20 Things No One Tells You About Running

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  • mheebner
    mheebner Posts: 285 Member
    :drinker: DO runners even lift? They mostly look dehydrated to me

    This runner does ! Squats and deads have done more for my speed and endurance as anything I have ever done in the past
  • gkwatra
    gkwatra Posts: 431 Member
    These are all great and SO true! If one more person tells me "it's bad for your knees", I will scream! LOL. Thanks for sharing.

    My god yes, #2 so much. I'm SO freaking tired of hearing this it's not even funny. I'm close to the point of physical violence when hearing this. Someone I was close to would tell me this everytime I mentioned running and it took a lot of discipline to try and calmly explain to her why this was a stupid thing to say instead of grabbing the nearest table and flipping it in rage. *headdesk*

    I still have some women tell me it's bad for my "female organs." :noway:
  • MicheleWE
    MicheleWE Posts: 179 Member
    Since I am newer to running I appreciate this list. I wish someone would have warned me about some of these things, at least now I don't feel like such a weirdo :) Just ran my first half marathon (previously I walked them) two weeks ago and while I didn't cry, I can say it was a very memorable moment in my life. No one can take that away from me!
  • mdhummel
    mdhummel Posts: 201 Member
    13. You might pee yourself while your run, or worse.

    Umm, gross! I'd rather add a few minutes to my race time and make use of a portapotty.
  • NBeehler
    NBeehler Posts: 24
    Great Post!
  • MonaRaeHill
    MonaRaeHill Posts: 145 Member
    That's really cute. :)

    Hey. I used to use vaseline on my feet, when I ran. I haven't run in years and probably won't run seriously, ever again.

    I DO hike some pretty good miles/trails and I've found that can blister up your feet pretty good, too, even with a pair of good fitting boots. So........a trick I learned from running was to use the Dr. Johnson gel insoles (you cut them to fit your shoe). I also take care, at night, to care for my feet. I use Sombra on them, put a pair of old socks on them, and by morning, they are well, again. Sombra heats if heat is needed, cools if that's what's needed. The stuff is amazing. I got mine from a naturopath but I think you can find it on the internet, maybe.
    Cheers.
  • WhataBroad
    WhataBroad Posts: 1,091 Member
    HA! love it!!
  • blue_etheria
    blue_etheria Posts: 1 Member
    "4. If you only run and don’t do anything else (cross train, strength train), you will probably get injured."

    Yes. I learned this the hard way. I ran for 4 months, did my first 5k, felt awesome, lost 10 lbs, and then I injured myself at the beginning of this year. Ankle tendonitis and stress fracture. I'm now on my 2nd round of physical therapy, and I probably won't be able to run for a few more months. I rejoined the gym and started swimming laps, and once I'm able to start running again, I will keep my gym membership so I can strength train and start weight lifting.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    maybe a lot of this has to do with marathons or super long distance running, but not running in general.....
  • blondiebabe92
    blondiebabe92 Posts: 132 Member
    Yes bodily functions during runs! It always makes me have to pee! Sometimes number two. I hate it. I am training to do a 9mi race and my biggest fear is staying hydrated and not having to use the bathroom
  • Domane1963
    Domane1963 Posts: 85 Member
    Now I feel like a fake runner because my feet aren't ugly......
  • DymonNdaRgh40
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
    :drinker: DO runners even lift? They mostly look dehydrated to me

    This runner does ! Squats and deads have done more for my speed and endurance as anything I have ever done in the past

    So do I!

    Go PACKERS!
  • kelly_c_77
    kelly_c_77 Posts: 5,658 Member
    1, 7, 8, 15, and 19.
  • HypersonicFitNess
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
    ooh, I hadn't thought about depreciation of my shoes...I guess at $0.23/mile my last shoes were really ready to be retired :bigsmile: Only at a $1.44/mile on the new ones.

    Oh and I've lost 3 toenails since 4th of July (not the big toe); I think it was from running in shoes in sand and surf though.
  • itsfruitcake
    itsfruitcake Posts: 146 Member
    RUNNING FARTS! WHOOP! :laugh:
  • timothydriver
    timothydriver Posts: 147 Member
    Oh yes I have experienced almost all of these things so true awesome post!
  • Amcolecchi
    Amcolecchi Posts: 260 Member
    YES all so true!!!
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    The black toe nail thing - that's a fit issue, unless you're running 24 hr trail races. I've ran up to 50 miles a week, a couple half marys, and a 30k, and none of my toenails remotely came close to being black or falling off.

