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    Ow! Running hurts.

    I decided that to suppliment my usual daily bike rides to work and back, I would start running. So off I popped, yesterday morning, for an embarrasingly slow, stilted run/jog/walk up the road and back (only about 1.5 miles all told).

    I must have been doing something right though, because this morning all sorts of muscle groups I never even knew I had are telling me they're in a lot of pain and are on the verge of going on strike.

    I've heard of 'no pain, no gain' but this had better get easier or for more benefit soon or I might fall apart!
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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    Keep it up, running for me has always = pain of some sort! Watch out for shin splints, bad knees, hamstrings etc. If you really get into it maybe consider going to a good running shop (the sort that analyse how you run, foot strike etc.) too? Good trainers and sorbothane insoles are also good. Good luck!

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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    Excercise... is bad for you.

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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    I'd be tempted to build up very slowly if your legs are hurting lots. A day's rest between runs is often advised when you first start out. Good luck with it though - your legs will soon adapt and stop hurting.

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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    Actually it's less my legs hurting (which are reasonably well toned from cycling) than the rest of my body.

    I'm certainly going to look for some other trainers, the ones I have are particularly poor for running. I think I've got an old tatty pair in the back of the wardrobe which are better suited to the task.

    I'll definately be taking it slow for now, at the moment it's a case of run/jog 100m, walk 100m, and I can't even keep that up for long! Cycling's so much easier by comparison
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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    Why don't you just walk quickly then? As far as I'm concerned, keeping a constant pace is the most important thing. Start off walking as quickly as you can, without looking like an idiot, and then when you're doing that happily, move up to a slight jog.

    I've been doing a bit of running at the gym, only a mile mind, and just kept upping the pace until I reached the maximum limit they'd recommended for me. Originally I was varying the pace depending on how I felt, and it wasn't a great move. I felt a lot more tired than I really was, and it's difficult to find any improvement.

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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    Quote Originally Posted by Salazaar View Post
    I'll definately be taking it slow for now, at the moment it's a case of run/jog 100m, walk 100m, and I can't even keep that up for long! Cycling's so much easier by comparison
    Sounds like a good approach - another one is is 1 minute walk, 1 minute run. It makes one hell of a difference (the walk should be fairly brisk.) After a couple of weeks, 2 minutes run, 1 minute walk and so on until you're running constantly after several weeks. You can draw out the time you're running too. Start, say with a 20 minute session, then up it by 3-5 minutes every other time. It's a better way to get into it rather than trying to run it constantly each time.

    Being a cyclist will help in terms of your base fitness but as you're finding out, different muscles come into play when you're hoofing it.

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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    Quote Originally Posted by pollaxe View Post
    Sounds like a good approach - another one is is 1 minute walk, 1 minute run. It makes one hell of a difference (the walk should be fairly brisk.) After a couple of weeks, 2 minutes run, 1 minute walk and so on until you're running constantly after several weeks. You can draw out the time you're running too. Start, say with a 20 minute session, then up it by 3-5 minutes every other time. It's a better way to get into it rather than trying to run it constantly each time.

    Being a cyclist will help in terms of your base fitness but as you're finding out, different muscles come into play when you're hoofing it.
    That's pretty much the approach I read about in a TA fitness guide a while back, if the Army reckon it the way to go then it's probably right!
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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    Quote Originally Posted by Salazaar View Post
    That's pretty much the approach I read about in a TA fitness guide a while back, if the Army reckon it the way to go then it's probably right!
    Interesting! The same advice came directly from a U.K. Special Forces' P.T.I. a year or two ago when I was getting back into exercising (following an injury) and it definitely helped me out.

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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    I tried a little running the other week for a few days, but towards the end of the last lap it felt like someone was hitting my legs with a bat - I will get back to it, but I'll try abit a of hard cycling for a while. I picked up a modest bike for 400 on Sunday.

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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    Ten days later and it's getting a bit easier now. I've been going out every other day, increasing my running to walking ratio each time. I've stuck to the same (short) route for now but I shall probably increse it some time soon.

    The difficulty is, as always, getting in to a good routine and sticking to it but I am quite pleasantly surprised how easy it is to improve just by sticking at it
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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    I went from running 2 miles in 1 hour to 10 miles in one hour 15 minutes.


    Took me 9 months, and I lost 6 1/2 stone - Keep at it.

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    That's a hell of a drop in 9 months! I'm not really sure whether to congratulate you or call your doctor! Either way it's encouraging, so ta.
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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    I did a lot of running while training for the Manchester 10k back in May and kept getting lower back ache and knee problems. In the end I invested on a pair of true running trainers (as I'd been using std Rebook classics) from a store called the sweatshop.

    20 minutes later and £80 lighter I had a pair of trainers that suited my style of running and I didn't get half as much pain doing the 10k in them. Well worth the money if you ask me

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    Re: Ow! Running hurts.

    I worked out after a certain weight or age cycling is better as it supports your weight I now do all jorneys under 6 miles by bike.

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