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    Zoans

    Member since 05/05/2024.

    4 posts. Last post 1 month ago.
    1 month ago 06/02/2024 12:17pm EDT

    Hey Everyone! I just started running about 3 months ago for the first time in my life (I'm 52 years old) and I have worked up to around 2 miles a day, which is fine for me. The problem I have is I'm trying to improve my 1 mile lap times to below 10 minutes and it's a barrier I can't get past. It seems like I'm set in my cadence (around 160) and it feels like the only way to improve would be to do strength building and improve my stride length.

    Is this a solution? What is the least injury-prone method I can use to improve my stride length - should it be achieved through stretching, weight training or both?

    FYI - Garmin says my stride length is 1m and I'm 5' 11".

  • The cold truth

    Anonymous Poster

    1 month ago 06/02/2024 3:21pm EDT
    re: Zoans

    The solution is to get fitter by training more and not worry about cadence and all those other numbers. Those are results of how fast you’re running, not the limiting factors. It’s really that simple. Run more (mostly easy but sometimes a hard effort), eat better, sleep more, do supplementary training. You will get faster.

  • VIT

    Anonymous Poster

    1 month ago 06/02/2024 3:52pm EDT
    re: Zoans

    1) i would not mess with my natural running style.

    2) at your age you need to weigh the cardio value of the exercise against the health risks of trying to force it faster.

    3) when some kid becomes a good distance or cross country runner, they build up to distance over years. regular rookie mistake i see on here is trying to become some mile, 5k, or marathon star from nothing. we built up. we usually don't start out running miles.

    you want to run a faster mile, get in shape to run a faster 100m. or quarter mile, or half mile. first. then worry about a mile. get in better shape, period. cross-train, workout, lose a little weight.

    but like i said, before you push too hard, before you do something silly with running strides, keep in mind, you're not a kid. preserve health before you get crazy.

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