Hello, I am 25 years old, 5'11 245 lbs. I am a former smoker, 6 months smoke free, before that only smoked every now and then for 6 months and before that I was a habitual smoker for approximately 7 years. I have been training to become a police officer and I need to be able to run 1.5 miles in 17 minutes. I have about 3 weeks until my physical abilities test. I need to drop my time by about 2 minutes by current best was 19:18. My biggest problem is being able to breath. I run short of breath after about a half mile and have to walk. What can I do to improve my time and breathing?
Answered by Jamie Kerem Carry on progressing as I'm sure you have been. Striving for a better time will go along way in pushing your body past what you think may be its limits.
My biggest tip for distance running, is to focus on your breath. Match it up to the pattern of your feet and focus on that and only that. When you can keep your breath under that much control, you become extremely efficient and stable. The pattern will vary from person to person, but try 3 steps (in through your nose), 3 steps (out through your mouth) and tweak it from there.
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