beginning weight when u started running
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joaniee2003 wrote: »What weight were you when you started running?
Thank you everyone. Ive learned a lot from your posts.0 -
Great post, I am wondering the same. I want to add running g to my arsenal but I have a surgically repaired ankle (screws and a plate) and think I Ned to be as light as I can before starting. Not sure if I will ever be pain free but don't want to injure myself and derail my current workouts. For now I do biking, elliptical, rowing and strength.
Anyone have any input or advice? I'm currently about 187lbs and 5'8". I would say I'm in good cardiovascular shape at this point.
I had an ORIF on my left ankle. Aug 2015 will be 2 years, I just started running/jogging.
5'5" 290 and have never ran/jog like this is before the weight was at its highest or before my ankle break. I stopped smoking this year as well. My goal is 30 lb by May. I was at 55 lb weight loss the month I broke my ankle0 -
I am 218 now and plan to start in 2-3 weeks, as soon as the snow has cleared a bit and the temperatures are consistently above freezing (because Canada... But on the flip side, ice skating in the park all winter rocks!)
I used to have plantar fasciitis (not from running) which has gone now with the weight lost, but to be on the safe side, I have been doing strengthening exercises for the feet, shins, hips, and stretches for runners for a month now along with my other strength-training. Also there is a well-maintained, smooth dirt path where I live which apparently is more forgiving than concrete. We'll see
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joaniee2003 wrote: »Awww thanks all of you. Hopefully I will get over my fear and try it out soon.
good luck! i am training for my first 5K right now (with a running coach but she basically has me doing C25K) and the biggest hurdle was mental/worry -- i know i run slowly. i know i look ridiculous trying to keep from bouncing on the treadmill. i am probably the only person at my gym with a metronome app in my headphones. but i am so excited to "be a runner" someday and i am so glad i started.0 -
Started at 220, did running only til I dropped to 170. Then I started lifting weights and the weight went back up, but lean weight.0
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213lbs at 5'3".
You can do this. I highly recommend C25K, but go slow. Your "run" doesn't have to be fast. You should still be able to talk. I think I "ran" slower than I could power walk at first. It's about building endurance, not about breaking speed records.
Also, repeat weeks if you feel you need to before moving on. I think I repeated at least 3 different weeks. But I finished it and run regularly now.0 -
I am very conservative when it comes to my health, so I started out walking up to 5k until that got easy. I was 190 lbs (4' 5") when I started running. I followed the eight week "learn to run" program offered by the Running Room as I wanted to do it safely.
I can't emphasize how important it is to start slow and do all your stretching and core exercises as well. My poor knees are taking a beating as I am building up strength.0
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