Can you run a mile? (1.6km)
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I've just done so on a treadmill and its probably the longest distance I've ever run (slow strolling is more my thing). Quite an achievement for me but probably pathetic for everyone else. Took about 9 minutes. How would you do?
Regards, Rob Philpott.
That's the speed I usually do my shortest running path of 4Km that make it at an average speed between 10 and 11 km/h. So if I was set to run only 1.6km I could probably do it at 14km/h and stop :) But honestly I usually care much more about pace changes and actual overall running time than the speed itself. I know that if I'm in a better shape I'll go naturally faster without actually thinking about it. I usually run at the end of the day, always outside. So before starting I check myself. If I'm too tired or haven't eaten properly during the day I just skip it, otherwise I set a time or distance goal and run for it :) Just a word of advise based on my personal experience: 0. Regularly check yourself up. It's pretty dangerous to start or restart doing sports without at least a general check up. 1. If you're running to burn, 9 minutes won't do you almost anything. Your body won't have time to start burning the "extra" stuff. 2. If you can't run more time, walk. But walk fast (usually 6 or 7km/h) and resume running when you feel like it. Repeat this as many times as you want. Like this you'll be able to "run" at least 30 min without any big issues and if you keep doing it you'll start running more and walking less. I find 1h of activity to be the minimum for me. 3. Have at least 2 types of running. Don't run every day at the same speed in the same "track". Set time intervals where you'll run faster. A good practice I used at the beginning was 1.5 minutes normal and 30 seconds faster. The more you get in shape the bigger will be the gap between slow and fast paces. This depends heavily on your body, make sure your heart beats are back to "normal" before starting the next sprint. 4. Sleep and rest. This is as important as training. Do not do it every day. Listen to your body. 5. Do multiple sports. I'm an heavy guy, even when I'm in shape and if I run everyday my kneed and hips start complaining. Alternating running with biking and swimming does the trick :) Cheers!!!
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Define "run". :suss:
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
When you have two feet on the ground at any time, you're not running. When you're not touching the ground between steps, you're running.
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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I've just done so on a treadmill and its probably the longest distance I've ever run (slow strolling is more my thing). Quite an achievement for me but probably pathetic for everyone else. Took about 9 minutes. How would you do?
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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I only run when I am in danger.
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I spend 2 sessions a week on treadmill. My best run so far was, 5.24K in 38 minutes. I think this is something tremendous because, When I did my very first 5K run, approximately 2 years back, It took me 1.3 hours.
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I've just done so on a treadmill and its probably the longest distance I've ever run (slow strolling is more my thing). Quite an achievement for me but probably pathetic for everyone else. Took about 9 minutes. How would you do?
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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When you have two feet on the ground at any time, you're not running. When you're not touching the ground between steps, you're running.
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
Ah, I suppose I could hop or skip a mile, but not very quickly.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Ah, I suppose I could hop or skip a mile, but not very quickly.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
Whatever you like :) I suppose that still fits the definition by Merriam Webster[^], as long as you can actually walk slower than that:
Merriam Webster wrote:
to go faster than a walk; specifically : to go steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant in each step
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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Whatever you like :) I suppose that still fits the definition by Merriam Webster[^], as long as you can actually walk slower than that:
Merriam Webster wrote:
to go faster than a walk; specifically : to go steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant in each step
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
Yeah, that's a naive definition.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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I've just done so on a treadmill and its probably the longest distance I've ever run (slow strolling is more my thing). Quite an achievement for me but probably pathetic for everyone else. Took about 9 minutes. How would you do?
Regards, Rob Philpott.
Yes, as long as it is down hill with the wind at my back and I'm being chased by zombies... :-D
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Insert key. Start engine. It is now "running"
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I've just done so on a treadmill and its probably the longest distance I've ever run (slow strolling is more my thing). Quite an achievement for me but probably pathetic for everyone else. Took about 9 minutes. How would you do?
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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I've just done so on a treadmill and its probably the longest distance I've ever run (slow strolling is more my thing). Quite an achievement for me but probably pathetic for everyone else. Took about 9 minutes. How would you do?
Regards, Rob Philpott.
I run 10 km and it takes me around an hour
