Running Beginners

How to deal with tight calves?

I am 23 yrs old 5'9" 242lbs and relaxed my calves are 18" around if that matters and have been playing sports since I was a kid. Also, I am pigeon toed if that helps anything. I played football all through out high school and also did power lifting. Ever since I can remember I have...

by r2sand over a year ago

How to improve my running in 1 month?

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hi im new in this ,,i need help becuase im going to compete in one month,,ima do 1500m and maybe 3000m i have the resistance but i want to improve it ,,and the other thing i wanna improve is my speed,,soo any routine advice would be great thank you and pardon my english im from Puerto Rico 8O

by JSITUATION over a year ago

I want to get fit for the British Army.

Hi, Basically as the subject suggests, i am signing up for the army and need to lose a few pounds and get fit. Although i have only just started out i didn't think of myself as unfit as i am :( obviously there are physical requirements of 1 and a half miles in 10.5 minutes to be selected. I did...

by ReiceStapley over a year ago

Where to find info about running events?

Answered by a doctor

Good morning to those in 'morning' areas.... (first, I did attempt to search the forum for answers..however, no luck with the search feature) I am looking for some assistance in finding a link for trail running/off road running events (specifically 10k and half-marathons) Any direction would be...

by miller_2727 over a year ago

any barefoot runners out there?

If you are out there, hello! I know this is usually a question that ends up becoming a ceaseless argument about what is better -shod or unshod. However, I am simply asking if there are any runners on the forum who bare their 'soles', not what is better. It is my personal decision to run barefoot,...

by linaeveworkman over a year ago

Is it possible to cut a minute from my running time in a month?

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I am currently conditioning for basketball and i have a 7:30 mile time, is it possible to get 6:30-sub6:30 in a month and a week? If so, let me know everything i need to know. I'm 17, a senior in high school 158 lbs 5'10", i do suicide laps up and down a football field, anything else you need to...

by Guest over a year ago

How to improve my cardio routine?

Hello, I am 200, solid built, have been running around 5 miles everyother day. I still don't see any improvements. I am currently trying to get down to 185 pounds around 15% fat. I need a routine that I can do weekly to get fat loss in.Can some one help me? What should I do first? Where can I get a...

by int3rnetz over a year ago

Odd swelling at the top of my calf, what could be causing it?

First off, I know this is going to seem a little odd... but I'm having a hard time finding any information on this (I've checked a number of sites, read the FAQ etc...). I had been running with a friend 3 times a week for around 2 miles per run for a few months until I started feeling some pain in...

by phreadom over a year ago

2 weeks to run 2 miles in 16:30, is it possible?

i am in the milatry and i have 13 days to get my 2 mile run time down to 1630 or less i have not been able to run for over 3 moths due to a hip injury. long story short i need to do the run . it is on aug 3 and to day is july 21 ( i just found out about it to day so i have not been draging my feet)...

by gmd over a year ago

Is it to early for me to run a 5k?

New here obviously. I'm 24, from Athens, GA and just recently got into running for the first time in my life due to my girlfriend and her New Years resolution. I've had a childhood that was rampant with asthma attacks just from playing with neighborhood kids. I've never been in TOO good of shape...

by PanFoot over a year ago