What times should i be aiming for 3 miles??

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  1. pichuchu

    pichuchu Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Does anyone here know what a fit amature boxer should be running 3 miles in? I've heard 6 minutes a mile would be a normal time but others say its to fast. So any input would be great
     
    pichuchu, Sep 22, 2011
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  2. mcguirpa

    mcguirpa Well-Known Member Full Member

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    6 minute miles are very fast. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a bulshitter.

    Sub 20 minutes for 3 miles is very, very good, that's what you should aim for, at least initially.
     
    mcguirpa, Sep 22, 2011
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  3. pichuchu

    pichuchu Well-Known Member Full Member

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    cheers for that. Seeing as its hard to measure distance outside on the street il be running this run only on a treadmill so i wanted to know if ishould just crank it up to the speed that allows 6 min miles
     
    pichuchu, Sep 22, 2011
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  4. sam1222

    sam1222 **** You. Full Member

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    My best time for a 3 miler is 17 mins, though anything under 22 mins is good.
     
    sam1222, Sep 22, 2011
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  5. ChrisKim47

    ChrisKim47 Active Member Full Member

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    Not a big fan of running, but its super important.

    I kept increasing distance when I could run 3 miles at 8 min a mile. I just do 5 miles in 40 mins.
     
    ChrisKim47, Sep 22, 2011
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  6. Leonius

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    Why are you running three miles are you training for a 5k?
     
    Leonius, Sep 22, 2011
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  7. Juxhin

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    donno really, i run 5miles in 35minutes so i guess its 7 minutes per mile
     
    Juxhin, Sep 22, 2011
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  8. pichuchu

    pichuchu Well-Known Member Full Member

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    umm maybe because boxing is a sportthat requires extreme fitness and running 3 miles as fast possible develops that fitness?
     
    pichuchu, Sep 23, 2011
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  9. thejokerswild

    thejokerswild Guest

    20-25mins is more than enough. 5 k is the longest distance an amateur needs to run imo. Unless its a jog for whatever reason.
     
    thejokerswild, Sep 23, 2011
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  10. Fitzgerald90

    Fitzgerald90 Guest

    under 20 minutes
     
    Fitzgerald90, Sep 23, 2011
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  11. mcguirpa

    mcguirpa Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If you've just started running get on the treadmill and put it straight on 10 mph. Unless you're very fit already you'll be gasping like **** after about 2 minutes.
     
    mcguirpa, Sep 23, 2011
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  12. supremo

    supremo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What specific aspect of fitness does it improve?
     
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  13. pichuchu

    pichuchu Well-Known Member Full Member

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    stamina/ endurance perhaps?
     
    pichuchu, Sep 23, 2011
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  14. lefty

    lefty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If you can run it in under 20 minutes the olympic gold medal is as good as yours.
     
    lefty, Sep 24, 2011
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  15. PESTFROMWEST

    PESTFROMWEST Member Full Member

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    I can do it in 16.30 but I do my marathons in under 3 hours.

    What do you want to achieve by running 3 miles, I would suggest a session of sprints

    1 x 25metre
    1 x 50 metre
    1 x 100 metre
    1 x 200 metre
    1 x 400 metre

    walk the same distance as a recovery then ......

    do it in reverse, you should get a lot more out of this than running 3 miles.
     
    PESTFROMWEST, Sep 24, 2011
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