Hi My Names Nikki. I am 30 and have just started running and going to the gym. I am going to the Gym 3 times a week and running once. I am finding the running very difficult I'm not on my 3rd week and am running for 4 minutes and walking for 2 but am completely exhausted after 6 gos about 2.4 miles. Does it get any easier? Am i cut out for this? Should I be running more often despite hating it.
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http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?SP=&V=1&UAN=30
and take it easy! First time out, I couldn't do more than two minutes. Yes, it gets easier. Try running three times a week, and build up gently.
Sounds like you are doing really, well, I started follwing the beginners wlak run schedule on this site in September, I found it very difficult to run for the two minutes it suggested, to start with.
I am now running half marathons and feel great, things get far easier.
A couple of tips that I found very useful at the start, make sure you have a decent pair of running shoes as you can injury yourself very quickly with the wrong shoes.
Secondly keep a log of what you have done, this is really good for the future, becuase you can look back with pride at what you have achieved to date.
Good luck and keep going!
Over the next year I gradually built up the staminar running and walking all the time but for the first couple of months just once a week. Then I increased the miles until I eventually entered my first race in the August (FLM 2002) and ran my first race in December a 10 mile race. From here I realised I needed to train properly and started running four times a week building up the miles. I did not know about this site or Runners World and suffered a lot of injuries.
The marathon went well, I loved it and am totally hooked. At present I am still only running once a week but that one run is now 20 miles, (tomorrow is 22). Won't be long though and I will be back on the roads for proper training and building up the miles for my second marathon the Thanet Coastal in September.
So you have an advantage being here, make the most of it. Find some running partners and then get out there and tread some tarmac, grass, sand, (far more fun than a Gym)
Well I'm really a total beginner, and I'm following a training prog. Couldn't run for a minute without getting terrible aches in my muscles. I've been doing the interval training recommended for the Race For Life, and it really is getting easier. All I can say from experience is take it easy, and don't be afraid to go down a notch if you feel you need to.
I only started running this time last year to train for a Race For Life event in my city but I got hooked. Yes it is a struggle at first and you do get bored and someteimes feel like taking a short cut home if the scenary or weather isnt up to much, but stick with it. Youre doing great.
I also have to say that the forums on RW are excellent, everyone is very friendly and supportive. There is also a lovely 'plodding' thread that is really useful, especially for beginners like me. Hope you get on ok at your race and enjoy it!
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