Running Help

I would only apply the 10% rule once you have got to a decent standard, if someone could only run to the end of the road and added only 10% a week they would be retired before they got up tp 5k, when i started i just ran till i was out of energy, naturally you will run further as you get fitter and will make leaps on some runs, set a goal distance(5k say) and once reached try to bring your time down

Always remember discomfort is fine pain is bad, you have to work your heart to get fitter

THIS!!! And, go slower than you want to at first and it'll allow you to run way longer. I was doing HIIT early in the day and walking with a friend at night, then one day my friend couldn't walk so I decided to try to run...my HRM was screaming at me and my calories burned was AWESOME...I've scrapped HIIT (for now) to focus on running--I still walk with my friend in the evenings, but now I run in the mornings. I'm not super fast or anything but I CAN actually run, without stopping for an extended period (that period keeps getting longer every few days) and I run almost everyday--do what feels "right" for your body!

Were you really bored with C25K or was it too hard? C25K or something like that is a good way to train and improve.

Besides running, strengthening your core, strengthening your upper body, and working on your cardio are all important ingredients to set yourself up for success. In fact, without knowing much about you, I'd be willing to guess that if you did some cross train program (like the 30 Day Shred) religiously for thirty days straight, running the day before you started that program (to see where you are) and then running the day after you finished the program (to see how far you'd come), you'd be surprised to see how much your running had improved due to your enhanced core, strength, and cardio/aerobic capability.

After years away from running (due, in part, to an Achilles rupture and resulting/subsequent weight gain), I started running again this May. I'd tried in the end of March to run but was discouraged when I couldn't make it around the high school track once without stopping. I bought 30 DS and then did that for about five weeks straight (I did the 30 days and then did a few more). Then, a co-worker asked me if I wanted to do a 5k with her. I was worried considering my last attempt at running was pretty impotent, but I said yes anyway. I was surprised that I did the 5k in about 35 min. I thought maybe I had a chance.

I downloaded the Runkeeper app and started using it to help train. I started the Beginner Half Marathon training schedule and have, over the past few months increased my speed and distance capability. For "funsies", I ran a 5k last night to see how I'd do. It took me a little under 26 minutes (approx 8:35 min per mile). Not too shabby.

I'm running a Half Marathon on Saturday. Based on my workouts this summer, I know I can finish it running the whole way, now I just have to see how quickly I can do it.

Running is fun. Prepare your body for it, pick a workout schedule, be relentless, and good luck.:drinker: