Submitted by Brandilyn Collins (not verified) on Sun, 11/02/2008 - 15:13.
It's so great to hear your struggles now revolve around running more and losing weight. Definitely an improvement over the past challenges!
I've been running for 28 years. About 25 of those years it's been five miles a day--with a day off on Sunday to let the body rest. When I started running so many years ago I'd never done any formal exercise. It took me forever, doing running/walking to finally run a full mile. Your experience seems to be similar to mine--once I finally made that mile it wasn't long before I made two. Then three. I stayed at three miles for a few years until I decided I wanted to run a marathon. To train for that I needed to get my daily base up to 5 miles.
For your half marathon, a base of 3 is probably fine, with a long run every other week--five, then six, then seven, etc., going up to 10. The psychology/energy/excitement of running the half marathon will get you to 13, if you've trained up to ten.
I found that running in the morning is best. Way easier to do it first thing after getting up than at the end of the day, when the body's already tired. And it gives you great endorphins for the day. Be careful, Tony, you just might become a dedicated jogger!
It's so great to hear your
It's so great to hear your struggles now revolve around running more and losing weight. Definitely an improvement over the past challenges!
I've been running for 28 years. About 25 of those years it's been five miles a day--with a day off on Sunday to let the body rest. When I started running so many years ago I'd never done any formal exercise. It took me forever, doing running/walking to finally run a full mile. Your experience seems to be similar to mine--once I finally made that mile it wasn't long before I made two. Then three. I stayed at three miles for a few years until I decided I wanted to run a marathon. To train for that I needed to get my daily base up to 5 miles.
For your half marathon, a base of 3 is probably fine, with a long run every other week--five, then six, then seven, etc., going up to 10. The psychology/energy/excitement of running the half marathon will get you to 13, if you've trained up to ten.
I found that running in the morning is best. Way easier to do it first thing after getting up than at the end of the day, when the body's already tired. And it gives you great endorphins for the day. Be careful, Tony, you just might become a dedicated jogger!