HELP!! How long did it take you to like running?

As I neared the end of Couch 25K I started to really like it. Today I put in 4.27 miles! If you are not a runner and need to build up to running, I HIGHLY recommend Couch 25K - I loved it and it really helped make me a runner!

I really liked running after noticing all the fantastic people on my running trail.

When I started running outside and running races. It's never fun on a treadmill.

As for how long to give yourself? Couch to 5k takes approximately 9 weeks.

Hated it in high school, now at 26 I am really falling for it. Ran my first mile under 10 this weekend and I am pumped to keep going and do a 5k!

15 years.

no joke.

I use to be a runner in high school. then I hated for 15 years. I started running again last year, and well now I have grown to love it.
I started with small goals. 3km, then 5km, then time, and now 10km.

I suggest starting with couch 2 5km, it's a great program (i've never done it, I just went out and ran lol). I'm currently doing the bridge to 10km.

Interval training is also your friend. Weather you do fartlek when you run, or you do HIIT at home, it will help with your cardio fitness, which will in turn help with the running.

Like it??? I've been doing it for years and I still don't like the actual running part. But it helps so much with other sports that I keep it a part of my routine. Plus, it's a quick and cheap calorie burn that you can do almost anywhere.

I will say that sometimes I like trail running... downhill, that is :-) I love to fly and jump over things!

Good luck!

46 years, no joke here either. I repeatedly stated, "I hate running" Then my neighbor said she was going to run a 5k and I thought, "Sure you are" I'll be damned she did. Then another and another and another. Pretty soon I was feeling like I better give it another try. I started with the Wii runner and learned I'd been trying to go much too fast. Next thing I'm out on the road with my neighbor. Last year I ran in about 7 5ks and 2 weeks ago did a 7k.

Fell head over heels in *love* immediately. Seriously. Because I never thought of myself as a runner for the longest time. And then about 15 years ago I decided that I wanted to be a runner and just went out running around the neighborhood, going a little farther each week... and then I registered for my first race... and then a few more races... and the rest is history.

Good luck!!

I totally agree with the couch to 5 k...or as you will find it C25K online and as an app on your phone! it takes 9 weeks and you will be totally surprised at how well you do! sometimes you have to repeat a day or two, maybe even a week until you get it. But being in a 5k, even if you walk a lot of it or none of it will make you want to be around the type of people who are fit. I notice them all over now! I am just going from 5k to 5k this summer! so I am always "training" for one. I walked and ran my first one March 17th, the atmosphere was awesome! so many different levels~! I also suggest getting a subscription to Runners World mag. It has some great training stuff, great stretches and it for ALL levels not just pro runners! it has great reviews of runs, shoes, clothes and training tips that will keep you motivated! good luck, I am just starting to really fall in love with running. not to be fast or to win, but to enjoy the feeling, the time for thinking and the feel of my muscles learning something new and feeling strong! to be one of "those people" that I have seen on the road and envied! Just relax and enjoy the time to yourself...oh, and get an AWESOME mp3 music track to keep you motivated. I suggest getting SPOTIFY.com and find the Workout Playlist it has about 42 great songs to keep you going!!!

When I learned to pace myself, and that running is hard when you start out, and you need to work up to it. I'm another fan of Couch 2 5k. It gave me a goal each run to keep progressing, but limited me enough that I didn't get shin splints like I usually would if I just tried to go for it like in the past. I'm currently redoing Couch 2 5k after a long break off running, to recondition and build up my speed.

starting late here. i SO like the idea of a quick n easy to do calorie burn. my shins kill me in 2 minutes.

am told i need to build stamina with a 2 minute run followed by a 2 minute walk and keep doing reps of it. Also get fitted for a good running shoe as I have flat feet

I liked the idea of it too. Turns out I don't really like doing it. Exercise is bad enough; I don't feel I should have to suffer doing something I just really don't like! lol

I am still waiting to like it....lol I have been running for 3 months and I just completed my first 5km race.... If I didn't have my run club I don't think I'd run on my own.

Ok...so I do like aspects of running but I have been having calf issues and it is starting to really interfere with my running mojo...lol

Although there is nothing better than that feeling once you've accomplished the run!!

I wouldn't say I like it, but I am addicted. Once I got off the treadmill and outside I didn't dread it. After my first 5K I began itching to run another race. Within an hour of finishing a quarter marathon I realized that I was stronger than I thought I was. I am not one of those people who giddily ties up their running shoes, but...I love the runner's high; I like running a route faster than I have before; I enjoy the nervousness at the beginning of a race; Now that my distance is increasing I am loving the calorie burns; I like how strong my legs are becoming and how low my resting heartrate is. Like others have said, try a C25K and give yourself some time. You may never "like" it, but you may love what it does for you.

I'm still new to it but I love /hate it every time!!!! I ran 7.5 miles the other day and 10 months ago I couldn't run more than 30 sec with out stopping...love that!!!! Running has changed my life...love that too!!! Hate that it's so hard....but nothing that comes easy feels as great as coming in all sweaty after a great run!!!!