3 mile run

[VictorCharlie]

I'd bump it up to 5 miles. If you can average 7.30-8 min/mile for 5 miles you are doing pretty damn well.

[paddy448]

I'd bump it up to 5 miles. If you can average 7.30-8 min/mile for 5 miles you are doing pretty damn well.

i timed myself a couple of weeks ago mate and managed a 5 miler in 40 mins dead

[VictorCharlie]

Sounds like you are doing pretty well to me. If you aren't all ready try running the distance on some hills. If you can hit your target time running up and down hills you will easily make your time on a flat surface.

[paddy448]

Sounds like you are doing pretty well to me. If you aren't all ready try running the distance on some hills. If you can hit your target time running up and down hills you will easily make your time on a flat surface.

my routes mainly flat to be honest mate, will have try and find a hilly route near me. i do alot of up hill sprints, i will run about 3 quarters of a mile warm up to the hill then do about ten 100 metre sprints, then run another three quarts of a mile warm down, i suppose explosive runnin doesnt really help u on distance runnin tho

[paddy448]

could do with running with weights on to replicate running with full kit, e.g backpack, rifle etc

[VictorCharlie]

Sounds like you are doing pretty well to me. If you aren't all ready try running the distance on some hills. If you can hit your target time running up and down hills you will easily make your time on a flat surface.

my routes mainly flat to be honest mate, will have try and find a hilly route near me. i do alot of up hill sprints, i will run about 3 quarters of a mile warm up to the hill then do about ten 100 metre sprints, then run another three quarts of a mile warm down, i suppose explosive runnin doesnt really help u on distance runnin tho

That type of workout is good to improve your run time for 1-3 miles. The irony is sprint workouts are more combat focused than distance running but the military can't seem to get away from running miles and miles. I'd look for a military surplus store and buy a rucksack for not much. They are not cheap online but if you really want one Tactical Tailor makes an awesome rucksack. Anyway get a good rucksack and boots, start with 45 pounds and work up to no more than 75 pounds. Start out at a simple 4 miles then build to 12. Your goal should be to stay under 15 min/mile pace. Once again hills are good for this.

[paddy448]

Sounds like you are doing pretty well to me. If you aren't all ready try running the distance on some hills. If you can hit your target time running up and down hills you will easily make your time on a flat surface.

my routes mainly flat to be honest mate, will have try and find a hilly route near me. i do alot of up hill sprints, i will run about 3 quarters of a mile warm up to the hill then do about ten 100 metre sprints, then run another three quarts of a mile warm down, i suppose explosive runnin doesnt really help u on distance runnin tho

That type of workout is good to improve your run time for 1-3 miles. The irony is sprint workouts are more combat focused than distance running but the military can't seem to get away from running miles and miles. I'd look for a military surplus store and buy a rucksack for not much. They are not cheap online but if you really want one Tactical Tailor makes an awesome rucksack. Anyway get a good rucksack and boots, start with 45 pounds and work up to no more than 75 pounds. Start out at a simple 4 miles then build to 12. Your goal should be to stay under 15 min/mile pace. Once again hills are good for this.

thanks mate will give it a go

[Youngblood]

how many yards tall are you guys?

Yes, that was sarcastic. cuz ffs, you talk in terms like stones. Wtf? Stones.

Metric ain't for everyone, obv, but it is easiest for all of us to comprehend and relate to. To convert.

"Hi, I just ran the 400. Did it in 45 pigeons! Best time yet! Think I could knock off a pigeon or 2 if I could improve my first 100 muddlehumps."

Go metric, help us understand. Thanks.

[AdamGB]

I'd bump it up to 5 miles. If you can average 7.30-8 min/mile for 5 miles you are doing pretty damn well.

I'll take your 5 miles and raise you to 7.
Not really into long distance running, ran with a mate of mine who is in the army a week or two ago... tracked it with my iPhones GPS/runner's app and that's what we came out with. Very hilly route too (I love them )

I much prefer shorter runs with bouts of hill/stair sprinting but I've always had a few miles in my legs too... can run the odd half marathon in a respectable time when I feel like it with out having to do a lot of training. My dad was a really good cross country runner so I must have inherited a bit of his aptitude.

[paddy448]

I'd bump it up to 5 miles. If you can average 7.30-8 min/mile for 5 miles you are doing pretty damn well.

I'll take your 5 miles and raise you to 7.
Not really into long distance running, ran with a mate of mine who is in the army a week or two ago... tracked it with my iPhones GPS/runner's app and that's what we came out with. Very hilly route too (I love them )

I much prefer shorter runs with bouts of hill/stair sprinting but I've always had a few miles in my legs too... can run the odd half marathon in a respectable time when I feel like it with out having to do a lot of training. My dad was a really good cross country runner so I must have inherited a bit of his aptitude.

lookin at ur photo adam it looks as tho ur an amateur boxer i used to do it myself. what i want to ask u is how important do u think road work is for a boxer, i no a few trainers now dont bother with it.they say its irellevent. whats ur opinion on this

[Youngblood]

I'd bump it up to 5 miles. If you can average 7.30-8 min/mile for 5 miles you are doing pretty damn well.

