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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / March 2004Exercising
I'm running for 5 miles a day for 5 days now. I've never been a runner, but I'm turning into one. I'm no more the most unfitted person in the park. I'm not even the slowest, now. I've been doing this for about 2 months. I would like to add one more mile next week. Then I would be running 6 miles (10K !) after two and a half months of exercising. In my town there is a half marathon in October. I'm wondering if I can join in. That would be a BIG surprise for everybody who knows me. > I'm running for 5 miles a day for 5 days now. > I've never been a runner, but I'm turning into one. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'm wondering if I can join in. > That would be a BIG surprise for everybody who knows me. Wow....what a change in exercise. You're doing great and I'm sure you can do the half marathon if you do some extra training. Go for it!! Beverly >"estella" <estella@hotmail.com> wrote in message >Wow....what a change in exercise. You're doing great and I'm sure you can >do the half marathon if you do some extra training. Go for it!! Thanks :-) It's better to do one step at a time, though.:-) Amazing stuff Estelle. You came here whining etc, and now you are a strong runner! I hope that your knees are fine under this regimen. Do you feel good after running? i > I'm running for 5 miles a day for 5 days now. > I've never been a runner, but I'm turning into one. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'm wondering if I can join in. > That would be a BIG surprise for everybody who knows me. >Amazing stuff Estelle. You came here whining etc, and now you are a >strong runner! I hope that your knees are fine under this regimen. Do >you feel good after running? My knees seem to be alright for the moment. I used new shoes when I started this and tomorrow I will change them with newest shoes. I will use the others for gardening or similar, not for running. I have read that many injuries when running are caused by old shoes. I am not a STRONG runner. Many people in the park are much faster than I am. Today something interesting happened, though. I usually stopped and let way to faster people. Today a woman stopped and let way to ME :-) >>Amazing stuff Estelle. You came here whining etc, and now you are a >>strong runner! I hope that your knees are fine under this regimen. Do [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I have read that many injuries when running are caused > by old shoes. could be true. > I am not a STRONG runner. you are if you can run 5 miles 5 days a week. i > Many people in the park are much faster than I am. > Today something interesting happened, though. > I usually stopped and let way to faster people. > Today a woman stopped and let way to ME :-) > I'm running for 5 miles a day for 5 days now. > I've never been a runner, but I'm turning into one. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'm wondering if I can join in. > That would be a BIG surprise for everybody who knows me I'm not an expert in running, but it is advisable to only increase your mileage about 10% per week to avoid overtraining injuries. Check out www.runnersworld.com for training schedules and other excellent information about running. I don't see why you couldn't make a half marathon by October as you have plenty of time to prepare. I'll be running mostly 5K and 10K's this summer. I'm tempted to do a half marathon in the fall, but I think I'll stick to my original plan and wait until next year since I plan to run about 12 races from May-Oct. which is kind of a heavy schedule for a new runner. The ones in the fall are all cross-country (trail) races and will be more challenging than the typical "flat and fast" road courses. If you haven't yet, you may want to subscribe to the rec.running newsgroup. Lots of helpful folks, training and racing tips, and general fun. Running is addictive, isn't it? Jenn >> I'm running for 5 miles a day for 5 days now. >> I've never been a runner, but I'm turning into one. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >about running. I don't see why you couldn't make a half marathon by October >as you have plenty of time to prepare. I knew this 10% rule and I tried to follow it until now. I have also read that between the 10.th and the 20.th week you improve quickly and you tend to overdo. Probably this is happening to me now. I will try to follow the 10% rule. >I'll be running mostly 5K and 10K's this summer. I'm tempted to do a half >marathon in the fall, but I think I'll stick to my original plan and wait >until next year since I plan to run about 12 races from May-Oct. which is >kind of a heavy schedule for a new runner. The ones in the fall are all >cross-country (trail) races and will be more challenging than the typical >"flat and fast" road courses. I am just dreaming about the half marathon by now. I have not yet run a single race. > I'm running for 5 miles a day for 5 days now. > I've never been a runner, but I'm turning into one. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'm wondering if I can join in. > That would be a BIG surprise for everybody who knows me. It is actually inadvisable to run so much so quickly. You are in danger of injury. Start slow, and only add 10% to your running per week. Take days off in between your running. There's no need to hurry anything. I would wait for a half-marathon if I were you until next year. I've run three halfs in my running past, (and one marathon) and it took me a long time to train. Those who tried to take the shortcuts were many times injured. As Jenn mentioned, check out www.runnersworld.com they are the best running magazine and an excellent source for running online. Martha >> I'm running for 5 miles a day for 5 days now. >> I've never been a runner, but I'm turning into one. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >injury. Start slow, and only add 10% to your running per week. Take days off >in between your running. There's no need to hurry anything. I know i should take some days off running and I should do some cross training instead. I like tennis, but my son is too little to play. I like swimming, but there are no pools around where I live. I do not like biking, and I feel it would not be very safe because I should bike for 20 or more km, and most of them are in heavy traffic. So it is not easy for me to find a good cross training. I find the risk of injury is better than taking days off and doing nothing on those days. >I would wait for a half-marathon if I were you until next year. I've run >three halfs in my running past, (and one marathon) and it took me a long >time to train. Those who tried to take the shortcuts were many times >injured. I mentioned the half marathon, but it is just a dream right now. How about race walking every other day? Certainly don't run hard every day - you can run hard every other day, and jog or walk quickly on your "easy" days. Don't be cruisin for a bruisin! BTW - race walking can be harder than running a high speeds, and is low impact. > >> I'm running for 5 miles a day for 5 days now. > >> I've never been a runner, but I'm turning into one. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > I mentioned the half marathon, but it is just a dream right now. > How about race walking every other day? Certainly don't run hard > every day - you can run hard every other day, and jog or walk quickly > on your "easy" days. Don't be cruisin for a bruisin! BTW - race > walking can be harder than running a high speeds, and is low impact. That's an excellent idea! Or even hiking up and down hills or stairs. It's a greta way to building up those leg muscles. Martha >> How about race walking every other day? Certainly don't run hard >> every day - you can run hard every other day, and jog or walk quickly [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >That's an excellent idea! Or even hiking up and down hills or stairs. It's a >greta way to building up those leg muscles. I'll ask the running group, ok? > >> How about race walking every other day? Certainly don't run hard > >> every day - you can run hard every other day, and jog or walk quickly [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I'll ask the running group, ok? No reason to tell us you're going to ask another group, unless of course it's to say "well, I really don't like the answers so I'll ask a more knowledgeble group." You will never like all the answers a group of people give you. We have opinions, just like you. Martha >> I'll ask the running group, ok? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Martha Touche'. :-) Sorry about that. I know I can get injuries doing what I do. I would not even recommend to others what I'm doing, so I must see myself it is wrong. I think the harder thing to do is building up a routine that works. If I am breaking the routine, I exercise less and I eat more. That's what i'm doing on week end days and on vacation, for example. It is hard to switch to another exercise, now that I found this which works. Mentally hard, I mean. (probably even phisically, because if I do something different my body will not get used to it). > >> I'll ask the running group, ok? > > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Mentally hard, I mean. (probably even phisically, because if I do > something different my body will not get used to it). Absolutely. : ) Martha WAY TO GO Estella, I'm impressed with your running regimen and enthusiasm to go even further. Paul 300/210/175 > I'm running for 5 miles a day for 5 days now. > I've never been a runner, but I'm turning into one. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'm wondering if I can join in. > That would be a BIG surprise for everybody who knows me. >WAY TO GO Estella, > > I'm impressed with your running regimen and enthusiasm to go even further. > >Paul Thank you Paul :-) |
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