Dog in the old life yet

[Ming the Merciless]

11:24 again. In my defence its very icy, marginal as to whether it was safe or not but I cant go any earlier or theres too mucg traffic on the lanes.

At this rate I reckon 5 mins by time you reach 100.

 

[Drago]

Soon as the weather dries up i'll be flying!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Soon as the weather dries up i'll be flying!

Australian open has an opening?

 

[cougie uk]

So your training is just going out running as fast as you can for two miles ?

You'll never hit your target like this.

 

[sittingbull]

So your training is just going out running as fast as you can for two miles ?

You'll never hit your target like this.

Would you care to make a prediction as to what might be achievable this year?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

This average (albeit relatively young guy) eventually managed it with some serious training and help:

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/running/mission-barely-possible/

 

[sittingbull]

This average (albeit relatively young guy) eventually managed it with some serious training and help:

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/running/mission-barely-possible/

An interesting read

Although of average ability to start with I think being 6' 3" and lean helped.

Building to 30 miles a week is a good baseline and training on a track gives accurate pace splits.

 

[cougie uk]

Would you care to make a prediction as to what might be achievable this year?

Running like this ? Getting injured in the next month or so and going back to square one.

Sensible running getting the body used to the impact and combined with a weight loss regime - well that's the way to improve.

Look at the elites - they're forever balancing their heavy training regime versus getting injured.

Running a 5 minute mile is pretty elite - more so if you consider the age, history and weight.

Elites train sensibly too. This is more 'bull in a China shop'.

 

[sittingbull]

I agree with what you've said @cougie uk , hence my curiosity as to what you might consider achievable with the present training "programme".

The maffetone method (previously mentioned on this site) is the exact opposite of the "bull in a china shop approach".

 

[cougie uk]

I've read that article now and it's got good stuff in it. Notice the guy lost his excess weight.

It takes for example - the same effort for an 80kg bloke running a 6 minute mile as it would for a 65kg bloke running a 5 minute mile.

Ok the calcs get wonkier as you get faster but you see the gist of it.

Some sensibly base running would be a good start. Drago knows where he is now. There's nothing to prove in trying to run every run fast.

 

[Mo1959]

Personally if I was Drago I would aim for 7 minutes and even that won’t be easy.

 

[sittingbull]

I think 8 minutes would be ambitious.

 

[ColinJ]

Let's start from the other extreme... I walk a flat mile in 13-15 minutes!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

We wait with bated breath for the 11:23 breakthrough run from @Drago

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Let's start from the other extreme... I walk a flat mile in 13-15 minutes!

The speed walking record is about 7 mins 48 per mile over 3 miles.