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Originally Posted by athletics
To meet your overall goals, try and build up to a 30 minute routine of continuous running. Your regular New Balance should be fine, unless it is an area that gets wet then you may want to consider a cross trainer shoe. With running I have found that just because you are going downhill doesn't make it easier. I love the idea of running on a trail, less stress on your joints each step. I would also suggest buying a heart rate monitor. You want to try and get your heart rate around 150 bpm during exercise and do it for 30 minutes. Since you are getting back in to running, you may want to work up to the 30 minutes, what ever you can do. Push yourself, but don't kill yourself in the process.
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Ah, excellent advice. I don't expect too much rain over the next few months (North America, mediterranean climate), so I'm glad I can keep the shoes I have. Shoes are freaking expensive. I'm not expecting downhill to be easier than uphill, in fact I find it to be much more difficult. I usually (usually meaning over the past few weeks) do a slow jog downhill, and wind sprints uphill. I can do about 12 minutes of running right now before having to slow to walking. My asthma is slowly dissapearing, though, which will make life much easier.
Thanks very much.