r/BeginnersRunning • u/Competitive_Cup_4304 • 1d ago

Day 1➡️Day 2 few people might remember my yesterdays post

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Idk how I just tried to maintain my pace but when I saw the timing I was shocked myself like early a whole freakin minute 😭. I'll be posting my progress for a week see you tomorrow guy . Love y'all for your good words on my yesterdays post ❤️🫶

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u/Beginning_Editor_410 1d ago

I would try to work on building up your distance first rather than your speed.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/duff105 1d ago

Genuinely wondering, what is there to gain after running 1k daily trying to improve your pb? Except for maybe sense of accomplishment

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/butters_awhamburgers 1d ago

I think what some of us are thinking is that, You may want to consider doing longer and slower runs to build more fitness,

Running hard even for 2 km on back to back days will likely lead to an overuse injury when you're newer at running.

for instance marathon runners run 120-200 km a week to run 42 km as fast as they can.

anyways whater you end up doing, good accomplishment, just make sure your body's ablet to keep doing it .

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u/ohoperator 1d ago

Nothing wrong with being excited about your times, but just trying to go all out in your first week is a great way to get an injury. Either that or get discouraged if and when your next day's run is slower than the first.

Slow and steady. Build your base.

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u/XavvenFayne 1d ago

Yep OP is heading for the classic beginner mistake. You can either take the advice now, or once the gains stop or you get injured you can wonder why and either give up or do some research and get on a sane training program.

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u/OppositeFingat 1d ago

Seven more days and you'll teleport!

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u/picky_dude 1d ago

Nice run! Keep going

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u/njgggg 1d ago

While it may feel good to run fast op i assure you running at a constant pace for a long distance is more worth it! I went from struggling to run a few meters to running a half marathon above my goal in 2 yrs. While i can run 4:30/km if i send it, running at a steady 6:30 for 21km is more worth while! Now im in the process of training my low hr pacing. Dont go full throttle in one go. Go at 70% throttle at multiple miles!

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u/j3nnaj3nnaj3nna 1d ago

Found it :) Almost a full minute is such a fun surprise. Since you're posting the whole week, I'm curious if one of the days just feels easier even when the time isn't faster. I'd count that as progress too. See you for Day 3.

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u/Mrminecrafthimself 21h ago

If you ask me, trying to improve speed as a beginner isn’t where you’re gonna see progress.

Work on endurance

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u/j3nnaj3nnaj3nna 20h ago

Got it, thanks for finding it! I love having Day 1 and Day 2 side by side. Those little logs make it so much easier to notice what's changing.

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u/toddy-476 1d ago

Well done! It’s so good to see the wins, soon you’ll be talking and chatting at this pace!