OK, I haven’t been very good at improving my running. But it is time to get serious!

I thought about joining a running group but a) I’m very slow and b) I go between Vancouver and New York so it is hard to be consistent.

So, for now, I’m starting slow on my own.  I’m going to start at 5 minute running intervals with one minute of walking. Each week I will add 1 minute to the running.  I will start with 4 days/week – 2 days with 3 sets; 1 day with 5 sets; and 1 day with 7 sets.

I’m not sure of the best days to jog…was going to do Tues/Thurs/Sat/Sun…but realized that I prefer running when there are less people = weekdays.  So, I will do the following:

• Monday – 3 sets
• Wednesday – 5 sets
• Friday – 3 sets
• Saturday or Sunday – 7 sets
• The other days will have a minimum of 10 miles biking or 1.5 miles of walking.

Once I’ve done these sets at 10 minutes of jogging, I’ll be looking to change things, probably adding a day of running.

What do you think? Is there a better way?

OK, I haven't been very good at improving my running. But it is time to get serious! I thought about joining a running group but a) I'm very slow and b) I go between Vancouver and New York so it is hard to be consistent. So, for now, I'm starting slow on my own.  I'm going to start at 5 minute running intervals with one minute of walking. Each week I will add 1 minute to the running.  I will start with 4 days/week - 2 days with 3 sets; 1 day with 5 sets; and 1 day with 7 sets. I'm not sure of the best days to jog...was going to do Tues/Thurs/Sat/Sun...but realized that I prefer running when there are less people = weekdays.  So, I will do the following: Monday - 3 sets Wednesday - 5 sets Friday - 3 sets Saturday or Sunday - 7 sets The other days will have a minimum of 10 miles biking or 1.5 miles of walking. Once I've done these sets at 10 minutes of jogging, I'll be looking to change things, probably adding a day of running. What do you think? Is there a better way?