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How come you hadn't been out for a week and half? Is it because you couldn't get motivated, or are you now not motivated because you couldn't get out? Do you go out at different times of the day? Perhaps changing when you go might make it different? Some on this thread go out early morning; would that inspire you, running with no one else around and the birds singing etc? Is there anyone else who could go out with you who would not let you back out of a pre-arranged meet?
I gather that you can lose your progress quicker than you gain it in these early stages. Perhaps not being out has just set you back a jot - even more reason to get out there and fight it!!! 18 minutes for your 3km was fantastic; and YOU did that. You can do it again.
Just look at a pace calculator and you are running at 5 miles an hour (24 minutes). At that pace, it would take 1 hour 17 to do 10K. That's quite respectable. And that's now. At 18 minutes, it was 6 mph sub-10 min miles and would take you an hour to do 10K. Which is unbelievable as there are people on this forum desperate to do sub-60 min 10Ks.
Get back out there as soon as you are able and you will notice an improvement again within a week, I bet.
Jo xx
I love running first thing in the morning but i;m finding as I can run further I have to get up earlier and earlier and I'm SO not a morning person so I now run home from work. That seems to work for me as I like knowing that all my hard work is bringing me closer to home.
I have a good friend who is also a runner and, even though we live in different cities, we text each other to make sure we're going on runs, and we enter races together, which makes the whole race-thing far less daunting!
Let's just put today down to a bad day, and I'll keep you updated!
You either do it cos you told yourself you would, or you pack up and go home.
Other times you may feel as if you are flying, the ground goes rushing by, nothing can stop you.
The funny thing is you may not know which it is going to be, until you are doing it.
You may start off sluggish, and then you have to work a bit, cos the grass hasn't been cut, and the next thing you know it feels great.
It is so hot. Perhaps we have chosen the wrong time of year to start running!! I went out this morning at 8.30 and it was really warm even then. Couldn't face another 5K as I had a dicky tummy as well as the heat so just did my 1.8 mile route. Slower than my last time but I'll put that down to the reasons above. My legs just felt like lead.
I run past a slaughterhouse and my goodness, it stank today. I nearly did an extra mile just to avoid running back past it.
(Sorry, that's possibly too much information!)
At the moment i tend to go running at night once i get home from work but sometimes i find it really hard getting back up off that sofa! When do people generally find it best to go running - morning or evening?
Sorry for the long post - got a bit carried away! It's so great to see other beginners who have caught the running bug and who are making progress as well!
I'm a stay at home mom with 2 children and I find it hard in the early evening, post children's tea, not to sit on the settee and chill while they watch TV for an hour before bed (TV? so what, I'm a bad parent..) because I would never actually get out then after their bed time. If I have sat in a comfortable seat for more than 5 minutes, I'm done for. I'd rather do more mornings so I can feel smug to the other mothers at the school run but it's not easy.
wow well done for finding the time to do anything when you have 2 children - not sure i would be able to do that! i would like to get into the habbit of running in the morning but i work in london and in order to commute etc if i were to go running in the morning it would mean rolling out of bed at 5.30 and even i'm not that dedicated!!
I can only do it when he works from home and takes my eldest to school. Then, though, I have to run the gauntlet of seeing the people I know walking to school!
that does indeed sound like an almost military operation for you to go running early in the morning - by the sounds of it you have it down to a fine art already! especially if you are missing all the people you know when you go runing at the moment. that's what i find terrible - if i could only wear a balaclava to hide my identity that would be fab but i fear i would spontaneously combust from the heat if i did!!
hopefully it might be a nice change to your routine - sometimes i enjoy it more than i think i will if i do something different!
Off to bed. Hope you enjoy your run Hepburn.
I go out early in the morning normally no later than 6.00 or i just can't face the fact that people might see me who i know.I'm really bad at getting up and if it wasn't for hubby saying to me i thought you were going for a run and making me feel guilty i probably wouldn't get up. I found it easier to get up when i first started(3/4 weeks ago) as i had more motivation and it was something new.
I had a really bad weekend it started ok with a good run on saturday leaving me full of energy so much so that i decided to do my exercise video on sunday but logged on to the computor and next thing i knew it was after lunch and my daughter was fetching her boyfriend in so that went out of the window.Then i thought i'll just have a snack and go and do some gardening that's better than nothing but that never materialised either.Woke up on monday after a terrible nights sleep feeling really depressed and lethargic(bummer)but what was worse it carried on and i slept poorly on monday night and when the alarm went off an tuesday morning i turned it off and next thing i knew it was after 7.00 way too late to go out for a run like i had planned,and that left me feeling depressed again all day.On a lighter note i managed to drag myself out of bed this morning and went for a run.I done the first session of run 5 walk 2 and didn't find it as bad as i thought i slowed it down a bit and i coped pretty well(very surprised)infact there was a couple of times when i ran over the 5 mins,my legs did feel a bit heavy at the end of the session but that's because i worked harder.It would have been so easy to give in and say that's it i've had enough but i'm so pleased that i didn't and i'm actually looking forwrd to my next run let's just hope that i can get out of bed. Sorry for the long post,speak soon.
