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Why thank you Donovan, that’s a right fine thing to say about me, but let me thank the real soldiers in this war on sanity. First we have Roidger Humper, delusional, psychotic, narscisstic, bipolar, bisexual, trysexual nutcase, then we have… um, come to think of it that’s all. But I couldn’t accept this years "Troll Of The Year Award" without thanking Roidger for all his/her/its continued contribution to the NG, thereby freeing up more of my time to work on more *creative* endeavors like that nuclear device in my basement…. Explosively yours, thebillrodgers – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – PS I’m pretty new to this group, although I’ve been on usenet about ten years. Anyone figure out what the deal is with all the trolls here? It’s amazing how almost every post has at least one, if not three, trolls responding to it. I think they’re all the same one. And yes, he’s very dedicated. Impressive. That kind of dedication to stupidity doesn’t appear to be repeated at any of the other groups I frequent :) He’s one of a kind.
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Oh, you meant a figurative wall. I was hoping the wall you hit was a literal one.
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The main point is to keep at it, train hard but patiently, don’t give up and you’ll get there.
Arne, (And everyone else helpful) Well, thanks for the support! I got past the "wall." To do it, I changed venues to a running track near my place that was dead flat. On that venue I was able to get up to 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking without any problem, and today I ran for 4 minutes and walked for 2 minutes for an hour. Once I do that for a couple of weeks I’ll move back to my old route, where there are some hills etc. Cheers, Geoff in Vancouver – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello Everyone, For the past several months I have been working on a running program. It’s a walk / run program from this book that builds you up to being able to run for an hour: http://tinyurl.com/jsi1 First week you run 30 seconds, walk 4 mins 30 for an hour, second week run one minute, walk four minutes etc., gradually increasing the intensity. I do the workouts generally every other day, sometimes with two rest days. The book is supposed to only take 13 weeks, but I’ve found that agenda to be ridiculously difficult and by doing each week four times as opposed to just once I’ve been able to gradually increase my pace. Until now. I’m up to the point where, for an hour, I can run 2 minutes 30 seconds and walk 20 minutes 30 seconds. Although I’m pretty tired at the end, I can get through it. I’ve been doing that for about five weeks now and it’s time to dial it up a notch – 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, for a little over an hour. However, I’ve tried three times now to get to this level and I just keep failing. My legs turn to rubber after half an hour or I’m breathing so hard I have to stop. It seems ridiculous that I can run for two-and-a-half minutes, but not three. What should I do? Run 2 minutes 45? Strikes me as hard to track. Keep going at 2 mins 30 until I’m ready to try again? PUSH myself and get to the three minute mark? Advice is appreciated – Thanks in advance. Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The main point is to keep at it, train hard but patiently, don’t give up and you’ll get there. Arne, (And everyone else helpful) Well, thanks for the support! I got past the "wall." To do it, I changed venues to a running track near my place that was dead flat. On that venue I was able to get up to 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking without any problem, and today I ran for 4 minutes and walked for 2 minutes for an hour. Once I do that for a couple of weeks I’ll move back to my old route, where there are some hills etc. Cheers, Geoff in Vancouver
Keep in mind that you can control how winded you get by how fast you run. Slow down a bit and you will be able to go much further. Doc hit on this in a previous post. He wrote, "OR he could just slow down and do it all together." The same applies to the hills. Just ease the pace a bit and you will be able to make it up hills that would have you walking otherwise. Pay attention to your body and it will tell you when to back off, or when it’s ok to pick the pace back up. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello Everyone, For the past several months I have been working on a running program. It’s a walk / run program from this book that builds you up to being able to run for an hour: http://tinyurl.com/jsi1 First week you run 30 seconds, walk 4 mins 30 for an hour, second week run one minute, walk four minutes etc., gradually increasing the intensity. I do the workouts generally every other day, sometimes with two rest days. The book is supposed to only take 13 weeks, but I’ve found that agenda to be ridiculously difficult and by doing each week four times as opposed to just once I’ve been able to gradually increase my pace. Until now. I’m up to the point where, for an hour, I can run 2 minutes 30 seconds and walk 20 minutes 30 seconds. Although I’m pretty tired at the end, I can get through it. I’ve been doing that for about five weeks now and it’s time to dial it up a notch – 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, for a little over an hour. However, I’ve tried three times now to get to this level and I just keep failing. My legs turn to rubber after half an hour or I’m breathing so hard I have to stop. It seems ridiculous that I can run for two-and-a-half minutes, but not three. What should I do? Run 2 minutes 45? Strikes me as hard to track. Keep going at 2 mins 30 until I’m ready to try again? PUSH myself and get to the three minute mark? Advice is appreciated – Thanks in advance. Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada
