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"Nothing's better than the wind to your back, the sun in front of you, and your friends beside you." Aaron Douglas Trimble
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Roads were made for journeys...
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A long time ago I heard a rule of thumb that said you should be averaging weekly a minimum of 3x the length of the race you wanted to run in.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
Runners run
Hi, Gayle. I'm not sure anyone has a good answer for this question. I've seen it asked a lot of times, and the answer seems to change depending on who the runner is. Perhaps that's the best answer: depends on the runner. Janell
Thanks for the answer. and sorry I asked it again if it's been asked lots of times.
I didn't mean that you'd put out a dumb question. I meant it's a question a lot of people ask. I've asked it myself, even though I'd seen it get asked and not answered several times before. I've never seen a satisfactory answer - VERY frustrating to those of us who think there should be nice, clear, clean, cut-and-dry answers to everything. :: sigh:: I wish someone would answer it definitively.
I've sometimes had trouble with my coworkers not really "getting" my running. That seems to be a common problem. . . . I guess my point is ... give it more time. Let them come to see running as a permanent quirk of yours... not something you're trying to force on them... and they'll come around. Eventually.