Tips for starting a running/jogging program

Do sprints instead.

Run through the hood at 3 a.m.

couch to 5k or 10k


the c25k programs you can do with your dog too

The most important thing - and this sounds stupid but it is crucially important - do not stop running. When your body is telling you you have to stop running, you have to keep running. If you are physically able to continue lifting your legs, you must keep running until you reach your time or distance goal, or you are a pussy.

Couch to 5k

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Just do Tabatas - sprint (like heart bursting fast) 20 seconds, coast 10 seconds, and repeat that 8 times (4 minutes total). Best, most time efficient workout there is.

Couch to 5K

[quote]Run through the hood at 3 a.m.[/quote

I'm in Boulder, Co. There isn't any hood here. It's surprisingly boring for a town with a major university and it's reputation.

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Cut out or back on the booze, it sucks but its not football season so its doable.

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Surprisingly, not my issue anymore. And last time I got in shape, I was drinking pretty heavily. But I was in Nola, in the best shape of my adult life, and picking up chicks in bars every weekend. The bars suck here, so there's less temptation.

But switching from beer to vodka sodas probably kept the calories down, but kept my bac higher than usual.

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I'm in Boulder, Co.

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start running up the flat irons

What is your end goal? Just to run for exercise, or is there a particular distance you are shooting for. I'd suggest a goal (a particular race with a particular finishing time). It's a motivation for me. Doesn't have to be huge. Could just be running a 5k in 30 minutes. Give yourself a few months and use one of the many plans found online. Only difficulty is they are going to eventually get long (depending on your ultimate goals)

One thing that has helped me is HR zone training. I actually started a thread about it here when I didn't know what I was doing wrong. Since I've figured it out, I've seen big improvements. Good thing about it is most of your training (~80%) is low intensity (should be able to speak full sentences). Then you have shorter high intensity days. I've lost weight faster, can run distance easier, and have picked up the pace. Those low intensity runs feel slow, but it's easier on the body and is actually making improvements.