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Great ! Keep going 
– Arne – – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The main point is to keep at it, train hard but patiently, don’t give up and you’ll get there. Arne, (And everyone else helpful) Well, thanks for the support! I got past the "wall." To do it, I changed venues to a running track near my place that was dead flat. On that venue I was able to get up to 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking without any problem, and today I ran for 4 minutes and walked for 2 minutes for an hour. Once I do that for a couple of weeks I’ll move back to my old route, where there are some hills etc. Cheers, Geoff in Vancouver Hello Everyone, For the past several months I have been working on a running program. It’s a walk / run program from this book that builds you up to being able to run for an hour: http://tinyurl.com/jsi1 First week you run 30 seconds, walk 4 mins 30 for an hour, second week run one minute, walk four minutes etc., gradually increasing the intensity. I do the workouts generally every other day, sometimes with two rest days. The book is supposed to only take 13 weeks, but I’ve found that agenda to be ridiculously difficult and by doing each week four times as opposed to just once I’ve been able to gradually increase my pace. Until now. I’m up to the point where, for an hour, I can run 2 minutes 30 seconds and walk 20 minutes 30 seconds. Although I’m pretty tired at the end, I can get through it. I’ve been doing that for about five weeks now and it’s time to dial it up a notch – 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, for a little over an hour. However, I’ve tried three times now to get to this level and I just keep failing. My legs turn to rubber after half an hour or I’m breathing so hard I have to stop. It seems ridiculous that I can run for two-and-a-half minutes, but not three. What should I do? Run 2 minutes 45? Strikes me as hard to track. Keep going at 2 mins 30 until I’m ready to try again? PUSH myself and get to the three minute mark? Advice is appreciated – Thanks in advance. Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada
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PS I’m pretty new to this group, although I’ve been on usenet about ten years. Anyone figure out what the deal is with all the trolls here? It’s amazing how almost every post has at least one, if not three, trolls responding to it.
I think they’re all the same one. And yes, he’s very dedicated. Impressive. That kind of dedication to stupidity doesn’t appear to be repeated at any of the other groups I frequent :)
He’s one of a kind. — Donovan Rebbechi http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/
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Please don’t, the original thread was boring enough as it was. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Arne (and everyone else), Thanks for the great suggestions. I’ll give it a try and let you folks know what happens. Cheers, Geoff in Vancouver PS I’m pretty new to this group, although I’ve been on usenet about ten years. Anyone figure out what the deal is with all the trolls here? It’s amazing how almost every post has at least one, if not three, trolls responding to it. Impressive. That kind of dedication to stupidity doesn’t appear to be repeated at any of the other groups I frequent :) Hi Geoff First; I think its great that you have adjusted the program to fit you, and haven’t lost heart. All these "run so-and-so long in this-and-that nr of weeks" programs, inspiring as they may be, are often too general and need adjusting. As for walls; they are there for climbing over ! Sometimes that can take some time, but if it does, you’ll know you have made real progress when you get past it. Maybe you could alternate between 3 min run/ 2 min walk and 2 min run/ 3 min walk in each run, or do the 3 min run/ 2min walk for the first 20 min ? ( or for the middle third maybe ) of each run and then go back to the easier pace. If you stick with the easier pace for a few weeks more, I’m sure you’d have a better chance at managing the harder pace as well. The main point is to keep at it, train hard but patiently, don’t give up and you’ll get there. Arne Hello Everyone, For the past several months I have been working on a running program. It’s a walk / run program from this book that builds you up to being able to run for an hour: http://tinyurl.com/jsi1 First week you run 30 seconds, walk 4 mins 30 for an hour, second week run one minute, walk four minutes etc., gradually increasing the intensity. I do the workouts generally every other day, sometimes