    #2 (ruin knee) will happen if you don't strength train and stretch. Ask me how I know.
  • DublinDanny
    DublinDanny Posts: 13
    9. You might gain weight instead of lose weight while training for a marathon.

    Yeah, 4 days out from my first marathon and I've been 'tapering off' my running, but also baking Chocolate brownies ffs!!!
  • lisaanne1369
    lisaanne1369 Posts: 377 Member
    #6 for me....I am in such a love hate relationship with running.
  • balfonso
    balfonso Posts: 370 Member
    hahaha at number 18! :laugh:
  • joyincincy
    joyincincy Posts: 228 Member
    As someone just learning to run, I appreciate the warnings, lol!
  • HRCephei36
    HRCephei36 Posts: 26
    It's a good thing I'm not the only one when it comes to #16
  • ems1015
    ems1015 Posts: 4
    This list is great. I don't really have bathroom issues (except for having to pee) UNLESS my stomach was already on the verge before my run lol. And the black toenail thing has happened to me twice. Once, when I first started running (shoes and having fingers for toes I guess) and second, when I ran in the Super Spartan this past August (on the slopes I kept clinching my toes on the way down lol). I hate running while I am doing it but it gives me a great high and so much energy after.
  • disasterman
    disasterman Posts: 746 Member
    And/or a nail trimming issue. If the toenail is too long it will get black even if shoes fit properly.
    The black toe nail thing - that's a fit issue, unless you're running 24 hr trail races. I've ran up to 50 miles a week, a couple half marys, and a 30k, and none of my toenails remotely came close to being black or falling off.
  • niricava
    niricava Posts: 89 Member
    Beginner runner here!

    This is inspiring and terrifying, all rolled into one awesome post! :drinker:

    my thoughts exactly :happy:

    Me too...
    By the way, I just started running and I keep having shin pain. Is there a strength training exercise I can do to fix that? I used to run many years ago and remember having shin pain then too...
  • HeyGoRun
    HeyGoRun Posts: 550 Member
    Glad im not a runner, most of that list sounds awful! If #1 happen to me I die!!
  • Qski
    Qski Posts: 246 Member
    Me too...
    By the way, I just started running and I keep having shin pain. Is there a strength training exercise I can do to fix that? I used to run many years ago and remember having shin pain then too...
    yes, runners world has a couple of recommendations on strengthening your foot - towel exercises or elastic ones and my physio recommended a different stretch after - do a normal calf stretch, hands against the wall arms stretched, facing the wall, one foot back and heel down, then without moving your heel bend that knee forward. I am quite flexible despite my years of inactivity and have very little movement in that direction (go figure)!

    Also on the peeing/pooping - see this http://www.shape.com/fitness/training-plans/10-strange-effective-tips-better-marathon

    reading about other runners getting emotional during their first HM and M makes me feel like bawling, I am pretty sure when I do my first 5K I will be sobbing my heart out.

    oh and on the black toenails vs not black toenails - I read even if the shoe fits perfectly if the foot has greater depth rather than size or toenail length that can happen too. My shoes are perfectly fitted and my heel slips if I don't use a different lacing technique, cos I have teeny ankles (nothing else on me is teeny -yet- just my ankles LOL)
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    18 and 19.
  • gallowglasslass
    gallowglasslass Posts: 19 Member
    As for getting the stench out of your running clothes... I found that Tide Sport does a really good job. I was having horrible trouble getting the smells out of my sports bras!!

    When I get my own washing machine and can wash my stuff separately from my boyfriend's clothes without having to pay for it (hate community laundry rooms), I'll pick some of this up. But he has sensitive skin so we have to stick with a free and clear detergent.

    Try SportSuds. From their description: "contains NO perfume, dyes, optical brighteners, sodium laureth sulfates, d-limonene, PABAs, petrochemical products softeners or fillers". It works great.

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