MFP Runner's Club

hi everyone!! I have just started running, I usually go in the morning about five times a week I love to run, but I have been having problems with my shins I am going to start a beginners jogging program that will hopefully help my legs to become stronger. I will probably have tons of questions for you all! I hope that I can find some great support and encouragement, and maybe some good advice too!
Hope you are all having a great day!!

Any time you are getting sore from running, check out your shoes. If you are near a running store, have them check out your foot type and gait to make sure you have shoes that are right for you.
The other thing is to remember to stretch well after running. Most everybody stretches their quads and hamstrings, but don't forget to stretch your shins. Goes a long way to help with shin splints.

I am wondering if anyone could tell me how they figure out how many miles they run, I have a timex heart rate monitor, but im just learning how to use it. Any suggestions on how I can find how how far I run (without buying a pedometer watch) lol

Rainman: WIll you be running Dam to Dam this weekend? I see you are in IA.

I am not doing Dam to Dam, and want to try it some year. Many of my friends are doing this race and heard all good things about it. Good luck, and enjoy it.

I am starting to get my miles up and did a 14 last Friday. Need to get another teen run in this weekend sometime. I have lost about 15 lbs since mid April and can enjoy running again… hooray! So, I am trying to pick 1 or 2 regional marathons to do this fall, any recommendations?

What’s on my list to consider:
- Omaha
- Mason City
- Quad Cities
- Des Moines, done it 2x already but it’s a great race with limited hassles
- Lakefront in Milwaukee
- North Face Endurance challenge near Madison, 50k, or maybe 50m if I can be ready

What’s NOT on my list:
- Chicago, I have done it 3x already
- Twin Cities, I have done it 2x already
- Both are amazing races, but I have had my fill.

Any advice?

BTW, I love the quote too. I am a big bible fella myself.

I did 5 miles today in 38:34. That's my best time so far for 5. U guys were talking about how many days in a row to rest before running again and about weights. I am running 4 days, lifting 6 days-alternating between arms and legs, and on the days I dont run, Im doing spin class and the elliptic machine. I rest on Sundays. I was wondering if maybe I'm doing too much? I don't really know because, I just got a membership at a gym and started all this with out any instruction. So maybe this is why I'm not really losing weight???

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Can I join? I'm currently doing the c25k program, finished w8d2 yesterday. W9d3 actually turns out to be next Saturday and I'm registered for my first 5k that day! I'm excited and nervous...I'm running with 2 friends and we are doing the program based on time, so yesterday we ran 28 straight minutes, which worked out to be just a little less than 3 miles, as per mapmyrun.com. It is hard to be exact because some of the run is on a trail, but through some woods. Somebody already asked, but I would also like to know, what gadget do you use to track distance? I'm hoping to get a hrm for my 41st b-day, which is next month, because by then I will have proved to myself that running is part of my life for good!

Reading throught this thread has been such as inspiration. I'm hoping to continue challenging myself but starting the 1 hour running program, as soon as c25k is finished!

Hi and Welcome! I'm getting ready to hit the big 4-0 in 13 days (and counting )
Good luck in the 5k! Can't wait to hear about it. My first 5k was a disaster -- did EVERYTHING wrong -- but learned a lot -- escpecially what NOT to do

Have a great day! today was a lifting day for me -- and I am hating those days -- just don't get the endorphin high that running gives!!! Running again tomorrow!