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Hi all I was hoping for some advice with regard to where to start with running.
To put you in the picture I'm a complete beginner. The only running I do is on a treadmil at the gym. I seem to tire very quickly when I try to run outdoors, my mum reckons that a treadmil has a bit more give and you can pace yourself a little better on it.
This year I am hoping to get in shape (I am quite overweight) enough to think of applying to join the police.
Anyway I'm not sure what kind of targets I can set myself, I try to jog along the canal near where I work around 2-3 times a week for half an hour but find I have to stop constantly and I struggle to maintain a job for much more than 2-3 mins before needing to stop.
However put me on a treadmil and I can jog for 2.5miles no problem as long as I keep my speed at around 4.5mph. I think to get into the police I have to be able to run a mile and a half in 14mins but I would like to take running up for the benefits it'd provide me fitness wise. I did try the 1.5 mile in 14 mins once on a treadmil but was probably a minute or so out after running at 5.5-6mph. Mind you I felt like I was running flat out and it wasn't a nice experience at all.
I weight quite a lot at 159lb for my 5,2" frame. I do some weight training at the gym which no doubt contributes to this, I also swim and cycle so the weight thing is deffo down to a bad diet which I am trying to rectify. I think I have quite short legs as well and while 6mph is flat out to me it seems to only be a gentle jog for some. Is this something that I can improve on?
Can anyone suggest what sort of speeds I should be aiming to maintain and for how long? I'd settle for being able to do the 1.5mile in the 14mins but I think this is done outdoors so at the moment I'd struggle badly.
Any advice would be most welcome!
To put you in the picture I'm a complete beginner. The only running I do is on a treadmil at the gym. I seem to tire very quickly when I try to run outdoors, my mum reckons that a treadmil has a bit more give and you can pace yourself a little better on it.
This year I am hoping to get in shape (I am quite overweight) enough to think of applying to join the police.
Anyway I'm not sure what kind of targets I can set myself, I try to jog along the canal near where I work around 2-3 times a week for half an hour but find I have to stop constantly and I struggle to maintain a job for much more than 2-3 mins before needing to stop.
However put me on a treadmil and I can jog for 2.5miles no problem as long as I keep my speed at around 4.5mph. I think to get into the police I have to be able to run a mile and a half in 14mins but I would like to take running up for the benefits it'd provide me fitness wise. I did try the 1.5 mile in 14 mins once on a treadmil but was probably a minute or so out after running at 5.5-6mph. Mind you I felt like I was running flat out and it wasn't a nice experience at all.
I weight quite a lot at 159lb for my 5,2" frame. I do some weight training at the gym which no doubt contributes to this, I also swim and cycle so the weight thing is deffo down to a bad diet which I am trying to rectify. I think I have quite short legs as well and while 6mph is flat out to me it seems to only be a gentle jog for some. Is this something that I can improve on?
Can anyone suggest what sort of speeds I should be aiming to maintain and for how long? I'd settle for being able to do the 1.5mile in the 14mins but I think this is done outdoors so at the moment I'd struggle badly.
Any advice would be most welcome!