Forums >Running 101>HEY GUYS, IM DOING GREAT BUT ONLY HAVE SIX WEEKS LEFT !!!!!!
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Run 1000 miles
bike 500 miles
finish a half Ironman triathlon
Warrior dash 2012
Chickamauga battlefield half 2012
and a few small races in between
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"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
Hi Shane! The answer's pretty simple: you need to run more. Not harder. I'd skip the "sprints" altogether. And the stairs. You'll probably hurt yourself. Nothing replaces mileage, and at the moment you're only running 3-5 miles per week. It's hard to improve that way. The standard wisdom is not to go more than 10% longer per week, but since you don't have much time, I'd ignore that. My advice: bump all your runs to 3-4 miles. Maybe run longer once per week - 5 miles? Something like that. Run them all slow and easy. Walk some, run some, if necessary. Walk half if you need to. If you're running hard enough to be out of breath, or where you really hate it - you're going too hard. Run (or run/walk) 15-20 miles per week for the next six weeks, all of it easy. No sprints. Go to a running store and get good shoes. Spend the $$, its worth it. Be very careful. Your size gives you a lot of issues. You're always going to be big, so run easy easy easy. For what its worth, most big guys have problems with distance running. I ran next to Eddie George for a while in the 2007 Country Music Marathon, and he was hurting. (And he wasn't running the full). Not an ounce of fat on him, either. It's just different for the big guys. Take a couple days off before your PT test. Relax. Then run like you stole something. No, change that. Run like the guy who stole something is getting away from you. You'll make it with time to spare. Oh - and the fact that you can max the push-ups weighing 350 pounds is amazing. Where are you going to be working? I wanna make sure not to break any laws there.
Thanks for all your support as I really appreciate it. Ok below is a schedule Ive come up with for the next 6 weeks, Please tell me if I should modify it or not. First week = Jog slow 2.5 miles 5 days a week Second week = Jog slow 3.0 miles 5 days a week Third week = Jog slow 3.5 miles 5 days a week Fourth week = Jog slow 4.0 miles 5 days a week Fith week = Jog slow 4.5 miles 5 days a week Sixth week Jog slow 5.0 miles 5 days a week Test March 19th = Run like I stole something and 1.5 miles wont seem long at all Get new shoes tomorrow where an expert can tell me what I need Continue Dieting and drink plenty of water Last run of each week Run harder than first 4 days Let me know what you think
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The only suggestion I would make is instead of running the last run of each week harder you could do the 1.5 hard at the end of every other week to see your progress. So if you ran a hard 1.5 at the end of weeks 2, and 4 then your test is in week 6 you could have a better idea of where you are on the big day.
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