Running time and distance.

[MiguelNG]

Hi I just started boxing a month and a half ago and this week i am going to start training properly including road work. I am 15 years old and my first run was 3 miles long and it took me between 22-25 minutes. Is that a good timing? My intention is to build up to run 5 miles 5 times a week in 2 weeks time. What do you think is it good for my age. what are your running times and distances. Clearly apart from outside of the gym training i train on the gym 3 times a week for 1h 30 mins.

[jas]

Hi I just started boxing a month and a half ago and this week i am going to start training properly including road work. I am 15 years old and my first run was 3 miles long and it took me between 22-25 minutes. Is that a good timing? My intention is to build up to run 5 miles 5 times a week in 2 weeks time. What do you think is it good for my age. what are your running times and distances. Clearly apart from outside of the gym training i train on the gym 3 times a week for 1h 30 mins.

build up slowly to avoid injuries

[Resilient]

long distance running is overrated, try sprint intervals instead.

[sparkman0811]

Hi I just started boxing a month and a half ago and this week i am going to start training properly including road work. I am 15 years old and my first run was 3 miles long and it took me between 22-25 minutes. Is that a good timing? My intention is to build up to run 5 miles 5 times a week in 2 weeks time. What do you think is it good for my age. what are your running times and distances. Clearly apart from outside of the gym training i train on the gym 3 times a week for 1h 30 mins.

Yes, this is good. I am running 3 miles in 25 min. but I am out of shape. I am running everyday for two weeks and trying to improve time and distance. My goal is also to run 4-5 miles per day and improve time, maybe 28-35 miles per week. I think 6-7 min. miles is good. I am not a runner, but would like to become better. I also box everyday for 1.5 hrs. I have been working out hard for 2 weeks, and eating healthy for 5 weeks. Also, my time is improving since I am running harder and also do interval training during runs, like run hard for .25-.50 miles and then regular pace every mile.

So, keep up the good work and try to run and box and run everyday, since you want to get better at it. And consider interval training where you go hard for a minute or two during your workouts and then you slow it down, then hard again. This is good to simulate fighting.

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long distance running is overrated, try sprint intervals instead.

No need to bring your trolling ass into this section where people depend on the good advice of actual boxers, athletes, lifters and trainers. Take your trolling ass back to NSB.

[MiguelNG]

thanks mate will try it i am just starting but i am going to start hard on it and try to be the best i can (clearly without getting injuries haha)

[jas]

No need to bring your trolling ass into this section where people depend on the good advice of actual boxers, athletes, lifters and trainers. Take your trolling ass back to NSB.

this post is hilarious!!!!!!!!

[alohaxchange]

Hi I just started boxing a month and a half ago and this week i am going to start training properly including road work. I am 15 years old and my first run was 3 miles long and it took me between 22-25 minutes. Is that a good timing? My intention is to build up to run 5 miles 5 times a week in 2 weeks time. What do you think is it good for my age. what are your running times and distances. Clearly apart from outside of the gym training i train on the gym 3 times a week for 1h 30 mins.

When I was in the military and ran everyday my 3 was around 18:30, it's now around 24 minutes because I am a fat bastard in comparison. 3 miles isn't really that long of a distance, but it's a good distance that gages whether your cardio is up to par. How much do you weigh? That makes a big difference.

If you set up a program like below, you can progressively decrease times, and find out where you can perform consistently.As long as you are a 7 min/mile or under, that's not too bad. It honestly depends on your capability, I know some guys who can run a 4:45 mile, but unless I had bionic leg transplants it's not something that I would likely ever achieve in this lifetime.

If you feel that your shins are getting too tender, stop running heal, and then pick up from where you left off. Also, if you can avoid running on pavement that's a good way to prevent injuries. Run on a field or track, track is better because then you can keep more accurate measurements, and the rubber material helps prevent the strain accompanied from running on pavement.

Know your limits, and be honest with your assessments and future goals, which will help in not getting discouraged. Keep up the good work bud, hope that helps some.

Month 1-2 run 3 miles M-F at a 8 min/mile pace
Month 3-4 run 3 miles M-F at a 7 min/mile pace
Month 5-6 run 3 miles M-F at a 6.5 min/mile pace
Month 6+ run 3 miles M-F at a 6(or as close as possible) min/mile pace

[HeadBodyBodyBody]

froch put a tweet before the wembley fight saying

i do 5k in 20 mins, for anyone who lives in UK there is a really handy website - - they organise free, weekly, 5k timed runs all over the country

[Rockin']

long distance running is overrated, try sprint intervals instead.

what he said.

No need to bring your trolling ass into this section where people depend on the good advice of actual boxers, athletes, lifters and trainers. Take your trolling ass back to NSB.

I don't know if he is a 'trolling ass' or not but he's right on target.



As an amateur, you don't need long miles like 5 a day. Pro fighters do that for endurance, sure you need endurance too, but not to that level. Figure one of your fights lasts at the most 6 minutes. For a pro that is only 2 rounds of boxing for him, therefore the long miles for endurance.

You need to train to be explosive, not so much in power but more so in quantity and speed. Interval sprints are great for building you to fight in flurries and to recover quickly so that you're right there and ready to take yourself a 2nd or 3rd helping if the offering is there.

Do this. Go to a regulation 1/4 mile track. Do your thing to get yourself ready to work and then take a walk around the track. When you do a lap walk that first corner again and then once you touch the 100m line you bust out running as fast as you can. Cross the 100m line a the end of the straight and walk the corner. Hit the next 100m line bust out running as fast as you can and then repeat.

See how you fare at 6 sprints per session to begin. If you want to time yourself than time your 100m sprints. 3 laps around the track running the straights, walking the corners.

Leave the long miles for maybe Saturday or sunday (make sure to have an off day where you just go out and walk abit.), other than that stick to the sprints.

You need endurance yes, but not like the pros need endurance.

When you start handling 6 sprints well let us know.