I'll take your 5 miles and raise you to 7.
Not really into long distance running, ran with a mate of mine who is in the army a week or two ago... tracked it with my iPhones GPS/runner's app and that's what we came out with. Very hilly route too (I love them )

I much prefer shorter runs with bouts of hill/stair sprinting but I've always had a few miles in my legs too... can run the odd half marathon in a respectable time when I feel like it with out having to do a lot of training. My dad was a really good cross country runner so I must have inherited a bit of his aptitude.

lookin at ur photo adam it looks as tho ur an amateur boxer i used to do it myself. what i want to ask u is how important do u think road work is for a boxer, i no a few trainers now dont bother with it.they say its irellevent. whats ur opinion on this

I am not Adam, but think your trainers are/were likely clueless to make such a statement. Unless they are getting their cardio elsewhere, which is ofc possible, it is a silly statement. Especially in amateur boxing, it is often the difference between a win and getting punched in the face repeatedly while being gased out in the 3rd/4th round.

[hfahrenheit]

I'll take your 5 miles and raise you to 7.
Not really into long distance running, ran with a mate of mine who is in the army a week or two ago... tracked it with my iPhones GPS/runner's app and that's what we came out with. Very hilly route too (I love them )

I much prefer shorter runs with bouts of hill/stair sprinting but I've always had a few miles in my legs too... can run the odd half marathon in a respectable time when I feel like it with out having to do a lot of training. My dad was a really good cross country runner so I must have inherited a bit of his aptitude.

lookin at ur photo adam it looks as tho ur an amateur boxer i used to do it myself. what i want to ask u is how important do u think road work is for a boxer, i no a few trainers now dont bother with it.they say its irellevent. whats ur opinion on this

I am not Adam, but think your trainers are/were likely clueless to make such a statement. Unless they are getting their cardio elsewhere, which is ofc possible, it is a silly statement. Especially in amateur boxing, it is often the difference between a win and getting punched in the face repeatedly while being gased out in the 3rd/4th round.

i'm not a boxer, just a fan...

having said that, long runs have been the best way for me to drop weight.

[Youngblood]

i'm not a boxer, just a fan...

having said that, long runs have been the best way for me to drop weight.

I agree with that, mostly. If the goal is strictly to drop weight, then yea...distance running coupled with a proper diet is a good way to go. If the goal is to increase cardio for performance, especially in something explosive related like boxing, then HIIT is prob. more in the realm of beneficial.

[AdamGB]

Definitely, longer distance running is great for building up a good cardio base/rehab after a lay off etc but as far as boxing is concerned I'm a believer in shorter higher intensity runs... still a decent distance 4-5 miles but I like to run this at a moderate pace and then go flat out on 3-4 sets of hill sprints I like to do for 4-5 reps each.

The Anaerobic (sprint) energy system is much more important, though they all need to be trained.

Case in point, even when I haven't been running often I ALWAYS have the lungs/wind for it from doing bag work, Plyometric workout, supersets etc

it takes me a short while to get my muscular endurance back up with relation to that particular running motion but there isn't really that much cross over in the adaptations that distance running causes to your leg muscles/nervous system and the movements your legs under go in boxing.

Running is very important to a boxer, hauling yourself on a long slog not so much. It has to be done properly and relative to boxing. You're not going to really train the leg muscles themselves that usefully (you'll obviously get a bit more bounce) but you can train the relative energy systems for well with proper running.

Gonna stop rambling now.

[paddy448]

I'll take your 5 miles and raise you to 7.
Not really into long distance running, ran with a mate of mine who is in the army a week or two ago... tracked it with my iPhones GPS/runner's app and that's what we came out with. Very hilly route too (I love them )

I much prefer shorter runs with bouts of hill/stair sprinting but I've always had a few miles in my legs too... can run the odd half marathon in a respectable time when I feel like it with out having to do a lot of training. My dad was a really good cross country runner so I must have inherited a bit of his aptitude.

lookin at ur photo adam it looks as tho ur an amateur boxer i used to do it myself. what i want to ask u is how important do u think road work is for a boxer, i no a few trainers now dont bother with it.they say its irellevent. whats ur opinion on this

I am not Adam, but think your trainers are/were likely clueless to make such a statement. Unless they are getting their cardio elsewhere, which is ofc possible, it is a silly statement. Especially in amateur boxing, it is often the difference between a win and getting punched in the face repeatedly while being gased out in the 3rd/4th round.

they where not my trainers personally mate, just when i used to go sparring in dirrerent gyms, i remember a couple of them saying they dont bother sending there fighters to do road work because u dont run round a boxing ring or something. i thought it was a bit daft personally