I'm currently starting my outdoor running after a long winter stuck inside, but I'm a pretty long ways from my 5-mile run goal.
I've run a 44:40 5-mile run on the treadmill, and a 47:00 5-mile run earlier this week outdoors, but I'd like to have my outdoor time down to 40:00 within the next two or three months or so.
I've been running Tues, Thurs, and Sat, alternating days with Lifting, and leaving Sunday for rest. I had been running a 5k at 7mph in addition to my lifting for 6 days of the week, but I feel like this schedule provides for much better recovery.
Also, I've been cutting calories down to 1500 a day, with 200g of protein, so that pretty much means I live on chicken and protein shakes, lol. I've lost a good bit of weight as well, starting at 194 this Sun, down to 189 today, and my goal is to hit 160 in the next couple of months.
I think my running times will be much easier if I'm lighter, this seems like common sense to me, but just how true is it? Would I be better served to maintain my energy and focus on running at my current weight, with a spare 30lb of fat or so, and slowly lose it that way?
Or do I have the right idea to keep running, but focus on getting down to a weight where speed gains will be easier?
I'm obviously pretty new to outdoor running, and so far my biggest problem is pace, but this will probably go away with experience (I hope at least
) Does anyone have any useful tips, like breathing techniques, stride advice, or is this one of those things that I'm just gonna have to keep doing until I get better at it?
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