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7-1 5K run longer or faster?


TanyaH
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Hi! I am on week 7 - have to run 2.5 miles in 25 minutes. Last time i was able to do only 2.2 miles in 25 min and the program told me to start my cooldown. Should i keep redoing this 7-1 day untill i am able to complete the requirement of speed, or should i run a little longer to reach 2.5 miles?

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Thats a tough question. They're both pretty hard but if your endurance is good pushing yourself that little bit faster each time is going to work out a lot better than if its poor. Building speed is just like building endurance do it in steps, one minute at a time all the way up to one mile at a time. Be patient with it :) it wont happen over night.

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Thats a tough question. They're both pretty hard but if your endurance is good pushing yourself that little bit faster each time is going to work out a lot better than if its poor. Building speed is just like building endurance do it in steps, one minute at a time all the way up to one mile at a time. Be patient with it :) it wont happen over night.

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Now - this is weird! Last week i was so excited: i ran 5k twice - felt great and strong, second time i even did it faster. I was planning to begin adding distance with each run ------ but ------ it has been a week (three attempts) and i have not been able to run this distance again ;((((. So crazy! My knees feel stiff, my heels feel stiff :( what should i do?

 

Did i start sharing my success story too soon?

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