Thread: Who here enjoys/participates in running/cardio for health and fitness?

Id suggest this as a good running example/schedule:

mon 5am or 6pm = fast 6km (wait 45mins before eating for dinner at 7.30pm etc)
tues off
wed 5am or 6pm = slower 10km *2.5hrs after eating medium size meal as a minimum
thurs off
fri 5am = medium pace 8km (empty stomach)
sat late arvo/night 5km medium and 1km sprint
sun off
So thats optimal healing potential between each run + stretching is a pretty good running program i reckon. Might copy and paste this into the cardio thread :P Cheers,
ZAC

Got in 5km run yest plus 1.5km power walk followed by 4.5km hill run on treadmill 11km all up (around 1100cals yeah). Did 350cals power walking at 6.4km/h on 12deg tonight just before weights. Worked well, i was very warmed up :P
ZAC

17.40 for 5km is quality effort. Thought i would try out the beep test, downloaded it to itunes.

Was pretty dissapointed with an 8.4. would like to have got close to 10. It's bloody hard work thou and from level 5 up i was feeling it. (i'm 95kg)

Anyone else out there had a crack?

Originally Posted by UNIT

17.40 for 5km is quality effort. Thought i would try out the beep test, downloaded it to itunes.

Was pretty dissapointed with an 8.4. would like to have got close to 10. It's bloody hard work thou and from level 5 up i was feeling it. (i'm 95kg)

Anyone else out there had a crack?

Yeah i did level 7 the other week without much trouble..

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oh well level 8 is better than i can do at the moment hey- given the fact i did 31.6km last october and now cant even do 5km run (knees playing up again) grrrr. Missing it tremendously. Giving the bike a go in the morn but gotta watch it- no standing up loading the pedals on hills etc gotta stay seated and torque through it in a high easier pedal cog.
ZAC

cwat, open the throttle right up bud and let me know how you go.

Speaking of cardio apart from intense short rest weights and pushing the brushcutter hard- i havent done any running in 10days missed it big time! Also miss the cal defecit that a decent jog gives you. 10km is like say 850cals burnt, so say 450cals of glucose and 400cals of fat stores. Been giving knees and ankle a break id rolled over on my ankles a bit getting off road when cars came and over trained em considering the terrain. Got a 1/2 marathon in just under 7weeks. Heal up dammit. Patience young grass hopper haha. Aiming for a good 30day with prep 3 runs a week mon, wed, fri say 7km, 10km, 13km will give me 30km in 3 runs. Then i'll throw in a 14km and 17km run in before the race. Day before carb up will be fun will eat 3000cals for stored glucose and mainly pasta and salty foods and olives, a drinking coconut etc so im stocked up. Hoping to break 98mins for 21km if my knee lets me.
ZAC

better get to bed its 2am geez that time went quick tonight lol.
ZAC