Started trying to run... check my progress

mbaker566

I don't see anywhere where enjoy came into this. also I believe the OP is a he. I'm not seeing anyone suggesting jumping head first. In fact, we all are telling him to slow down

djscavone

By she I meant moyer566 which from AVI I assumed was a she. My mistake. Also I commented on the quote that included the phrase "learn to enjoy it". My statement of jump in to it was my wording on how I felt the OP was approaching this.

Sorry if I confused folks. I learned my lesson.

FrankWhite27330

Yeah I think next time I will try and just maintain a pace for as long as I can. Say 5.3. Try and see how far I can go. I would like to get to where I can jog 1 mile. With no walking. That's a goal for me

FrankWhite27330

I noticed that a slow jog is painful like fast walking. But running has less stress on shins. Any body else notice this

Stoshew71

FrankWhite27330 wrote: »

Yeah I think next time I will try and just maintain a pace for as long as I can. Say 5.3. Try and see how far I can go. I would like to get to where I can jog 1 mile. With no walking. That's a goal for me

FrankWhite27330 wrote: »

I noticed that a slow jog is painful like fast walking. But running has less stress on shins. Any body else notice this

2 things.

1. Don't attach a pace or speed with a specific number. For you, run in such a way where you could still carry on a conversation while you are still running. In other words, you should be able to speak out loud in complete sentences without the need to worry about your breathing. If you can barely mutter out loud 2 words while gasping for breath, then you are running way too fast. We call this conversational pace and it equates to about 60-65% of your maximum heart rate which will be perfect for you.

2. If the slow jog seems painful, I will suspect that your form is off. Number one thing with form, watch where your feet lands. If they land way out in front, then your stride is way too far and you need to pick up the cadance. Work on shorter but quicker steps while maintaining that slow conversational pace. Perfect cadance is somewhere around 180 steps per second. Your feet should land closer to under your center of mass (close to under your waist). Keep your upper body upright and back straight. Look straight ahead (not down) and keep your neck and shoulders relaxed.

FrankWhite27330

Stoshew71 wrote: »

FrankWhite27330 wrote: »

Yeah I think next time I will try and just maintain a pace for as long as I can. Say 5.3. Try and see how far I can go. I would like to get to where I can jog 1 mile. With no walking. That's a goal for me

FrankWhite27330 wrote: »

I noticed that a slow jog is painful like fast walking. But running has less stress on shins. Any body else notice this

2 things.

1. Don't attach a pace or speed with a specific number. For you, run in such a way where you could still carry on a conversation while you are still running. In other words, you should be able to speak out loud in complete sentences without the need to worry about your breathing. If you can barely mutter out loud 2 words while gasping for breath, then you are running way too fast. We call this conversational pace and it equates to about 60-65% of your maximum heart rate which will be perfect for you.

2. If the slow jog seems painful, I will suspect that your form is off. Number one thing with form, watch where your feet lands. If they land way out in front, then your stride is way too far and you need to pick up the cadance. Work on shorter but quicker steps while maintaining that slow conversational pace. Perfect cadance is somewhere around 180 steps per second. Your feet should land closer to under your center of mass (close to under your waist). Keep your upper body upright and back straight. Look straight ahead (not down) and keep your neck and shoulders relaxed.

This = great advice

Orphia

FrankWhite27330 wrote: »

Yeah I think next time I will try and just maintain a pace for as long as I can. Say 5.3. Try and see how far I can go. I would like to get to where I can jog 1 mile. With no walking. That's a goal for me

I'm fairly new to running, but everywhere I've seen that you should only increase your mileage by 10% per week.

I started running 500 metres on September 22, and can now run 4.4 km. I haven't worried about times much at all yet.