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[quote=Anonymous]For what it's worth, I had the same experience, and felt stuck at 3-4 miles for a VERY long time.  I think I was afraid to try to go longer and fail.  I felt "spent" after running 3 miles and wondered how I'd ever be able to go further. That was six months ago - on Sunday I'm running the Army Ten Miler and feel genuinely ready to do so.

The keys to breaking the plateau for me were to incrementally increase my distance on a set schedule (I gave myself permission to walk if I needed to, which I did in the summer when it was really hot and miserable, but no matter what, I covered my set goal of X miles); to vary my distances, pace and routes so my body didn't get used to a set pattern (e.g., today I will run 2 miles under 10 min mile pace or do 5 miles at any pace); and to start running with a friend who had similar fitness level/goals (so we'd go out together with the goal of running x miles together).  I've also learned that I really like trail running (i.e. in the woods on a dirt path versus a paved surface).  I also found that using a tracking program helped keep me motivated - I use RunKeeper but I know there are others out there.

My next phase is to work in strength training and more speedwork.  I'm not sure I want to run more distance at this point, but would like to see if I can bring my times down.

Good luck - you can do this!![/quote]

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