Running Motivation for Beginners

UP AND OVER Every new runner encounters a few bumps now and then-the key is to push on.
By John Bingham

From the January 2009 issue of Runner's World

I got my first e-mail address in the mid 1980s when I was an administrator at the University of Illinois. At that time, sending e-mail was a novel concept. Since I knew ( Read more... )

I may not be a fantastic runner.  I may not have a huge amount of endurance.  And I may not be very fast.  Yet.

But.
There are so many wonderful things about running.  Today as I was running, it was very cold.  I prepared my self by putting on leggings, a pair of pants, a skirt, a hooded sweatshirt (designed for workouts), hat, and gloves... My legs ( Read more... )

The human body really is an amazing thing ( Read more... )

Last night I went to Bally's to start running again.  I ran 2+ miles (the plus is because I felt I was running too fast for the lap I counted, so I recounted it).  My lower inner thighs (just above the knee to about halfway up) hurt!!  But I ran.  For 2 miles.  Without stopping.  The interesting thing is that I didn't start to feel sore until about ( Read more... )

For running, especially long distances, some fabrics are better than others. And some are just a bad idea... So, out of curiosity, I googled "underwear running". This is one of the pages that came up: http:// ( Read more... )

I ran 8 - 400M laps.  In less than 1:50 each (well, except one at 1:51).  With only the same time in between for a rest.  so... technically, I ran 2 miles in under 16 minutes.  Granted, I know I couldn't do that pace for 2miles straight, yet, but I ran faster than expected.  the goal was to do them in 2 minutes each, but after the second time where ( Read more... )

so, for those of you that were paying attention, you probably remember my struggles with running.  Well, I just got back from running in Lake Park, and I ran for nearly 17 minutes straight.  I forgot to check the time right away, and I also stopped momentarily for water.  16:49 is what it said at the end.  I wish I knew how far I had gone.
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