Need help on running 1.5miles?

Question

i have trouble running 1.5miles. i usually give up half way because i get terrible stitches and my legs turns into jelly.

Am also not even fat.

what should i do?

Answer 1

There are a couple of reasons why you get tired when you are running.

If you go to the shops at the weekend for more than say, an hour, you will have walked the same distance. You can do the distance,its just the speed you need to get right.

Often when people run they set off too fast and get tired, then they have to go slow, or stop, to recover. When they set off again with a slower speed they can run further.

You might be setting off too quickly - Try setting off at a slower speed for maybe half a mile (4 minutes or so) and then increase your speed to what you are comfortable with after half mile. With luck you will be able to go further like that.

You could also set off at a normal speed, and when you need to, walk for a short way, and then when you can set off running again. Next time you go out do the same but force yourself to run a bit further - even if its 2 steps before your walk however start running again at the same point or after the same rest - so you are walking less and running more. Keep doing that and soon your stamina will improve

Its common that when you start out running that you dont do as well as you think but after a few weeks your body adjusts and you can run the distance

Answer 2

Drink more water, not just when you are running but all the time. Most importantly you have to realize that no one enjoys running long distance, it hurts and it is difficult but that's no reason to give up. What I do when I run is I don't look far ahead I look at the ground right in front of me, that way I'm always just trying to get a few more steps and not trying to run a whole 2 miles. Just keep running and next time don't stop when your body tells you to just keep running until you reach your goal.

Answer 3

The stitches are a breathing problem.  Legs turning to jelly are a stamina problem.  You need to work up gradually to increase the amount of muscle you have in your diaphragm and your legs.  A bit of coaching would help.

Start with the breathing.  You need to feel yourself breathing from the bottom of your stomach and make sure your lungs are completely full before you breath out again.  This will be an effort when you first start, but it gets easier.

Now if you can run three quarters of a mile, stick to that for the time being.  Don't try to sprint it.  Jog that distance every day.  When you find your legs don't ache so much, try faster and longer.

Answer 4

Go to a track. 1.5 miles is 6 laps. Run one lap then walk one. Do this until you get to 6 laps (including the walking). Then gradually move up to doing two laps run then one walked. Then you can do three run, one walked and the two run again. Finally, run 6 in a row.

Answer 5

pace it out thats what ido and thats what the army does too. you start off on asteady jog and if you can keep it up if not steady it out from steady pace jog and a fast walk x

Answer 6

1.5 miles isn't even a decent walk for the dog, so you have the ability to run the distance at your own speed.

What you are doing wrong is thinking about your running. You're expecting a stitch and your legs to give in, so you are self monitoring.

I hate track running, going around in circles is boring. On the road I pick objects, close my eyes open them and the object is closer, (bigger). Do that three times and the first half mile is over. Count strides between lamp posts, find yourself a rhythm on an MP3 player and you will have finished before you know you started. A tune lasts about three minutes and you would expend the same energy dancing to that tune. Two tunes and you will be around the two mile mark.

Separate your mind from what your body is doing is what I'm trying to say :0)

Answer 7

Run/walk for 15 mins every second day for a week (walk/run if you have to) then run 15 minutes without stopping in the second week. THen increase to 20 minutes, 25 minutes etc. Until you feel comfortable running 30 mins, then try do longer runs.