Running

lolagranola1

Hi! How many times per week do you run? On non-run days, what do you do for activity?

monzy6

I run twice a week and if I don't run I do gym classes such as body attack and body step

momma2ZKL

I run 3 days per week and do Zumba, walk or use the elliptical on the other days.

cheshirecatastrophe

I run 5x/week. One day is a rest day with usually some easy walking. Sometimes it turns into a real couch day, though! The other day I'll cross-train: swim, bike, elliptical.

20yearsyounger

It depends - my goal is 15 miles a week so that could be anywhere from 2-4 days. On other days, I mostly walk but also mix in rowing, elliptical, and swimming depending on how I feel.

kristinegift

I'm back to marathon training, so I'm running 6 days a week. I always mean to bike as easy cross-training on my day off, but 99% of the time I take a nap and watch Netflix instead.

ElJefeChief

I've been running around 6 days per week for awhile now.

pianoplaya94

I run outside (about 5k) like 3 times a week I'd say. But it varies. When I don't run, I go to the gym and run on the treadmill and also use the inclined elliptical. Sometimes I will use the bikes and rowing machines too. While at the gym, I also do strength excercises.

donjshaw45

6 times a week for me, unless I go hillwalking on one of those days. Complete rest on my day off!

7lenny7

I've been running for 2 months now and I'm up to 4 or 5 days per week, 20 to 24 miles per week. I'm slowly working up to 30 to 35 miles per week for a half marathon on Halloween.

I do some walking on my off days and am trying to get into the habit of working on my core as well.

mwyvr

Last week I ran every day (trails) and covered 86 km (53 miles). This week I'll run 5 days and depending on how I feel tomorrow will cover between 50 and 65km. I don't have a fixed goal in mind - I run for fun and mostly run trails and mountains with lots of elevation, but a half (or a half marathon in the mountains) is almost certainly in my future. Maybe a full. Or maybe an ultra... I really, really, like trail running.

When I started last September I was running 2 or 3 times a week and had a long period of base building to do and aerobic capacity to build up. Avoiding injury then and now remains a key priority for me. I think it took me four months to cover 250km; now I run 200 - 250km every month.

But you don't need to run a ton to get great benefit from it nor do you have to run particularly fast. In fact most runs shouldn't be anywhere near fast.

Off days I cycle, walk (almost always), and try to remember to do some body weight strength work, or take it easy.

Jacqui_Runs

I try to run 3-4 times a week. I consider myself a beginner, so I'm not particularly fast and I don't do more than 2 miles normally, cuz my body isn't there endurance wise yet. On off days, I walk and/or do yoga.

scottb81

I run up to 16 times a week but people think I am insane.

lolagranola1

Awesome! Thanks for all the responses. I have been walk/running about 3x, sometimes only 2x per week and walking 2x per week. But i feel extremely sore. I wasn't sure what i should be doing. I think I'm not eating enough protein and definitely not stretching enough after. All i do for warm up and cool downs is walking.

RunnerElizabeth

Hmm... 16 times a week of running is a lot. I only run 9 or 10 times a week. I also walk a lot and go to a couple of yoga classes.

mwyvr

scottb81 wrote: »

I run up to 16 times a week but people think I am insane.

@scottb81 The question is do they think you are insane before they discover you run?

scottb81

mwyvr wrote: »

scottb81 wrote: »

I run up to 16 times a week but people think I am insane.

@scottb81 The question is do they think you are insane before they discover you run?

Now that you mention it, yes they do! :-)

radiosilents

I generally run four times a week, and I play tennis with my partner 3-5 times a week, ride my bike a bit, and take walks here and there, incorporate yoga when I can... I've become pretty darned active! I LOVE running.

NJCJF

I run 3 times a week.On my non-run days I do circuit training or strength training. I take one day off a week

cyronius

I run in the morning every second day (with the odd 2 day gap when something comes up). I do weights in the evening every second day as well (again with the odd 2 day gap). I don't try and keep them synced with each other, so sometimes they're on the same day, sometimes they're on different days.

jenlovesspinning

I run 2-4 days per week depending on what training for... Right now a half marathon! I also do indoor cycling, kickboxing, weight lifting/kettlebells and rowing. I try to offset what I'm doing different days so I'm not using all the same muscles too.

brandiuntz

I run 4 days a week. When I started running in 2013, it was 3 times a week. On non-run days, I have one day that is full rest, and two days where I lift weights.

MysticRealm

I run 4-6 times a week. Usually at least 3 miles, but need to start working on more long runs (and increasing my long run distances). I also do weight lifting 3 times a week (or weight lifting twice and one day of strength yoga)