a K run.?
I just had the idea and urge to run a k run, i think that's what they are called. i am healthy, but not in running shape. what suggestion, workouts and running build ups should i do to prepare for a K runHealth Question & Answer
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The first step you have already completed. To do it.
Now, let's get some shoes that support you when you walk/run. New Balance, Nike, Asics, Adidas, etc. are sports shoes. Go to a sports store and try some on. If the store has a treadmill or a running track, that's the store that you should be at to "take them for a spin" so to speak. When you get your shoes...
Pick a time best for you to go out and jog for 30 minutes. That means a watch is needed. This is your private time.
Do the 30 minutes all the way. Even If you have to walk most of it. Do all of the 30 minutes. Unless it's a blizzard, lighting, or a hail storm, you put in that 30 minutes.
Take a car and find out how far that 30 minutes took you. That's your base distance. If you walked more in that 30 minutes than you ran, you strive to run more each day in your 30 minutes to grow that mileage.
Pay attention to your body and the road! If you have never ran before you need to hear your body talk to you. If your body says to slow down: you do it. I know! I pushed myself too hard lastyear, and I was going to a foot doctor for a while!
Long distance running involves getting your body used to the distance. If you are in to sprinting, well I'm not the person to talk to. I love the long distances!!
I know you'll be biting at the bit to go faster. Not yet, hoss!
When you get to the part that you are running the entire 30 minutes without pain and taking time to walk, you are ready for your first 5K.
At these K runs they have timing chips you rent to get your run pace. That's good to know how fast you are going on your daily runs, so you can mentally challenge yourself. Maybe do surges and stuff to go farther in your 30 minute private time.
You've been at it for a few months, and you have found that you have some more time to put in more distance. Use the same technique for longer runs. My second milestone was one hour. I'm on my third milestone now: 2 hours. I can run all of 1 hour but I start a run/walk series at 1:25 in my private time.
Good luck! Glad to have you out on the road with us!
Oh, and by the way. Everybody has a different technique. This was just a suggestion. Do what works for you, by all means. And enjoy yourself!Health Question & Answer
Now, let's get some shoes that support you when you walk/run. New Balance, Nike, Asics, Adidas, etc. are sports shoes. Go to a sports store and try some on. If the store has a treadmill or a running track, that's the store that you should be at to "take them for a spin" so to speak. When you get your shoes...
Pick a time best for you to go out and jog for 30 minutes. That means a watch is needed. This is your private time.
Do the 30 minutes all the way. Even If you have to walk most of it. Do all of the 30 minutes. Unless it's a blizzard, lighting, or a hail storm, you put in that 30 minutes.
Take a car and find out how far that 30 minutes took you. That's your base distance. If you walked more in that 30 minutes than you ran, you strive to run more each day in your 30 minutes to grow that mileage.
Pay attention to your body and the road! If you have never ran before you need to hear your body talk to you. If your body says to slow down: you do it. I know! I pushed myself too hard lastyear, and I was going to a foot doctor for a while!
Long distance running involves getting your body used to the distance. If you are in to sprinting, well I'm not the person to talk to. I love the long distances!!
I know you'll be biting at the bit to go faster. Not yet, hoss!
When you get to the part that you are running the entire 30 minutes without pain and taking time to walk, you are ready for your first 5K.
At these K runs they have timing chips you rent to get your run pace. That's good to know how fast you are going on your daily runs, so you can mentally challenge yourself. Maybe do surges and stuff to go farther in your 30 minute private time.
You've been at it for a few months, and you have found that you have some more time to put in more distance. Use the same technique for longer runs. My second milestone was one hour. I'm on my third milestone now: 2 hours. I can run all of 1 hour but I start a run/walk series at 1:25 in my private time.
Good luck! Glad to have you out on the road with us!
Oh, and by the way. Everybody has a different technique. This was just a suggestion. Do what works for you, by all means. And enjoy yourself!Health Question & Answer
My sisters-in-law recently ran a marathon. They trained for about 3 months. I'm not sure where they got their plan but this is what they did:
Begin day one walking 7min then run 1min until you have reached 45min period. Do this for one week.
The next week you walk 7 run 2min, for 45 min period
The next week walk 7 run 4min, for 45 min period.
The next week walk 7 run 8min.
etc.
The point is to get to where you run the full 45 minutes. You just alternate walking and running, adding more time to the running each week. It takes some time to get your body prepared to run for a long period of time, so be patient. GOOD LUCK!Health Question & Answer
Begin day one walking 7min then run 1min until you have reached 45min period. Do this for one week.
The next week you walk 7 run 2min, for 45 min period
The next week walk 7 run 4min, for 45 min period.
The next week walk 7 run 8min.
etc.
The point is to get to where you run the full 45 minutes. You just alternate walking and running, adding more time to the running each week. It takes some time to get your body prepared to run for a long period of time, so be patient. GOOD LUCK!Health Question & Answer
Lift weights and start doing power walks, and work up to running. also eat a balanced diet. Good luck!Health Question & Answer