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I want to start running a mile or two a day. I used to run with a friend and we would run and yell/sing/chant and make stuff up as we went. It was always funny so that made running a mile go by so fast you don't even realize you're running. But if I'm going to be running by myself, what could I do to pass the time?
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Well if you're only running a mile or 2, I wouldn't think you'd even have time to be bored lol. But I'll try and help....
1) try and get another friend to run with, that seems to help...but you should try and push each other, if you're running slow and just joking the whole time that kind of defeats the purpose of running.
2) Listen to your ipod. tons of people do this and it seems to help them not get bored and stay motivated. Personally I only listen to mine when I'm doing a stationary bike because it distracts me when I run
3) don't just run around a track or something like that. If you actually run a long distance, like down the road a mile and back, or go on a trail, then it seems to go by a lot faster than if you did 8 laps on a track and it keeps you entertained seeing different stuff.
4) If you have a dog or maybe you're running through town and there are lots of people that helps, other people being around always keeps me interested and I want to try hard so I don't look bad lol.
5) You could just suck it up and try your hardest to get faster each day, or every other day whatever. I know it's hard if you're not a regular runner, but that's how guys who are serious run: to get better, not to have fun. You may get there with time though, I wasn't serious until recently so it comes with time...make sure you wear a watch and time yourself when you run though, half the time I just look at my watch every mile or so and that gives me something to think about.
Well if you're only running a mile or 2, I wouldn't think you'd even have time to be bored lol. But I'll try and help....
1) try and get another friend to run with, that seems to help...but you should try and push each other, if you're running slow and just joking the whole time that kind of defeats the purpose of running.
2) Listen to your ipod. tons of people do this and it seems to help them not get bored and stay motivated. Personally I only listen to mine when I'm doing a stationary bike because it distracts me when I run
3) don't just run around a track or something like that. If you actually run a long distance, like down the road a mile and back, or go on a trail, then it seems to go by a lot faster than if you did 8 laps on a track and it keeps you entertained seeing different stuff.
4) If you have a dog or maybe you're running through town and there are lots of people that helps, other people being around always keeps me interested and I want to try hard so I don't look bad lol.
5) You could just suck it up and try your hardest to get faster each day, or every other day whatever. I know it's hard if you're not a regular runner, but that's how guys who are serious run: to get better, not to have fun. You may get there with time though, I wasn't serious until recently so it comes with time...make sure you wear a watch and time yourself when you run though, half the time I just look at my watch every mile or so and that gives me something to think about.
How to prepare for middle school track in 8 months?
Anesha
Hello there. I am going into 8th grade next school year and I want to try out for track in eight months. I really suck at running and my normal time for a full mile is 12 minutes. I want to be doing sprints if I make it and also improve my mile time. Any advice from people who did and who are doing middle school track?
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Hi, I just finished 8th grade track, and we did a lot of good workouts that will be helpful to you for getting in shape for the season.
Here's a list of good track/distance workouts:
-interval training: for this you can sprint the straight parts of the track and jog at an easy pace for the curved parts (try doing this for 10 minutes or so at first and gradually increase)
This is especially good for sprints.
- whistle workout: have a friend, parent, or sibling- or even just by yourself-hold a stop watch: first sprint for 1:45 minutes, then jog for 3 minutes, then sprint for 1:30, jog for 2:45, sprint for 1:15, jog for 2:30- keep doing this till you've gotten down to 15 seconds sprinting.
-ladder workout: do a 1600, short break, 1500, short break, 800, short break, 400. Or do it in the opposite order ( this will especially help to lower your mile time)
- start doing distance runs, start running distance for 10 mins. Then try for 15, then 20 mins, and so forth.
- at the end of every week, go to the track and run a mile- keep track of your times so that you can see your progress.
I always have a tough time motivating myself, and if you have the same problem, think about how good you'll feel afterwards, and how much better you'll get. Making a training schedule helps a lot too.
Good luck, and I really hope this helped you! I'm sure you'll do great, track is lots of fun! :)
Hi, I just finished 8th grade track, and we did a lot of good workouts that will be helpful to you for getting in shape for the season.
Here's a list of good track/distance workouts:
-interval training: for this you can sprint the straight parts of the track and jog at an easy pace for the curved parts (try doing this for 10 minutes or so at first and gradually increase)
This is especially good for sprints.
- whistle workout: have a friend, parent, or sibling- or even just by yourself-hold a stop watch: first sprint for 1:45 minutes, then jog for 3 minutes, then sprint for 1:30, jog for 2:45, sprint for 1:15, jog for 2:30- keep doing this till you've gotten down to 15 seconds sprinting.
-ladder workout: do a 1600, short break, 1500, short break, 800, short break, 400. Or do it in the opposite order ( this will especially help to lower your mile time)
- start doing distance runs, start running distance for 10 mins. Then try for 15, then 20 mins, and so forth.
- at the end of every week, go to the track and run a mile- keep track of your times so that you can see your progress.
I always have a tough time motivating myself, and if you have the same problem, think about how good you'll feel afterwards, and how much better you'll get. Making a training schedule helps a lot too.
Good luck, and I really hope this helped you! I'm sure you'll do great, track is lots of fun! :)
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