Running reading recommendations, please 📚 ..and week 5 run 3 fear!

[rbrom]

Good morning, good runners! 🏃‍♀️

I’m gearing up for the final run of week 5 this evening and it’s the least confident I’ve been about making it through a run. A solid 20 minutes feels like a big step up! 🥵

Does anyone have any good book recommendations to accompany the beginner runner journey? Looking for reading which is more motivational / focused on benefits than anything too technical. What have you enjoyed or found helpful? 📖

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

🍏 If you are wanting up to the minute running advice magazines such as Runners World or Women’s Running can be borrowed from your local library both online or in person. You can also buy one from a newsagent and then subscribe. In the meantime we have links on our pinned posts above to lots of information.

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

healthunlocked.com/strength...

Do relax and enjoy your 20min run this evening. Take it slowly & know all the runs have prepared you for this one. Your body is ready but sometimes our heads take time to catch up! It’s not life or death or a race it’s you going out in your trainers for a short run. You can definitely do this! I am sure you will be posting here tomorrow to tell us just that! 👍

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Read this and fear not..

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Slow, steady, enjoy....

Then relax... and read this

Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen.

by Christopher McDougall (Author)

Enjoy x

[drl212 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks for that recommendation, OF. Sounds very interesting...

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to drl212]

It's a great read...

[Jericho2332 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

I've just downloaded this! Really looking forward to it 😁😁👍🏻

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Jericho2332]

Enjoy x

[Runningblues]

I’m at exactly the same point and am going to try it today after repeating the 8 minute runs six times. It does seem like a big jump doesn’t it? Just going to try, thinking music will help and not judging myself too harshly if I have to stop! Good luck

[rbrom Graduate in reply to Runningblues]

I hope it went well for you! 🏃‍♀️

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate]

For a great read about running and life in general, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami. It's more about the running mindset and life, it's not a how-to but there's lots of food for thought.

[Jericho2332 Graduate]

I'm dying to know how your week 5 run 3 went?

[rbrom Graduate in reply to Jericho2332]

I gave myself an extra rest day (I needed it!), but got the run done tonight - made it through the 20 mins and very happy with myself! First 5 mins were the hardest 😅

[Jericho2332 Graduate in reply to rbrom]

Excellent stuff! Well done 👍🏻

[Trailslogg Graduate]

If you enjoy Born to Run (recommended by Old Floss), you might follow it up with Natural Born Heroes by the same author - it's not about running exclusively but has a more general focus on all-round fitness.