Feeling discouraged about running

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  • mreeves261
    mreeves261 Posts: 728 Member
    I forgot to add earlier. If you need some support you are more than welcome to send a friend request. I will encourage the best I can.
  • caquandt2012
    caquandt2012 Posts: 9
    Don't worry about time - You're running!! That's the important part because you weren't doing this before and that IS progress. Also, make sure you're giving your body good fuel to run (good nutrition) and listen to your body. :smile:
  • KarissaA
    KarissaA Posts: 29 Member
    Don't worry about your time! You will get faster as you go along. Also, a lot of people find that being surrounded by other people at the even causes them to go faster than on their own.

    Congrats on all you've accomplished so far! I can't even get TO week 7!
  • AmandaLY17
    AmandaLY17 Posts: 184 Member
    Like everyone else has stated, dont worry about your time... it will improve! Just have to keep chugging along at it :)
    But I did want to add. I've always had problems running. I get shin splints and sore knees and just in general have a hard time pushing through discouragement and never seem to advance. I did a 5 K in November, and I found just having others around me and the excitement of the event spurred me on to be faster than I had ever been. You might find yourself setting p.r. from that alone
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Don't worry about your time! You will get faster as you go along. Also, a lot of people find that being surrounded by other people at the even causes them to go faster than on their own.

    Congrats on all you've accomplished so far! I can't even get TO week 7!

    Slow down. :wink:
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member


    Being fat is not a barrier to running. I and legions of other fat runners are proof of that.

    Certainly not. However, being overweight just adds to the risk of injury while getting into running shape. Your experience was positive, you might have uniquely resilient joints--others may not, I'm just urging caution, not recommending that she stop. A 17 minute mile is not running, but the only way to get there is to work at it. I just don't want her to push too hard to meet an April goal and potentially sustain an injury through overexertion. I've been running since the 1970's, I think I know a little bit about the subject.

    You know about your running experience, since the 1970's. That does not mean that you know about all experiences and it sure as hell doesn't make you an expert, sorry. Rereading your initial post, it did sound pretty strongly as if you were advising that she stop running and walk instead.

    Never once in her post did OP mention pain in her joints, yet you advised her to lay off until she loses weight. I have no idea why you felt the need to advise this considering she made no mention of any issues beyond wanting to be faster. Maybe because you worried that she MAY have pain at some point in the future?

    All runners need to take it slow and ease into running, regardless of weight. Too much, too fast, too soon = injuries.

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