I do love biking! Are you a mountain biker or a street biker? I have only ever really done it as a casual kind of thing where I ride around and then forget I have a bike for 6 months
I've heard about this too! I have some friends who've done it, and it's worked out quite well for them! I thought about doing it, but I hate distances, and have no desire to run that far unless something is chasing me.
Couch-to-5K program is excellent. As long as you stick to the program, you'll be running 3 miles in no time. I used it to get to 3 miles, then extended it to 5. After a bit I supplemented the distance with sprint sessions - got my mile run down to 6:31 (not bad considering I'm definitely not a runner). Try it!
Not really other than to listen to your body and make sure you have good running shoes. You'll be regularly more sore than you are now (I'm assuming, I really don't know how sore you are chronically ;) ), and it'll be a balance between pushing through discomfort and stopping before pain warning signs. Stretch more than you think you need to. Best of luck, and have fun!
Hmm interesting. Thanks for the tips! My problem is I start to get winded really fast (which is funny cause I can swim fast and long, but I think you might have it down that when I run I start going to fast to soon, and my heart starts freaking out.
Going to have to check out getting a heart rate monitor around here, is C25K a good place to figure out what my heart rate should be?
You can figure out your maximum heart rate using various calculators online. Mine is roughly 190 beats per minute (BPM). You want to train at 60%-70% of your max heart rate, so that would land me around 120-130 BPM. I find it comfortable to maintain a pace when my heart rate is around 140-150 BPM, though, so that's what I stick with. If I start to get tired, I slow it down.
The first time I trained around 120-130 beats per minute, it felt painfully slow. But then I realized how great I was feeling and realized how easy it was to maintain that speed for a long period of time, and then I didn't care that I was running at a 14 minute per mile pace. What mattered to me is I was able to run (albeit slowly) for a longer period of time than I ever would've imagined I could.
While I am an adult and rationally I understand that it shouldn't matter to me what the people who are watching me run are thinking, part of me can't shake that high school mentality of "oh god they see me running slow I must be stupid" or something, but I just talked my husband inot also giving this a try so maybe two heads will be better than one :) plus he is a slow runner as well so he will keep me on pace
Wow this is right up my alley. I made the choice in Jan (actually end of last year but put it into effect in Jan) that this year I would run a 5k
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Okay I am reading this but then I saw disneyland and I was like "wHOA!" I"m going for my birthday in a few weeks, and have never been in my life! I plan on being a big silly kid all day, anything you suggest I do while I'm there?
LOL yeah I've been a million times and still love it. Looking forward to checking out CarsLand. Even though I wasn't the biggest fan of the movie, the theming looks fun
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My biggest problem is that I get really winded really fast, which is funny cause in almost everything else I can keep going and going. Its good to know that i'm not the only one out there that hates running but still just wants to go and do this! How did you do at your 5k? Someone up above also said heart rate is important? My other issue is I have the mentallity of a sprinter, in that I feel like I just need to run fast like right now (which might be why I'm a strong swimmer, you can only go "so fast" before the water works against you and you are forced to go a certain speed...if that makes sense, whereas running you can be like "LET ME GO AS FAST AS I CAN RIGHT NOW!!" you know?)
And congrats to you! You give me a lot of hope and encouragment :)
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But I'd try pacing yourself so you don't over do it and gradually build up to the 5k.
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Going to have to check out getting a heart rate monitor around here, is C25K a good place to figure out what my heart rate should be?
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The first time I trained around 120-130 beats per minute, it felt painfully slow. But then I realized how great I was feeling and realized how easy it was to maintain that speed for a long period of time, and then I didn't care that I was running at a 14 minute per mile pace. What mattered to me is I was able to run (albeit slowly) for a longer period of time than I ever would've imagined I could.
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And congrats to you! You give me a lot of hope and encouragment :)
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