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I just joined the gym today and had my first workout in a long long time. Any suggestions on certain exercises i should do, or should avoid to make me a better runner?

Exercises to become a better runner.......Run Based on your goals.....since your not listing any Marathon specific's doing lower body workouts like the squats and deadlift should help with your 5k and 10k times. You don't have to worry about "bulking up" if you keep running your higher priority. Be careful that weightlifting.....assuming that is what your talking about.....doesn't interfer with your run training. Don't blow your legs out today if your scheduled for a long run tomorrow. Check into doing super sets or weight lifting that is targeted at weight loss. These are generally lighter weights, higher reps and keeps you moving from set to set. Gets the heart rate up. I strength train 2 - 3 times/week. I do full body workouts....starting with core, then legs, then upper and ending again with core. My goal is only to keep what I got. And at 43 that's getting tougher to do. Finally.......There are several experts that recommend a strong core for all runners. These can be done without a gym membership and I usually avoid doing these at the gym 'cause you only see the girlies doing them.