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Extend my jog route or start implementing a run to already set route.

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June 10, 2010 6:50:30 AM

i have been trying to jog around my neighborhood for a couple months now. i am able to do a 2 lap square route that i made up. it is a 2.2 mile route and i am able to do it in about 22-24 minutes total. i kind of hit a plateau with my weight loss with a 2 week suspension of no loss or gain.

im not very athletic so i am not able to exert myself as easly as others would be. im able to do my route with no rest period but since i havnt extended my route im not sure how long i really can go and i am afraid to find out.

being from arizona, the weather now is kind of at a high time of getting up to 107 on some days so having to wait till dark doesnt lower quite as fast and gets to 100 at 8pm. i try to run between 7pm to 7:30pm and end the run at 7:50pm.

what im wondering is, is it better to extend my route with another lap, adding 1.1miles and about 12 minutes to the jog, or should i take the 2 laps i already do and try to start running near the end to a strong finish lowering the time it takes from the 22 minutes it takes me.

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June 10, 2010 2:28:45 PM

Add the extra lap. Then find a 5k race close to you and sign up. Having a goal will keep you movataved and then you can start to work on your speed.
August 2, 2010 4:52:46 PM

Yes, I ran for 4 years strieght. Now im in college so i dont have time, but having a goal is very important. You should do some races.
August 8, 2010 2:49:07 PM

I would actually add some resistance training to you regimen for weight loss. Cardio is good, but resistance training just as good. A combination of the two cannot be beat. Also you might want to look into interval training. For example, on your route sprint as hard as you can for 30-60 seconds. You want to sprint long enough to where you're working hard but not so hard that you're completely gassed. Then do a light jog for roughly twice the time you sprinted. This will allow you to recover. Then repeat until your total distance is covered. We call these 60-120s and they work really well to help us train for the two mile portion of the PT test. I'm an active duty nurse in the Army but I am stationed at a hospital so I spend a lot of hours indoors instead of out in the field training so I have to work extra hard at PT for a good test score.

I think if you ran 3 days a week, and alternate those with 2 or 3 days of a full body multi-joint lifting program, you would do quite well and bust through your plateau.
November 14, 2010 5:48:47 AM

I run outdoors during fair weather and sometimes I go biking. Everyday I jog with my threadmill - When your healthy this is quite addicting - I only do 30 minutes jog I don't count the distance.
March 8, 2011 2:29:17 PM

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