In a bid to try and counter my rather OTT calorie intake (as well as some cross training) I need to start doing a bit of lunchtime running.
Now, bar a bit of desultory gym stuff a few years back, I've done next to no running in the last 16-18 years (pretty much since I learnt to ride a bike, age 19) although I was pretty decent at school. Whenever I've tried running I've ended up killing myself and my legs are in agony for the next 3 or 4 days, plus my lower back tends to pack up. That's after maybe 20 minutes to half an hour. Any less and it doesn't seem worth the effort of getting changed and going out - I'm not even going to begin to get warmed up.
This forefoot running business sounds interesting (might solve the back issues?), but I've done some reading that suggests unless you're pretty quick, it's not worth bothering with?
I do have a pair of running trainers - nothing great - some Pumas I picked up in a sale a couple of years back - and I'm reluctant to spend a wedge of cash on something that may only get used a few times if it's going to continue to hurt that much!
Any advice? Thanks!



