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- From: reidyj@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Jay Reidy)
- Newsgroups: rec.running
- Subject: Re: HELP!!
- Message-ID: <1992Sep03.180524.1674@CS.ORST.EDU>
- Date: 3 Sep 92 18:05:24 GMT
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- If you haven't run in five years{ consider yourself lucky that you've
- only lost 1.5 minutes! Cycling and volleyball are lost of fun and good
- exercise, but they're not running! Would you run laps to get is shape
- for swimming? Of course not.
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- Bodies are exercise specific,and they adapt to what it is you're doing. If
- you want to run, then hit the bricks. HOw soon must you get to nine minutes
- for the mile and a half? That's a pretty good clip it seems to me. If you
- can get a good base, like 200-300 miles under your belt, start doing some
- speed work once a week.
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- For the distance you're looking at, I would suggest multiple 200s, 440s
- and finish off with a couple of 880s and a fast (80 percent effort) mile.
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- If you don't have a base, be REALLY careful! Start with a good warm up
- and do sets of 100s. Start with 10 and build to 20 or more.
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- Good luck. By the way, what sort of a class is it that rerquires you to
- be that quick? The Navy only requires 12 minutes for that distance, and
- the Marine Corps gives even old coots like me 27 minutes for three miles!
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- Regards,
- Jay Reidy
- reidyj@storm.cs.orst.edu
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