Just a thought this morning...
• At what sort of pace does a jog become a run?
• And - how do I stop my shoulders and upper back hurting when running!?
Cheers
Good work Tim.
Running is addictive, no faff and no bike cleaning, and no huge expense.....
I'm laid up with a stress fracture though, so do take it easy and build mileage slow. Off road is better too, I think my stress fracture came about by increasing mileage and all on road coz the fields have just been so boggy around Belper and Ambergate.
Do a few core exercises for your back, and stand tall when running.
I'm older than you (and started running 3 years ago following an elbow op that kept me off the bike) and got down to a 45 min 10k and 21 min 5k within a couple of years. You'll be flying if you keep at it 🙂
Good going there the-muffin-man. Keep it up!
I would say your hilly run puts you mid pack at any 10 race in the country so i think you can call it a Run.
Even when im out for a slow one its never a jog its a slow run. Gym bunnies jog, runners occasionally run slower than normal 🙂
Good luck with the 10k.
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Well done, great results.
I did C25K 2 years ago and though I got through the programme and could run 5k I had to stop cos of knee pain. I've been running again for the last 6-7 weeks, just doing what felt right rather than C25K and managed 5k on monday night 🙂
Now if I could just stop stuffing my face 24/7 I might lose some weight ...
My tips would be just stick your trainers on and get out - that's the hardest bit.
You can still get out under the cover of darkness if you prefer and finally try and run as slow as possible, you can speed up later.
Oh yeah, the pain you may get over the next couple of days is just your bodies revenge for making it exercise, Ibuprofen straight after can reduce this (ahem, always follow the instructions on the packaging!).
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First ... Well done muffin man... they may not be calling you that for much longer 🙂
"At what sort of pace does a jog become a run?"
Probably at about 8min/miles
I have suffered from that shoulder pain myself... think about them when you are running and relax them.... "drop" your shoulders, allow your forearms to "hang loose" for a bit
Keep it up... next stop Triathlon !!
Excellent work, running has taken over for me as well, although around here is just concrete and it's boring.
Onwards and Upwards though.
Another website/app that I like to use with my Strava and Endomodo is myfitnesspal, lost a lot of weight using that, and found my running times increasing at the same time.
good going. if you have a local club go check it out, if its as friendly as mine you will have a blast and scheduled weekly sessions are a definite motivator to keep you going.
i'm like a few others though, since jan have run way way more than rode... yet when i get on the bike i am way fitter and stronger. also my lower back issues, i would get off the road bike bent in half and have to straighten, have gone.
