Afternoon all, just found this site browsing the web at lunch and quickly registered. I've got a few beginners questions and thought I would bite the bullet, start a topic and hope to pick up some good advice, so here goes!
I've just recently got back into exercising and going to the gym, I'm now exercise 4/5 times a week, seems to be 4 times at the gym and then one run at the weekend round the roads. At the gym I'm doing a couple of days doing weights and then the other 2 days I'm either running or doing a RPM/Spin class.
I'm running for 30-45 minutes depending on time and workload, seem to be covering 6-8 km's in that time (normally running at 12.6 km an hour). I do vary the exercises and sometimes it will be a flat run, other days it will be a random hill programme, mixing up the gradient. My road run seems to be for 45 minutes, normally covering 5, 6 or 7 miles depending on weather and energy! (pace seems to be around 8 minute miles).
I've just registered for my first half marathon and want to run a good time to raise some money for charity.
Do you think my current work programme needs looking at to help me train for this marathon (it's in October so have got plenty of time). My current goals are to lose a bit of weight, get fit and tone up, so I do like doing some weights, but do I need to drop the RPM class and do more running?? I'm also doing 15 minutes on the cross trainer and starting to think I should drop that and just add 15 minutes to my run, making it 45-60 minutes.
Lastly, I'm running in a pair of Asics training shoes, which I bought in Australia about 7 years ago, might sound strange but should I be looking at investing in a new shoe as well?
Sorry for a very boring, long and dull first post, but as you can see I need help!
Any advice or comments would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Ian
I've just recently got back into exercising and going to the gym, I'm now exercise 4/5 times a week, seems to be 4 times at the gym and then one run at the weekend round the roads. At the gym I'm doing a couple of days doing weights and then the other 2 days I'm either running or doing a RPM/Spin class.
I'm running for 30-45 minutes depending on time and workload, seem to be covering 6-8 km's in that time (normally running at 12.6 km an hour). I do vary the exercises and sometimes it will be a flat run, other days it will be a random hill programme, mixing up the gradient. My road run seems to be for 45 minutes, normally covering 5, 6 or 7 miles depending on weather and energy! (pace seems to be around 8 minute miles).
I've just registered for my first half marathon and want to run a good time to raise some money for charity.
Do you think my current work programme needs looking at to help me train for this marathon (it's in October so have got plenty of time). My current goals are to lose a bit of weight, get fit and tone up, so I do like doing some weights, but do I need to drop the RPM class and do more running?? I'm also doing 15 minutes on the cross trainer and starting to think I should drop that and just add 15 minutes to my run, making it 45-60 minutes.
Lastly, I'm running in a pair of Asics training shoes, which I bought in Australia about 7 years ago, might sound strange but should I be looking at investing in a new shoe as well?
Sorry for a very boring, long and dull first post, but as you can see I need help!
Any advice or comments would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Ian