First day "running" tales

mrsvanderheide

I'm starting the C25K myself today! I will be starting on a treadmill as I live in a very hilly neighborhood. I do walk the neighborhood but I'd like to do the C25K indoors. Wish me luck! I'm a larger girl (size 16/18) with lots of weight to lose, however, I'm more focused on just getting healthier and stronger not the number!

sparklyglitterbomb

mrsvanderheide wrote: »

I'm starting the C25K myself today! I will be starting on a treadmill as I live in a very hilly neighborhood. I do walk the neighborhood but I'd like to do the C25K indoors. Wish me luck! I'm a larger girl (size 16/18) with lots of weight to lose, however, I'm more focused on just getting healthier and stronger not the number!

you go, girl! I'm by FAR not a dainty flower right now. I'm sure it will get easier as we get lighter and more in shape (besides round in my instance. hehe)

I hear you on the hills. I'm at 6000' and in a hilly area. I stuck to the tiny elevation changes today

RespectTheKitty

rsclause wrote: »

I can score 100k AP on my runs through a portal dence downtown. It really bugs the other players because I am the only player without a gas bill. After I get my miles up I have to stop playing so I can get a good run in the morning. When I focus on running alone I can get 30 miles a week in. Oh, I am going to hit level 15 this week too.

I stopped at level 15. I liked that it got me out and walking, but in my city there is a pretty nasty war between the factions, leading to a lot of ugly behavior. That got me too stressed out and I had to quit. If you can get past the other players' snarkiness, it's definitely a good game for getting out and moving.

RespectTheKitty

@sparklyglitterbomb You have inspired me. I have decided to start C25K today. Did my first day on the treadmill at the work gym. Since I already have a little running under my belt, I found it fairly easy, but I know it'll get harder as time goes on. I figure this will be the best way to get me into 5K shape without giving me shin splints like I had issues with before.

kluvit

Congratulations on getting started!

“The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” -- John Bingham

I just started running about 3.5 years ago using a pre-loaded interval program on my treadmill with intervals of 3 minutes walking on progressively steep incline followed by 1 minute of running progressively faster each minute from 4.5 to 6.0 mph because I decided I wanted to burn more calories faster.

When I announced to my husband of 12 years that I was going to start running, he was baffled as he thought I'd been running on the treadmill all along when actually I had done the program for years and always bumped down the speed to a fast walk. I began by bumping down the speed after only a few seconds until weeks later, I could complete the program as designed and moved onto a program that had 8 minutes in a row at 5 mph which took me a few more weeks to complete.

Then 2 years ago, I actually ran my first race and completed two more that year. Last year, I ran 18 races including 2 half-marathons, and so far this year, I've already run 14 races including 3 half marathons and have at least 15 more races scheduled.

So, yes, it does get easier and way more fun! You've already done the hard part by getting started, so keep going!! I, who made my only C ever in school because I couldn't run a mile in High School PE class, now consider myself to be a runner. Now, that I know I can run, I'm working on getting faster!

sparklyglitterbomb

RespectTheKitty wrote: »

@sparklyglitterbomb You have inspired me. I have decided to start C25K today. Did my first day on the treadmill at the work gym. Since I already have a little running under my belt, I found it fairly easy, but I know it'll get harder as time goes on. I figure this will be the best way to get me into 5K shape without giving me shin splints like I had issues with before.

I don't think I've ever been told I inspired someone to run before! yay!!!

sparklyglitterbomb

kluvit wrote: »

Congratulations on getting started!

“The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” -- John Bingham

I just started running about 3.5 years ago using a pre-loaded interval program on my treadmill with intervals of 3 minutes walking on progressively steep incline followed by 1 minute of running progressively faster each minute from 4.5 to 6.0 mph because I decided I wanted to burn more calories faster.

When I announced to my husband of 12 years that I was going to start running, he was baffled as he thought I'd been running on the treadmill all along when actually I had done the program for years and always bumped down the speed to a fast walk. I began by bumping down the speed after only a few seconds until weeks later, I could complete the program as designed and moved onto a program that had 8 minutes in a row at 5 mph which took me a few more weeks to complete.

Then 2 years ago, I actually ran my first race and completed two more that year. Last year, I ran 18 races including 2 half-marathons, and so far this year, I've already run 14 races including 3 half marathons and have at least 15 more races scheduled.

So, yes, it does get easier and way more fun! You've already done the hard part by getting started, so keep going!! I, who made my only C ever in school because I couldn't run a mile in High School PE class, now consider myself to be a runner. Now, that I know I can run, I'm working on getting faster!

I love John Bingham.

and thank you for sharing. These stories are going to be my motivation to keep going when I want to stop. Thank you and have fun in your races this year!