ILX running running thread

thanks everyone. i actually made a bit of a start this evening, running/walking to my sister's house then back since i had en errand to go for her.

cozen, i'd like that cheers but i don't want to hold you back.

(definitely in a few weeks though)

ogmor otm about pace too, if you're like me you'll be tempted to go too quickly at the start. it's not a major deal as the further you start running the more you'll learn to go slower at the beginning, but keep it in mind. if you like to listen to music while running do try and turn it off for a few mins at a time and listen to your breathing and think about your posture. i've only started doing this and it's made me realise music can stop you paying attention to how you actually feel physically while running.

also, and apologies if this is obvious, find a nice route in an area where you can keep expanding it by little distances over a long period of time. for me the broadening of the boundaries of the area i run has been a really good way of feeling progress and a sense of achievement.

cozen and i are definitely lucky on that front having a canal side a minute away and a riverside attached to a park/botanical garden a few minutes in the other direction.

i will definitely watch my pace too. i'm quite psyched for this!

i made a good start today. it was cold and wet but, since i live in glasgow, if i waited for dry and mild i could be waiting a long time! it was quite bracing! not exactly the best thing for a first outing but i enjoyed it nonetheless and felt good afterward.

Congratulations.

cheers.

Yay! At least you get to run around Glasgow. That sounds pretty fun to me.

I actually like running in the rain. But then I live in Portland.

ok, ow. so for the first time since i started running regularly 3 years ago i'm getting...knee pain while i run? like, a dull pain in my right knee that gets worse if i slow down. it first happened the other week, after xmas, and i did a run in between then and now without feeling it, but it came back today. i still did my 9k fine by running through the pain, but...is this the sort of thing that will go away by itself? nothing about the way i run has actually changed! maybe i finally need to get fitted trainers, though after three years without problems i can't imagine why that would suddenly be an issue.

It could be tendonitis. I had a dull pain in the right knee just off the knee cap a few years ago. I had been running for a few years as well when it occurred. When I went to see the doctor, he said it sounded like tendonitis of the tendon that connects the thigh muscle to the knee.

I took about a two week break after that (which I probably didn't need to do) and when I started up running again I used a knee support sleeve when I did run, and iced down the tendon and took some ibuprofen to reduce pain and swelling. It did go away but it took awhile.

ughhh doesn't sound good. i'll get a knee support sleeve though.

also, when i'm not running, i don't feel it. well, hardly, bar the v occasional and v mild twinge.

I don't have any personal experience with knee problems but if you're not wearing proper running shoes I suspect you're bound to run into injuries eventually.

theres tons of stuff online abt what exactly tendonitis feels like what diff injuries are etc - if it gets worse def rest and ice - i stupidly ignored knee tendonitis a couple years ago and ended up not being able to run for a couple months when i couldve just rested for a couple weeks - my only running injury - v common most runners encounter it at some point

def strengthening the muscles around the knee helps via doing squats etc

Where on the knee? Lateral, under, kneecap?

not entirely clear but i think...under?

so...a couple of weeks rest, if it is tendonitis, is what's needed - nothing else?

ice, elevation, u know the usual

it doesnt sound like its that bad right now tho could easily just go away - obvs thats a call u need to make yrself - id read up on it

I actually like running in the rain. But then I live in Portland.

i definitely prefer/miss running in seattle rain to running in east coast cold!

i like running in the snow

ugh i havent been running in over three months

trying to psych myself up now but my god i have totally forgotten what i like about it now

ran ten miles of ten minute miles today - havent run that long in a while - felt good - totally crashed after

WHAT!? that's amazing/ridic!

ty! its good for me def

it's fantastic!

how warm do you typically dress before a run in this weather ice? I'd like to start again.

i wear sweats and hat and gloves add thermals if its below 20 - you generate a lot of the heat yrself - obvs everyones different tho

it's fantastic!

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lol there are some on this very board much more accomplished than i

does anyones teeth ever hurt when they run?

Haven't experience that pain. I'm sure it's just on the horizon for me.

my friend who i ran w/yesterday has one of those garmin satellite watch units and he sent me all our stats - omg i think i need one

i mean i kind of had already resolved to buy one tbh but now its just like

what abt that thing u can plug into yr ipod

is that good

idk y im asking i cant afford anything anymore

that thing i believe is somewhat less good as its not gps, just goes by movement, much cheaper tho

prob still p sweet tho

i have have not used one clearly - i do have opinions 4 u tho

Get a garmin. Seriously. You won't regret it.

o im getting one

I probably wouldn't run if I couldn't get detailed data from it.

yeah i have no doubt it will make me better at running

i guess u r both bigger nerds than me huh

yeah prob

anyway i tried running yday and i made it about 2 miles and thought i ws gonna die but today i ran three and it was fine, i guess its not *exactly* like starting from scratch

feel p good also

ipod thing is like a glorified pedometer basically... cool for tracking speed/distance/calories, but no info about terrain or mapping.

i mean for $20 it is cool obv you get a lot more when you spend $$$$$$ for a garmin