20-02-2015, 10:20 AM
When I was racing BMX a race was only ever a 1 lap sprint but still needed a reasonable bit of endurance as it was 30-45seconds which is much more than most people can sprint for. I used to try and sprint 3 or 4 laps of the track back to back to build up my endurance and it worked although at the end of 4 laps as fast as I physically could I'd be so f*cked I couldn't even see straight.
I used to also train at race pace with a bag full of bottles of water strapped to my back as I'd have to jump so much harder to clear stuff and when I took them off I found that I could jump further and found it easier.
Anyway on that basis how about starting running 3-6 miles (5km-10km) and you'll start finding 1.5miles easier. www.parkrun.org.uk is good if you want a free weekly timed 5km run and maybe consider some ankle and wrist weights or running up hills too.
I used to also train at race pace with a bag full of bottles of water strapped to my back as I'd have to jump so much harder to clear stuff and when I took them off I found that I could jump further and found it easier.
Anyway on that basis how about starting running 3-6 miles (5km-10km) and you'll start finding 1.5miles easier. www.parkrun.org.uk is good if you want a free weekly timed 5km run and maybe consider some ankle and wrist weights or running up hills too.