> > Well done - I'm very impressed by anyone who can run further than I > > can. > > Which is to say, I'm very impressed by most people who can run. The > > furthest I've ever run without stopping is 5 miles, and > that took me > > nearly an hour. > > As am I. I used to walk a six mile circuit every day and I'd > like to be able to run that. I doubt I'd do a mile at > present. I take the camera with me on the walks though! > > Malcolm
I started jogging about 5 years ago, having not run outdoors since school, and only on the treadmill when I had gym membership. I followed a plan I found on a squash training site (I'd started playing squash again, and needed to fitten up) which basically tells you to build up slowly on alternate days. <http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/squash/Squash_Fitness/squash_fitness.html> Scroll down to "Conditioning Suggestions from Coach Tom Generous". I followed that to the letter, and it worked. One of the key psychological tricks I used for cold, wet, windy, rainy winter evenings was to tell myself to go out and I would not regret it, but if I didn't go out I would regret it. That worked too. I also think it's important to have a pleasant circuit to run. Once I was able to run for 20 minutes easily I started extending it until I was running 5 miles in about 55 minutes, but at that stage my knees started to suffer, so I cut back. My normal run at the moment is about 3.5 miles in 30 minutes, and I'd like to build up the running time again, gradually. Last year I had a problem with my iliotibial band, and stopped for a while, and I've found it quite hard to get back up to a decent level again for various reasons. However, I think I have now got back into the routine. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
