ok so this week i decided to take action on my I want to start running idea. Down loaded the app....dusted off the old trainers stuck in the earphones and off i went. Followed everything to the letter....my run pace is a bit like a faster walk😂. after rotation 3 i thought i was dying.... i felt sick...but i didnt give up. I Will DO THIS
My biggest problem is my embarressment at people seeing me trynng to run. Im not pretty, Im 50 And overweight....any hints or words of wisdom?
Well done for getting started- the hardest part is behind you!
The embarrassment will gradually fizzle out as you get used to running. I felt very self conscious to begin with & was able to choose paths beside hedges where not many people would see me, but within a few weeks felt more confident. I also realised that there are so many people out running that they are mostly ignored. Good luck, enjoy your running adventure! 😀
thankyou. I actually stopped during one "run" part and turned around to go home....then kicked myself up the bum....turned around again and carried on. yes still felt like dying but im goinv better than those sat at home
Well done in taking those first steps. Ive started as i dont want to be fat and fifty. Thought tbat a 40 only 10 years late. Ive just completed week 5 trust in yourself i find it helps to stretch before and after. My shins really hurt during week 2 this really helped. Keep going and good luck. Its helped me lose over a stone so far.
i have discovered every joint have a pain.lol but itll get better...( Im convincing myself lol)
It sounds to me that you are going too fast if you really felt sick. Try to slow it right down. Good luck with the next one.
Well done ... nobody is watching you and those that aren’t running are thinking ‘gosh I really should be running ! ‘ just get into the moment, take it slowly and by the end you’ll be running! Mix up your routes to avoid boredom and negativity setting in ... and most of all just enjoy it !
Well done you for not giving up, it will be that, that keeps you going through this programme, that fighting instinct.....you will have good runs and bad runs, sometimes after a bad run you actually feel that you have really achieved something.....the embarrassment thing does go eventually, I have just finished wk 9 and I finally feel that I don’t have to panic and change route......hopefully it will be sooner for you......slow and steady 😀😀
Jooobles, I overcame a great fear of running where I could be seen by humans going about their daily business. I feared looking a fool but after an unexpected car breakdown I could’ve get to the gym, so the decision was do it on the Road or stop what I had only just started, so I did it! And I’m still alive! No bolt of lighting or laughing commuters! I was amazed. And it’s been one of the best things to happen to me.
Better still I found a small park near my house which takes less than 2 minutes to walk to and I now do my run there. There’s no play equipment there, which I used to be unhappy about when my kids were younger, it was a place that I didn’t appreciate until now. And I didn’t even think about it after the car broke down. So, I was doing my run in rush hour with lots of commuters. Can’t tell you the guts that took, but the feeling was amazing!
I now have 3 choices. Gym, Road and the park.
My tips as a newbie myself would be:
1. Remember you’ve started and you did it! That’s a big achievement! ❤️
2. There’s lots of people here to support you, no matter how you’re feeling, there’s others who have been where you are. ❤️
3. It’s a journey that just gets better and better!! ❤️
4. Have fun! Lots and lots of fun! Don’t be hard on yourself. We are all with you! I don’t mind sharing stories of my wiggly jiggly bits. We are all perfectly imperfect in some way. ❤️
5. Keep it slow and keep going! ❤️
Well done for starting. I was amazed when I did that 1st minute and to manage 8 of them was unbelievable. It was slow and ugly and barely faster than walking. I have not really overcome running in public tho... So come light nights and warm weather I don't get much running in. I thought doing parkrun might help but although I donut from time to time I do feel very self conscious and anxiety rules my run. Do overcome it if you can.
What they see is a runner with courage I simply think every step I take is in the right direction. Never give up on a dream!!
thankyou everyone
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