So you want to start running
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Trying to learn to like running. I've tried it on the road, and park paths and in the gym and am not a fan. I went for a trail run on some mountain bike paths and actually enjoyed it A LOT but ended up tearing my meniscus and almost 2 months later am just to the point that I want to get back into working out and eating right.
My boyfriend does a lot of 5k's and Dualothons and Triatholons so I always feel VERY behind when it comes to running with him or asking him for advice.
So I'm throwing myself out here. If anyone has advice or is willing to add me please do!0 -
Sports bra just arrived...starting C25K later today (have work to do first). Does anyone run with a dog?
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Sports bra just arrived...starting C25K later today (have work to do first). Does anyone run with a dog?
My ridgeback cover approx 140miles with me in March, what you do have to take into account is that your time will be 'off' if you're running with a dog, I run trails with him (he's a large breed so I'm not personally keen on him pounding the pavements) so he's off leash most of the time, but I have to slow down and either put him back on the leash or grab his collar if there are other runners/cyclists/dogs on leads/his friends this is purely from a politeness point of view (he's an idiot that that would cause an accident with other runners and cyclists by stepping out in front of them or just not moving out their way), I don't know why other dogs are on leashes but they rarely appreciate a 52kg dog charging up to them, even if he is friendly and his friends, well we have to stop and chat and he plays for a couple of mins.
I've really only noticed the time thing since I've been logging everything in a spreadsheet in the run up to the marathon so I can see improvements (in theory) in my running, I'm about 1.5min quicker a mile on average if he's left behind (chasing deer 10days ago has left him with a slight limp)0 -
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Great advice for starters!
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Sports bra just arrived...starting C25K later today (have work to do first). Does anyone run with a dog?
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Actually, not as often as I used to. My lab is only good for about 3 miles, he is just not interested in running. My longtime, best running partner is now 11 years old. I was going too far to take him for awhile. The other day I took him for a short run and he wanted to go home about a half a mile out. This is a dog that would have run as far, as fast as I asked so for him to do that, I figured it was best to take him home. The other dog will go with me but he is working dog and isn't always off when I am :laugh:0 -
Wish I had seen this before I developed PF.
I read PF as "Planet Fitness." :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
Thank you!0
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Awesome advice thanks!0
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Wish I had seen this before I developed PF.
PF is awful. I think what helped me recover from my bouts with it was frequent stretching...where you put your toes up on a wall, heel on the ground, and lean into the stretch...and putting your toes on a step and hanging the rest of your foot off of the step.
I've recovered from it while doing absolutely no running...(took about four months)...and recovered from it on the other foot while also still running (just working around the issue and not trying to do too much...took about three months, but it wasn't nearly as far along as it was with the other foot before I started working on it). I'm a proponent for the latter, although if it starts to worsen or doesn't improve, then the former is almost certainly the right next step. Whatever you do, don't just ignore it and push through the pain. As bad as acute PF is, apparently chronic PF is even worse.
Good luck. PF really is awful.
ETA: more stuff
Thanks, I'm at the point where even walking is painful, so I'll be doing other activities for a while. Already got better shoes/insoles, $$$$$ ugh! And have started stretching a lot more, need to get something to wear around the house though, i'm a bare-footer.
I am not a doctor.
Now that that's out of the way, I am not convinced that going barefoot is necessarily contraindicated for PF. In fact, I routinely went barefoot on my return walks during my runs when I was actively recovering from PF. (I would run out 3-5 miles, then on the walk back, when I was still 1-2 miles out, would take off my shoes and socks and walk the rest of the way back barefoot on the crushed limestone trail.) But I'm also not one who believes that arch supports are a good thing either.
I am *still* not a doctor.0 -
Can this get a sticky already?0
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I wish I had seen this a few months ago. I have apparently developed Morton's Neuroma on both feet (left is by far the worse) and can't really do any type of cardio (walking included if for 15+ minutes long). Maybe if I had seen this a while back I would have been able to prevent it from getting worse with the correct shoes instead of making it worse by running in ill fitting shoes. Thanks for the advice. I will keep it in my back pocket for use when I have healed.0
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Great info, thanks.0
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Great info, thank you!0
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Great advice, tagging for reference.0
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Thank you very much!!0
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Great information for new runners!:flowerforyou:0
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Awesome info - - thanks. I've been running for about a year and found this to be of great help as I continue on my running journey!0
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You have said just what I was thinking! (Too fat to run)0
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I'd also like to add that I hear from a lot of people who think that they are too fat to run. They try it, it's hard, and they think that the reason is due to weight. It's not, running is just hard when you start. There is no way around it. The advice from OP is universal, because the issues are universal. Slow down, be patient, it WILL get easier.
When I started a year and a half ago, I weighed about 70lbs more than I do now. Since then, I have gone from agonizing through the 30 second intervals in a C25K program to my planned run today, which is about 13 miles. They won't be 13 miles that I struggle through, either. There will be times, of course (stupid hills), but most of it I will thoroughly enjoy. It really does get easier. Just stick with it and make it through the first few weeks. Don't add too much too soon (guilty). The running has made to my cardiovascular health is amazing. My blood pressure at my last checkup was around 107/67, not too shabby for a woman who still weighs over 200 lbs. Even better, I've found an activity that I dearly love and makes me feel alive.
I was referring to this post0 -
Great post. Thanks for taking the time to write this up!0
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Awesome post - bump!
Most of this advice is what I have heard from a few people when I started running, although I didn't know about the running knickers!
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Awesome post. Thanks!0
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Awesome! Friend and I are doing C25K (end of week 2) and this is great advice! Commenting so that I can find it in the future. ^.^0
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Thank you for all of the information!0
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BUMP FOR LATER USE0
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As a fellow runner, this is fabulous advice for a beginner! I seriously lol'd at "you have an opinion on socks, congrats, you're a runner". We all know swiftwick vibes are the best, right?;)0
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I love this thread. The advice in here got me through the C25k program.0
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As a fellow runner, this is fabulous advice for a beginner! I seriously lol'd at "you have an opinion on socks, congrats, you're a runner". We all know swiftwick vibes are the best, right?;)
Balegas or GTFO
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Very helpful. Thanks.0
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