Hi,
I've started running this week after doing my first 5k on sunday. I am currently at a gym (been going for 2 years) and I was thinking of quitting to concentrate more on running. I did do a little running at the gym but I found the tradmill very boring and would struggle to do more than 1.5km due to boredom setting in and it being very easy to stop.
My question really is, do you think it is a good idea to quit the gym if I want to concentrate on the running, or should I stay there as well as doing some runing?
Also, how easy do you find it to stay motivated to go running when it is cold/wet? I am a bit worried that when winter sets in I will stop running and end up doing no training at all
Thanks
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I actually find it a lot easier to run in Winter because I'm not keen on running in the heat.
Good luck with your 5k.
Boredom sets in after 1.5k ? That is a short attention span !
I think to get anywhere in running you do need a bit of self motivation. You could rope your mates into running and then its slightly harder to drop out, or maybe think about joining a running club.
It can be harder in the winter - but it helps me if i have something to train for that i want to achieve, and i know that if i skip the runs, then I wont make my target.
Gyms can be good for motivation - classes can be fun and sociable. But its up to you really. I like the treadmill - especially speedwork - but I'd not run huge distances on it. 40 mins is about max for me there as then I'm really overheating - but that serves a purpose too.
Good luck with the 5k.
I'd stick with the gym, as well as running, for all the reasons given already.
I can manage four miles on a tready, at a pinch, but I'd rather run outside in the rain that do that!
Enter a few more races, and then you'll be motivated to keep up the running.
Well done on tthe 5k
I quit the gym at the beginning of the year - I couldnt justify the cost anymore as my outdoor running took over, and I felt I couldnt be bothered getting in the car when I can run from my front door. Also gyms are much less sociable than running clubs. I found I missed the classes at first but I've replaced that with cycling so no big deal.
I think the best idea is to do both for a while, and see what you enjoy. I'm sure once you feel the freedom of running outside, you'll never look back.
Keep up your gym membership, the readmills are always useful and it gives you access to the X-trainers, rowers etc for changing up your cardio and all of the weights/resistance machines for working there too and hopefully a steam/sauna mmmm, not to mention some personal trainiers.
I like running in the cold and the dark so for me that's a non-issue, but personally I don't think *just* running is enough for me to achieve my goals..
You havent got Ipods?
I get through a lot of audio books on the treadmill
Handed in my notice tonight at the gym. Now that i've discovered outdoor running i don't have the motivation anymore to go to the gym.
The money I am saving will go to entering races which will ensure that I keep up my new found motivation for running
Am still facepalming at lincoln donnelys post tbh
https://ultracomfysports.com/