Hi all, just registered on here today.
I haven't run anywhere for many years, I was always a cyclist first, but have decided to give running a go in order to get fit again. I still see myself as a cyclist, but running seems to be easier to fit into a busy life, particularly when going away for the weekend as taking a bike isn't always practical.
Well I haven't ridden for a long time and got very fat (6ft - 104kg) and unfit. I have been doing some very light sessions on a turbo trainer the last couple of weeks.
I made the decision to give running a go yesterday, and looked up a basic introduction to follow. I found this coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml* couch to 5km schedule and programed it into my GPS. Not owning a pair of suitable shoes (didn't fancy using skate shoes or DM boots
), I popped out and picked up some trainers this morning. Suitably equipped there was no excuse not to go out and try it.
So I take a drive into the forest, walk in for 5 minutes and find a suitable side track where I can suffer in private and not bump into any dog walkers. 5 minutes warm up walk and then jog/walk intervals back and forward along the track. Not surprisingly I was puffing away well very quickly, but then about a third of the way in it started getting a bit easier. 20 minutes later and I am feeling tired, but not like I'm about to die like I expected which is quite good. A walk back to the car to warm down and I head home for a shower.
So now I know I can do it, I need a little advice:
-- The schedule is for three sessions a week, does Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday sound like a good interval, starting the next step each Sunday.
-- I'm thinking about doing light sessions on the turbo trainer on the days I don't run, just 15 minutes of minimal resistance. Will this impact the running or should I stick to just one activity to begin with.
Cheers.
*The forum will not let me make a link, so apologies for lack of formatting.
I haven't run anywhere for many years, I was always a cyclist first, but have decided to give running a go in order to get fit again. I still see myself as a cyclist, but running seems to be easier to fit into a busy life, particularly when going away for the weekend as taking a bike isn't always practical.
Well I haven't ridden for a long time and got very fat (6ft - 104kg) and unfit. I have been doing some very light sessions on a turbo trainer the last couple of weeks.
I made the decision to give running a go yesterday, and looked up a basic introduction to follow. I found this coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml* couch to 5km schedule and programed it into my GPS. Not owning a pair of suitable shoes (didn't fancy using skate shoes or DM boots
), I popped out and picked up some trainers this morning. Suitably equipped there was no excuse not to go out and try it.So I take a drive into the forest, walk in for 5 minutes and find a suitable side track where I can suffer in private and not bump into any dog walkers. 5 minutes warm up walk and then jog/walk intervals back and forward along the track. Not surprisingly I was puffing away well very quickly, but then about a third of the way in it started getting a bit easier. 20 minutes later and I am feeling tired, but not like I'm about to die like I expected which is quite good. A walk back to the car to warm down and I head home for a shower.
So now I know I can do it, I need a little advice:
-- The schedule is for three sessions a week, does Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday sound like a good interval, starting the next step each Sunday.
-- I'm thinking about doing light sessions on the turbo trainer on the days I don't run, just 15 minutes of minimal resistance. Will this impact the running or should I stick to just one activity to begin with.
Cheers.
*The forum will not let me make a link, so apologies for lack of formatting.
