September maximum temperatures were above average to very much above average around broad areas of coastal Australia. The western half of Western Australia was particularly warm, with large areas experiencing September daytime temperatures in the top 10% of all years (decile 10).
Before you know it, you are running a 5k! But a lot of runners have a hard time making improvements after they have become comfortable with 2-3 mile runs. You want to continue to build your endurance and run a little further or longer. Maybe you even want to run a 10 miler or half marathon, but itâs daunting.
Otherwise they will be slow runners. It makes no sense to run long distances if you compete in sports that require short bursts of speed, such as basketball, baseball, football and hockey. Running long distances slows you down. During a basketball game, the players rarely run more than 20 or 30 yards continuously. The best way for basketball players to improve their endurance for basketball is to play basketball and run a series of very short sprints, two or three times a week.