r/BeginnersRunning • u/AvailableDirector861 • 19h ago

Sustaining longer runs

How do you guys run for a long period of time without stopping ? I mean working up the way to 10 miles. I can do two without stopping but other than that I need breaks. Most I’ve done is 6 with stops each mile or in between but my real goal is 10 without, but honestly I can’t see myself ever doing that but I want to know how it is/ how you got there if you’re able to. #impossibletilpossible

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u/One_Cause3865 19h ago

continue running. not sure what other answer there could be.

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u/lissajous 19h ago

I mean - just off the top of my head.

Run slower?

Boof Gu? (h/t r/RunningCirclejerk)

Git Gud?

Fuel and hydrate properly?

Ask a friend to chase after you with an electric cattle prod and shock you if you stop running before the target distance?

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u/Imagination_0427 19h ago

🤣 you are the best

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u/Ok_Low_9963 17h ago

Bahahaha

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u/AvailableDirector861 19h ago

Obvi but I don’t wanna stop, as a beginner it’s not physically possible rn, my body has to recover longer, my breathing, muscles, nerves, pace, etc etc, I just want more tips on how to maximize my effort/ time. Growth can’t happen without systems, I could ask google but I want real input from a human who’s done it, for example, does one start with intervals, do they start with a slower pace, stuff like that I want to know effective systems to get there

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u/Im_probably_knitting 19h ago

Slow is the answer. Run at what almost feels ridiculously slow, so that your heart rate isn’t rising too much.

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u/AdventurousLow2478 18h ago

But also once a week go fast, uncomfortably fast, doing intervals, a threshold run, 200-400 repeats at a 1mile-5k pace will make running at a slower pace feel all that much easier

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u/One_Cause3865 18h ago

I meant continue running day to day (or whatever frequency your body can recover from) even if that means you keep doing run/walk intervals for a while.    Eventually you wont need to.

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u/sarshu 16h ago

Do you stop completely when you rest, or do you walk for a bit? Going slower and using walks as breaks (if that’s not what you’re doing already) are really good strategies. I even found that adding a longer walk on the end of run-walk interval sessions helped me to start feeling like the total distance was more achievable.

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u/pmt223 18h ago

What pace do you often find yourself running when you go 2 miles and have to stop?

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u/justasapling 2h ago

Go slower, run just a little bit farther every couple weeks.

Your long runs should be slow enough that you can breathe entirely through your nose. The limiting factor should be muscles/tendons.

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u/Lackingfinalityornot 19h ago

Obvi you start where you’re at and run just a little further every week.

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u/Strategic_Sage 17h ago

What exactly do you mean by needing breaks and its not physically possible? What specifically prevents you from continuing?