Running again

[C0ckney]

keep at it bebro, with time, patience and hard work, you'lll get there

[Al B. Sure!]

Get where? He's exactly where he wants to be.

[C0ckney]

therein lies the joke...

:facepalm:

[Al B. Sure!]

therein lies the joke...

:facepalm:

Therein was the joke. He has nowhere to go. He's sitting in front of the TV.

[Az]

5 miles in 35 minutes

Spoiler:

in 2008 after OTS

**** I haven't ran that much in ages... I'd probably go into a cardiac arrest if I attempted this now.

[b etor]

I have the worst trouble breathing when I run, even just for a few minutes. It's really bad, so I don't run. Any suggestions on combating this issue?

[DaShi]

Stop breathing when you run.

[Al B. Sure!]

I have the worst trouble breathing when I run, even just for a few minutes. It's really bad, so I don't run. Any suggestions on combating this issue?

What are you doing? Are you hyperventilating? If so, don't do that. Just breath in, breath out at a slow steady rhythm... should be taking in a breath every fourth step... inhale/R step, L step, exhale/R step, L step, inhale/R step, etc. And don't take shallow high (as in in your chest) breaths. Breathing is from the diaphragm.

You could also be starting off way too fast. If you start out sprinting, you obviously wouldn't be able to handle it for more than a few minutes. And if you say you're going slow, depending on your fitness level, going slow might be like a sprint!

Your best bet is to set out a certain distance (let's say 1 mile to start out) to cover, run as long as you can, walk for a bit, start running again, etc. til that distance is covered. You do that for a few sessions and very quickly you'll be running the entire distance.


Or you could have asthma.

[MikeH]

I didn't mean getting hurt, in tennis you never get hurt, I meant getting injured in a way that may need surgery.

I call bull****. Loads of people get injured here, at every level of soccer, in ways that need surgery. Ruptured tendons, broken arms, collar bones, legs are all very common at all levels.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

I have the worst trouble breathing when I run, even just for a few minutes. It's really bad, so I don't run. Any suggestions on combating this issue?

Get fitter?

[b etor]

What are you doing? Are you hyperventilating? If so, don't do that. Just breath in, breath out at a slow steady rhythm... should be taking in a breath every fourth step... inhale/R step, L step, exhale/R step, L step, inhale/R step, etc. And don't take shallow high (as in in your chest) breaths. Breathing is from the diaphragm.

You could also be starting off way too fast. If you start out sprinting, you obviously wouldn't be able to handle it for more than a few minutes. And if you say you're going slow, depending on your fitness level, going slow might be like a sprint!

Your best bet is to set out a certain distance (let's say 1 mile to start out) to cover, run as long as you can, walk for a bit, start running again, etc. til that distance is covered. You do that for a few sessions and very quickly you'll be running the entire distance.


Or you could have asthma.

I'm a singer, so I know how to breathe while standing or sitting, but not running. A few of my siblings have asthma, but I don't think I have it.
You might be right about the starting out too fast. I'll try to start slower next time, thanks. I've just tried going 6 to 7 miles an hour, but can't hold it for long, so I slow down to 5mph.

Get fitter?

I'm trying

[Al B. Sure!]

Ran a 24:04 3-mile today. Would've gotten under 24 minutes if not for those pesky stoplights.



B etor:

You don't have to continually run; if you honestly are getting beat down, stop and walk a bit to catch your breath then run some more when you're ready and just cover a distance alternating between walking and running as you see fit. It won't be long til those walk breaks get shorter and shorter til nothing and you're running continuously.

And actually, to be honest, you'd be far better off running at a 7 minute mile pace for half a mile at a time and walking a bit between each burst than jogging continuously at a snail's pace. No sense in running at 5 mph. That is a waste.

[Al B. Sure!]

bump for b etor because I don't want her to train inefficiently.

[SpencerH]

I have the worst trouble breathing when I run, even just for a few minutes. It's really bad, so I don't run. Any suggestions on combating this issue?

I vote for exercise-induced asthma. For a weightlifter, I was a pretty decent runner most of my life (6 min/mi were an average time but I did do 5:15 indoors before my para training) and I never knew I had asthma until a cat almost killed me in Gothenburg. After I had been diagnosed, I realized why I used to cough for hours after running in cold weather. :bangshead: Now my knees are crap and I cant even reach a speed where I breath hard so I walk uphill on treadmills.

[Sir Og]

What is better (less strain on joints etc.) running or climbing stairs?