Hi Folks,
I used to run about 5/6 miles every night, but eventually stopped for one reason or another. I tried to get back into it again about 3 years ago, but after a couple of runs my right knee was giving me so much pain the next day I was having problems walking down stairs.
Anyway, after not running for 8 years, I have finally decided that I want to get fit again and enjoy running! I have a really nice park (Stanley Park in Blackpool!) right on my doorstep and I would really like to take advantage of the park and the upcoming summer. I am going to be following the Couch-to-5K plan from CoolRunning.com and was looking for a bit of advice in two areas.
Firstly, my knee! I think the pain in my knee was down to not warming up properly and running on tarmac. So I have decided I am going to get to 5k on a different park by running on grass only, I am thinking this should reduce the impact on my right knee until I am fit enough to run on tarmac again - but can anyone else think of anything such as specific warm ups that can stop my knee pain? I have a pair of New Balance trainers designed for running so my trainers should be okay.
Secondly, can anyone recommend a running watch that I can program with the intervals on the Couch-to-5k plan so it will beep at me when its time to walk and when its time to jog. I have been looking at the Garmin Forerunner 305, as it seems to have everything I could ever need, and I could also use it for biking which I do quite a bit of - but I don't know if I want to spend that much on a watch just yet... are there any watches that will beep on pre-set intervals that are cheap - around £30-40?
Thanks for any/all replies!
I used to run about 5/6 miles every night, but eventually stopped for one reason or another. I tried to get back into it again about 3 years ago, but after a couple of runs my right knee was giving me so much pain the next day I was having problems walking down stairs.
Anyway, after not running for 8 years, I have finally decided that I want to get fit again and enjoy running! I have a really nice park (Stanley Park in Blackpool!) right on my doorstep and I would really like to take advantage of the park and the upcoming summer. I am going to be following the Couch-to-5K plan from CoolRunning.com and was looking for a bit of advice in two areas.
Firstly, my knee! I think the pain in my knee was down to not warming up properly and running on tarmac. So I have decided I am going to get to 5k on a different park by running on grass only, I am thinking this should reduce the impact on my right knee until I am fit enough to run on tarmac again - but can anyone else think of anything such as specific warm ups that can stop my knee pain? I have a pair of New Balance trainers designed for running so my trainers should be okay.
Secondly, can anyone recommend a running watch that I can program with the intervals on the Couch-to-5k plan so it will beep at me when its time to walk and when its time to jog. I have been looking at the Garmin Forerunner 305, as it seems to have everything I could ever need, and I could also use it for biking which I do quite a bit of - but I don't know if I want to spend that much on a watch just yet... are there any watches that will beep on pre-set intervals that are cheap - around £30-40?
Thanks for any/all replies!