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Are there any nuggets of wisdom you would give your younger self if you were able to? or...me, now? :-)
Actually getting out the door for a run is often the hardest part.
Remember how you feel having done a run and how annoyed you are when you don't go out for a planned run.
(I'm motivated to go for my early run on a Wednesday because there are 8-15 kids relying on me turning up [if there's only one adult they can't go for their run]. That helps.)
Greenbank
So, I am new to running, always hated the idea of it entirely. no aspect of it appealed to me.
I tried it on the insistence of a colleague and actually dont mind it as much as I thought I did.
Im unlikely to ever do any proper races as this is mostly to improve health and reduce my 17 stone down a bit, but I have started doing small 5k ish jogs with a neighbour with a view to increasing the distance as we go.
I started on a pair of almost 10 year old adidas climacools but with an old Plantar Fascitis condition rearing its ugly head over xmas again (now almost fixed, unrelated to the jogging as I was eating over christmas not out running and forgetting to replace my walking shoes and insoles early enough) I went to an actual running shop and got a gait analysis done and proper fitted insoles. according to them I didnt need corrective shoes but just the insoles and a pair of firm cushioned trainers. aside from that I have no kit, no idea but a slowly gaining appreciation of the benefits to my fitness to continue.
Are there any nuggets of wisdom you would give your younger self if you were able to? or...me, now? :-)