HiyaI was in the gym today and i am mainly concentrating on cardio exercises. Anyway i managed to run 4.4 miles in 30 minutes. I was pretty pleased with myself. Is that a good time and a good distance?How many minutes is that to the mile? I am a real dumb shit when it comes to maths. I just get 6.81 on the calculator which i think means it is roughly 6minutes and 50 seconds to the mile.Could anyone here do that distance in that sort of time?Any thoughts on this.regardsMr. Nuts
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Cardio-n-shit yo
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You sound like you're really pushing yourself hard to get better, good job. That's a good time over that distance.If you're asking for my time I'll compare it to my 5k time (4.4 miles is 7k so it's the closest I have currently for an approximate distance). Unfortunately I don't know my up to date 5k (3.125 miles) time because in the 5k I did this season me and a buddy of mine went a bit off course and ended up taking longer than we should have (we caught up to the people who passed us and managed to pull 1st and 2nd anyways though).I'll estimate at approximately 20 min for 5k I'd be running right on 15 km/h (9.4 m/h). That's a 6.4 minute mile or 6 minutes 24 seconds. Factoring a few seconds to compensate for a slightly slower 7k pace, at that pace, I'm not running more than 15-20 seconds faster than you per mile. You're doing excellent if you've just been picking up running on a regular basis to do more cardio, keep up the good work
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I don't have any difficulties with my knees. Of course, I've tried hard to find knowledge about good running form and I'm always sure to wear good running shoes. When you run, your stride should be light and bouncy. There shouldn't be a clomp clomp as many people are guilty of every time their foot comes down while running. Also, you need to match your style of running and the shape of your foot with proper shoes. For example, I have a moderately shallow arch on my foot that needs a little extra support from my running shoes, and the way I roll my foot when I run keeps the stress from every stride balanced and gradual and I find that a light running shoe without much padding allows me to do that best. My first pair had much thicker padding because I'd run without that rolling of the foot and therefore need something to cushion the immediate impact.My point is that with proper footwear, which as I've heard has come a long way in recent years, running doesn't have to be nearly as hard on the knees, shins, and ankles. For asthma, I found that it improved it for me. It helped to strengthen my lungs to facilitate the need for continuous hard breathing.
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Lol, I got this funny image of you doing ballet or something from the way I said that and your response. Helms in a tutu :grin: lol