Will Runz for Fun: Progression Run

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Progression Run

I tried a Progression Run (PR) today based on the suggestion of a Twitter companion. A PR, as defined by Greg McMillan, is a run where you you begin running at a slow, easy pace but finish at a fast pace (see URL http://ping.fm/RLhMB) My stats were: 400 (kcal). 4.00 mi. 9:22 min/mile and 00:37:33 time. I thought I did pretty good even though I was unable to finish the last 8 minutes.

2 comments:

Keshav Ram Narla said...: I've read about improving your endurance by breathing through the nose in every aspect of daily life, including running/jogging.

Have you tried that?

Check out this blog post
http://www.sethigherstandards.com/increase-your-endurance-and-reduce-stress-with-one-simple-technique; July 29, 2009 at 12:21 AM
Will Daniels said...: Keshav--Yes, I sometimes try to breath thru my nose when I run. I let my body dictate which way to breath.

Please note that my blog has moved to: http://willrunzforfun.blogspot.com; July 29, 2009 at 8:59 AM

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In April 2008 after more than a year of walking on a treadmill and struggling to stay in my target heart rate range, I finally decided to just RUN! My first runs were 1 mile and gradually increased until to 3 miles per day several times per week. Because I am over 40, I consulted with an exercise expert (my sister) who gave me some tips and pointed me to some very cool websites.

I track my running statistics including time, distance, average pace, speed, average BPM, BMI, calories burned. Along the way I set a goal to get my average pace down below 10 minutes per mile (I started running at over 15 minutes per mile!) I can now say that I am able to run 9.5 minute miles comfortably. I have been known to run 8.5 minute miles on occasion.

These days I run 4-5 days per week and exercise 5-6 times per week!

William Daniels

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