with two rest days. The book is supposed to only take 13 weeks, but I’ve found that agenda to be ridiculously difficult and by doing each week four times as opposed to just once I’ve been able to gradually increase my pace. Until now. I’m up to the point where, for an hour, I can run 2 minutes 30 seconds and walk 20 minutes 30 seconds. Although I’m pretty tired at the end, I can get through it. I’ve been doing that for about five weeks now and it’s time to dial it up a notch – 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, for a little over an hour. However, I’ve tried three times now to get to this level and I just keep failing. My legs turn to rubber after half an hour or I’m breathing so hard I have to stop. It seems ridiculous that I can run for two-and-a-half minutes, but not three. What should I do? Run 2 minutes 45? Strikes me as hard to track. Keep going at 2 mins 30 until I’m ready to try again? PUSH myself and get to the three minute mark? Advice is appreciated – Thanks in advance. Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada
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f you clown bush
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Maybe you could alternate between 3 min run/ 2 min walk and 2 min run/ 3 min walk in each run, or do the 3 min run/ 2min walk for the first 20 min ? ( or for the middle third maybe ) of each run and then go back to the easier pace.
A great idea. If you stick with the easier pace for a few weeks more, I’m sure you’d have a better chance at managing the harder pace as well. The main point is to keep at it, train hard but patiently, don’t give up and you’ll get there.
Another possibility to consider: Your body may want an easy week to consolidate the gains, so to speak. Just walk for a week. Then, when your body is eager to run, try the 3/2 run/walk ratio again. The results may surprise you. Without this sort of periodicity in training, the harder you work, the smaller the return on your investment. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Arne Hello Everyone, For the past several months I have been working on a running program. It’s a walk / run program from this book that builds you up to being able to run for an hour: http://tinyurl.com/jsi1 First week you run 30 seconds, walk 4 mins 30 for an hour, second week run one minute, walk four minutes etc., gradually increasing the intensity. I do the workouts generally every other day, sometimes with two rest days. The book is supposed to only take 13 weeks, but I’ve found that agenda to be ridiculously difficult and by doing each week four times as opposed to just once I’ve been able to gradually increase my pace. Until now. I’m up to the point where, for an hour, I can run 2 minutes 30 seconds and walk 20 minutes 30 seconds. Although I’m pretty tired at the end, I can get through it. I’ve been doing that for about five weeks now and it’s time to dial it up a notch – 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, for a little over an hour. However, I’ve tried three times now to get to this level and I just keep failing. My legs turn to rubber after half an hour or I’m breathing so hard I have to stop. It seems ridiculous that I can run for two-and-a-half minutes, but not three. What should I do? Run 2 minutes 45? Strikes me as hard to track. Keep going at 2 mins 30 until I’m ready to try again? PUSH myself and get to the three minute mark? Advice is appreciated – Thanks in advance. Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada
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how overweight are you? like 300 pounds? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Hello Everyone, For the past several months I have been working on a running program. It’s a walk / run program from this book that builds you up to being able to run for an hour: http://tinyurl.com/jsi1 First week you run 30 seconds, walk 4 mins 30 for an hour, second week run one minute, walk four minutes etc., gradually increasing the intensity. I do the workouts generally every other day, sometimes with two rest days. The book is supposed to only take 13 weeks, but I’ve found that agenda to be ridiculously difficult and by doing each week four times as opposed to just once I’ve been able to gradually increase my pace. Until now. I’m up to the point where, for an hour, I can run 2 minutes 30 seconds and walk 20 minutes 30 seconds. Although I’m pretty tired at the end, I can get through it. I’ve been doing that for about five weeks now and it’s time to dial it up a notch – 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, for a little over an hour. However, I’ve tried three times now to get to this level and I just keep failing. My legs turn to rubber after half an hour or I’m breathing so hard I have to stop. It seems ridiculous that I can run for two-and-a-half minutes, but not three. What should I do? Run 2 minutes 45? Strikes me as hard to track. Keep going at 2 mins 30 until I’m ready to try again? PUSH myself and get to the three minute mark? Advice is appreciated – Thanks in advance. Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada
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altertnate run/walking is a great way to start running. I suggest working up to a continous 20 minutes first, not an hour.
