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According to another thread on the board right now, running is an activity that takes no skill and can be preformed to excellence by a 4 year old. I would recommend visiting a preschool and politely asking a few parents , at pick up time, if you you can get their child to run 3/4 of a mile with you. Then when your time of testing arrives, visualize running behind the 4 year old. Nothing to it.

Also consider going to a track and jogging a few 100s and 200s. thinking about ;36-7 for the 100s and 1;13-;15 for a 200. You might find you want a few months to prepare. but given no real time , it might work best just to make sure you go about as slowly as you can during the start to still make your goal. saving energy for the later part of the race, you likely have a much better chance if you hit your 200 around 1;13 instead of much faster. then try to keep pretty close to ;37s for the rest of your 100s. if your test is on a track , be familiar with the 100 marks. if you can wear a watch during the test do so. memorize the 100 splits for each lap and take a split every 400. that way you only need to memorize 4 splits for the 100s for the whole test. don't hit the split for each 100. only hit it at the 400 but read the split as the clock turns for the 100s.. try not to be more than a couple seconds fast. at any point in the test. and beat that 4 year old. or train next time.

How far away from the goal pace are you?

And are you really not improving? That is, have you been keeping track of your progress? In general, your goal pace should require mainly easy consistent runs as much as you can do. Then maybe once a week try for your goal with a harder run.

It sounds like you are trying some of these time trials on the track. Are you running pretty even splits (lap time), and/or at what point do you lose the ability to maintain your pace?

When just getting started, many runners don't have a great feel for running the correct pace, which comes naturally to people who do it all the time for years. That is, they go out really hard and blow up. It's something to consider. When first starting your times can also be pretty erratic until your get it down.

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This is less about running (in terms of training for a sport) and more about losing weight and attaining some fitness. That's no put-down -- at 6'0" and 279 lbs this is a major challenge and will certainly take some planning & consistent effort.

1.5 mi in 15 minutes, at 279 lbs with just 1 week to go? Yikes. Impressive if you're able to do it!

IMO the goal should be to lose 100 lbs, and to get in shape. 10 min / mile pace is your eventual target. You said the last 1.5 mi test date is Oct 15? I'd shoot for that, and train HARD between now and then.

Ideally, you'd be working with a personal trainer and a nutritionist. I'd guess that a mix of exercise (swimming, recumbent stationary bike, elliptical, vigorous walking, weights) will be better and safer for you than running only.

You are either a troll (most likely) or delusional.

At 279 and 6 feet tall, you have a BMI of 37.8. Obese is 30.

You can't run fast enough because you are obese. Has nothing to do with anything mental.

Advice? Push away from the table.

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