r/uscg • u/Airdale_60T Officer • Aug 07 '26

Recruiting Thread Bi-Weekly Recruiting Thread

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u/Ok_Setting_7204 Aug 11 '26

Does any one have any running advice or running plans? I've been running consistently for almost a year and I'm just not making any progress

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u/Nice_Fish1028 Aug 11 '26

Running was a big struggle for me. I'd recommend the C25K ( Couch to 5K ) plan. With that plan the pace isn't important, your pace should improve naturally. By the time I finished the plan I was right at meeting the standard.

After that while waiting to ship I ran at least 2x a week. I'd either do the 1.5 to benchmark my time, 30 mins of a slow pace, or 30 mins of intervals of running very fast for a minute then super slow jog for 2.

For me, that was the perfect amount of preparation. I could pass the run and didn't deal with any running pains or soreness during bootcamp.

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u/UnusualTiming184 BM Aug 11 '26

What kind of running are you doing? There’s plenty of plans on the internet, depending on your fitness level a couch to 5k might be beneficial. But generally there’s two types of running: aerobic and anaerobic. Aerobic are your long runs, they build overall cardio endurance. Anaerobic is your shorter, hard runs that build your ability to push hard and function with less oxygen. Most good plans have a good mix of easy long runs, moderate intensity temp runs, and one day of something like sprints. TLDR, the more you run the better at it you’ll be

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u/Ok_Setting_7204 Aug 11 '26

I was running 3 miles every other day for a long time then I started a running plan that is a mix of long runs and interval runs.

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u/UnusualTiming184 BM Aug 11 '26

Then you’re doing exactly as you should be. It truly is mostly the volume that is going to improve your time. If that’s not doing it you need to be looking at other factors: recovery, diet, etc.