Comments on: Training Day

By: psychsarah

psychsarah — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:32:05 +0000

PQ-Good for you! I ran a 5k last fall and I felt very accomplished-I was always the kid who did anything possible to get out of running in gym class! I did have to stop and walk a bit, because I started running with someone who was way faster than I was used to, but I still finished in 33 minutes. Props to you for giving yourself another challenge!! Good luck!

By: Kyra

Kyra — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:19:08 +0000

Good luck with the race! Your time is actually great – everyone runs faster and harder on race day so you’ll surprise yourself!

By: PastaQueen

PastaQueen — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:12:41 +0000

sj & Janet – I think I was around 230 pounds (and 5’9″) when I first attempted to run on the treadmill. I did not go for very far and I listened to my body so I didn’t overexten myself. I’m pretty sure attempting it at 300+ will probably hurt your knees. I’m not an expert though, so proceed at your own risk! I’ve heard the Couch to 5K plan is good is you’re thinking of taking up running, but it’s probably best to check with a doctor or a professional of some sort as to whether it’s a good idea for you.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:49:35 +0000

Congratulations, running 4 miles is no small feat!

And now my friend, you see why running is so addictive! Without even saying, ok, I’m going to lose weight, I started running, got totally hooked, lost 50 lbs and kept it off for the past 4 years.

Of course now that I live in Chile which isn’t very runner friendly it’s a lot harder :(

so anyways, point of this comment…

Kudos to PQ!!!!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:42:34 +0000

Running burns fat, don’t worry about that. And your body will adapt. Have fun training… for me, it’s nearly all the fun.

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:20:28 +0000

Could you respond to sj on Sept. 6 who asked at what weight you started running?

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:32:18 +0000

Most half marathon plans have you run further than 13 miles — if it’s not a “just finish” plan, it should.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:37:34 +0000

Great post, PQ. I’m suffering through the very beginnings of Couch to 5K and right now it feels like I’ll never be able to run for a long time, so this was some well timed inspiration.

Thanks for the linkage, too! :D

By: trish

trish — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:32:41 +0000

I’ve been running with a women’s marathon training group for about 20 months now. And no – we are not elite athletes – just regular 40 and 50 something gals who like the companionship and the challenge. Some are thinner and some are less thinner – but we all are committed to having fun and finishing each run upright and smiling.

We train with a run walk program — starting with run one minute and walk one minute….working up to running 10 minutes and walking one. It is an accepted form of marathon training and execution – you get it done, you recover and it allows you to keep going. We do this for traiing and for running 5ks, 10ks, half marathons and full marathons….. it works!

So don’t be afraid to add planned walk breaks – you’ll feel stronger and faster at the end of your run than if you tried to just tough it out.

good luck and keep running – it really does get more fun – especially if you can create a group to gossip with along the way (also a good test to see if you’re improving — the more you can talk – the better you’re breathing is getting!)

Cheers -

By: TeaMouse

TeaMouse — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:02:33 +0000

You Rock! It is my dream to run. I of course can’t do it yet. I can only run a few steps. I’ve been overweight for too long and with 100 pounds to go it’s too difficult. I find it so inspiring to hear of you doing things like this – it gives me so much hope that I too can do it one day.

I think running would be so freeing!