So for the past 2 weeks I've been walking on the treadmill at 3.5-5.0% incline at 3.5-3.8mph for 20 minutes 4 time a week or so. I sweat and huff my way through it, but I feel like if I can do this, I should be able to run/jog pretty easily. But I can't, I get so winded when I jog. I've tried jogging and then recovering, but I haven't had much success. I'd like to make jogging a mile my goal this month, but I don't know if that's reasonable. What's the secret?
So for the past 2 weeks I've been walking on the treadmill at 3.5-5.0% incline at 3.5-3.8mph for 20 minutes 4 time a week or so. I sweat and huff my way through it, but I feel like if I can do this, I should be able to run/jog pretty easily. But I can't, I get so winded when I jog. I've tried jogging and then recovering, but I haven't had much success. I'd like to make jogging a mile my goal this month, but I don't know if that's reasonable. What's the secret?
jog slower. Slower than you ever thought could be considered a jog. If you are getting winded, then you are running faster than you are currently aerobically ready for.
On the flip side, you can also work in intervals of faster walking when you walk. Most people have a large gap between their walk HR and their jog HR. You need to work intervals to bridge that gap. Check out the C25K or coolrunning threads here!
So for the past 2 weeks I've been walking on the treadmill at 3.5-5.0% incline at 3.5-3.8mph for 20 minutes 4 time a week or so. I sweat and huff my way through it, but I feel like if I can do this, I should be able to run/jog pretty easily. But I can't, I get so winded when I jog. I've tried jogging and then recovering, but I haven't had much success. I'd like to make jogging a mile my goal this month, but I don't know if that's reasonable. What's the secret?
Check out coolrunning.com, under new runners tab find couch to 5k training program! its amazing! like you running was NOT happening when i tried it at first, then i tried this program! it works!!!!
I ended March 8.5 miles from goal and 80 min short on yoga, but I got a lot of spring cleaning done and had an overall good month. I'm happy with March anyway.
Onto April. I'm going to go about it differently this month. I hope no one minds. I feel I need to do some changing up. I'm getting a little stale so to say.
My challenge this month is 30 hours of exercise. When I choose to walk I will post miles. I hope all the long timers are good with that.
Today : 30 min TM for 2.25 miles and 30 min yoga
total : 1 hour
I'm going for 45 this month. I've got to start incorporating other exercise so I'm going to try to reduce my time/mileage on the treadmill---of course, this is the same thing I said March 1st and it didn't happen!
I'm excited about this new month. I noticed the March thread about 3 or 4 days ago. This is just what I need to keep me motivated.
Like HudsonHawk, I would eventually like to jog. When I was in high school, I used to just run for the heck of it. I'd just do 2 or 3 miles and it was no big deal. Now I can't jog a quarter mile! I'll get there though.
I'm going to follow Ennay's and BlzMax's advice. I just started exercising again. I wonder if I should wait a few weeks to practice jogging though. I'll see how things go.
Anyway, that was long-winded. Sorry! My goal for this month is 80 Miles.
April 2008 Walk/Run Challenge
