Will running get easier

It does get easier. But it takes longer than a month. Just think, if your body is going from very little cardio activity to running/jogging three times a week a month isn't that much time for it to improve. Keep going and it does get better. In the meantime, here are some tips:

- Go slow. If you're unable to carry on a small conversation, slow down.
- Keep your head up and look out down the road, don't stare at the ground.
- Keep your arms pumping forward, not side to side. This will help propel you.
- Make sure you're in the right running shoes! Go to a Fleet Feet or TrackShack if need be to be properly fitted.
- Keep your chest up and try to keep your hips and knees aligned under you. Looks funny but works much better than leaning over trying to drudge forward.

Also, I will say this. I run 2:1's. Which means I run for 2 minutes and walk for 1 minute. This method has given me my personal bests on my 5k races even though I'm walking part of the time. Try it for youself. You might also want to try this warm up. It's long but it's very effective:

Walk for 5 minutes.
Run for 30 seconds and walk for 30 seconds for a total of 5 minutes.
Run for 1 minutes, walk for 1 minute.
Run for 1 minute 30 seconds, walk for 1 minute.
Then begin running or run/walking. and then cool down by walking for 10 minutes.

So I've been running at least 3 times a week for the past month. I tend to run different routes with different amounts of time but on average Im doing 15-22 minutes.
Obviously some days are easier than others but I doesn't feel like its getting any easier as a whole. Surely I should be able to run a bit further and a faster by now? And with a bit more ease?

It does get easier. And should be noticeably easier after a month. Are you doing this ad hoc, or with a plan you can track your progress with? In my experience, a "Couch to..." or "Learn to..." defined program helped immensely. And if you have a smartphone, using something like Strava or MapMyRun will give you concrete, detailed performance tracking.

And to re-iterate - yes, after a month you should certainly be feeling improvement.

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So I've been running at least 3 times a week for the past month. I tend to run different routes with different amounts of time but on average Im doing 15-22 minutes.
Obviously some days are easier than others but I doesn't feel like its getting any easier as a whole. Surely I should be able to run a bit further and a faster by now? And with a bit more ease?

By the way, if you're running to loose weight too, please add me

It definitely gets easier when you make it easier for yourself!

By that I'm suggesting you slow down a little bit so your'e not struggling so much?

If you are 'serious' about running, then it might be an idea to get fitted running shoes from a running store, and following a c25k plan.

Eating at a HEALTHY deficit combined with running will really boost your weight loss goals!


Good luck!

I'm a newbie runner, and yes, it does get easier. I recommend C25K http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/30-couch-to-5k-running-program-c25k

Running definitely gets easier. I just started my second time through C25K to work on speed. One thing I haven't seen mentioned is breathing, you need to focus on your breathing for running to get easier. In for # of strides, out for # + 1 strides, preferably in through the nose and out through the mouth.

I breath in for 3 strides out for 4 strides. As soon as my breathing gets messed up I start having problems and need to regroup.

I am currently working on conquering a 5k trail near my house before the end of fall, at least all but one hill because I do have a very bad knee. Plus I love the endorphin high.

only if you keep doing it!

It does get easier unless you start trying to go harder/faster/longer, but yes it will get easier. You also have to notice though that cardio endurance does not happen overnight or even over a few weeks or a few months. It takes YEARS to develop a good running base and that's with consistent running.

I would respectfully disagree that it gets easier.

What it does, however, is go from I-hate-this-so-much-why-do-I-do-this-to-myself difficult to I-love-pushing-myself-and-the-feeling-of-being-fit-and-fast difficult.

This!

I have a love hate relationship with running. THere are moments in a run that I will love and moments I hate. I have been running for 4 years now and I have done 4-5 km runs that have kicked my butt the entire time and 15 km runs that I have never felt tired the whole time. Red meat seems to really bring me down when running, so I never eat red meet the night before a run any longer than 7 km.

Joining a learn to run group taught me to run (I did the running room program). The great thing about that is once per week in a clinic you get a talk or seminar - experts in nutrition to other excercises to stretching. That helped me to learn about my body and what works for me. The first 5 mins are always the hardest. I always do a 2-3 minute fast walk warmup too - it gets your blood pumpuing and you dont feel like you are having a cold start.

I will say, of any exercise routine I have ever done, I never have felt more rewarded on a personal level than when I became a "runner".