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[quote=Anonymous]You know, I have friends who have been running regularly for years but they still can't do a 10-minute mile, so don't beat yourself up.  Work on distance OR speed at a time, but not both at the same time.  (this is true for more serious runners, too.)  Also, twice a week is not that much.  You probably won't see much improvement just running 2x a week.  Not to discourage you, but that's maintenance level, not improvement level.  3-4 times a week would probably be better if you're trying to make progress.  (suggestion: run every other day and do something else on the "off" day.)

You may be feeling the need to stop because you're going out too fast.  I have a friend who does this.  She's run with me a couple of times and I'm pretty fast for a chick (doing 8:10ish pace lately, for 6-8 miles at a time) but she can run faster than me and I have to keep up.  But then she has to walk every half mile, which drives me crazy because I don't want to stop and lose momentum.  I suggested that she work on her consistency - to start a bit slower and maybe she wouldn't tire herself out and have to walk.  Sprinting is a sport in itself, but you're not aiming for sprint distance, you're aiming for 3 steady miles.  So start a bit slower and see what happens, if you can go for a bit longer.  Until you can do 2 or 3 miles without walking, try not to worry about speed.[/quote]

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