Wednesday, 01 July 2009
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What's the Average Miles Per Minutes for a Beginner?
So I am getting up to 4 mile runs next week and I want to know what should my minute/mile average be? I have no idea if I'm doing okay or if I need to start working on speed (rather than endurance). I only started running at the beginning of this month. My average seems to be between 10 and 11 minutes for 3 miles, depending on how I feel/how hot it is. But I have a feeling that average is going to increase even more as I get further in my miles! My first mile average is more like 8:30, but after that, it goes downhill!
So... any idea what I should set as my "m/m goal" be for:
4 miles?
6 miles?
9 miles?
13.1 miles?
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im a runner and my uncle is a marathon runner. for a male a good mile should be between 6-7. for a female 7-8. But even if you're categorized as a 'good' runner male or female you should be able to do about 6 30 for a mile. and it should stay consistant throughout. no matter how many miles you do. hence why you should also work on your endurance. speed is not so important until you get your endurance down.
but since you have just started running i think your avg. speed is not bad at all....it will only get better as you continue to run.
but if you find yourself slowing down near the end then you need to stop being so fast in the beginning. its how you end it not how you started. learn to have a pace steady and consistant throughout your run,.....that should b your ultimate goal.
oh and if you want to work on speed. you dont actually work on that while doing your long dist runs. you work on speed by doing sprints and leg exercisess
10 - 11 min / 3miles?
am i reading this wrong?
a world class athlete runs a 5k in sub 13 min....i have got to be reading this wrong...
when i first started running my pace was 5:40/km
now it's about 4:40/km{10 -12 k runs}
for 23k runs my pace is around 5:09/k (not at max. though)
@JoeytheGenie@xanga - I think s/he means that s/he runs 10-11 minutes per mile for 3 miles straight.
That's a good time for a beginner.
yeah that's a great time for a beginner! like kieri said, since you're slowing down at the end, you might want to go a little slower at the beginning, because if you run the same pace for your whole run, your time will get faster
i think, like the others, that your pace is actually quite tremendous for a beginner. haha
i wouldn't go for increasing speed, rather keeping a steady pace and seeing how much mileage you can get out of it. keep it at 10/mile and see how many miles you can get out of that.
though i'm not a running coach or anything. i don't know if this is a good idea or not.
sounds pretty good for a beginner... i remember in freshman fitness in high school, in order to pass the running part we just had to run a mile under 10 minutes... so you'd pass freshman gym class! woohoo!
Just run until you can't run no more. A tip, don't run track, run around town, get lost, so you're forced to finish, and if you end up walking some of it make sure you end everything strong with a sprint.
But thats just me.
I read somewhere that beginners should run as fast and as long as their breathing is still normal (well not really normal but as long as you're not out of breath).
I tore my ACL last September, and so I couldn't run for a few months because of surgery. When I did start running. My average mile time was 11 minutes. That should be the same for you (unless you are naturally fit). But of course, I only ran 2 miles, so in a week I had lessened my time to 8:30 before the physical therapist told me to stop, lol.
You have a good average. Keep running!
@mijau@xanga - then I'm screwed haha, I get winded in 30 seconds -.-
@killthoseclowns@xanga - Haha, just start reeeaaally slow, almost like walking. believe me you'll be just fine, I've got asthma and I love running.
That's a good time. I wouldn't get so hung up on how long it takes you to run a mile...that seems rather irrelevant unless you will be competing. But that's just me, apparently.
Depends on age. If you are young, 10 min miles is right where you should be for a beginner. Most people average 11 or 12 min miles when they start, and most people who claim they "can't" run are trying too fast- they should only be going slightly faster than walking.
To figure out your pace for different distances, try the McMillan calculator (do a google search). From firsthand experience, it's very accurate.
When trying to go faster, hill work is an excellent way. Increase your mileage but do so slowly so that you can avoid injury.