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Making the change from walking to running?

  • 22-04-2013 11:08am
    #1
    Calgary22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭


    Hey guys i have started walking about 5 miles a day for the past 3 weeks mainly as a diet and to generally get fitter and lose weight. i am quite happy with how its all going now. i am looking into running now. do ye think it is a good idea or would i be best to wait a while?

    Any ideas on how i many miles i should start to run? as i don't want to injure my myself:o i am mainly walking walking now along a canel line route.but also about 2 miles of this would be gravel road. any help would be great as you can see from my post i am a complete newbie thanks:D


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  • #2
    shortstuff!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 852 ✭✭✭shortstuff!


    Have a quick search for Couch to 5km, this is the program I followed to get me running, builds you up slowly using walk breaks between run segments. It has great sucess rates! Good luck


  • #3
    Calgary22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭Calgary22


    Thanks Mate:D


  • #4
    dechol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 291 ✭✭dechol


    I would second couch to 5k app or program. Will get u up to running five km sensibly. I did it last year and found it brilliant.


  • #5
    pointer28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,356 ✭✭✭pointer28


    As above, couch to 5k all the way.

    I went from 34 years of inactivity to 5k and now I'm doing 50k every week and doing half marathons for fun and my first marathon this year.


  • #6
    Letyourselfgo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 768 ✭✭✭Letyourselfgo


    Some good points to consider here
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056924750


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  • #7
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    OP, coach to 5km is the way to go,

    Follow the training plan and follow the advise about how to run {ie: if you can't talk you are running too fast).
    Coach to 5k works very well if you follow it,

    I went from not being able to run for more then 90sec non-stop in 2010 to running my 8th event of a marathon distance or longer in two weeks time. So I'm living proof :)


  • #8
    Calgary22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭Calgary22


    thanks lads much appreciated i will indeed follow it thanks again great help:D


  • #9
    DaveyDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,367 ✭✭✭DaveyDave


    I've just started a Couch to 5K program, it's pretty intense but still makes running possible for newbies such as myself. I can't stand walking as I find it boring but running is definitely a good way to go. I ran a few times last year without a Couch to 5K plan and it was brutal, it's much better having the walk/run intervals.


  • #10
    traineeacc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭traineeacc


    Couch to 5k is way to go. Started last year progressed to 10ks and I'm hoping to run half marathon this year. It gets very addictive!!!


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