Just Shaved Loads Of ****ing Time Off My Run...!

[LoftyDog]

If you read the thread, we already had this discussion.

I did read the whole page and a half and just wanted clarification.

Yeah, to summarise, I wanna time the whole run not just 1 mile of it. To me the aerobic part is just as important as the anaerobic part. I pride myself on both and thus feel proud when I do something like this, take 3 minutes off the total run time.

Oh, that makes sense...3 minutes is a lot. Good ****, cong****.

[Exige Jr]

Erm yeah now minus 1:36 off that. Just went out for a run, same course as ever, and did it with 1 minute 36 seconds off the last time. Add those 2 deductions up, that's almost 5 minutes off my run time.

I emphasise that my previous run times were done when I was really fit also, boxing and everything, i'm just getting faster with a little bit of age I think.

Now I don't really wanna come across as a show off or anything, because this time I'm being serious but let me tell you this aswell. I went for a 10+ mile bike ride about 4-5 hours ago, and was feeling it in my legs as I did the run. My calves in particular were aching like hell and as I mentioned before the majority of my course is uphill so that ****ed me up a little. I reckon without that I maybe could subed my time by 2 minutes or more.

One last thing I wanna stress about timing myself. The reason I do it: as a measure of my cardiovascular fitness improving. Also if I am doing exactly the same course under exactly the same conditions but with a faster time, I am doing it more intensely. Intensity, the key to weight loss and proper simulation of boxing once you get in the ring.

[Smokin']

How fast can you run the 40 yard dash?

In High School I ran it in just under 4.9 which I thought was pretty good as I schooled the star football running back.

[Smokin']

Erm yeah now minus 1:36 off that. Just went out for a run, same course as ever, and did it with 1 minute 36 seconds off the last time. Add those 2 deductions up, that's almost 5 minutes off my run time.

I emphasise that my previous run times were done when I was really fit also, boxing and everything, i'm just getting faster with a little bit of age I think.

Now I don't really wanna come across as a show off or anything, because this time I'm being serious but let me tell you this aswell. I went for a 10+ mile bike ride about 4-5 hours ago, and was feeling it in my legs as I did the run. My calves in particular were aching like hell and as I mentioned before the majority of my course is uphill so that ****ed me up a little. I reckon without that I maybe could subed my time by 2 minutes or more.

One last thing I wanna stress about timing myself. The reason I do it: as a measure of my cardiovascular fitness improving. Also if I am doing exactly the same course under exactly the same conditions but with a faster time, I am doing it more intensely. Intensity, the key to weight loss and proper simulation of boxing once you get in the ring.

This comment has nothing to do with anything but I'm going to say it anyway. Before it got cold in Calgary I ran for 3 weeks non stop always after work and when I first started I would run it pretty slow (this was 50% uphill also) and I could only run it for 20 minutes then I had to stop because my legs were tired as **** and I was actually surprisingly pretty tired. By the third week I was running at about a 40% pace and for a good 35 minutes.....I felt like theeeee man.

[Exige Jr]

This comment has nothing to do with anything but I'm going to say it anyway. Before it got cold in Calgary I ran for 3 weeks non stop always after work and when I first started I would run it pretty slow (this was 50% uphill also) and I could only run it for 20 minutes then I had to stop because my legs were tired as **** and I was actually surprisingly pretty tired. By the third week I was running at about a 40% pace and for a good 35 minutes.....I felt like theeeee man.

Yep, it's surprising the improvements your body can make in a short time.

[oshea1690]

I tested my 40 out of shape last year at 4.6.. i think i can push 4.5 now maybe 4.4

[oshea1690]

Aside from boxing, im 2nd in state for hurdles in the state for highschoolers. Being tall and fast has all the advantages Long jabs and Long strides