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dlish · 10-11-2010, 09:04 PM

i wouldnt advise wind sprint or interval running for beginners either.

your intention is to finish.

you could try the run/walk method if you dont think you can do 5km. choose your own intervals.

Say you start as run 500m/walk 100m.

then build it up to run 1km/walk 100m

then run a mile/walk 100

then run 2 miles/walk 50

you'll find that you're body will find it easier and easier to run everytime you want out. you should start running 2-3 times a week as long easy jobs, and work up the tempo over a period of 6-8 weeks at least.

running on a treadmill is my pet hate. apart from the fact that i once fell on one, grazed my leg/shoulder/face and was the butt of all jokes in the gym, i find them monotonous. get out into the streets and run along wheres theres anything interesting.

if your aim is to get the distance under your belt, and you are finding that you are getting lazy then you need to motivate yourself in other ways. sometimes when i found myself knowing that i needed to get a 10km run under my belt but felt that if i ran in the neighbourhood ill do a nice easy 6km and head home, i would get my wife to drop me off 10km from home and told her not to pick me up if i called. that way i ran all the way home!

you could try joining a running club. theres always new people of the same calibre with the same intentions as you. they're always welcoming and you'll find like minded people there.

the most important thing is that you ENJOY your running. if you're broken the next day its not going to be motivation for you to run again for another week or until you've forgotten the pain. Start easy, and run within your limits.

as for books, you could try Jeff Galloway. he has plenty of books out there about distance running. Im currently reading ChiRunning by Danny Dreyer who's got some interesting theories on distance running.

enjoy! and let us know how your progress goes.

10-11-2010, 09:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	i wouldnt advise wind sprint or interval running for beginners either. your intention is to finish. you could try the run/walk method if you dont think you can do 5km. choose your own intervals. Say you start as run 500m/walk 100m. then build it up to run 1km/walk 100m then run a mile/walk 100 then run 2 miles/walk 50 you'll find that you're body will find it easier and easier to run everytime you want out. you should start running 2-3 times a week as long easy jobs, and work up the tempo over a period of 6-8 weeks at least. running on a treadmill is my pet hate. apart from the fact that i once fell on one, grazed my leg/shoulder/face and was the butt of all jokes in the gym, i find them monotonous. get out into the streets and run along wheres theres anything interesting. if your aim is to get the distance under your belt, and you are finding that you are getting lazy then you need to motivate yourself in other ways. sometimes when i found myself knowing that i needed to get a 10km run under my belt but felt that if i ran in the neighbourhood ill do a nice easy 6km and head home, i would get my wife to drop me off 10km from home and told her not to pick me up if i called. that way i ran all the way home! you could try joining a running club. theres always new people of the same calibre with the same intentions as you. they're always welcoming and you'll find like minded people there. the most important thing is that you ENJOY your running. if you're broken the next day its not going to be motivation for you to run again for another week or until you've forgotten the pain. Start easy, and run within your limits. as for books, you could try Jeff Galloway. he has plenty of books out there about distance running. Im currently reading ChiRunning by Danny Dreyer who's got some interesting theories on distance running. enjoy! and let us know how your progress goes. __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy