Does anyone else loath running?

I used to absolutely HATE running. Whenever I saw a group of people running, I'd think, "Nobody's chasing you! Stop running!" And I saw no reason as to why people torture themselves with running...

Well, when I used to live at home, my parents lived next to a school that had tracks. I ran one lap...and thought I was going to die! My heart was beating so fast that I thought it was going to pop right out of my chest! One lap became two...two became three...three became four. And four was a mile! I had never run a mile before! You know that runner's high people talk about? Boy did it feel good! I just wanted to keep running! One mile became two...which became three...and so forth. I've stopped running for about a year now, but I'd like to get back into it. I miss that high!

And the best thing about running was I had complete control over it. After a long day at work or going through something frustrating and overwhelming, I could at least "run" from my problems..for a half an hour or so. And it's great at clearing your head!

This thread is like a list of people I need to convert! :bigsmile:

I hate running. I hate it, hate it, hate it, HATE it so much that I curse it with every foul word you can imagine until I hit 5K into the run. Then something magical happens, and I don't hate it so much anymore. It makes me a terrible running partner for anyone who doesn't enjoy hearing a middle-aged woman spewing filth.

I only run when chased.

I also hate running, but I don't understand the reasoning for this post. If you don't like running, don't run. You even name-checked a bunch of activities you prefer to running. Why not just do those and shelve the hate?

This was unnecessary. =]

Unnecessary is my specialty. What's your excuse?

i think most people who hate it give up. lol. try listening to music, maybe it will take your mind off things. i for one love it, it's like mobile meditation for me.

I also hate running, but I don't understand the reasoning for this post. If you don't like running, don't run. You even name-checked a bunch of activities you prefer to running. Why not just do those and shelve the hate?

This was unnecessary. =]

Unnecessary is my specialty. What's your excuse?

whats the problem?, its just a topic, if she wanted to ask other people she is welcome to do it. To each their own.

I am actually not allowed to run or do anything "high impact". Both my knees are bad from having dislocated both (yes, it hurt a lot) and the Doctor says running will just move me into artificial knees that much faster. Plus, he said there's no point to running when I can burn the same calories and get the same health benefits from doing a fast walk.

Currently, we're having the treadmill vs elliptical argument in our house for our exercise room redo. I want the treadmill, he wants the elliptical. I'll probably use it more... I win (or at least that's how I saw it)

You are going to burn more calories running than you will speed walking. Your doc should probably stick to writing prescriptions.

I hate running...I just don't do it...there are many other alternatives to running....why do people run if they don't like it? I never could understand this. My sister in law runs and she said her back hurts neck knees everything hurts..why why why do you do something that hurts so bad....I just don't get it. I enjoy working out with no pain...of course theres the burn burn burn I love the burn:bigsmile:

Like many others I was not a runner but after losing my first 50 lbs I started the C25K program. Almost quit many times the first 6 weeks and took 6 weeks to complete the first 5 weeks of the plan but after completing week 5 day 3 (the first non-interval run on my plan) I started to enjoy it, felt like a runner. After completing the C25K I kept increasing my mileage and In just under 7 months after starting the C25K I ran my first half marathon, then another less than 2 months later.

Have kept running since and have scheduled 3 (maybe 4) half marathons in 2013 and my first full in October, along with various 5K & 10K races along the way. Along with some biking it's my only cardio. If you told me a year ago (I started the C25K 02/08/12) that I would have ran as much as I have and be having the schedule in 2013 I have, I would had done more than call you nuts, probably have committed you.

I agree that the best exercise is something you enjoy doing but sometimes you have to also push yourself to find what you enjoy and not give up after a few attempts. Like I said, I almost quit many times (like almost after every workout) those first 6 weeks. If I hadn't pushed myself I would have never discovered I actually enjoy it (and get my butt out of bed at 5AM 5-6 times a week).

There is an elliptical at my gym that has the same motion as running but no impact on back, neck and knees...high calories burner with no pain on joints.Why run if you don't have to

I used to hate running. I've always said the only time you would ever see me run is if my family were in a burning building and I was running in to rescue them. One day I got a wild hair to start tunning on the treadmill and found that I actually liked it. Months later I received an email from my gym (the YMCA) about training and running a 5K, 10K or half marathon. I chose to train for the 5K. Much to my surprise, I've now run in two 5K's and I'm training for an 8K in March. My next step will be a 10K. I fractured my ankle in August and couldn't wait to get the cast off so I could start running again. Give running a chance, you just might find that you like it.

I used to hate it, running was just so hard. But, like others have said, I did the C25K program. After pushing through the first month, I was totally hooked. I've been sidelined for a few weeks with a foot injury (unrelated) and every time I see someone jogging it makes me pine for a nice long run.

Trail running is my thing, I detest the treadmill.

I hate it! I always have. My husband runs; he has done 5k's and half-marathons. I have zero interest. I love hiking, walking on the treadmill at an incline (I'll jog for a minute or two here and there), swimming, Zumba, yoga, horseback riding. . . but not running.

I had tendonitis in my Achilles tendon a couple of years ago. That gives me an extra reason to avoid high-impact stuff, I guess.

Anyway, yes, I would rather get my heart rate up a dozen other ways than run.

Not a big fan, so yeah, don't do it