I wanna learn how to run !

trinnylilac

JenIttels wrote:

Re: the zest plan (the one that was posted here). Why does it say, for example
Week one:
Mon- (Run 60 sec, walk 3 minutes) x 3- total 16 mins

It doesn't add up. A total of 3 mins running and 9 mins walking adds up to a total of 12 mins not 16. Is it including 4 mins of warm-up walking?

Its just the way its worded. It means do a minute run and a 3 minute walk then do this again another 3 times . In total 4 x

JenIttels

thanks trinny - that's what i've been doing but good to know i'm doing what i'm meant to be!

point3

neversay wrote:

The best tip she gave me was to breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth, but making sure that you are breathing from the belly rather than the ribs.

Very true. Breathing exercises are a good way to improve endurance. Another tip is to take twice as long breathing out as breathing in e.g. breathe in through the nose for 1 second and then breathe out through the mouth for at least 2 seconds. (Breathing in and out at the same rate will soon make you feel out of breath - try it and see!).

:T :T Good Luck to all the British runners in tomorrow's Comrades 2006 Marathon in South Africa (it's an ultramarathon at just over twice the normal marathon distance in 30 degree heat :eek: ).

Claudie

The Comrades Marathon sounds really scary. A friend did an Ironman on the weekend, I am waiting to hear how he did (I think I am their token fat friend LOL)

And Jen in answer to your question I should be doing week 10 I think, but still struggling around week 7 or 8 mark on the Zest plan. We manage the stretch timewise i.e. we go out for 35 minutes but we run mostly 2 on 2 off (with a few three minutes jogs instead of the two) but we find it hard to do all three minute jogs week 8 asks for. At week 4 we didn't think we would ever do the 2 minutes so we are progressing but at our own pace. We used a pedometer on Friday and I was really surprised to see that we covered 6.19 km, we were well pleased.

And Thor I think I know what you mean about the legs - is that the legs of lead that refuse to move?

I am a hayfever gal and I think that doesn't help. Some mornings (like today!) my eyes are almost swollen shut when I get up, not attractive, a few minutes on the jog and I can't see for teary eyes and I start the wheezing. On the colder crisp mornings I haven't noticed that at all. I may try some sunglasses - anyone have any recommendations?

Good luck today to everyone on the plan -- may the week be a good one :O)

JenIttels

Claudie, you're doing wonderfully! Even despite the carppy hay fever

I copped out of starting week 2 this morning. It was 5.30, I was tired and i just couldn't do it. I've promised myself i'll either do it tonight or tomorrow morning. Mondays aren't good for me so i may continue with treating tuesdays as the start of the running week.

My boyfriend finally came with me on the saturday morning run. He reckons he's really unfit but compared to me (5 stone overweight, short and lazy!) he didn't struggle at all so he's happier to come with me now. Should be motivating!?

Have a good week all.

getcarter

I'm going out for my first run for 2 weeks (due to holiday etc) after my disasterous race for life, some moments I'm even looking forward to it! I'm just going to see how I get on and not expect too much from myself. Apparently, though you lose fitness quite fast, it does not take long to get back up there. I'm also glad the weather has calmed down a bit!

I did see someone running up a hill in 30 degree heat in Greece though which was a bit inspiring.

Claudie

I did see someone running up a hill in 30 degree heat in Greece though which was a bit inspiring

Oh my that is inspiring - or mad! My only exercise in Greece would be hand to mouth :O)

Had a few good days this week but this morning was a tough one, didn't manage the full cycle but stayed out for 30 minutes. On Sunday we are doing a practice round the park where our RfL is being held. It will be the first time I have gone out with these friends who are "proper" runners so I will let you know how we get on.

JenIttels

Good luck with the practice Claudie and hope your outing goes well getcarter.

Even slight slopes kill me at the moment but apart from that am getting on ok with the week two runs. Am even attempting to go over the 1min runs so that i'm more prepared to have to do 2 min runs!

getcarter

Right, I managed to do 10 min run then 4 walk then 10 run, it was so hard. My knees and shins hurt so much today!

iwanttosave_2

Just found a great site, basically you map out your route on the map (took me a few mins to figure it out, basically you get it to where you starts ad just click once to get a pointer up and then just keep clicking along your route)

It then gives you the distance of what you are running so you know how far you have covered. And then if you scroll down a little it gives you a link to a calorie converter where you type in yout weight, speed and distance and it gives you a little idea of what you are doing

http://walking.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.webwalking.com/googlemap.htm