What nobody told you about running.

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IILikeToMoveItMoveIt
IILikeToMoveItMoveIt Posts: 1,172 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I just started a running program and thought it would be great to hear what everyone's experiences has been. I made this thinking about another thread, 'What nobody told you about loosing weight.' Which I think is helpful as well. Thanks in advance!

So far I learned that my lips get really chapped after I run. It's more like wind chapped, not dehydrated chapped.
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  • scottish_laura_13
    scottish_laura_13 Posts: 69 Member
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    my nose runs :( especially when it colder - very snotty!
  • Clarewho
    Clarewho Posts: 494 Member
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    The heckling - I never knew that was a thing before :lol:
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,345 Member
    edited February 2016
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    yes to the snot and dry lips!! I always have a hanky to hand and lashings of Vaseline to the lips before a run...
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    chafing. in unnameable places
  • FatMoojor
    FatMoojor Posts: 483 Member
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    That it takes a long time for toenails to regrow!
  • chewyxrage
    chewyxrage Posts: 56 Member
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    You eventually run far/long enough to have to put Vaseline on your nips to prevent chafing :)
  • adescut
    adescut Posts: 19 Member
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    How much of it is mental.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    FatMoojor wrote: »
    That it takes a long time for toenails to regrow!

    Not to mention black toenails.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    Bloody nipples
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    chewyxrage wrote: »
    You eventually run far/long enough to have to put Vaseline on your nips to prevent chafing :)

    I learned to love Body Glide.
  • terrie_k
    terrie_k Posts: 406 Member
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    How much shoes really do make a difference
    -I have a love/hate relationship with running, my friend is the only person that motivates me to go on a weekly run
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
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    I used to swear that I would only run when chased. 4 years, multiple 5Ks, a handful of 10Ks, and 2 half-marathons later and now I'm addicted.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
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    Definitely the toenails thing. My shoes fit, but after 10-12 miles or so those babies are goners regardless.

    I also didn't realize that there would come a point where I really would have an "easy pace" and be able to run for hours without being out of breath at that pace. I honestly had no idea that it could get so easy. I mean, I'm still not fast and if I try to run an eight min mile or less it's rough going, but I can mosey along at a nine minute mile more or less indefinitely and that's kind of amazing.
  • furmickc
    furmickc Posts: 43 Member
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    That what used to be a long run can become a short run. I started out running 5K's and felt like a super hero when I did my first 10K. This past weekend, I ran my first 50K, and am signing up for another one at the end of this month.
  • kathyk519
    kathyk519 Posts: 197 Member
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    That you can crave it.

    That sometimes it takes a couple of miles to really get into a run.
  • Char231023
    Char231023 Posts: 702 Member
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    How clear your mind gets. It almost like meditation time for me.

    How additive it is.
  • blues4miles
    blues4miles Posts: 1,481 Member
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    That I'm less likely to get angry or depressed after I've gotten my run in.

    The huge sense of accomplishment I get after I log every single run.
  • Aed0416
    Aed0416 Posts: 101 Member
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    I was surprised by how welcoming and supportive the running community is.

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