simo74
Manky Pommie Kunce
"I didn't rely on just the treadmill"
That then begs the question, was it worth it?
When I was 11km into a 22km run that was all up hill I knew it was definitely worth it.
"I didn't rely on just the treadmill"
That then begs the question, was it worth it?
When I was 11km into a 22km run that was all up hill I knew it was definitely worth it.
Could have just run up a hill in training.
It is movement which is better than nothing but in time the ham's, buttocks and low back will fuck up.
The pull of the belt on the treadmill is bad juju.
Hey Vanessa,
I use to do the 2.4km for army BFA training. The warm up is important to practice as they will most likely warm you up when its time to run the test. If it's anything like the army though it will be just running around in a 20 meter circle for a minute or two and some stretching, then the run. I use to practice that before my run.
For the actual run i usually practised just around my home. Sounds like you have a 2.4 km course mapped out already? Does it go over hills or any slopes?
As said, forget the treadmill, it's detracting you from your goal. In fact just about anything will detract you from it besides lots of 2.4km running. So do that as much as you can.
Are you jogging/running the whole distance or stopping to walk any part of it?
Hey there I am jogging the whole distance. I can run pretty much to 10km but at a slower pace. I have a long flat road at the bottom of my house - it stretches for miles and has markers
I like not wasting time and warming up for something that is basically warmup pace even when done hard is a waste of time to me. If people want to do a warmup and warm down, go for it.
It's cardio, I'm not even saying treadmill is bad but I learnt pretty early with footy training that fitness has to be specific. If you have no specific goal then do what ever cardio you like.
We did some years of lots of cross training. Did fuck all to help us at footy.
Some years the fad was to cut out all long distance running over 200m and do all interval stuff. Blokes couldn't run out a game.
I use to do a lot of mid distance running as well as swimming (use to be a life saver).
Some guys trained with flippers in the pool, they always did better without them because they had to learn to swim faster.
A lot like a treadmill i spose, yes its better than nothing but it won't teach you to run the 2.4km test faster. I found the mental challenge to do the run way tougher than the physical aspect of it, and to train that part i needed to actually run the distance.
But like i said, the treadmill is better than nothing