Went for a run this morning, any good?

Drossla

Drossla

Drossla

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Hi chaps,

I did 3.3 miles / 5.3 km this morning in 28 mins.

Is that any good? Taking into consideration it is BOILING outside and I have a mild chest infection.

I was thinking I might run a 10k for charity :)
 
[DOD]Asprilla;21998387 said:
Going for a run is always good.
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Possibly not when you have a chest infection tho :p

If you're not well, it's often better to rest and recovery properly and start training again sooner than to try and keep training through it.
 
It's a good way of getting a cold out your system though!

Wouldn't recommend running on a virus, mind.
 
It's all relevant. no one knows your fitness regime beforehand or your current fitness levels.

Is it good for a couch-potato chain-smoker? Yep
Is it good for someone who runs 2 miles, 2-3 times a week? Not so much
 
Drossla said:
Hi chaps,

I did 3.3 miles / 5.3 km this morning in 28 mins.

Is that any good? Taking into consideration it is BOILING outside and I have a mild chest infection.

I was thinking I might run a 10k for charity :)
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Have you run before?

As previously stated, any running is good running.
 
Drossla said:
Hi chaps,

I did 3.3 miles / 5.3 km this morning in 28 mins.

Is that any good? Taking into consideration it is BOILING outside and I have a mild chest infection.

I was thinking I might run a 10k for charity :)
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Yes, that is a decent pace (approx 8 mins:30 sec per mile) especially in this weather with a chest infection, Cross country or road?
 
I miss running :(

I had to stop for a bit due to getting a stress fracture. Tried to go back too soon and it happened again :( Not going to run again till July after stopping at the end of April (taking 2 months off) :(
 
Random question!
Anything that gets you active is a good thing! Or are you asking if that is a decent pace? (my wife runs faster than that :p)
 
Richie said:
I miss running :(

I had to stop for a bit due to getting a stress fracture. Tried to go back too soon and it happened again :( Not going to run again till July after stopping at the end of April (taking 2 months off) :(
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And me, got tendonitis in my ankle. Have taken up cycling, but it just doesn't give me the same buzz :(
 
Yeah, it's good.

If you want to compare yourself to others though you should try aiming for times over standard distances like 5km, 10km, 10miles, 20miles and 21miles.
 
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Good rule of thumb for running when not 100% with a chest infection/cold whatever...

Symptoms above the neck=run,
Symptoms below the neck=don't run. You risk making things worse.
 
Yeah its good.

I done, 5.5miles the other day in 45 minutes, to be fair it was roasting and some of it was on the beach.

But then I used to do 5 days running a week, not so much anymore. Need to train for a marathon :(
 
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