Just starting to run -- Is this even feasible??

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  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
    Just make sure you have good shoes that protect your feet. I started running a few months ago.....very small start....and hurt a foot...so have had to be off exercise now.........good shoes will be worth the money spent (but you probably know that already).
  • jenncazares
    jenncazares Posts: 27
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  • InTheInbetween
    InTheInbetween Posts: 192 Member
    Totally feasible! Of course you can do it. Don't let anyone tell you you can't.

    And for crying-out-loud, certainly don't let anyone tell you you won't have fun doing it.

    ^^ This!

    You can absolutely be ready in 6 months!
    I too went from 5k to half marathon in about 4 months. In retrospect I probably should have given myself an extra couple of months to be fully prepared but you are already on the right track and it sounds like you're training sensibly. If you keep working like you are it's unlikely you'll even have to worry about being "swept"!
  • StarvingDiva
    StarvingDiva Posts: 1,107 Member
    I went from only being able to run 1 mile straight to a half marathon in 4 months! Give your mind more power then your body and you can do anything! WITH the right pair of shoes anyway lol

    Could you teach me how to properly breath, I always get panicky and can't get my breath right and end up stopping.
  • grinch031
    grinch031 Posts: 1,679
    I went from only being able to run 1 mile straight to a half marathon in 4 months! Give your mind more power then your body and you can do anything! WITH the right pair of shoes anyway lol

    Could you teach me how to properly breath, I always get panicky and can't get my breath right and end up stopping.

    You should slow down your pace, or alternate between intervals of walking and running until your endurance improves such that you can run continuously for longer periods of time. Running is one of those things that will gradually get better as you do it, but you have to keep doing it regularly.
  • zsaoosh
    zsaoosh Posts: 402 Member
    I went from only being able to run 1 mile straight to a half marathon in 4 months! Give your mind more power then your body and you can do anything! WITH the right pair of shoes anyway lol

    Could you teach me how to properly breath, I always get panicky and can't get my breath right and end up stopping.

    It could be the way you hold your body when you run. All the great runners look like robots and they make it look so easy. You get tired more and cant take in air as easy if you dont have your hips forward, chest up and hands loose. Do you the gym and ask them if they have a running clinic. They will watch you run and tell you what you need to do. Also, you have to build up your lungs....I have a heart problem and my heart and lungs were hard to get over so I took it nice and slow to build up the muscle...honestly the first 2 to 3 miles are ALWAYS the hardest...after that, its cake.
  • niclodn
    niclodn Posts: 17 Member
    Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement! I'm gonna bite the bullet and register. I realize 10 miles is a LONG way, but I don't plan to run the entire thing -- I like Jeff Galloway's run/walk approach. I've done hikes that are 10+ miles, but those have always been at a slower (think meandering) pace. So I need to work on that and my endurance. Will definately be investing in proper shoes -- planning to hit the running store this weekend for a gait analysis:)

    Any other tips or advice is appreciated!
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    The number one thing I tell to all new runners. Slow down.
    This is the reason why so many new runners fail is because they try to go too fast or too long.

    Number two, Pick up a foam roller. It is an invaluable tool that will help you stay injury free.
  • marci423
    marci423 Posts: 130 Member
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