How Many Miles to Run as a Beginner Runner?

[lilslim]

I used to weigh 300 pounds
Started off by running in intervals, ran for a minute, walked 9 minutes. Now i can run 30 minutes straight that took me 3 months to do. Keep going y’all! ( i weigh 240 now)

[Jgjules]

5 miles is A LOT for even regular runners. 🤔

[hollywoodbb]

To clarify, he’s talking about weekly load here. 5-10 miles a week.

In my experience, I started running after years of no cardio and my first mile was a 9:47 and that was 100% effort, puking in my mouth at the end. I slowly progressed over the next month, doing like 1-2 miles every few days. Then I ran a 5k in my neighborhood that took 34 minutes. Fast forward several months after that, and I ran a 25:24 5k (8:12 mile splits). Then a few months later I ran a 10k at 1:06.

It’s been a year now and my 1 mile time is 6:31 as of late 2022. My 10k time is a 58:27. Waiting to test my new 5k. Probably in the 23 range now.

The point here is this: don’t kill yourself trying to hit certain numbers out the gate. You’ll surpass them anyway and they’ll mean nothing. So don’t get hurt trying to run a 30 minute 5k when you’ll eventually crush that with consistency. Running is a sport of consistency, think long term.

[dyl]

The camera man is the real runner here 😂

[familyofvirtue]

Thank you, i tore my acl and have kinesthphobia so im getting back into it. I currently run 800 mtrs. im working on getting back to my 5k and bc of you now getting back into XC

[rhysstandfield]

Couch to 5km app. All you need. Couch to 5km got me going and now planning on doing my Ironman next year. Keep up the great work, love your videos.

[grantwlms]

It took me almost a year to be able to to run a 10k

[robinc.]

I would say 5miles is even to high, would recommend something along 2-5 Km

[jorgenvonstrangle]

Just last month I was doing about 1-2 miles, now I’m able to do 4-5. I’m 209lb, 5 lb loss since last month. I do 60 minutes cardio, I was building up my running for 5-7 minutes each 15 minutes, now it’s gotten easy for me but I do 5 minute walk warm up, then 10 minutes of running, 5 at 5.5mph then 5 at 7mph. So far pretty good, helps me alot I love the run.

[coryjohnson]

I’m 36, smoke a pack a day, and started running a single mile like 2-4 days per week about a month ago. Started doing 2 miles per run just the other day. I run around my little town, and a couple decently long stretches are a decent amount uphill. I ran a 17:45 and I was dry heaving at the end!! 😂😂

[JakeandOwen]

Per week? 5 miles in one session is alot

[drewhall]

If you are already an athlete, you will most likely be doing at least 21 a week or 3 miles a day, as a lacrosse player in highschool and now in the army, I rarely went a week without doing 20-30 miles a week. I am now a hybrid athlete. It’s based on your build up, start at 5 miles a week, 1 mile for 5 days, then build, 7 miles (1 per each day, then 10, 2 for 5 days and so on, hope this helps.

[RunningBlade_]

I play football and while playing I can easily run for long time, but on tracks I get tired very easily. Can anyone explain this?

[pa]

I walked for an hour today with a couple 5 min jogs.

[QuaysonLee]

This guy is a good runner. 6:30 average mile for a marathon. Hard to keep that pace.

[ghostylotus]

i started running a few weeks ago with run walk intervals, and let’s just say- it’s couch potato to running, so not very far. but i go about 1.7 miles a day 5 times a week, and here is what i noticed:
nothing much happened for the first week or two, but now, i don’t run for much longer, but my breaks are a fourth of the time they were, and i dread it a lot less

[stellarcleaning]

I started slow at 1 mile 5-6 days a week. Im at 4-5 miles now but my speed really hasnt improved. Im at a 14 min mile😂 I still love it and feel the benefits

[ellistorris]

And on the days you’re not running, hit the stair master, or walk on the incline treadmill. 30 mins

[nasshu]

I 5x a week in 2miles, is that any good?

[LovelyActiveJourney]

So glad I started with walking 1 hr a day, then walk run to stay in zone 2, now I am able to run 5 miles in 1 hr. Even now I feel like my run are like jogging.