#beginner runner

[caloricangel]

HELP A GIRL OUT

I want to start running but I have ZERO experience. Any tips???

[thethirtyproject444]

leaving my running clothes on my bedroom floor and my trainers by the door and my ginger shot in the fridge for after like a little breadcrumb trail to lure me out of bed in the morning like a small sleepy reluctant hamster

[bandit-heart]

I’m so tired. And then I came home from work to something that had to be dealt with immediately. It’s resolved, all is well. Now I’m just trying to convince myself that the only thing worse than running when I don’t feel like it would be to skip a run because I didn’t feel like it.

[jaeshoney]

i didn’t wake my youngest brother up to go running with me this morning and he was slightly upset/irritated

[umfazi-wephepha]

W5D3 done. Challenging but good.

Might fuck around and move on to week 6 or run outside

[snowbodyatall]

I started intermittent fasting 🍽️ yesterday because I'm technically overweight according to my BMI, and I feel like I'm gaining weight and that makes me uncomfortable. I also paid $11 for this fasteasy app program and I can't believe I did that 🤭 for a whole month, so now I unfortunately have to stick to it. 😫 So we'll see how it goes. So far I'm hungry LOL. But surprisingly not as hungry as I thought I would be. I also downloaded this couch to 5K app to start running again, 🏃🏼‍♀️ and I've done two days in a row of it and I feel pretty good. I completed all of it, and I didn't give up once even though I wanted to 😂 I also have mini bands that I want to incorporate into the mix 💪🏻 I'm on a mission to improve myself for nobody but me for once. I've also started step one, and I'm writing on the step in the NA program with my sponsor. Safe to say big changes are on the horizon! I'm excited. 🪷

This is what I look like now 12/20/23

[tigerfush]

I ran 5 km in just about 45 mins yesterday and I am so happy! Beginner runner training for a 5 km race, but hopefully I can run it in the morning as well as in the evenings.... but anyway, I'm happy with it. A few months ago, running for 2 mins and walking for 2 mins was all I could do. Just had to shout it out somewhere into the void.

[anxiouslyrunningaway]

Running depressed

(about the importance of not running when you are running)

I started running not only to feel better (since not even the antidepressants were not helping, and I am still on them to this day) but also to get away from my problems, but they did not magically disappear. Now, there is this safe space of 5 to 7 kilometers that lets me see things and think about things (especially when you are a slow runner) more in-depth. Yes, running definitely helps me feel good, but I am also aware of how easily I can get into something and burn out on the intensity of pursuing it.

The importance of not running 2 days a week is as important as running at least 3 times per week. The body needs to have some time off for the muscles, tendons, and ligaments to rest and regenerate, especially in the beginning when the body is getting used to the movement. It is a stressful event. Every living thing needs to take a day off, no matter what capitalism and neoliberalism are making us believe. I cannot stress the importance of the day of non-running enough. Usually, there are plenty of other options for what to do on the day of rest - strength training, core training, and mobility training, both static and dynamic (or at least these are the exercises suggested to pursue along with running/training for half marathons and marathons). These are important even for beginners to gain much-needed strength.

Also, the importance of additional training (ugh, I know, this has been the biggest disappointment of the running thing so far—the other was the fact that I cannot run every day) is not stressed enough. I am still the person who despises the gym. Training with weights does not make sense to me, and all that. It is boring and honestly way too much, especially for someone like me who cannot do even one push-up (not the real one, the half one on the knees). And my body being weak at this moment is one more reason to train it as well. We all know the jokes about skipping leg day, but do we talk about balance in sports in general? Over-compensation is real. Movement coming from overly trained muscles of one group will be compensated by the neglected muscles of other groups, eventually resulting in movements that can cause pain or injuries. Nothing is more painful than finding joy and then being deprived of it.

So if you are, just like me, annoyed by the thought that you need to train and exercise these silly movements, let us bear it together, thinking about the long-term goal. As with all things in life, it is not about being focused on one thing only. You need to build a base and set different layers around it so the base is stable and there is always something to return to, even when obstacles or accidents are met on the way. I guess that is just the cliché way of saying that if running brings you joy, you will start to think about how to maintain this joy, how to make sure to continue as long as you can. Even though the frustrating part of this is professionally fit people on YouTube showing beginners 60 push-ups per minute and calling it the warm-up.

So, yeah, small steps, however unappealing, are part of the process. Not only trying to accept it but also trying to commit to it. Five minutes is better than zero or twenty minutes of overdoing it.

[phipiohsum475]

This last week I have had two potential setbacks in my goal to run two more 5Ks this summer.

The first was last weekend, when I tripped and fell (because I was fiddling with my phone trying to get my stupid Bluetooth work) and managed to skin my knee, my forearm, and take a gouge of skin out of my hand.

It's been a long time since I've skinned a knee.

However, as far as running injuries go, this one's relatively benign, and I was able to brush myself and keep running the rest of the way.

The second was that I came down with a nasty cold on Sunday night. Thankfully, given my work schedule, I don't typically run Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays. But I did miss running on Wednesday. And given who I am as a person, I was worried that if I missed a day or two, I might spiral. But not only that I go running today, I did a faster pace than I've ever done!

Two minor setbacks down, and I'm still going.

I think what I am learning with all of this is that sometimes, with my ADHD, I have to overcommit to give myself the necessary urgency and panic to make sure I get shit done. If I had waited to sign up for a 5K once I knew I could do it, I'm not sure it ever would have happened. So the real question is, how can I apply this to other parts of my life?

[findingwellness18]

Just a bit warmer and humid today which means no dog because they’d get too hot too quickly and the pavement was too hot 😩 Week 2, Run 1 done!

[sedentary-to-5k]

It's not that I moved or exercised much before but that the tragedy brought my life to a complete standstill. The big emotions pushed me into bed and didn't resist. Bed is a good place to cry, to grieve, to go through the stages of loss, to believe that the world is terrible.

But after a month, and in a place of slightly more acceptance, I was finally able to realize that I need to move.

I have been sedentary (in all aspects of my life) for far too long. The only thing I can see that has a clear enough path is exercise.

Today I tried to do week1day1 of c25k. I am not embarrassed to say that I didn't make it. I have spent more days in bed than out of it lately.

It was good. My lungs hurt. I wished I could do more. It was good. It will be hard.

The goal for tomorrow is to get shoes on, get out the door, and try a little bit more. I'm ok if it's worse than today -- I'll probably be sore and stiff so it likely will be.

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly!

[thethirtyproject444]

my runs are kicking my buttttt at the moment. i don’t think i’m pushing myself overly hard and i’m taking rest days. i thought it was lack of sleep but i’ve slept tonnes the last couple of days and i’m still struggling, unless i just need more. i also don’t eat before a run but i tend to go first thing anyway.

i’m guessing this is just part of the process but it is a STRUGGLE 😭 i’m gonna keep going tho 🫠✌️

[bandit-heart]

I’ve only been running for three or four weeks, but I can already see some muscle definition returning!

[andy1687manga]

I’m posting this because my cousin is so proud of his drawings and ask me if I could post them and I was literally tears because it’s the first time he drew the looney tunes and in digital.

The thing is I was babysitting him because his parents were dinning so I said of drawing the looney tunes from memory as a game ( spoiler I was the only one that actually didn’t use references). I don’t know, I just found very cute how proud he was and now he’s showing my mobile phone to everyone because I use them as wallpapers. Things of being the eldest cousin.

Also posting my drawings because Daffy and Porky are very cute

[gremlinbehaviour]

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