how long did it take before you liked to go running...

About six months, but I did get there!

And I hate, hate, hate the treadmill. It's outside or elliptical.

I hate treadmill running, too!!! It's on the road for me. At the gym, elliptical and strength training all the way!!! I have been running for 6 months and there are still days I force myself to go....when I get done, I am so glad I went!!!

When I started running outside instead on on a treadmill. It does not feel like exercise to me when I am outside

Glad I read this! I'm thankful for the others that call it the dreadmill. I had a big breakthrough two weeks ago running for over 22 minutes with no break. It was a great feeling but the very next run I was checking the clock for the 22 minute mark, just like I was at 6 minutes & 8 minutes & so on. My goal is to run a 5k, all the way this time. And to stop wishing it would end. :laugh: :laugh:

I avoided the treadmill for a long time, because I "knew" that I hated running and didn't want to be the one fool hogging a machine by walking when there were people lined up to run
One day the stair machines (which I had gotten comfortable with) were all taken so I grudgingly tried the treadmill
As soon as I saw that I could burn a lot more and work up way more of a sweat in the same amount of time, I decided that I'd still do my stair workouts when I had time, but if I ever only had 30 minutes to spend at the gym, I'd run

Anyway, all that to say it took about 2 months of that new habit before I started running exclusively. And a few months after that, when I finally decided to try a run outside (which I was CONVINCED would be somehow different or much more difficult) I was HOOKED.
Now I can't get enough of it.

I feel like gym running is no fun but when its while doing something like a sport, that's when I enjoy it.it sucks cause I workout around 4am and no one to play basketball with...

Does your gym have a track? I hate running on tredmills...3 seonds feels like a year on those things....so I decided to take to the track even though its always either super advanced runners or older people speed walking. That helped me a lot! Also awesome music helps too.

As for basketball....could you go to the gym later on the weekend and have a pick up game...or a day or two out of the week?

I started running because I had a deep depression and I wasn't eating anything, so my therapist told me that I should make an activity that helps me to stay alive. At first I did it because It was like my "homework" from therapy, but after two months I really fell in love with it. Also, it helped me to lose weight and I started eating clean and healthy.
You can try new places, the atmosphere is always important.

When I actually have somewhere nice to run. For years I ran round the streets, and it was okay, but not very exciting, but when I moved to where live now and I can run out in the countryside and up on the moors, it's just fantastic. Makes all the difference to me. I detest running on the treadmill - if it was a choice between that and swimming, I would usually choose swimming.

I am a new runner and I dont go very fast but I am enjoying running using Zombies Run. It makes it more of a game.

I usually start liking it after the first mile and a half. Before that, though, every single time I go, it's effing torture.

I always loved it when i was DONE. It was probably about the time when i could run for 20mins straight without wanting to pass out. the lungs didn't burn so much and i could really just let my mind go. The cares of the day just seemed to melt away and it really helped to improve my mindset/attitude/mood. I might mention that i can't stand to do it anywhere but outside.

Sounds like I need to get off the belt and on the street...

Oh HE^^ YEAH!! NOTHING beats the rush of the fresh air, solitude with your tunes, sun / wind / rain / snow on your face, every changing scenery, freedom of movement, like a run outside!! LOVE it! It is my ME time :):)

I did the C25k program last summer as well....took me a few weeks to really get into it, and started loving it. No one was more surprised than me! Especially since I was a pack per day smoker.....so you can't use that as an excuse! LOL

I think it was because I could see drastic improvement so quickly. Google proper running form. A couple little tweaks made all the difference for a pain free run. The days that I had a hard time getting motivated to get out there, I would come here and search threads about running, and when you see how enthusiastic people are about it, it's really encouraging!

Also, even if you only have time to get out for a 20 minute run, it's so worth it! Do intervals or something if you want to make it more intense. Otherwise, my favorite runs are the longer ones where I just get out and 'cruise'. I don't worry about time or pace and just head out for the joy of it!. I feel that it helps me more mentally than anything else

I actually don't remember. I didn't used to enjoy it in high school when I ran cross-country (a friend of mine convinced me to join the team, but I didn't really enjoy the act of running, even in meets.) Then I went through a breakup, and I found it to be a release. It became my time to escape, whether it be from emotional issues, school, toddlers, or whatever, I would go out and just run around until the problems didn't seem so bad. Some of those problems took longer runs to sort out, but then I could just go a bit more slowly to take more time.

Running is what you make of it, really. It can be a great workout that you just do to burn calories, or it can be free therapy.

I've been running for about a year and a half and I really enjoy it. I like to find fun places to run for my weekend run when I can...along the ocean is my favorite but I love park trails too. I just ran my first Half this past weekend and I liked how I felt after completeing it but still had never experienced that "runners high" until this week. It was my first run after the Half and I was worried about it for some reason and told myself 4-5 easy miles. I got going and was having so much fun I ran 6.2 at my fastest time yet. It was such a good feeling

I actually don't remember. I didn't used to enjoy it in high school when I ran cross-country (a friend of mine convinced me to join the team, but I didn't really enjoy the act of running, even in meets.) Then I went through a breakup, and I found it to be a release. It became my time to escape, whether it be from emotional issues, school, toddlers, or whatever, I would go out and just run around until the problems didn't seem so bad. Some of those problems took longer runs to sort out, but then I could just go a bit more slowly to take more time.

Running is what you make of it, really. It can be a great workout that you just do to burn calories, or it can be free therapy.

This. Running literally saved my soon-to-be-marriage. It's cheaper than therapy, and better than meditation.

I started running to work out the stress in my life, both home and work. It was also to get in a bit of ME time, some QUIET time, where it was just me alone with my thoughts.

I changed my running from the afternoons to the morning, which was really hard as I am NOT a morning person, but this way I knew I could do it on a regular basis, work is unpredictable and I need to stay late more often than not.

I found that at the 4 month mark I started to look forward to getting up in the morning to go for my run, the first mile is still the hardest, by the 3/4 k mark my legs really kick in, and by the time I get to 7/8K I feel invincible. I'm still training, and finding that just after the 10K mark my body starts quitting on me. Slowly but surely I will get there.