The Running Thread

If you are doing compound weights in the gym it might be the cause of the joint pain. You could try running on the grass (not concrete). Buy specialist running shoes. The only way to beat the pain is to rest. Running does make your bones denser, your muscles adapt and the tendons/ligaments strengthen so your body does adapt but it is hard at first. I suggest you do some core workouts if you are going to the gym. You perhaps know more about it than me but certainly the plank and side plank exercises helped me get over my hip trouble so try these.

Quality. Thanks. As I'm a noob, can you give me some general outdoors runnng advice i.e. use music or dont//time of day to best do it etc.

Quality. Thanks. As I'm a noob, can you give me some general outdoors runnng advice i.e. use music or dont//time of day to best do it etc.

If you are doing compound weights in the gym it might be the cause of the joint pain. You could try running on the grass (not concrete). Buy specialist running shoes. The only way to beat the pain is to rest. Running does make your bones denser, your muscles adapt and the tendons/ligaments strengthen so your body does adapt but it is hard at first. I suggest you do some core workouts if you are going to the gym. You perhaps know more about it than me but certainly the plank and side plank exercises helped me get over my hip trouble so try these.

First run after my 6 week injury and I manged 3.5 miles @ 7min miles on the grass. Quite suprised because I thought I would be going to be much slower. Mind you I was breathing more than usual for this sort of pace - my usual easy run pace. Going to do 4.5 miles tomorrow at the same pace on the grass. This will be the start of my base training.

How long will your base training last? I'm planning to start in August, and cut out four weeks rest, then hopefully be pretty decent for cross country I didn't bother with it this season- first season and all, pretty silly..

Sounds good. Well I would do 4 weeks of easy running. Then maybe include some hill running/tempo runs/fartleks but no intervals yet. The base will probably last 12 weeks.
What I would say is four weeks maybe a bit too long but it depends how tired you are after the previous season. Dont jump into intervals too soon - I did this last season. Just take you time with it its all about building your mileage at this point.

I went for a run today! (Yeah, I know, original post)

But I'm quite proud of myself because I could barely run 50m at one point (I was very overweight) and now I have managed to run a total of about a mile with a few walking breaks. I never realised it could make you feel so good, I can't wait to get fitter so I can go on a proper long run instead of just a short one.

I think my next goal will be to run to my 3x a week Karate class which is about half a mile, and then run back afterwards. I'll have to wait a few weeks though, because I will need my summer t shirt to arrive as my kit top is too bulky. Longer term I'd like to do the race for life and be able to run the whole way.

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Slightly OT question...

you see loads of girls being shouted down round here for doing sit ups to try and get a flat stomach - everyone always says about just going for a run instead. I'd really like to get a flat stomach, and obviously I am running, but will sit ups or other stomach exercises as well as that help to flatten my stomach or are they totally and utterly redundant?

Did the Launceston Half Marathon today. Did it in 1 hour, 31 minutes and 15 seconds thats a new PB and did it on such a tough course too.

I went for a run today! (Yeah, I know, original post)

But I'm quite proud of myself because I could barely run 50m at one point (I was very overweight) and now I have managed to run a total of about a mile with a few walking breaks. I never realised it could make you feel so good, I can't wait to get fitter so I can go on a proper long run instead of just a short one.

I think my next goal will be to run to my 3x a week Karate class which is about half a mile, and then run back afterwards. I'll have to wait a few weeks though, because I will need my summer t shirt to arrive as my kit top is too bulky. Longer term I'd like to do the race for life and be able to run the whole way.

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Slightly OT question...

you see loads of girls being shouted down round here for doing sit ups to try and get a flat stomach - everyone always says about just going for a run instead. I'd really like to get a flat stomach, and obviously I am running, but will sit ups or other stomach exercises as well as that help to flatten my stomach or are they totally and utterly redundant?