Starting to have a fear of running because of a job...

[jailbreak]

I ran today with my car gps. It said when I reached a mile, it was at 6:10. However, when I looked forward, the track looks so much longer ahead, its supposedly a 1.5 mile track. At this time, my legs felt like rocks, and my breathing was out of control. Thing is I'm doing this run for a job in law enforcement and this is my only test left to do. I gained an injury during the test and now I feel that my endurance sucks. I don't know if my gps is off somehow but looking ahead from the first mile point, the park looks almost as far as one could see which really intimidates me because it makes me think how would I finish all of that in 7 min! I have till mid March to take the exam again...WHAT CAN I DO, I'm SCARED OF THIS NOW BECAUSE I PASSED EVERYTHING ELSE!

[Anonymous]

do bleep tests to build up endurance, we used them for police force practise to pass tests.

you can get bleep test tracks off YouTube and all you need is a 10 metre space

basically you run between two points during the bleeps, rest for ten seconds then at the next bleep run back, the bleeps get shorter and shorter till you are constantly running between two spots. I think you have to do a bleep test for 10 minutes straight to pass. its been a while but they were great for practicing endurance too

also do some carido workouts to build up strength in your heart, you want your resting heart beat to go down to about 40-50 beats a minute, the lower the better as it means your heart is strong

[jailbreak]

should I also try to run every other day? thing is I'm not a big runner so if anything the distance and repetitiveness of jogging freaks me out . I noticed also that while I thought I was going slow, when turned around I ran pretty far for 6 min. Maybe this is a mental thing too?

[Opinion Owner]

change it up or you'll injure yourself, one day cardio, one day rest, one day running etc

its completely mental, you're constantly focusing on how far left you have to run. focus on steady breathing in out in out said in your head which will distract you from how far you have to go. keep a steady pace don't try to speed up at first or you'll be exhausted the rest of the track

[whattothink]

Why not run a track that you know how long it is and time it with a stopwatch? Far more accurate.

[jailbreak]

because the place we have to run has hills too. I feel more comfortable running on the test track

[whattothink]

Well you could run on a treadmill. GPS isn't always accurate.

[jailbreak]

I tried the treadmill but it just isn't the same as pavement

[Anonymous]

Drink a lot of coffee before you run, espresso shots.

[jailbreak]

lol