Too embarrassed to run....?

I was also super embarrassed so I run with my dog, she takes the lead and it looks like I'm just out exercising her!

LegendOfBlake wrote: »

Put on some music and forget about the world. Who cares what they think? You're doing this for you!

"I feel like i run like a hippopotamus"

Let me stop you there. If you're running like a hippopotamus, you are already a god-tier runner. Hippopotamus are typically around 3,500 pounds. If you are 3,500 pounds and you still manage to reach a max speed for a hippo (30mph!!!) then it's time to end MyFitnessPal, because you just took the goddamn trophy for fitness. Hippos are cool as hell.

Anyway, you can do it and all that jazz.

They actually are. And mean too - they kill more people than lions.
Just to chime in and agree with everyone else. Try to ignore the people around you and just do your thing. I'm a new runner myself and the BEST advice I got - apart from get decent shoes - was to slow right down. Now I run at a speed that many people could walk at, but because I'm not gasping for breath, I can now do 5K without stopping. That's something I would never have thought possible, but there you are. Also I'm, 47 and still overweight, so it's doable. Good luck!

I can say there are more people out there who encourage people running than who are negative. Negative people are those lazy people who just drive or never get off there seats. I can tell my experience I feel running in a running group is great because no matter how slow you are (because I'm the slowest) because in a group people encourage you. I started running August last year and when I began I couldn't even run .3 of a mile with out walking. A whole 9 months later I ran a full marathon. I feel that when I run in the street people are just watching, but then I realize there either driving away or just encouraging me.

Hey! I totally know how you feel... I'm 5'9 so very tall but I'm 200+ pounds. I have lost 30 pounds and have another 40 to go and hit a plateau... I have always hated running and I can't run at all! I started very small on my local canal just jogging to one bridge and walking to the next... I have only been running for a couple weeks and yesterday I got up to 5k! I did have a few short walking breaks but that to me was a huge achievement! Headphones and an amazing playlist are the key, just zone everything else out. I'm sure I have had the odd comment but I don't care and I didn't hear it. My most embarrassing thing is how slow I go! My thinking is... Just keep your feet moving, even if you are jogging really slowly and hardly going fast... Just keep your feet going... I have got a little faster but I sometimes find myself stuck behind someone walking (briskly) and I need a big push of energy to get round them and jog on lol! I promise you can do this... Just take it step by step... Little and often. You will be amazed at how quickly your body will respond to what your doing and it will get easier and you will feel stronger.... Other people??? What other people??

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I just started running. and I'm not good at it. I feel like I look like I'm struggling. and then you see those runners who just seem to float. and I feel like a failure.
but they didn't just run like that off the bat. it took practice. they may have even looked like me when they started.
I run in the morning with the dog. and I stay in the neighborhood streets, not on busy streets. Less people.

I couldn't run much and I started run one block, and then walk the next. now a month later, I almost have the whole mile. and I'm going to keep going. because I can. And one day I want to float