I've just got back into running after spell of about 2 years and I am bit rusty.
My first love is cycling, but in the summer I just don't have the time to get the miles in (family, work et al) it's become a winter sport.
So I've tken up running as it takes up less time and I can fit it in around everyone else (still do about 100 miles on bike at weekends.
By did it hurt the first 2 weeks, but I am up to 3 mile in about 35 minutes.
I expect you will find it will get easier.
I am taking it easier this time around and mixing it with cycling. The cycling allows for good recovey of sore legs. It's actually over 3 years since I last ran seriously, I over did it as I set off an old back injury. I have been reluctant to start up again.
It's the bike mentality I am afraid, get the miles IN. 9 mile run is quite a way, but on the bike you are not even warmed up.
You certainly have great times and you have the right mentality to improve even more on them. Good luck!
Good luck with your training though - sounds as if you are definitely moving in the right direction!
Running however is a struggle, so I hope you do not feel too offended if I join your thread.
Maybe I am trying too hard, as last time I got very sore shins, which added to me stopping.
Do any of you race?
i'm a newbie thread writer too! im running in one of the Race 4 Life events in July - i think Jo is as well. I'm also doing the JP Morgan corporate challenge (5.6K) with work and debating entering in an 10K race for the autumn - i think it might give me something to aim for and definitely make me pull on those trainers on a regular basis. Are you thinking of racing?
Yes, I'm doing a R4L on 15 July and would love to do more after that. Not sure I'd be ready for any 10K but would def like to do some more 5Ks.
I was supposed to be going out this evening for a run but the weather is terrible. I don't mind running in the rain as such (we have to in this country, eh?) but this has been awful rain today. Is everyone else having this today?
Rain has just stopped off for a bit. I'd better ring my mate and get going before it starts again!
I find it interesting the differences in running and cycle training. On the bike you cover a wide range of terrain, especially where I live in northumberland, on the big hills, you just get bladdered by the fit guys and girls.
Cycling is all about recovery from big effects and making more, running seems to me to be about keeping a steady pace and not pushing over the limit.
well i've just gettin in from my run and boy oh boy was it hard.I forgot to take my inhaler before i went out so found breathing harder.I was absolutly shattered after just 1 min but forced myself on,my legs felt like lead but hey no pain no gain. I didn't cover as much distance as usual but at least i went out and did it that's what i say.Here's to hoping and praying next time is easier i guess everyone has good days and bad days even top athletes.
Pilotlight i think your cycling will stand you in good stead for improving your running and help you with your fitness. From the last i can remember (about 3 years ago and 21/2 stone heavier)cycling isn't as easier as it looks and i was surprised at how out of breath i got,so well done to you keep at your running and i'm sure you'll get better and soon be bitten by the bug like everyone else on here,even on your bad days(we all have them ((i think)) ) you will have probably done more than 90% of the population and should feel proud of yourself.As for weightloss i lost mine before i started on the running (i don't think that my body would have forgiven me if i had run before that as i have dodgy joints).I'm not thinking about entering races yet as i'm only on week 4 of the beginners schedule(run 5 walk 2)and don't know if i ever will (you know how they say someone has to be last well it would probably be me big style.)
hi jo we have had all the rain as well here but i don't mind it so much as it keeps me cool and it tends to keep people in the house so there's less people about to see you.
well done to everyone at least we are out there trying and we will get better it just takes time (i think,i hope,i am right aren't i) ha ha. TTFN
i decided to try running some hills last night and dear lord i nearly died! felt the benefit tho - except towards the end my hamstring was really tight and painful - has anyone else ever had this??
early bird, it's not too soon to put in for a race, it would be something to aspire to. I was already booked in for my race when I started running. I was going for a laugh and obviously walking round until I saw an advert for a beginners course with the Women's Running Network. When I first told the beginner's organiser that I was doing a 5K in July and wanted to be able to run it by then, I really wanted to laugh outloud as I didn't believe it myself, nevermind what the woman must have thought! However, I do believe it's possible now. I started in April, so that's 3 months. You could put in for one in August or September, if you can find one. Bet there's a fun run by you, arranged by a 10K race, if 5K seems too far.
godders, I'm so impressed that you went out in the thunderstorms, and ashamed that me and my friend didn't go out at all. What a couple of wimps!!
This is good if you have been training at 5k and above, as it will be less than you are used to but a bit disappointing as you will not actually be running 5K on the day.