Should I get back into running seriously?

Anyone?

give me a hint

I have similar goals with slightly slower PRs. My trainer told me I need to run only once a week at most. I do miss speedwork but I'd rather reach my weight goal than my running goals, right now.

If you have to ask, then stick to lifting your weights. I wouldn't be too optimistic about your 2-mile time improvement, either. It's so far out of the realm of competitive times that a 37 second improvement is irrelevant.

i took 4+ years off after college (and started smoking during that time like an idiot)

i started my comeback 6 months ago. I quit smoking and now i am back up to 75 miles per week. it feels great.

it's weird to be skinny again. i lost about 25lbs but it does feel nice to be able to be a runner again and not an unhealthy mess.

aerobic wildebeest wrote:

If you have to ask, then stick to lifting your weights. I wouldn't be too optimistic about your 2-mile time improvement, either. It's so far out of the realm of competitive times that a 37 second improvement is irrelevant.

If I do plan on running, I obviously want to better my times. I want to get to sub 10 2 mile, sub 4:30 mile, sub 2:00 800. Is a 150-155 lb runner that is ripped as f@#$ that can run these times possible?

I was pretty much in the exact same situation. I lifted when I started college for my freshman year, went from a slim 140 to having a good amount of mass at 160. At the start of this year I just missed running too much and didn't like being bulky. My times were a little faster than yours and it took a while to get back into it but I'm in the best shape of my life now, faster than ever, and it's awesome.

Stop running time trials all the time, and focus on building volume and some uptempo stuff (like an easy fartlek, etc).

started again 6 months ago wrote:

i took 4+ years off after college (and started smoking during that time like an idiot)

i started my comeback 6 months ago. I quit smoking and now i am back up to 75 miles per week. it feels great.

it's weird to be skinny again. i lost about 25lbs but it does feel nice to be able to be a runner again and not an unhealthy mess.

care to tell us a bit more about your comeback? e.g., where you were before you quit, what you were doing during your down time, whether you've raced at all, etc.

i'm in a very similar situation and would be interested to see. i also think it could give some clues to the OP.

So after the first time I posted this, I didn't run for 2 weeks, then did a time trial of 1.5 miles and ran a slow 9:42. For me, this was a big improvement. I did 10 miles in 8 days after that, and am now able to tempo my time trial, all the while losing body fat and looking ripped as hell. I think I'm making drastic improvements considering I only ran 10 miles in 8 days. I think if I can average 30 miles for a month, I can get back to a sub 5 minute mile easily.

no you can't

So after the first time I posted this, I didn't run for 2 weeks, then did a time trial of 1.5 miles and ran a slow 9:42. For me, this was a big improvement. I did 10 miles in 8 days after that, and am now able to tempo my time trial, all the while losing body fat and looking ripped as hell. I think I'm making drastic improvements considering I only ran 10 miles in 8 days. I think if I can average 30 miles for a month, I can get back to a sub 5 minute mile easily.

RE: Should I get back into running seriously? (posted by hovercraft)

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Yes you are on the right track! I was a 4:07 miler in college but then gained weight (about 46lbs) and started drinking for 7 years. I started to feel bad physically and had a bad physical examination which scared me and forced me to change my ways. Since then I have been running 200 meters in 30 seconds every day for a total of 1.9 miles a week. Yesterday I did a time trial and was able to run 4:01.78. So yes your plan sounds spot on!

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PS...Cmon you can troll better than this, I'm disappointed.

Haha, we'll see in one month who is right. BTW, I'm not running a lot because I'm scared to lose muscle mass. I'm not saying how I'm training is right; in fact, it's pretty stupid. But I'm not trying to run a lot because I'm scared of losing muscle mass. I'm just surprised that I am getting back in shape very quickly by running the minimum amount I can after I lift weights. I feel a lot stronger now when I run, and feel like a have a better posture since I'm not slouched over like I was in high school; now, I have strong abs, strong legs, and a strong back. So like I said, we'll see if I can run a sub 5 minute mile in a month (if I apply more time/energy into running, which I think I will).

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