Jogging Advice

Is anyone out there an avid jogger who'd be willing to give me some online coaching from time to time? I have taken up jogging for the gazillionth time in my life but can't seem to get past 2.5 miles in terms of how far I can mentally or physically push myself. I seem to have hit some sort of block (a definite pattern).

Contact me at k_stone@bellsouth.net if you'd be willing to listen to me whine and then could give me a swift electronic kick in the rear.

Thanks,
Kelly

What are you thinking about while you're running? I had to run for PE in the military. (I hated it.) If you ever see me running, look behind me, something's chasing me! But what helped me 'make it' was imagining I was doing something other than running. I went canoeing instead, and I always managed to finish without croaking. I'll cheer you on, (and harp at ya if you like ) But I can't figure out why you'd run if no one is chasing you?

Kelly, I admire you for getting back into jogging. I'll see my friend who's a runner tomorrow. She read a great book years ago when she first started running. I'll ask her the name of it. I'm sure it's old, but it helped her train to run more than 3 miles at a time.

Hi,
Bill Bowerman(sp) coached Steve Prefontaine
and they made a movie about the two called Without Limits. I don't know if it will help but its about running cross country.
Maggie

My advice on joggin: Don't do it! Notice all the joggers you see. None of them are smiling.

[ February 22, 2005, 03:48 PM: Message edited by: Dianne ]

Dianne you are a trip....and so on the money. I jog but just not outside, yep thats right. While watching TV evenings, every time a commercial comes on I stand up and run in place for the entire commercial break. OH YEA, well it works and its exercise too. A friend of mine who turned me on to it lost a bunch of weight and didn't even diet. Try it you might like it...Any way thats all the advice I have on jogging.

Kelly, I thought your post said "how far I can mentally and physically PUNISH myself." Shows to go how my mind works when jogging/running is mentioned. I couldn't run for my life if I had to! But I take long walks. This is the second time today I misread a post at first glance. Me thinks me tiny drug store glasses aren't powerful enough or the print is getting smaller on the site. Love and Light, Lynn

Hi ladies!

Thanks to everyone who's responded to my post about jogging. I'm glad to know I'm not alone in the "hate it" category. No seriously, I like it when I can make myself do it. I guess the heart of the motivation is wanting slim, trim legs. The other option I'm considering is liposcution. But seriously, I admire people who have the mental and physical discipline to jog for long periods of time. I used to think that one had to be a "born" jogger but two coaches have told me not so.

Anywho, I still make an attempt a few times a week. One thing that helps is taking my hyper active Border Collie along who pretty much pulls me the entire way. It helps!

Onward and upward (in the loosest sense of the words),
Kelly

Kelly, I saw my friend and forgot to ask her the title of the book. Imagine that. However, I did call and leave her a message and she's forgotten to call me back. Either that, or she's forgotten the name of the book. I'll give it another try becasue I recall how she raved about the books years ago.

Don't think about distance, think about running pace, take the right pace, get the pace where you fell the best. I can help.

www.KiloCalculo.com

Kilo, you are SO right about that part. If you think about how far you plan to go, you might never go out the door. Finding a pace, a rhythm that wasn't painful was always the hardest part for me.

Everything I have read and I have read alot say walking is more beneficial than jogging, easier on the joints, and the heart. I bought a pedometer and am trying to take more and more steps. When lousy out you can walk around the house if its large enough, I do. Or walk in place during the TV commercials. Any movement is better than none....

I roll my eyes a lot. Does that count?

Kelly: Listening to some kind of music while you jog or thinking about something interesting might help. I don't jog, but while I'm walking I try to keep my mind on positive and enjoyable things. I notice it helps me do more than anticipated.

Don't know Unique do you have fat eyes???

Hi Everyone,

I figured out that I can't jog in cold weather because I have Fibromyalgia and the pain is greater when it's cold (that only took 2 years to figure out- duh!). So now that it's warming up I'm going to attempt to pick up my jogging routine. I start out walking about 2.5-3 miles. I have already signed up for the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta for July 4th weekend, so that's a motivator. That is about 6 miles. Last year I didn't run the whole way but I did complete it (amazingly, I was in a fair amount of pain that night but the next day I felt probably as good as I've ever felt in my entire life, both physically and mentally).

My lifelong dream is to run a marathon, or even a half-marathon, but I know I'll have to be in a lot better shape than I am now for that.

Thanks for all the advice and support. I'll keep you posted (my dog is thrilled that we've started this new routine up again-- lots of squirrels out this time of year. ) :-)

Kelly

Kelly, is running good for fibromyalgia as long as it's warm? I've heard swimming is helpful, but never running.

You're smart to sign up for the race. That should keep you on track.

I have a friend who's an exercise therapist who scolds me for jogging, saying it's not good at all for the joints, etc for folks who have Fibromyalgia. But I go so slow and so short a distance it can't be much harder on me than fast walking. Also, yes, fibromyalgia, like arthritis, tends to be worse in the cold (for me anyway.)

Kelly