Hello all
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:35 pm
Hello everyone, I hope you are all well
I've recently decided to take up running and this was about 2 weeks ago. I have since found that I absolutely love it
. At first it was just a way to get back into shape but the more I push myself the more I find that I am enjoying every mile I run. So I've decided to train for a 5k and I'm aiming to getting there in about 5 weeks.
I"m running 5 times a week and walking 4 miles on the 6th day a bit crazy but I do enjoy pushing my limits. I started out simply running for 5 minutes and then increased it to 10 minutes this week, next week I will increase it to 15 minutes. I tend to walk for 20 minutes before I start running, Run for 10 minutes , walk 5 mins then run 2 minutes / walk 1 for the last 5 / 10 minutes of my workout. I will continue to add 5 minutes to my running time until I'm up to 35 minutes without walking. (any suggestions / comments on how I can better this are most welcome)
I'd also like to add that while I am pushing my limits I never get out of bed limping or have my legs so sore that I struggle to walk.
While I'm still getting to a stage where I will be able to run my first 5k I'm really enjoying the process of getting there and look forward to conversing with all of you.
Lee
I've recently decided to take up running and this was about 2 weeks ago. I have since found that I absolutely love it
. At first it was just a way to get back into shape but the more I push myself the more I find that I am enjoying every mile I run. So I've decided to train for a 5k and I'm aiming to getting there in about 5 weeks. I"m running 5 times a week and walking 4 miles on the 6th day
a bit crazy but I do enjoy pushing my limits. I started out simply running for 5 minutes and then increased it to 10 minutes this week, next week I will increase it to 15 minutes. I tend to walk for 20 minutes before I start running, Run for 10 minutes , walk 5 mins then run 2 minutes / walk 1 for the last 5 / 10 minutes of my workout. I will continue to add 5 minutes to my running time until I'm up to 35 minutes without walking. (any suggestions / comments on how I can better this are most welcome)I'd also like to add that while I am pushing my limits I never get out of bed limping or have my legs so sore that I struggle to walk.
While I'm still getting to a stage where I will be able to run my first 5k I'm really enjoying the process of getting there and look forward to conversing with all of you.
Lee
