Jogging + Couple of questions.

Kristoph

Kristoph

Kristoph

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Hey,

I've recently started jogging home from work 3 times a week. The distance is about 2.5km.

Firstly, my best time is 10mins 40seconds, but I stopped and walked 3 times to catch my breath. I wasn't running at a 'fast' speed, yet my time wasn't too bad.

What stops me is my lungs, pain from the cold air and rate that I have to breathe at to keep going!

Secondly, I'm getting new shoes soon as the ones I have at the moment aren't really suitable - but I've been getting some pains about half way up my left shin. I get the pain after I've been running and whenever I roll onto my tip-toes. I notice it a lot during and after skipping at Kickboxing.

Any ideas, or is it just a muscle?


Thirdly, my mate who I run with sometimes is on about running a longer route home tomorrow after work. It's 2.5 miles, or around 4km.

Do you think I should keep doing the 2.5km run before I chuck another 1.5km ontop? I'm wondering if I keep doing 2.5km x 3times a week I'll improve to a level where I can run 4km easily. Or shall I just go for it?



Cheers.
 
Well I just ran the route again, but with a bag on my back with all my work stuff. I actually ran it without stopping for the first time! :D

I think my last time must have been wrong, I did it in 11.43 exactly without stopping. I felt good afterwards too, could have maybe run a bit further.

Not as much lung pain tonight either, bit of shin pain afterwards but thats slowly going.


I'm planning on joining the gym soon, and attending an extra kickboxing session. I'm wondering if my plate might get a bit full though.

Monday - Kickboxing (sparring).
Tuesday - Gym (lower body)
Wednesday - Kickboxing (fitness and technique)
Thursday - 2.5km jog home from work.
Friday - Gym (upper body)
Saturday - 2.5km jog home from work
Sunday - 2.5km jog home from work.

Lets see how it goes. Might end up being too much.
 
Thanks for the tips and advice. I see what you mean about giving my legs a rest. The kickboxing isn't as heavy going on the legs as it is on the upper body so shouldnt need a break.

And at work I'm lifting the whole time - I work on the produce department @ ASDA. :(

I've got a diet sorted for Friday onwards - I'm trying to bulk up.
 
Yeah the kickboxing is pretty heavy going. I'll see how it goes. The 3 times I jog home aren't going to even dent the calorie intake. On the days I do kickboxing, yeah - maybe the 500 will get eaten up - but I shouldn't be burning anymore than the extra I eat.
 
It feels too slow though lol. I'll drop the pace a bit. I gotta say, that Marathon in your sig looks amazing, congrats on completing it - looks like a once in a lifetime sorta thing.
 
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