- get fitted for shoes at a local running store. If you don’t have a store in your town then go online to asics website or brooks and they have a questionnaire to find out what kind of shoe fits you best. I personally like asics but everyone is different.
- Find a plan. I use to use runkeeper but now I use the nike app. I’m working through a 10k plan at the moment. The app plans your runs for you. I also tried the runna app but it’s paid and I didn’t find it worth the money.
- don’t increase mileage quickly because you will find yourself with an injury but the plan should handle this part.
- have fun! cause running is hard, worth it and fun
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I did a two Kms run today before my yoga class and it felt nice to stretch the legs. I’m planning a five Kms tomorrow on the treadmill before my pilates class. Didn’t leave enough time today.
It’s always good to have done my 10k steps before lunch 
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Speed followed by recovery today. I have such trouble with fartlek running. I much rather interval cause of the walk break lol
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@skhan Another tip, if you are gonna get shoes for running (def makes a huge difference), check out runrepeat.com for the best breakdown on every shoe with lots of filters like if you heel strike or want a wide toe box etc etc (I’m not affiliated at all, just found that site super helpful to narrow down a couple of choices to then go and try on at a physical store)
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I’m an ASICS fan as well, need to get a new pair soon my old Cumulus are overworked.
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I get my new ones off amazon. I like to get last years model of the same shoe I have cause it’s cheaper
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100 days sober and I seem to be setting Strava PRs on every run at the moment. It’s insane the difference to when I was trying to balance drinking with running last year. I’m comfortably half a minute faster per km and, crucially for me, there’s just so many more enjoyable runs. I’m flying out there and loving it.
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My tip, don’t worry about repeating a week of the couch to 5 k. I stayed on week 6 for literally weeks and weeks. And don’t worry about having “off” days where you struggle to do what you did last week. Just keep getting out there. A bad run is better than no run.
Today I ran for 6 songs, walked a song, then ran for 5 more.
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Body balance cancelled today while I was there so hit the treadmill and got a 43 minute 5kms in! Then did an hour of insanely advanced Pilates. Now I’m dead, but I enjoyed it all 
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I tried a Pilates class a few weeks ago and that shit was hard!!! I was more sore than when I do weight training 
and I hardy moved!!
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Yeah, it’s brutal. And you barely move off the mat. I love it, but I’m sore now. Hitting 20k steps for the day by 7pm and every muscle aches . Got yoga in the morning.
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Just starting to get into running, age and the amount I smoke doesn’t help and neither do some of the brutal hills around here but loving it
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Hard 3-miler yesterday and medium 5 miles on the treadmill tonight. Gonna just do an easy few more miles tomorrow and Friday. Then it’s June’s half marathon on Saturday. I’m excited! I need to focus on sleep and eating right the next couple nights.
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Good luck!! That’s awesome!! Do you bring your own snacks (aka race nutrition…but I like to think of them as treats!!)?? What’s your pre-race meal??
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Today and tommorow I’ll just eat fairly normal (2400 calories a day is my normal goal) but it will be a little more carb based. Day of race I usually just have one piece of dry toast in the morning and a small cup of coffee. I’ve found I just don’t like a lot of food in me. I’m generally a nervous person anyway so a full stomach doesn’t help with my normal butterflies!
This race has huge community support with lots of people giving out food so I’ll probably have a couple oranges and Jolly Ranchers in addition to the normal water and gatorade stations.
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Holy moly did 30min legs then 45min run/walk at 2min intervals. Still struggling with running for longer periods. Work in progress.
Used runkeeper and youtube run mix
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You’re flyin’ on your run intervals!
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Thanks @Gorden doesnt feel like it, well it does in my lungs lol i think doing my 30min treadmill intervals has helped immensely
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Team Brooks here with two pairs of shoes. One pair with support for regular runs on pavements and a Gore-Tex protected pair for running in the fields.
I have to be the counterweight to the ASICS faction.
My yearly 6.5 k race is next Tuesday. I have been running up to 10 k during all seasons to stay fit and got even a little bit better. I hope the weather will be nice.
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I am Team Brooks also! Actually, I think I’ve been Team Everything at some point. I still use multiple brands/styles. I think it’s good to rotate, works different muscles and makes my favorite pair feel even more oh so comfy on race day!
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