Just started running- advice pls

moonangel12

Girlheidi wrote: »

I hated running because I was rubbish at it but as I have got fitter and stronger I actually quite like it. I love the results and the sense of achievement when I finish a 5k.
Another runner commented that I had got faster last week; real motivation for me.
I know I am stronger and healthier and my cardio vascular health is improved....
I am still waiting for a runners' high ....but I do quite enjoy it 😁

I posted about a really good run I had a few weeks ago and someone pointed out that I had experienced a “runners high” - I am not hugely involved in a running community or anything, had heard the term before but always thought it was the general mood lift you would get after a run. NOW I understand! It was a wonderful feeling! I had been adjusting my stride for about a year and a half, picked running back up August 2018 after a health scare and quickly had horrendous shin splints. Old shoes + ridiculous heel strike = OUCH! I would find it every now and then, but then think too hard about it and lose it. That night? I felt like I could run forever! It was amazing! Haven’t been able to replicate it though, which is a bummer.

Jenpiddles

I started running earlier this year.
1. Run outdoors with music! It's so much better than a treadmill, and it's a better workout.
2. Get fitted for running shoes at a running shop. Well worth the investment!
3. Listen to your body and don't run through pain! I learned this the hard way... 😣

I'm recovering from a stress fracture in my pelvis currently. I haven't run in 6 weeks now, actually, I havent done much of anything and it's killing me. I had some pain while running for a couple of months, and I foolishly kept going. My best advice to you is take pain seriously. I was not overtraining (only running 3mi 3days a week), and I have no health issues that contributed to the fracture. From what the ortho has said, these fractures are rare and notoriously hard to heal completely and it can take up to a year. Don't follow in those footsteps. A small setback for a minor injury is worth it!

spiriteagle99

Jenpiddles - sorry you're going through this. I had the same problem my first year running, from doing too much too soon. It took about 7 months to heal completely. The good news is I went on to run 6 half marathons and 5 marathons in the years after the sfx healed.

phinners

I love the treadmill, I honestly hate running outside. The roads and pavements are so shoddy ive already fallen into the road and an oncoming car once. Im not going back outside again. The gyms I go to have treadmills with youtube, scenes running through towns etc, and I find those really push me.
I do the virtual runner races too, Ive got a stack of medals that i love seeing. Ive ran and cycled various distances from 1 mile up to a half marathon on the static bike and a 10k outside biking. But Im defo an inside girl, I also like to use the other machines too so everything I need is right there. But so many people tell me to run outside and quite honestly no thank you I really dont like it. But they always think they know better than I do just because they like what they like and think us treadmillers are doing it wrong somehow. But until they pay my membership they dont get to have a say

Jenpiddles

spiriteagle99 wrote: »

Jenpiddles - sorry you're going through this. I had the same problem my first year running, from doing too much too soon. It took about 7 months to heal completely. The good news is I went on to run 6 half marathons and 5 marathons in the years after the sfx healed.

Thank you! It's very frustrating. I wasn't overtraining at all, I did the C25k program and was only running 3 miles, 3 days a week when I got the fracture. After numerous blood tests and a bone scan, I have no answer as to why it happened. I plan on trying again in a few months. For now, I'm rowing and hoping not to loose all that I gained this year. Thank you for the motivating words!

ReenieHJ

I'm lazy. And get winded easily. I know I need to work up to endurance. ATM I walk on my treadmill, 30 minutes most days, at 4.1 mph. How do I get from that point to running? Intermittent running/walking until I build up? I've tried slowly running, like at 5 mph but cannot keep that pace up for even a count of 100 without thinking I'm gonna drop. I need to try harder.

Lietchi

ReenieHJ wrote: »

ATM I walk on my treadmill, 30 minutes most days, at 4.1 mph. How do I get from that point to running? Intermittent running/walking until I build up? I've tried slowly running, like at 5 mph but cannot keep that pace up for even a count of 100 without thinking I'm gonna drop. I need to try harder.

Go slower! I'm a beginner, I jog at 3.9 miles per hour. Yes, seems ridiculously slow, but I can now keep that up for more than half an hour, after starting with walk/run intervals.
The C25K program is great.

littlegreenparrot1

ReenieHJ wrote: »

I'm lazy. And get winded easily. I know I need to work up to endurance. ATM I walk on my treadmill, 30 minutes most days, at 4.1 mph. How do I get from that point to running? Intermittent running/walking until I build up? I've tried slowly running, like at 5 mph but cannot keep that pace up for even a count of 100 without thinking I'm gonna drop. I need to try harder.

Have a look at the Couch to 5k program. There are lots of versions, but here in the UK the NHS one is often recommended.

It works up gradually with run/walk intervals until you can run the distance. Go as slow as you need to and just follow the program, repeat a session or week if you need to.
Stick with it, after a few weeks you feel less like you're going to keel over 😆

Don't worry about speed, that will come later. Or not, it's a good day for me if I manage 11min miles, it doesn't have to matter unless you want it to.

ReenieHJ

Couch to 5K program, will check that out, thanks!! I walked 26 min., this a.m. at 4.2 and incorporated 2 30 second jogs at 4.7 mph. Trouble is I don't have the patience to get past all the beginning *kitten* and work up to that 5K. You'd think I'd know better by now(practice what you preach Reenie!!)

spiriteagle99

ReenieHJ wrote: »

I'm lazy. And get winded easily. I know I need to work up to endurance. ATM I walk on my treadmill, 30 minutes most days, at 4.1 mph. How do I get from that point to running? Intermittent running/walking until I build up? I've tried slowly running, like at 5 mph but cannot keep that pace up for even a count of 100 without thinking I'm gonna drop. I need to try harder.

When you're on the TM, gradually increase the pace from 4.1 to 4.2 to 4.3 etc. At some point, it will be fast enough that you have to jog to keep up. Do that for one minute, then go back to 4.0 or less for a minute or two. Then go back to that jogging pace and try another minute. Then go back to a walk again. Gradually increase the time you spend jogging. Don't worry that you aren't going much faster than you walk. Some people actually run more slowly than they can walk. Your pace will improve as you run more. There's no hurry.

emmamcgarity

ReenieHJ wrote: »

Couch to 5K program, will check that out, thanks!! I walked 26 min., this a.m. at 4.2 and incorporated 2 30 second jogs at 4.7 mph. Trouble is I don't have the patience to get past all the beginning *kitten* and work up to that 5K. You'd think I'd know better by now(practice what you preach Reenie!!)

One of the reasons to do the slow build up in c25k is not only to increase your aerobic capacity but to condition your body slowly to the higher impact of running. Your bones and ligaments and muscles need to wade into running more slowly to avoid injury. Give your body the time it needs. I’d also encourage you to not worry about pace. Listen to your body for cues. The running segments should be at “conversational pace”. Over time that will naturally get faster as you build a running base.