Question for runners...

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  • CrazyDaisysMommy
    CrazyDaisysMommy Posts: 472
    Definitely the first two are the worst and I think about stopping the entire time. Mile five makes me feel like a rockstar and I'm fairly sure I could run forever. Mile seven makes me regret not stopping after five.
  • jwhit31
    jwhit31 Posts: 450 Member
    For me it's the first mile. It's so hard to get warmed up and going good.
  • shasha_84
    shasha_84 Posts: 170
    MIne is ALWAYS the first mile, after that I could run forever :)
  • sjcply
    sjcply Posts: 817 Member
    Definately the first one!! My last is usually my best, cuz I m loose and pumped!
  • sandy2006
    sandy2006 Posts: 483 Member
    first mile seems forever for me.
  • kylielouttit
    kylielouttit Posts: 512 Member
    I ran my first half-marathon last may and that 1.1km at the end was the longest of my LIFE! It was insane how long that felt!

    Usually though, it takes me a few minutes to get my mojo going.
  • mackenzg
    mackenzg Posts: 37 Member
    The first 3 miles for me are the WORST. I know I just have to push myself beyond those 3 and ill be fine, but MAN some days its really mentally rough!
  • scs143
    scs143 Posts: 2,190 Member
    My first mile is my longest and hardest. After my legs are warmed up, I am good to go.

    I just started running in August. I run every other day or sometimes allow myself 2 days between runs. I consider myself a runner now. I ran my first 5K in November and will run a 10k in March. I ran 5 miles this morning which was my furthest run yet. I think if you are running with any regularity, you are a runner.

    I love it. I loved it from week 3. As soon as I convinced myself that I was really doing it and really could do it, I loved it.
  • jovz10
    jovz10 Posts: 531 Member
    bump! just finished my c25k training... need info to get better at it...
  • sjcply
    sjcply Posts: 817 Member
    May I ask you runners another question?

    How long did it take you to consider yourself runners? Did you start out hating it? If so, at what point did you stop hating it?

    for me it wasnt my first race it was more when I did it week after week and I started buying running gear and my mileage increased! When I started feeling like I was pushing myself and getting stronger! I hated it at first when I had severe shin splints, and couldnt run more than a minute or two without stopping! But when I finished that first mile without stopping, and I knew that I could take it 1 mile at a time and couldnt stop running, I knew I was a "Runner"
  • HisPathDaily
    HisPathDaily Posts: 672 Member
    Start signing up for races!!
    bump! just finished my c25k training... need info to get better at it...
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    During your your run, which mile feels like the longest? The first or the last one? For me it varies but it is usually the first one.

    The uphill one. And if it's an out-and-back, then point where I have to turn around... it always throws off my rhythm.


    May I ask you runners another question?

    How long did it take you to consider yourself runners? Did you start out hating it? If so, at what point did you stop hating it?

    When I started to feel like I was getting reasonably decent at it. That's subjective, I know, but it's kind of inherent to your question. Once I got so I could sustain a 9-min mile I started thinking of myself as a runner.
  • Leslye125
    Leslye125 Posts: 242 Member
    Most definately the first 10-20 mins. I have this huge mental game that goes on in my head everytime I step outside. "I don't want to do this, I don't want to do this"... Then I get going, feel like Frankenstein trying to run at first, then, finally it all relaxes and I can just go. Then phase 2 of my stupid mind game about half way. If I stop for ANY reason before I get my desired miles in, I will be stopping a half a dozen times more! I don't stop and I can go the distance. I have to do a mantra, "just keep running, just keep going, don't stop, you can and are breathing fine".
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    At the minute it's the last mile as have not been running long and trying to increase each time. A few years ago when I could run 6 miles, the first 10 mins were harder then I could just keep going. Am looking forward to getting back to that point!
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    The first mile is difficult, by the 3rd mile I feel like I can run forever, and it starts to get difficult again around mile 7 or 8.

    I felt like a runner the first time I ran in bad weather because, well... it was a run day and that's what I do. I don't mind a little rain so long as no thunderstorms are in the area.

    That's about like me. 1st mile hard. Second to 8th ok. 9th is HARD. My longest run so far is about 9 or 10 miles, as I don't really ever get more than 90 mins child free (and rarely that, usually 60 mins), so can't comment on further than that.
  • Chrissynysc
    Chrissynysc Posts: 4 Member
    It depends...I like interval training, so at the end I may do a big sprint---THAT'S the hardest. If I'm focusing on distance, the first mile does seem like the longest.
  • RunningAddict
    RunningAddict Posts: 548 Member
    May I ask you runners another question?

    How long did it take you to consider yourself runners? Did you start out hating it? If so, at what point did you stop hating it?

    I hated it for a long time, I kept doing it to become healthier and I developed a passion for it! =) So worth it!
  • mlb929
    mlb929 Posts: 1,974 Member
    May I ask you runners another question?

    How long did it take you to consider yourself runners? Did you start out hating it? If so, at what point did you stop hating it?

    I seas a runner the moment I saw a sunny day and thought it was perfect for a run. Or the day my kids asked to run with me. Or the day someone told me they saw me running. Guess it was the day I put shoe on and dedicated to wanting to be a runner. I never hated it. I wanted it too badly to have an attitude of anything but success.

    I read somewhere they'd should smile when you run as it will just make you feel happier and make everyone around you think you are having the time of your life. In my small town people tease me all the time about. Y smile when I run and the fact I wave at drivers that move over for me.
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 788 Member
    The hardest step for me is the one out the door.
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