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Arne (and everyone else), Thanks for the great suggestions. I’ll give it a try and let you folks know what happens. Cheers, Geoff in Vancouver PS I’m pretty new to this group, although I’ve been on usenet about ten years. Anyone figure out what the deal is with all the trolls here? It’s amazing how almost every post has at least one, if not three, trolls responding to it. Impressive. That kind of dedication to stupidity doesn’t appear to be repeated at any of the other groups I frequent :) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Geoff First; I think its great that you have adjusted the program to fit you, and haven’t lost heart. All these "run so-and-so long in this-and-that nr of weeks" programs, inspiring as they may be, are often too general and need adjusting. As for walls; they are there for climbing over ! Sometimes that can take some time, but if it does, you’ll know you have made real progress when you get past it. Maybe you could alternate between 3 min run/ 2 min walk and 2 min run/ 3 min walk in each run, or do the 3 min run/ 2min walk for the first 20 min ? ( or for the middle third maybe ) of each run and then go back to the easier pace. If you stick with the easier pace for a few weeks more, I’m sure you’d have a better chance at managing the harder pace as well. The main point is to keep at it, train hard but patiently, don’t give up and you’ll get there. Arne Hello Everyone, For the past several months I have been working on a running program. It’s a walk / run program from this book that builds you up to being able to run for an hour: http://tinyurl.com/jsi1 First week you run 30 seconds, walk 4 mins 30 for an hour, second week run one minute, walk four minutes etc., gradually increasing the intensity. I do the workouts generally every other day, sometimes with two rest days. The book is supposed to only take 13 weeks, but I’ve found that agenda to be ridiculously difficult and by doing each week four times as opposed to just once I’ve been able to gradually increase my pace. Until now. I’m up to the point where, for an hour, I can run 2 minutes 30 seconds and walk 20 minutes 30 seconds. Although I’m pretty tired at the end, I can get through it. I’ve been doing that for about five weeks now and it’s time to dial it up a notch – 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, for a little over an hour. However, I’ve tried three times now to get to this level and I just keep failing. My legs turn to rubber after half an hour or I’m breathing so hard I have to stop. It seems ridiculous that I can run for two-and-a-half minutes, but not three. What should I do? Run 2 minutes 45? Strikes me as hard to track. Keep going at 2 mins 30 until I’m ready to try again? PUSH myself and get to the three minute mark? Advice is appreciated – Thanks in advance. Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada
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OR he could just slow down and do it all together. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Geoff First; I think its great that you have adjusted the program to fit you, and haven’t lost heart. All these "run so-and-so long in this-and-that nr of weeks" programs, inspiring as they may be, are often too general and need adjusting. As for walls; they are there for climbing over ! Sometimes that can take some time, but if it does, you’ll know you have made real progress when you get past it. Maybe you could alternate between 3 min run/ 2 min walk and 2 min run/ 3 min walk in each run, or do the 3 min run/ 2min walk for the first 20 min ? ( or for the middle third maybe ) of each run and then go back to the easier pace. If you stick with the easier pace for a few weeks more, I’m sure you’d have a better chance at managing the harder pace as well. The main point is to keep at it, train hard but patiently, don’t give up and you’ll get there. Arne Hello Everyone, For the past several months I have been working on a running program. It’s a walk / run program from this book that builds you up to being able to run for an hour: http://tinyurl.com/jsi1 First week you run 30 seconds, walk 4 mins 30 for an hour, second week run one minute, walk four minutes etc., gradually increasing the intensity. I do the workouts generally every other day, sometimes with two rest days. The book is supposed to only take 13 weeks, but I’ve found that agenda to be ridiculously difficult and by doing each week four times as opposed to just once I’ve been able to gradually increase my pace. Until now. I’m up to the point where, for an hour, I can run 2 minutes 30 seconds and walk 20 minutes 30 seconds. Although I’m pretty tired at the end, I can get through it. I’ve been doing that for about five weeks now and it’s time to dial it up a notch – 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, for a little over an hour. However, I’ve tried three times now to get to this level and I just keep failing. My legs turn to rubber after half an hour or I’m breathing so hard I have to stop. It seems ridiculous that I can run for two-and-a-half minutes, but not three. What should I do? Run 2 minutes 45? Strikes me as hard to track. Keep going at 2 mins 30 until I’m ready to try again? PUSH myself and get to the three minute mark? Advice is appreciated – Thanks in advance. Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada
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Hi Geoff First; I think its great that you have adjusted the program to fit you, and haven’t lost heart. All these "run so-and-so long in this-and-that nr of weeks" programs, inspiring as they may be, are often too general and need adjusting. As for walls; they are there for climbing over ! Sometimes that can take some time, but if it does, you’ll know you have made real progress when you get past it. Maybe you could alternate between 3 min run/ 2 min walk and 2 min run/ 3 min walk in each run, or do the 3 min run/ 2min walk for the first 20 min ? ( or for the middle third maybe ) of each run and then go back to the easier pace. If you stick with the easier pace for a few weeks more, I’m sure you’d have a better chance at managing the harder pace as well. The main point is to keep at it, train hard but patiently, don’t give up and you’ll get there. Arne – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello Everyone, For the past several months I have been working on a running program. It’s a walk / run program from this book that builds you up to being able to run for an hour: http://tinyurl.com/jsi1 First week you run 30 seconds, walk 4 mins 30 for an hour, second week run one minute, walk four minutes etc., gradually increasing the intensity. I do the workouts generally every other day, sometimes with two rest days. The book is supposed to only take 13 weeks, but I’ve found that agenda to be ridiculously difficult and by doing each week four times as opposed to just once I’ve been able to gradually increase my pace. Until now. I’m up to the point where, for an hour, I can run 2 minutes 30 seconds and walk 20 minutes 30 seconds. Although I’m pretty tired at the end, I can get through it. I’ve been doing that for about five weeks now and it’s time to dial it up a notch – 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, for a little over an hour. However, I’ve tried three times now to get to this level and I just keep failing. My legs turn to rubber after half an hour or I’m breathing so hard I have to stop. It seems ridiculous that I can run for two-and-a-half minutes, but not three. What should I do? Run 2 minutes 45? Strikes me as hard to track. Keep going at 2 mins 30 until I’m ready to try again? PUSH myself and get to the three minute mark? Advice is appreciated – Thanks in advance. Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada
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Hello Everyone, For the past several months I have been working on a running program. It’s a walk / run program from this book that builds you up to being able to run for an hour: http://tinyurl.com/jsi1 First week you run 30 seconds, walk 4 mins 30 for an hour, second week run one minute, walk four minutes etc., gradually increasing the intensity. I do the workouts generally every other day, sometimes with two rest days. The book is supposed to only take 13 weeks, but I’ve found that agenda to be ridiculously difficult and by doing each week four times as opposed to just once I’ve been able to gradually increase my pace. Until now. I’m up to the point where, for an hour, I can run 2 minutes 30 seconds and walk 20 minutes 30 seconds. Although I’m pretty tired at the end, I can get through it. I’ve been doing that for about five weeks now and it’s time to dial it up a notch – 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, for a little over an hour. However, I’ve tried three times now to get to this level and I just keep failing. My legs turn to rubber after half an hour or I’m breathing so hard I have to stop. It seems ridiculous that I can run for two-and-a-half minutes, but not three. What should I do? Run 2 minutes 45? Strikes me as hard to track. Keep going at 2 mins 30 until I’m ready to try again? PUSH myself and get to the three minute mark? Advice is appreciated – Thanks in advance. Cheers, Geoff Glave Vancouver, Canada