detalbruh OP t1_itnc1cc wrote on October 24, 2022 at 10:20 PM

Reply to comment by anon2282 in [OC] Visualising 12 months of running with Strava by detalbruh

I honestly think with enough training anyone can do it. I'm no expert but I would start by walk/running short distances at a low heart rate. I wouldn't worry about cadence or anything that technically initially.

If you are comfortable with that then I would say that speed is built through interval/tempo runs

anon2282 t1_itnn1ec wrote on October 24, 2022 at 11:43 PM

I'm fine up to 5-7k but my pace sucks... About 6:45/km. This is a comfortable jogging pace... Heart rate maybe 85% of max. Stride doesn't feel natural to me.

Will try the temp runs I knew that was the right strategy for improving cardio capacity but didn't know it was good for speed too.

detalbruh OP t1_itnttfq wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:34 AM

Interesting, does your stride just feel like its not working? Also have you got proper running shoes? I noticed they made a big difference for me.

Yeah when I started doing interval runs, I noticed that my pace during normal runs started to slowly improve too.

anon2282 t1_ito6v8j wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:07 AM

What's a good running shoe? I have Nike Flex maybe a couple years old.

detalbruh OP t1_itoi0w1 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:35 AM

Have a look at the pinned posts / Q&A on r/runningshoegeeks

anon2282 t1_itpjst2 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 11:25 AM

Thanks friend!