Do you share running with your significant other? (Read 1317 times)

I am also concerned that she is running too fast, because she doesn't want to slow me down too much. I am planning on running 30 secs slower per mile slower tonight than we had on the most recent run. I want to see if she is less winded by the end. She is definitely suffering too much.

certainly if she can't talk to you without being out of breath then she is running too hard to be an "easy" run. And most people would recommend only easy runs or run/walks for someone getting back into it. i expect you could break her spirit if she feels too slow for you or for herself. if not her spirit then maybe her joints. maybe do a fartlek workout and run 100 meters in the wrong direction for a while and then catch up to her for your recovery. I don't know. But I wish you luck and I hope you can encourage her to stay with it. Maybe one good way is to remind her that SHE will improve faster than YOU will.

If I were in the dating world again I would definitely practice the do what you love and you'll find those of similiar spirit thought. I'm one of those people that can't sit doing nothing for long at all. I include playing on the computer, watching tv, and most other couch-based activity as doing nothing. My DH can sit on his computer for 24 hours straight with only potty breaks. I did get him to do a 5k with me and due to the nature of our jobs he does maintain a somewhat regular exercise schedule. But it would be nice to share the same passion for activity.

Rob, that's what I told DH from the first month I knew him - I DO NOT RUN! But then a friend convinced me to try just running from one telephone pole to the next, and that did it for me. So you never know!

My daughter got hooked after she saw me go through the half marathon experience. She just turned 5 last week and we're signed up for the Dino Dash 5k on May 30th. I wonder how long she'll be hooked (I'm not going to force anything on her, just let her want to run by watching me.) We went for a run last Saturday. I pushed the jogging stroller for 5 miles then got her out and we ran/walked the last mile. She proudly called it her training.

That's really adorable =] No SO here... Still in HS. Trying to get my family to start running, but that's a lost cause... =/ They're all pretty lazy... Especially my younger brother...

My husband does not run, either. It bothered me more when I first started running and would have loved to have him as a running partner. He gave it a shot but didn't love it like I do. Then a doctor told him that, because of his back issues, he should not take up running. I might have suggested he get a second opinion had I not suspected he was told exactly what he wanted to hear. I knew it wouldn't do any good to try to push it on him. I do think he'd be more supportive of my running if he ran himself and truly understood where I'm coming from, but now that I've been at this a few years I've found training partners, groups, and outlets for sharing about running. And my dh is coming along as far as being supportive. So it's all good. My kids, on the other hand, are definitely showing an interest in running. I'm looking forward to more runs with them now that the weather is more cooperative.

After I finished up in College, my HS XC coach asked me to be an assistant coach for him. There was an extremely fine woman who was an assistant coach on the girls XC team. We have now been married for 6 years. She isn't running much now (she's due May 2nd with our third child), but after our family is complete (I'm going to the doctor!), we will be out there running together again.

My husband has Rheumatoid Arthritis, so no running for him. He does work out at the gym on the machines with little to no impact (ellipticals, arc trainers, etc.). He is VERY supportive of my running, though. He has never once complained about the time I spend out running, and when I'm running in the evenings, he even makes dinner and has it ready when I come in. He has also never missed one of my races. He doesn't fully understand why I need new shoes so often....