I know i am capable of doin it it is just amatter of technique and will. All u fast trck runners what is a good way to overcome the mental part of running in a mile? How do you push yourself past your limit?
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I personally run the mile, as a highschool Track runner, so I know what you mean. I can tell you this-nothing anybody says on here is going to help you. Maybe you're like me...and one day it will just click. I had a really funky day once...and I got like a 5:24 in the mile...and as I came in for the last hundred meters...I ran into a guy and fell. I later bombed in my 3200 meter also...I decided that day I'd never accept that again, and since then I have been training my hardest. It needs to come within-figure out what can do this for you. Athletes aren't just talent, they are motivation.
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First thing first i just wanna say, like yourself  you say you do walk alot, -same here! I've walked so much in my life it's unreal litterly every day i go for a walk, then one day I started walking quiet fast, and seen people in a group out for a run/jogg one day. Thats when i thought hummm..... I cant do that... i'd .look so funny. See I' say that cause i'm tall, and to see a tall person bobbing along is like a giant flying in the air lol. or at least at the time I thought it that way. So i said to a friend one day- I think i should get into running! He said go for it,! -(him being very fit and active and motivating). I'm like i'd look really funny, and so he said inreturn- everyone looks funny but no one is really watching you unless they think you look good or happen to see you. So start slow he said to me, and thats what I did. Well i got my self some decent shoes for running and clothing-layers for the fall and cool nights and lighter clothes for when it started getting warm. I used my cd disman for a longtime to gage my running, and to help me keep a good speed based on the base and paste of the song. So that was one good motavation there. As for ur asthma, - ... start with jogging, and paste ur self- you can try and start with going on machines at a gym -tread,eliptical, etc or outdoors running (which i prefer when it's nice out).As for the fun part slap on an  mp3player wit an arm band or a waist/back pouch with ur diskman or walkmin etc and  put a good set of goodtunes that would keep you moving. A good selection of music you like thats fast -will help you have a bit of fun and gives you ur own focus and little world i find you get into when you have it going . But do start slow and only go at a rate inwhich your body and urself can handle things. Go with a friend or family member etc sometime together and having a campanion there might be fun too. just build gradually if your moving up to running. Do start with about 30min strech etc as you know probably before and after ur done ur cadio workout jog/run. As for a secret for running up hill's or roads that seem to be going up a bit when ur jogging/running, use your tip-toes and sortta bouce up hill,rather than putting ur foot flat and pressing with them when u go up hill. by springing up hill you'll get to the top or the stright way fas ter and always keep the speed you have up hill the same as down hill. hope i help a bit goodluck - i know u can do it :)
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Now I can - I had never run before this year and I joined a group called Team In Training - they actually train you to run in a marathon within a few months time.  It's a set regimen and they build you up to running slowly.  \n\nI'm not professing to be a fast runner - purpose of our training was endurance not speed.  Still, it was a great program.
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Start out with a run walk program and slowly build up the running miles. with running it takes some time. you also need to do some speed work outs . I use a program called smart coach on www.runnersworld.com. It gears a program to your needs and works for the beginner to the elite athlete. It also has a lot of tips and tricks to running . Hopes this helps. Also you might ask your track coach what he/She recommends. With the weather getting colder you can dress for it. since there is not much you can do indoors to simulate running except t run. There are lots of running sites on line so do a search I just happen to like this one.
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I definitely use the "check-point" game. I also listen to music, to keep my mind of the jogging. And if I'm feeling lazy, I'll take the longer route instead of doing an easier one twice so I'll be forced to run. (Because I hate walking; I don't like people to see me all sweaty for very long.)
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Walking can do wonders.\nStart slow, don't over do it the first few \ntimes. Walk a mile, time yourself.\nthe next time you walk, see if you can bring\nthe time down. Remember don't over do it.\nStreching is also important. This will take sometime,\ndon't give up. Within a month you'll be surprised how much\nweight you can take off.
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Im a guy 16, i run a 2:05 for the 800, and a 4:49 for the mile. to break 2:31 u probably wana run a lil fast for ur 1st lap, that will make up for the time you lose for being tired. For instant to run a 2:05 i ran a 60 second 1st lap, then a 65 second last lap. for a 2:30, try maybe a 1:12 or a 72 for ur 1st lap, then 77 second lap or 1:17. and that is 2:29 :-) good luck! (and kick like its your last race! \n;-)
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i'm a cross country runner and trust me, your problem is common: \n\n1: pace yourself. cross country (long distant running) is all about pace and breathing. you can't sprint the first lap and then expect yourself to run the whole thing at that pace!!! that's crazy! you need to set a pace that's pretty teady. \n\n2. start out smaller. before running the mile perfect, try running the half mile without stopping. then 3 laps...you have to build up to something. it took me 2 months to build up to 18 laps around the track, but i did it and now 18 is sooo easy for me. ((25...now thats getting harder)). \n\n3. eating? they're actually not that relatede except for keep to healthy foods. before the day you run, eat lots of carbs. carbohydrates really help when running. try not to eat sweets or caffine the day you want to go running. they might seem like they'll boost energy, when in reality they help you slow down and breathe harder and harder. \n\n4: other than that, you've got to tell yourself your not gonna die! people stop running for no reason. what's the worst that can happen, actually getting a good time??!!! nothing can happen so relax and run harder. \n\nhave fun and be positive.
