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    Default How long to run 2 miles?

    I just got back from a 2 mile run on the treadmill. It took me 27 1/2 minutes. This is just ridiculous. I def should be able to do it in under 20 minutes. Reminds me I need to stop smoking. (as Im puffing away) LOL

    Curious how long it takes everyone to do a 2 mile run.

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    Default Re: How long to run 2 miles?

    Let me preface this by saying that I hate running. My east european ancestry dictates that I'm built to walk and hike long distances (probably with a heavy weight on my back) with no problem but running just tortures me. However, when I was working out 3 hours a day, I worked up to running for an hour at a time and was doing 12 minute miles. My coach told me that was decent for a nonrunner.

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    Really? ^^^ So that would be 24 minutes. I dont feel so bad. I severly dislike running but I have these great abs - I can FEEL them but have this small layer of blah on top of them so Im going to be doing 2 mi runs daily along with my kickboxing (which Im now doing 4 days/week)

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    My fastest 3 mile run for my Marine Corps PFT tests was 20:30.

    I'm actually in better condition now than then, but running is boring.
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    I cant run 2 miles. I can speed walk on the treadmill on an incline for about 10-20 minutes(at 3-4mph) and thats it before my asthma kicks in and I feel like I'm dying.

    So I'd love to be able to full on run for 27 minutes. My body would be so much better for it...

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    Default Re: How long to run 2 miles?

    don't feel bad... i could maybe run 2 miles in a half hour.

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    Default Re: How long to run 2 miles?

    running at a 5k pace, about 14 minutes... but I have one of the fastest 15k race times in the state in my category, so I'm not the norm

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    I cant run cause it hurts my knees so damn much..im just out of shape...Anyway when I used to run back in the day it took me about 30 mins to run two miles! & I dont even smoke lol
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    ^that's me too lol

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    I've jogged a 9 min. mile. I felt like I had been pulled apart on a rack the next day.

    But I CAN do it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by cameron_keys View Post
    I cant run 2 miles. I can speed walk on the treadmill on an incline for about 10-20 minutes(at 3-4mph) and thats it before my asthma kicks in and I feel like I'm dying.

    So I'd love to be able to full on run for 27 minutes. My body would be so much better for it...

    Oh asthma ? YOu know you should smoke weed before you do that . LOL

    Im runnning tomorrow so I'll let you know how long 2miles takes.

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    That's not bad. As a non-smoker that's about where I was when starting running. If you can already run that far, without doing the run/jog/run/jog thing then you are doing great. Time improves rather quickly once you can run constantly. Within a matter of months you should be able to drop your time significantly. I was at 6miles in 1 hr or 1:15 within 3 or 4 months.

    Good Luck!
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    I'm getting back into running a bit. So far, using the treadmill exclusively--in order to be controlled and ulta-scientific about it.

    My problem is always, always my lower back, which is still tight despite 1.5 years at yoga. Grrrr. Running tends to screw up my lower back, in other words. I'm hoping that the yoga, plus all the core work I've been doing, will prevent a lower-back strain this time around. (Advice welcome.)

    As for distance, I'll come back and post that after tonight's run. My recollection is I'm going about about 2.25 to 2.5 miles in 30 minutes.

    Oh, finally, what settings do folks use on the treadmill for a 30 minute run?

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    I ran a 1/2 marathon thats 13.2 miles in about 2 hours so that is about 9 minute miles in January, I thought I was going to die after that! Now I run about 13 minute miles and that makes me very happy!

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    Today - 2 miles = 24 minutes &
    I pushed myself an extra mile - 3 miles = 37 minutes

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    I can't run for that long at a time. I jog/walk a 15-17 minute mile

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    Quote Originally Posted by AudreyLeigh View Post
    Today - 2 miles = 24 minutes &
    I pushed myself an extra mile - 3 miles = 37 minutes
    Yay you just ran a 12 min mile! Took me about that long if not a few minutes longer to run 2.5 miles. If you want to continue it gets alot easier to run longer; but, don't push yourself too hard at first you'll hurt so hard. At least I did.
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    It IS getting easier. My first day on the treadmill I could barely WALK 20 minutes. I think I made it 18... and its getting easier and easier. Im loving this!

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    One of the most useful tools I Have ever purchased was a Polar heart rate monitor. It helps with pacing based upon your physical condition. Just keep your heart rate in the target range and you will assure yourself a good workout.

    Use one of these and forget running for distance. Run for time. So instead of running 2 miles just focus on running 30 minutes. Stay within your target range and you will see distance improvements very quickly.

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    Set the Treadmill to 5.0 to start and slowly arrow up. I run three miles every day and it takes me about 30 to 36 minutes. I usually do a half an hour on the eliptical before I run. I LOVE running!
    Last edited by Candice; 10-11-2007 at 06:05 AM.

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    BTW to answer the main question on this thread..... It takes me 20 to 24 minutes to run a nice easy 2 mile light jog. That's running 10 to 12 minute miles. Easily doable for any person in average shape.

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    Well, when I was in cross country it was 10:34. That was xx years ago. My fastest mile was a 4:48.
    On the treadmill, a fast walking pace is 4 mph or a 15 minute mile.
    At 5 mph I break into a jog ... or 12 minute miles
    at 5.5+ it is a run.

    I finally moved back to Ohio with my old personal trainer. It's great to get back in shape with someone to kick you in the ass.

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    Update from last night on the treadmill:

    30 minutes; "random setting" (read, hills); level 6; speed 5.5-5.6. Ended up running 2.75 miles.

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    I'm really out of shape (I haven't been consistently going to the gym since over a year ago). I ran 2 miles in 20 minutes this morning, so I was happy with that. The thing is, running is what I'm just good at. I could always just run fast and far, but it's bad because I do too much and get shin splints. So i have to remind myself to stop until my muscles catch up. When I'm in shape I run 7.2 miles per hour...I don't know what that translates to, but it's my comfy speed when my legs catch up to my lungs.

    I'm a smoker too (albeit a fairly light smoker), but it's never seemed to effect my running. Maybe it does and I don't realize. It's funny, because the eliptical machine kicks my ass after only fifteen minutes. I just like to run! I will one day have no knees.

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    My best ever mile was 7:30...

















    ... when I was running track in high school.
    You're at a good pace. Don't worry about it!

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