The best way to run a mile without stopping?

Question

I have 3 hours of gym for summer school, and I was wondering if any of you guys know if running slower, faster, etc, would help me run a mile without stopping? Or...maybe I just need more practice? The problem for me is just breathing by the end of the 4th lap.

Answer 1

you should do slow jogging, and it needs time, everytime you practice go alittle faster until you reach the desireable speed you want to run in 1 mile

Answer 2

Run a little more each day Also try going the whole 4 miles with breaks for walking Sooner or later you'll be able to run the 4 miles without stopping Just keep on trying!

Answer 3

First off, ignore the people who are telling you to inhale through your nose. Unless it's 40 below, you don't need to warm the air by breathing through your nose.

As for getting to the point where you can run a whole mile without stopping, I would recommend this:

Go out on the track.
Jog down the straight, walk the turn.
Repeat. When you get to 8 repetitions, you've done a mile.
If you can't do 8 without problems, walk a full lap.
Gradually increase the number that you do.
After several days of that, when you are comfortable, extend the jogging part: Jog the straight and the turn, then walk the straight. That's two parts jogging for one part walking. Repeat. After a few days of that, jog a straight, a curve and a straight, walk the last turn.

Gradually increase the amount you are jogging and decrease the amount you are walking.

You can alternate days jogging on the track with days where you just walk fast.

Answer 4

The most common problem with kids running the mile is that they aren't sure of what their body is capable of doing, so they go out to fast. By the last lap they are dead. I would recommend going out slower because you can always go faster the last two laps. Also don't use all of your energy on the first part of the last lap. I commonly see people cross the 400m left and start sprinting. and guess what? they lose all of their energy by 300-200m mark. I heard this works (I have never tested it though) You push yourself harder when you hold your breath the last 50 meters. I would recommend taking long,deep, steady breaths because you are more likely to cramp up if you take short and tiny breathes. Good job with your mile and I would really like to know what you got on it!

Answer 5

Running slower is best, I see your thinking for faster - get it over with in less time - but the faster you move the more energy it takes for you to do it, so t emore out of breath and tired you become. So head out nice and slow and just keep that pace all the way round, if you've got a bit left at the end sprint finish it. If you do end up with a bit of energy left at the end then you know you can go faster next time, keep doing this till you know your pace. Practice will certainly help though, so just keep at it and it'll come.

Answer 6

when i was in 8th grade i hated running, but we were going to have to ru nthe mile, so what i did was i went out about a week before and ran 2 laps without stopping, whenever i felt like stopping i ran faster. then 2 days later i ran 3 laps without stopping. and then the day before i ran one lap. The day we ran the mile i came in first because everyone else had to walk. you should try it, this is a really good way to get into enough shape to run the mile. good luck!

Answer 7

You could practice to build up your stamina. The best way to go is slow. When everyone starts off you're gonna want to keep up, but stay at the back of the group and don't push yourself. A really slow jog is better for longer distances. Also, try breathing regular breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth. (I know it feels funny but really, no one else is going to notice =D)

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Answer 8

Proper breathing is by far the most important thing to do.

Breathe in through the nose and exhale through the mouth.

Most people use only the top part of the lungs and use their chest muscles to get air in and out. You must change this and get air into the lower portion of your lungs.

Practice breathing very deeply, using your diaphragm / stomach muscles to pull in air. Do it slowly to avoid hyperventilation.

For your first attempt, just exhale normally until you have it all out, then close your lips lightly, hold your nose and try to blow.

You will feel pressure and more air will come out.

That is because, when trying to blow, you use the lower muscles instead of the chest only.

Improper breathing, or shallow breathing, shows up as a sharp pain, usually in the lower left side. Sometimes it is intense. The pain will stop when you teach yourself a better way to breathe.


As to the running, do it at an easy pace and maintain the same pace until you get accustomed to it. Learn how to breathe at that pace.

If you cannot run an entire mile, just go as far as you can, but maintain the pace. Varying the pace will take more energy and it will change your breathing/oxygen intake needs. This will shorten the distance you can cover and increase the time for reaching your objective. It is NOT good for you to vary speeds in the initial stages of learning distance running.

You need to push your limits but you must be aware of what they are and you must not go too far.

With each run push the distance and/or time part only as much as your body will take without being overtaxed. Above that limit you build nothing except frustration.

Once your new breathing technique has become a habit and you extend your distance and time you will find the breathing will change to accommodate the additional oxygen needs of your body.

As you extend your time and distance your energy needs will also change. As your body consumes energy it has to find it within you. You will need to learn what is best for you, and what may work well for others is not necessarily best for you.

If you become really serious about your running, you must pay attention to your diet and pay attention to the suggestions your body will give you about its needs. Really. Listen to your body when it tells you what it needs.

Do N O T take supplements and run away from anyone who offers drugs of any kind. Your body will thank you both now and for many years if it gets what is needed naturally. A doctor who specializes in sports can be a very good friend, but the doctor you have known for years knows you best.

Ask your doctor about what is best for the individual you know as you. This may require several visits, and possibly a few blood tests, but it will be well worth doing.

This is the system I worked out for myself. For me, it not only worked, but worked very well.

I was always able to sprint, but, like you, I wanted to run distance and had great difficulty with it.

The pain was terrible as I pushed the limits and until I learned what I was doing wrong.

Once breathing improved, the distance part came gradually, and the breathing continued to improve. The distance increased and so did my hopes for actually getting a mile behind me. It did not happen overnight. It took me a while to get to a full mile, and then move on to speed. As stated earlier, what is described above worked for me, and ultimately gave me a best time for one mile of 3:52.

Good luck to you. And may you meet all your objectives.

Answer 9

Try to change your speed up. your legs don't like running at the same speed for a while-so for example...
try jogging the curves and striding the straightaways

something like that might make you feel more comfortable ,and at the same time, you trick your body into thinking your giving it a break every time you slow down on the curves.

just remember to pick it back up!

Good Luck

Answer 10

What I suggest is that you start running 1/4 of a mile or 3 minutes straight for 4 days and then take a 3 day break and run for 4 minutes straight for 3 days and then take off 3 days and run for 3 minutes straight for 2 days and then take off a day and run 5 minutes straight and then take off 3 days and run for 4 minutes. take off 2 days and run for 6 minutes. Now take off 3 days and run 5 minutes. Take off 2 days and run for 4 minutes. Take off 1 day and run for 7 minutes for 2 days straight. Take off 3 days and then run for 8 minutes. take off 2 days and run 7 minutes. Now run 8 minutes straight 4 days a week until you feel like improving. good luck.