Posted on Jul 31, 2017
Should I increase the distance I run or the amount of times per week I run?
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Over the last month, I have been running and building myself up slowly. I run 3x per week and have increased the distance from .5 miles up to just shy of 2.5 miles. Last time I started running I was plagued by shin splints, so I am trying to be very careful not to push it too hard, too fast. I'm wondering if I should continue to increase my distance a little at a time, or start running more days?
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First make sure your shoes aren't tied to tightly over the top of your foot. Most people don't realize that this will cause shin splints. Loosen the laces and stretch. Use a foam roller to loosen your shins up a bit.
As far as running goes increase your distance slowly. If you're at 2.5 miles currently stay there for a month doing 3 days a week and then add a day the following week, etc. After a month go to 3 miles. What is your distance goal? Do you want to run a half marathon? When you have a goal in mind back plan. Example: you want to in 10 miles and your goal is to do it 6 months from now. In 5 months you should then be running 8 miles and at 4 months 6 miles. This is just an example. Find what works for you.
As far as running goes increase your distance slowly. If you're at 2.5 miles currently stay there for a month doing 3 days a week and then add a day the following week, etc. After a month go to 3 miles. What is your distance goal? Do you want to run a half marathon? When you have a goal in mind back plan. Example: you want to in 10 miles and your goal is to do it 6 months from now. In 5 months you should then be running 8 miles and at 4 months 6 miles. This is just an example. Find what works for you.
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Danielle Gray
Good suggestions. I never thought about how tight my shoes are, so I will pay attention to that next time I go out. My goal so far has been to simply do the runs and build slowly. I think I'd like to work up to a 10k, but mainly just trying to stay consistent.
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I wish I loved running. I'd like to build up slowly into a few times per week!
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Danielle Gray
I NEVER liked running before and then all of a sudden something changed and I cannot get enough of it. It's the weirdest thing!
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I've heard that running for distance helps with running faster. The longer distance you get used to running will help on the run.
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