# any runners? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 10, 2006, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-runners/15767 "2006-08-10T08:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 58
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> [@JEG](#): > > Ok so alot of you obviously run. I want to start running once my arm heals alittle more. Buuuut my running endurance is horrible at best. Do I just start running like 1/2 mile a day then step it up? or just push myself to the calapsing point? I use to be a thrower on track. we ran 1/2 mile a day for warmup. at first I was winded after 1/4 mile. after a few weeks I could pass the runners. So yeah, should I just start off at like 1/2 mile a night then work my way up? Zerodaze I am sure will chime in here, but I will tell you what I would do. If you want to trim down, find a speed that works for you and try to maintain it for as long as you can. Generally 20-30 minutes would be good. Figure out how far you are going when a 30 minute run starts to feel easy for you. Then you can start worrying about increasing speed and distance. Most runners agree that you shouldn’t increase your distance by large amounts or too fast because you can injure yourself. Honestly, just run as fast and as far as you are comfortable with. Anything is better than nothing. You will learn your limits and then you can work off of them. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-runners/15767)._