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PLease do some plyometric bounding,jumping type workouts. you are young enogh you could really do these well and get some real benfit from it. The most recent issue of Runner's World has an article on it.
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Running in a crowd helps....set your pace by someone you think is going to beat that 8-minute mile, and keep up with that person.\n\nAnd keep running.  You're doing fine for distance, but your problem is that you just haven't paced yourself for speed.  Try to do a mile a little faster each day that you run.
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If you want to break 2 hours, in case you haven't done the math, that means that you have to average right about 9 minutes per mile (5:35 per kilometer). \n\nYou need to practice running increasingly longer distances at that pace. Start with 3-4-5 miles (5-8K), whatever feels comfortable, and try to add a mile to that every two to three weeks.\n\nYou need to get used to being on your feet moving for two hours. Every other week or so, go for a longer run. Start at an hour or so and every week time you do it, try to add 5-10 minutes.\n\nIt helps to do some speed work. If you increase your fastest speed, then your "cruising speed" will be less of an effort to maintain. Run workouts where you run a mile (1600m) in around 8 minutes, jog or walk for 5-8 minutes, then do it again. Start with 2-3 repetitions, as you get stronger, increase the number of repetitions. You can do the same things with 800, 1K, 2K, 3K.\n\nGet your hands on one of Jeff Galloway's books. He has a very sane approach to running. You may bea able find one or more of them at your local library. Look at his marathon training programs.\n\nFind a local running club. They either have a program to help you, or can point you to some place that does. It's also easier if you have someone to run with.\n\nIgnore about 90% of what you read here.
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first being able to run a mile is great, but you dont want to train in distances if you are going to do sprints, they are two very different forms of running (sprints you bring your knees straight up and down pumping with bent arms while distance is with strides and more relaxed arms at like a 90deg angle)\ntry practicing running in form, straight up and down with your elbows meeting your ears and keeping your arms straight up and down... not swinging like a lot of runners do so their body is rotating.  Also you should learn how to "cut" which is when you go around on the sides you should never turn, but go to the outside and slowly step to your left to make the turn so it looks like > instead of a sidewards u, that will increase your time a lot.\nAlso condition, workout with medicine balls, do crunches with them, toss it with a parnter, work out your abs as much as you can, do leg lifts and work out your legs in the gym, stretch... which is very important... make sure to also stretch your archilles tendon.  Also eat more protein and keep hydrated.  Good luck!!! PS... do pole vault too... its the best!!!
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you want to run many miles but not burn yourself out. Do a pyrimid type training. start at x number of miles a week (seven Days) and increase that number by ten percent. at the end of two months you should reach a high milage then bring it back down to a reasonable number and remian consited. \nMy training starts at 50 then i increase to 55, 60, 66, 71, 78, , 85, 94. then i bring it down. 85, 78. and stay consited from 75 to 80 the rest of my cross country season. i run 15:20 5k if thats good enough and 4:20 mile 1:54 800. 32:08 10k (10k not my best)\nRemeber adjust to your range do what you feel you need to do. AND STICK TO IT. GOOD LUCK
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If you want to be a faster runner just keep practicing and don't worry you'll be a faster runner yet. Just be patinet and you'll get your chance don't worry about it.
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The best strategy depends on who you are running against. Against runners that sometimes go out to fast and then wear down late in the race, a fast start would be best to push them past the pace they want to run at. Against more disciplined runners, staying near the front and making your move late would probably work better, although you need to know how early you can start to make that push through your own training. Then again, do you run better at the front of the pack or following the lead pace? If it makes a difference to you personally, go with what makes you most comfortable. Sorry not to give you a set answer, but the right answer is different for every different runner and for every different race ... you just have to find the path that works best for you.
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Making yourself faster is tough. The best thing to do is to concentrate on quickness rather then long distances, build up your resperatory system so that you can move quicker. Try doing "turn" drills and when you do run sprints, which you will need to do, work on extending your stride, not matter how short or tall if you can use every inch of your leg length and move your legs faster, that will make you a faster runner
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First of all, you need attitude to do exercise. Humans usually want to do something, but lack of positive attitude towards exercise brings always in saying "Nah, I'll do it next month" and it never arrives that month.\n\nSo, I'll suggest you to do:\n\n1.- Attitude.\n2.- Choose a sport or exercise to do it regularly.\n3.- Set goals ( If you choose running, running 5 miles straight within a month or another realistic goal according to yourself ).\n4.- Buy books or visit specialized web sites accordingly to the sport or exercise you choose to do ( Returning to the running example, you might go to runners.com ).\n5.- Your attitude must gain strength in order not to leave because your bones will sore due to the exercise, or you want to sleep or something else.