Morning all. Just staggered 0.9 miles in 13.44 minutes. Starting to struggle, feel as if I'm getting slower. Any advice? Does it make a difference on the time of day you run?
T2, Metformin 850 Mg (1 tablet twice daily), venlafaxine 75mg (1 tablet daily), buscopan 10mg (2 tablets 4 times daily)
hiya, yes the time definitely matters, in the week after work i run slower than the weekends and also mornings i tend to run better than evenings etc etc but it think its personal to you, and which your body prefers
a few tips id give you are, running regular will build up you ability to breath, when i first started my lungs didn't want to play, i was basically suffocating, running regularly will improve this even if its short sharp bursts, you lungs will love it, then breathing techniques are important, I've read a lot about this and adopted the in in out out with my feet method, so left foot breath in right foot breath in left foot breath out right foot breath out, this is really weird at first but once you get used to it its awesome, i was running 5k park runs and sounded like an asthmatic hippo, it was embarrassing but once i read about the breathing it was much better and it becomes second nature, then you have to think about how and where your feet land, you basically want your feet to hit the ground under your body and not out in front of you, so you effectively lift your legs up behind you and back down again without them ever going out in front, if you overstride and your feet land in front of you, you are breaking with each step and this is hard work, also try to land softly, this will as you increase your distance hopefully reduce the shock to your legs and body, i would recommend going out and practising your form and breathing rather than worrying about how far you are running, you will find that the distance comes on its own and you feel great so want to keep going, id suggest searching youtube there are a gazillion running technique and running everything else on there, i picked up loads of tips, but remember its the internet and like the advice I'm giving you now, has to be taken as a personal experience and not the gospel
the more you run the better you will get is my reckoning, once you up your distance a little its also very important to have rest days though to let your muscles repair themselves, also id say try not to run on a full stomach, it gives you a stitch or does me anyway, also consider once you've done your run and are knackered rather than heading home keep walking briskly and recover then have another little go maybe another half of what you've already done, it all helps build up the stamina
Fantastic job on your 0.9 miles
there are cool smart phone apps if you don't already have them, i like nike + or runtastic which also links to myfitnesspal if you use that, but there are loads and check out "mapmyrun" its very cool
hopefully some of this made sense
good luck!
