I know this might be a silly, obvious question, but is there a big decrease in your performance if you run, say, 5k and longer distances in loose-fitting sweatpants(think warm-up outfits)? Explain what it is about it that makes you slow down, if the answer to that question is yes.
I did 7 miles today in 57:04 and like to think I could go faster if I were wearing running shorts.
Loose.
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sdfadsfas wrote:
Loose.
No no no, you misunderstand him. He's getting fit to lose.
To OP...losing generally does come with running slow. So yeah, probably.
You need to measure the leg of the sweatpants and see how many inches it protrudes outward from your leg. Lets say in total it is 8 inches (counting both sides). Now you double that (if you have 2 legs) and end up with 16. With shorts on, you could assume that you would run 16 seconds per mile faster at the same effort. So you would cut off almost 2 minutes on your 7 miler.
Sounds plausible to me. I'll go with that. The only thing to do is try it and see. I'm sure that improving my diet will help too. I'm 27 now and could get away with eating burger king 4 times a week when I was younger. Time to cut back on that. A 7 minute mile was easy then. Now I feel good if I can maintain a sub 8 minute mile pace for 7 miles. That is my goal in the short term.
I got a lot of post college weight gain, well post high school because I wasn't very active in college either.
On cold winter days, I prefer to run in loose sweats, and yes, Virginia, loose sweats will slow you down. Why? First a full set of sweats probably adds 5 pounds or more to your kit, second they offer resistance to your movement requiring additional effort to maintain form and pace, and third they hold heat.
If you're concerned with pace, you'll probably find a pair of light, tight-fighting tights to work better for you.
Sweats way 5 pounds.......you sure about that?
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Pity your legs can't keep up