Running

[mistergeorge Senior Member Member of the Month June 2021 Find all posts View Profile Close mistergeorge]

Any other runners here?

Somehow over most of the past 20 years I have usually been a runner. Nothing competitive. Lately I run 3.5 to 4.5 miles twice per week. The distance depends on how I'm feeling. I probably walk the same distance almost everyday I don't run.

If you're interested in taking up running, a good place to start is walking. Go out and walk for 1 hour everyday if you can. Not everyone has a permitting schedule, but try to work in that exercise. You don't need fancy shoes in the beginning. Prove that you can establish a running habit before you invest in some high level running shoes.

If you can make walking a habit, the next step might be to jog for 50 paces and then walk until you catch your breath. Then run for another 50 paces. So you're mostly walking but sometimes running. And over the next few weeks you can gradually run for more paces at a time and walk less. You really want this to be gradual. Running places new stresses on joints, feet, muscles, but you can adapt without too much discomfort if you very gradually work into it.

Stretching muscles has also become essential in recent years. I've had enough calf injuries to set me back to learn this one the hard way. So before you start running (not that anybody here will - it's not an easy thing to become interested in) you might also want to get used to daily stretching.

I'm on my way out the door now. Get outside and enjoy your day.

[btedge Member Find all posts View Profile Close btedge]

Any other runners here?

Somehow over most of the past 20 years I have usually been a runner. Nothing competitive. Lately I run 3.5 to 4.5 miles twice per week. The distance depends on how I'm feeling. I probably walk the same distance almost everyday I don't run.

If you're interested in taking up running, a good place to start is walking. Go out and walk for 1 hour everyday if you can. Not everyone has a permitting schedule, but try to work in that exercise. You don't need fancy shoes in the beginning. Prove that you can establish a running habit before you invest in some high level running shoes.

If you can make walking a habit, the next step might be to jog for 50 paces and then walk until you catch your breath. Then run for another 50 paces. So you're mostly walking but sometimes running. And over the next few weeks you can gradually run for more paces at a time and walk less. You really want this to be gradual. Running places new stresses on joints, feet, muscles, but you can adapt without too much discomfort if you very gradually work into it.

Stretching muscles has also become essential in recent years. I've had enough calf injuries to set me back to learn this one the hard way. So before you start running (not that anybody here will - it's not an easy thing to become interested in) you might also want to get used to daily stretching.

I'm on my way out the door now. Get outside and enjoy your day.

I used to run but can no longer run due to being overweight due to Hashimoto's/hypothyroidism. I walk a lot. My partner is a runner and runs daily, but it has been raining here in Dc, and the forecast is calling for it all weekend.

[mistergeorge Senior Member Member of the Month June 2021 Find all posts View Profile Close mistergeorge]

I used to run but can no longer run due to being overweight due to Hashimoto's/hypothyroidism. I walk a lot. My partner is a runner and runs daily, but it has been raining here in Dc, and the forecast is calling for it all weekend.

Walking is said to be as beneficial to cardio health as running. I could probably post separately and just as enthusiastically about walking. It's a really important part of my own days. I'm kind of a rain or shine kind of guy. I just grab an umbrella and go.

[btedge Member Find all posts View Profile Close btedge]

Perhaps. Is your area being hit with storms bringing these torrential downpours?

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When I was younger, I used to jog several miles on weekends and did several 5Ks every year along local roads. When my knees started hurting, I switched to the “rubberized” Track at the HS. Than when my knees started hurting while running on the track, i limited my exercise to using a pull cart on the golf course. When you get older, you need to make adjustments.

[Dangler Senior Administrator☼ Wizard ☼ White Tiger Award 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Dangler]

I used to 'mall' walk a couple miles/6 days a week, for over 20 years.

Then one day I passed out in the mall garage, either before or after walking, don't remember.

After a 6 day hospital stay, the covid thing started. I have not resumed walking as of yet, I get the 2nd covid inoculation, in a couple of weeks. I want to resume the daily mall walk, and have missed it very much.

The last 6 months of inactivity have take their toll, and it will take a while to recover from in-activity.

[mistergeorge Senior Member Member of the Month June 2021 Find all posts View Profile Close mistergeorge]

...When you get older, you need to make adjustments.

Please don't remind me of what I know is coming. I'm over 50 now. Let me enjoy my delusions of eternal youth a while longer. I've already had a few glitches and wonder how much longer I will want to run. Most of my problems have been cramping and straining muscles. I'm going to try to keep going as long as I can.

[mistergeorge Senior Member Member of the Month June 2021 Find all posts View Profile Close mistergeorge]

I used to 'mall' walk a couple miles/6 days a week, for over 20 years.

Then one day I passed out in the mall garage, either before or after walking, don't remember.

After a 6 day hospital stay, the covid thing started. I have not resumed walking as of yet, I get the 2nd covid inoculation, in a couple of weeks. I want to resume the daily mall walk, and have missed it very much.

The last 6 months of inactivity have take their toll, and it will take a while to recover from in-activity.

Sounds like a very hard year there, Dangler. I know how good it feels to just get out and move with a little hike. I hope you're on your feet again soon and that pandemic openings plus inoculation will make it easier for you to be out moving around in places you enjoy.

[mistergeorge Senior Member Member of the Month June 2021 Find all posts View Profile Close mistergeorge]

Perhaps. Is your area being hit with storms bringing these torrential downpours?

No, sir. I live quite a bit further north and west. There sure are those days when I won't leave the house. But friends, family, neighbors all think I'm crazy for going out in some of the extreme heat and cold, rain and snow we get here. I probably am a little nuts. But if I don't get out for a while most days I get a different kind of crazy I can't tolerate.

Today was cooler than normal for this time of year (which is typical for this area), but sunny which is unusual almost any time of year here. So I jumped at it.

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I started running not so long ago but I really like it!

[akaTrex Senior Member Member of the Month Jan 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close akaTrex]

Ran Track thru HS and College. Not sure as to how many miles as I was a 100/200/400 sprinter.

If you are experiencing joint issues from running TRY running on the Artificial Football fields.
Super soft and you can run barefoot with little impact on your body.

HITT training is a fantastic way to lose fat and get in shape.

10 x 110-yard Sprints. The only rest you get is the walk back.
Back in the day, our goal was 12 second 110's. That equals a 48 Flat 1/4 mile or 400 meters.
Most in-shape runners cannot break 60 seconds for one lap.

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