6-Week Program?

Didn't read that before... You need to hit the trails man. Treadmills are for pussies. Go outside in the heat, sweat your ass off, hit ungodly hills... otherwise your weak.

Ah no, that was from a while back. Trust me, I know about the heat and sweating my ass off. The last few weeks i've been running at a local park and they have a huge baseball field with a nice cemented ring around it, along with individual trails leading off into nowhere and looping back out. I've timed myself on the track, not the treadmill. Hell, the treadmill only gets used now if it's raining outside or too dark to go running.

if it's raining outside.

Not an excuse.

Not an excuse.

Normally when it rains in Florida it comes with about 2-3 hours of lightning strikes as well. Sorry, i'd rather do other cardio being on the tread mill, or just jumping rope inside. I'd like to try doing some weighted jump ropes with that weighted vest on.

Maybe you're taking a more... holistic approach, but is a weighted vest really the best idea for dropping mile times? It sounds good in theory but I've got a lot of experience with distance running and that's not an accepted standard.

It probably will help you with fast twitch muscles though.

Maybe you're taking a more... holistic approach, but is a weighted vest really the best idea for dropping mile times? It sounds good in theory but I've got a lot of experience with distance running and that's not an accepted standard. It probably will help you with fast twitch muscles though.

I don't care about whats 'accepted'. I am in the army, and we have to run with rucksacks on our backs once a week. Atleast this vest will evenly distribute the weight on my shoulders. Also I plan on only hitting hills with it hard, going uphill is so much easier on my knees and ankles. Downhill running is gay and painful.

What I meant was weight training isn't the best method if you're looking to solely drop distance times. I'm guessing you're more in the business of overall fitness (cardiovascular as well as muscular improvement), though.

Correct.