Quote Originally Posted by Rooskibar03 View Post
Bringing this tread back instead of starting new. So a few of us at work have taken up a "biggest looser" contest and I'm starting to run again. When I say again its been a few years since I ran, and even then it wasn't a lot.

So the question for you runners. What should be my focus: time, distance, speed? I'm two weeks in and I'm up to the point I can do a full mile (sad I know) around 11 minute pace. After that I've got to slow to a walk for a while before I can do another half mile and then back to a walk till my heart-rate comes down.

I can do 3-4 miles in roughly 40-50 minutes. Not really looking to be some bad ass distance runner, but would like to work up to a 10k nonstop and continue to loose weight in the process.

Any advice?
You should consider some "Galloway Method" running. You alternate running and walking, usually on set timed intervals. You might start off with running for five minutes, walking for three, and work your way up to 5/1.