running ...

[miki]

i woke up this morning and decided to take up running ... be free with the wind so to speak.

Comments

[joaneebonee]

YAY! I'm so excited for you! It'll be worth it - and this is coming from someone who used to hate running with a PASSION and has asthma!!!

Trust me, you will have so much more energy. I sleep less and am more productive when I am regularly running.

[miki]

thanks for the advice and running plan. i currently hate running with a passion, so hopefully this will slowly change my mind. i hope my body can hack it though. i'm REALLY outta shape =)

i can vouch for the validity of the article...

[benlbr]

...based on what I heard (maybe? =))

I can imagine running being good for sex, but the converse probably isn't true.

just like - finishing early in a race is good, but for sex? not so good =)

Re: i can vouch for the validity of the article...

[miki]

hahahah yes yes. sex isn't necessarily good for running, although i've seen an article talking about marathon runners who had sex the night before performing better during the marathon.

[sexyporky]

+ better sleep
+ cardio
+ better heart

just be careful not to push yourself too much. i did, and now i can't run anymore b/c it stresses out my back. it feels like someone's hammering nails into my lowerback when i run now...

:(

[miki]

aaaaah! i have really bad knees so i can't run yet. but i'm going to try and warm myself up. the first 3 weeks will be dedicated to light jogging until my body is used to this!

i hope your back feels better!!! it must be so horrible to feel like nails are being hammered every time you run. have you been going to physical therapy?

[sexyporky]

no physical therapy for me.. i just assume it happens with age. i remember seeing athletes like larry bird, and now steve nash, always lying on their stomachs during basketball games, and never realized i would join them.

enjoy your good health while you can!

:)

[june3rd]

Yay! Another runner!

[miki]

more like another to-be-runner! :)

[june3rd]

have you figured out a routine and some running routes yet?

[miki]

yes on the routine
no on the routes

unfortunately i don't live close to any dirt / grass trails. everything is cemented around here. but i'm looking to do the dirt trails on the weekend.

as for routine, i basically took the program from the serpentine running club in london (link: http://www.serpentine.org.uk/advice/begin/starting.php). the first 3 weeks will be just walking & jogging every other day. since i'm not a runner and terribly out of shape, i'd like to warm my body up first and then gradually add to it.

any tips / advice / routine suggestions?

oh i also have not found shoes and gear that i like.

[huong]

i run the second tuesday of everyweek. it's going well, thanks.

[miki]

hahahaha hhahahaha hahahahaha

that's how i feel things should be done :)

loves.