I can run a 5k with six minite miles, put i cant swim more than 100 meters. What am i doing wrong?!?
366253
I would suggest that you stop running and investing more time into your swim training. Although swimming involves your cardiovascular system, there is a whole lot more involved in swimming than breathing. If you are not comfortable in the water, your body will tense up. This anxiety often results in having difficulty breathing. \nWork on improving your swim strokes. You could be exerting so much unnecessary energy that you exhaust yourself. Being as hydrodynamic as possible helps. Be streamlined. Your strokes and kicks should be efficient. There is a lot more to swimming than just getting from one point to another in the water.\nYour comparison is like saying that Tiger Woods can hit the golf ball so he should be good in baseball.
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The question is how deeply do you want to breath the next stroke.. that should be determining how much you exhale\n\nIf you are recovering or starting a very long race.. you should breath and exhale deeply\n\nIf you are sprinting or getting ready for the end.. you should breath less and so you have to hold your breath\n\nCollege sprinters dont breath for a whole 50 yrds, but distance swimmers breath every 2 strokes... it varies\n\nOne thing for sure you dont want to be doing, is exhaling when your mouth is outside of the water.. cause that means you are taking time out of when you can breath.. and so you slow down to breath
957988
ok, i run for cross country and we run 5k's \nmy PR is low 19's around yours..\nwhat i would do, is do the run on thursday and do a small run on friday also.\non thursday make sure you get alot of sleep, beacuse that has always been the best thing for me, getting a good sleep 2 days before!\ntry it you will see! =]
1156482
I went to college to answer this very question. My professor said the key is to simply run faster. Obviously it is more complex than that but the idea is correct. Work on increasing your speed in intervals once or twice a week test you race pace once a month or so... Recover well before these harder training sessions. Recovery is most important! Running longer distances than your race will not increase your speed but it will increase your endurance. best of luck!
828702
Do an internet search for "Couch Potato to 5K plan" I did this and it helped a lot.  Some people say it's bad because you start off by alternating a lot between running and walking, apparently that can make building endurance harder.  I on the other hand went from being able to run about 15 feet before I wanted to die, to almost 2 miles (and I'm improving everyday).  Good Luck.
131602
It's only a mile for crying out loud.  Don't worry... if you can swim 2000 yards in a regular pool without stopping at a pace of around 50 seconds per 50 you will have no problem.
216888
there's a 500m event?\nstrange, my boyfriend swims 400m, 800m and 1500m, but not 500m.\nwho knows - maybe you could swim it and set a new record in this new event
22143
Whoa! Slow down, there. It'd be awesome if you trained that much, but you've got to do some cross-training (some weights, some biking, some swimming) or you could get stress fractures from all that running. And you've got to gradually increase the distance you run. It's no good if you suddenly ramp up to 15k a day.\n\nIf you train consistently, though, and don't run into any problems (no pun intended), you might cut your time by 4 or 5 minutes. It's really hard to say, though.
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well you have got to a good start because you are running however your not running long enough instead of running in a comfort zone of 4 minutes at a time you should start out with a steady pace mile per day key word steady pace if you run a mile and you have to stop you should continue to run a mile until you complete it and then move up to a mile& 1/2 and then 2 total miles a day start out slow and run a minimum of 3 days per week also do not eat any food late at night I'm not sure if you can swim but if you can swim in between the running days swim at least 22 laps lower your calorie intake make sure you use the carbs to your advantage do not I repeat do not overload change your eating habits stop eating fried foods if you eat chicken bake it eat rice without butter and pasta's after 6pm you should not be eating anything but fruit or mabey salad with fat free dressing oh yeah when baking your chicken use olive oil and light seasons and having muscle mass is good it should work to your advantage it sound like U need to strengthen your cardio
316449
I'm guessing that you are talking about a race later in the summer since cross country season hasn't really started up, anyway, it just depends on your training.  If it is later this summer, make sure that you get plenty of training in to build a good base for later in the season.  Talk to a coach to work out a good running plan over the summer, and work your way up in mileage gradually.  By the time you get to the race you should do fine.  My first 5k was on a flat course too, and I got about 20:15, but most of the guys on my team got around the 22-24 min range.  Just make your goals reasonable according to your training level and move them down twenty or thirty seconds as you achieve your goals.  Hope this helped, and have a good race!
812677
Everyone is different.  You will have to know how to breath correctly as well.  Try to do most of your exercising outdoors.\n\n  I did a lot of mine on the treadmill 4-8 miles at one time and when I went out doors to exercise, I thought that I would die and I had not even jogged 1 mile.\n\nWithin  a couple of weeks I was jogging in the heat for 6 miles at a time.  Stick with it, it will come.
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Take a breather between runs.  You might be causing oxygen debt, in other words you may be using too much energy at a time so your muscles aren't regulating their chemicals fast enough, depriving your legs. I'd say try cutting down the amount of mileage, or try running every other day to every two days.  But you don't want wait too long between, you don't want any lactic acid build up either.  That's why I think a shorter run on a regular schedule would work best for you.
675301
You might be working out above your ideal heart rate. Get a monitor and figure out what your ideal one should be and try to stay around that.
986548
This could be a number of things.  I'll float you a few suggestions.\n\nA wondering mind is not necessarily a bad thing.  I do lots of thinking on my runs.  \n\n1. Try a completely different course/route/trail.\n2. Challenge yourself.  Try a serious hill, or mix in some speed play.  \n3. Run with a friend.\n4. Make sure you are getting enough rest.  Don't overtrain.\n5. Ratchet up the intensity.  If you're just shuffling along, you may not be hitting your target heartrate.\n6. Try running a local race, say a 5 or 10K.  In training after the race, look to improve upon that time, or draw upon your experience during the race.\n7. Set a goal.  Run for something other than the sake of running.  It is good for you, but sometimes you need to work to make it fun.\n8. Consider cross training.\n\nKeep it fresh, and you should sharpen up...
43115
You need to work on your endurance. Go for a daily jog and slowly step up your distance. Strat with a mile and every two to three weeks add another mile. Try some insoles, I recommend Superfeet, you can find them at a hiking/outdoor store.
884353
just swim, don't worrry about it.  if you swim hard and don't eat a bunch of junk, you should trim down.  i went through the same thing, except i was a lot bigger.  i was about 5'3" and weighed 230, swam for 4 years and now i am 6'3" and weigh 240.  i started when i was twelve, and was severely obese, and now i am very athletic and feel great, i can do a lot more now.  but just keep swimming and don't eat a bunch of junk. and if you can, try to eat five small meals a day.   have a small snack right after you swim, preferrably within 20mins.  it will take some work, the first two weeks will be the hardest, but you can do it.  good luck and have fun.
649548
why dont you run?  2 miles isint that far, should take like 20-min max.