Tue, Dec-27-05, 08:11
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Senior Member
Posts: 4,629
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Plan: Generic LC with tweaks
Stats: 204/178/165
BF:
Progress: 67%
Location: NC
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What will your life allow?
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Originally Posted by mable
I have been walking/running for 60 min on the treadmill for about 10 weeks, four days per week. Now, I am can run for 25 min without stopping, but my speed is only 3.8 (with no incline). Is that too slow? I feel great afterward, but should I continue at that speed, and go run for a longer workout, or should I try to speed up? By the way, after running for 25 min, I continue to walk the rest of the time.
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My inclination is to say that, if you can manage 60 minutes in your life four days a week for real (and not just "for plan"), then stick to that and try to run for a longer portion of that 60 minutes. When you're up to about 50 minutes running with a 10 minute cool-down walk, start thinking about changing speed or incline.
You might also want to try running as long as you can, walking a bit, running again, etc. until your time is up, leaving a cool-down walk at the end of at least 5 or 10 minutes. Maybe you're already doing this and just didn't say it.
A little bit of sprint work is never a bad thing, but IMO, distance is better.
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