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Question: I just started running again how do I improve my distance?
Question Description:
Ive never been a regular runner , I usually just do the step machine and treadmill to lose weight. Over the last two week Ive ran a combined 14 miles(4,2,3.5,4.5) Ive kept myself active with basketball and weights in between running days. and I have taken 2 days off with out any kind of workout. Is this a good routine. I want to increase my distance I am 33 years old and have always been athletic but not a runner.
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Answer#1: The only way to improve distance is to run further. Your general routine at this stage should be to run 3/4 days a week, but just try and increase the distances you run, have one long run a week, which is ran a lot slower than your other runs but try to do twice as far. So your next week, should look something like this (3, 3, 6) and an extra 3 if you're doing for sessions, then the week after (3.5, 3.5, 7). Something like that would be my reccomendation, speed will increase as you get fitter so while just trying to improve stamina just concentrate on basicly running, once your happy with your distance abilities start to put in additional sessions such as tempo runs; sprints etc. in order to build on speed.
Answer#2: exercise more often to build up stamina
Answer#3: I have found interval training the best. Each week I run longer before slowing the pace (for just a minute) then continuing on at a quicker pace.It's just what worked for me.
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