I know it is not a competitive pace, but this is a personal goal. I want to be able to run a 5k at an 8 minute mile pace. I did cross country my senior year and remember running 7 miles at an 8 minute mile pace. I'm not looking to run that far at a set pace just yet, and I don't ever want to be that thin again (24 pounds lighter than I am now), but would not mind losing up to 13 pounds.
Treat me as if I'm a beginner. I will be playing tennis twice a week and taking a 50 minute kick-boxing type class at least once a week.
Should I start out just trying to do 1 mile runs at the pace? Finishing 2 miles (which is probably about my limit these days) and work toward an 8 minute pace, then adding distance? A mix of long and slow, short and quick? I just did what my coaches told me back in the day, and need direction now - 3 times/week?
I work at a gym and live in Alabama so I have equipment when I need it and it's not as painfully cold for outdoor runs as Idaho.
2007-12-22
14:07:21
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Lacey
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