Does running get easier?

[AvaFern 3,516]

Running does get easier! I started running in high school because I had to for sports, but as an adult I kept running because it gave me an hour a day where no one could bother me. I fluctuated for years and when I was largest, running was a nightmare. My feet hurt, my knees hurt, everything hurt! I'm still pretty big, but now I can run at a decent pace for 3-5 miles without feeling like I'm going to die (unless I intentionally pick up the pace and push harder). Running is a love/ hate kind of thing. You don't really look forward to going for the daily run, but there isn't much that makes me feel better than a nice hard run, and when it's done- you burned a few hundred calories in the process!

Something important though that someone else mentioned- get fitted for the right shoes. I have one flat foot (weird right?) and running became so much more enjoyable when I finally bought a good pair of shoes a few years ago that are designed for flat feet.

Good luck!

[gastricsleever 259]

I'm pre op. Down 35 lbs. and I want to love running. I started the c25k program I'm on week 3. I feel like I'm going to die! Does it ever get easier? Or will I always feel like I'm going to die!!!!!

I feel u and I'm only on week 2!!! Lol

[trisket 46]

I grew to enjoy running! I never ran or did much athletic when growing up. The c25k is a great program! That is how I started. I completed the whole program and just kept running. I loved to find fun 5k runs to do with my friends and timed runs to challenge myself. eventually I ran 2 10ks and was training for the Spartan Beast run when I got pregnant! Because of how low my little man sits I havent been able run far this pregancy but I can't wait to get back in it.

They are right about shoes though! I ran in crappy shoes and developed tendonitis in my hips. It hurt like hell and took a while to get rid of.

Good luck in your running journey!

Edited April 5, 2014 by trisket

[juliacoffman 0]

yes I love to run like a kid,even at this age, it makes me so much fresh and enthusiastic.

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Edited April 18, 2014 by juliacoffman

[swimbikerun 1,040]

Not only does running get a lot easier but now that it is summer, what about swimming? I swim year around but its also easier on the joints and you get an upper body workout also.