Endurance Question

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Is sprinting a effective way to increase your wind endurance in preperation for the 1.5 mile run?

If so, how many times a week do you suggest performing sprints as well as how many yards, reps, rest bewteen sprints etc

Thank you for your help!

[CGtoCop]

Sprinting is more of what you do on the job but to increase endurance I use Testosterol...whoops wrong topic!

If you're trying to increase your endurance, you should try to run longer and faster rather then short and quick. Lately I've been chowing down on cup cakes and garbage...slacking on my workouts but usually I run distance three times a week and do my best to squeeze in some sprints a couple of times a week. I do my sprints on soccer fields...1). for your ankles, because of the uneven surface your ankles will become more durable. 2.) Soccer season is over, there aren't too many people present watching my quick walk of a sprint.

Good luck

[CU4LA]

I will agree with our friend from DE, sprinting is an important part of the job...especially when the suspect is younger and faster than you, but you need the endurance. You may not catch the suspect on the sprint, but if you can keep him in sight you can call for the troops and set a perimeter. I would suggest adding sprinting to your workout, but I find endurance is key. You need to have some wind left if you tie up with that suspect when you catch him. Muscular and cardio endurance along with good ground fighting skills.....go along way. Especially for those who work without partners or a fast eta for backup.....So keep running distance and ad some sprints. It will only help! Running hills also helps.

[Chainring]

Sprinting is a useful workout but is not considered an endurance builder. As previously stated, running longer distances is the key to building endurance. For a 1.5 mile run, I would work on building up to a comfortable 4-5 mile run then do shorter workouts where you start increasing your speed. There are ways to do this faster, but you might end up with an overuse injury if you push yourself too hard, too soon. Running injuries can take months to get over so be careful. Do a brief warm up before you run and stretch well both before and after and you will greatly minimize your chances of an injury.

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that is true running is very hard on the knees shins and ankles