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Just a general thread about running. How's your running going? What are you training for? Did you get new shoes? Sporting an injury etc....
I'm detrained and can't seem to get off my arse. It's probably a bit of depression? Would appreciate some help.
Same thing happened to me, and I'm still a shit-show (my current cap is about a 3k). The running won't happen if you don't make it happen; don't let your brain win, it's working against you. Get out there and show it who's boss.
Yes somebody put this on a Post-it note and stick it to my mirror, and my face.
Sometimes the act of just putting on my shoes (without giving it much more thought) would get me over that hump. And like others said, baby steps. Start with just around the block or down the street/road and back.
If only I could get those shoes on 😅
I've heard this before, but I've definitely had those days where I just know I'm not feeling it. I try not to let my brain win, and I attempt to be disciplined, but I've been out the door actively beginning a jog around the neighborhood and I just stop before I get to the end of my street. Or it'll be Hella hot so I'll opt for a treadmill and I'll jump off after 2 minutes.
I have no idea what to do on days like that. I just try to make sure I don't use it as an excuse to completely fuck up my routine by skipping additional days.
Me too! I'll get enough motivation to force myself to do one workout, swearing I'm back to my routine, but 2 days later when I'm supposed to go again I'm like "I don't wanna!". I've lost muscle and gained fat in the last few months.
What's going on, I love exercising!
First thing I would suggest is to be kind to yourself and forgive yourself, and then... baby steps. Not only do baby steps eventually compound but they prevent any over training from holding yourself to old expectations.
I guess that's how I did it the first time around, but damn if I don't feel stuck to the sofa.
Tomorrow morning I'm gonna run the Paris Marathon. But I have sciatic pain again.... I already ran a semi with that it was manageable but on a Marathon? I don't know.
Nobody's gonna read this but I fucking did it!!
Way to go! Congratulations!
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At least 9 people have read it and upvoted. Nice job on running a marathon!
You should be proud!
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On holiday up in the mountains, so went for a 5km with the doggo off lead. First time we've done it and he was great, just ran about 10m in front of me the whole time. Dirt road, hilly, little section of trail.. Was good. Hills a lot stepper than I'm used to though, so pretty sore today.
That sounds amazing! Everything outside is dusted in yellow pollen, so I've been treadmilling it with my cat supervising. How big is your dog? Does he normally run with you on leash?
This is him. He's a golden retriever sized groodle x coolie. I live in the city, so he's usually running next to me on one of those waist leashes. Can't trust him not to race off after a cat/electric scooter etc.
Majestic! I love dogs.
Just did a local 8km race yesterday. tried to break 35min but ended up coming in at 35min 46 seconds. I blame the hills on the route.. I'll get it next year.
Went for a fantastic 12km run earlier in the week and managed to talk one of my kids to come with me (they were on a bike). The time went by much quicker and as a bonus they’ve decided to do that some more!
Today I missed my weekly parkrun as I was up in the mountains. Tried to go for a run but it was raining and getting worse by the 3km mark so quit while I was ahead.
I am over 50 and getting back into running after a few years of not. My calves are so tight during after just a few minutes. When I stop, they are back to normal after an hour or so and not sore the next day.
I'm doing my best to avoid injury, and so I've been hesitant to run through it. Maybe I should?
On the plus side, I'm getting the need to run jitters when it's been than a day since the last run. So that's been nice to rediscover!
Calf stretches helped me a lot. Not just before a run but anytime throughout the day- put a daily reminder to stretch on your phone.
Maybe try just slowing down a bit when they get tight?
That's pretty much what I do during. I'm slow anyway, so sometimes have to walk to get slow enough for relief. Once they start getting tight, it happens quicker each time I speed up. It's one of those things where I'm not sure if I'm just being a wimp, or should just keep slowly building up time.
The last year I was running regularly I got diagnosed with exercise induced asthma. So I had gone years where my breathing and side stitches always got to me first. My legs were in decent shape because they had a very slow progression.
I did 3 half marathons in 4 years thinking I'd never be in good enough shape to talk and breathe. Now I can breathe for long enough to really feel it in my legs. It's a new experience
You know your body best, I’d push them a bit, but stop if it hurts or it doesn’t recover quickly.
I’ve been trying to train zone 2/3 and it’s so hard to stay slow.
I also have a high HR when running, so I do HR training in the off-season on a stationary bike. It's much easier to control your HR and keep it low.
As soon as I saw the picture Running On Empty started playing in my mind. I can hear this picture.