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I'm off and running

At the encouragement of many, I’ve started a clinic at the Running Room to learn how to run. I mean, the basics of it I’ve know since I was young, but as I’ve grown older, the exercise that I’ve been getting has slowly diminished. I still get out in my canoe once in a while, but that’s not really great exercise unless you do it for many hours, something my current job doesn’t allow.

So, I joined a Learn to Run clinic at my local Running Room store. Last night was the first night, and I ran 7 sets of 1 minute of running followed by 2 minutes of walking. To my surprise, I handled it quite well. No collapsing or heavy breathing. So, now I’ll do the same reps on Wednesday and Sunday, and then ramp it up next week to 1 minute run, 1 minute walk.

Tonight is my night off. I’m laying 150 square feet of engineered hardwood in the basement. It’ll probably be harder work.

Comments

  1. Gregg29 July 2008 at 05:54

    sounds like you are following the training found in this book:

    http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Runners-Handbook-13-Week-Walk-Run/dp/1553650875/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1217339550&sr;=1-18

    (I've used it and it severely reduces the chances of you getting injured)

    Good luck!

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  2. Chris Blatnick29 July 2008 at 06:14

    Good luck, John! I recently started running again myself and it actually feels really good. Certainly helps clear out the cobwebs after sitting at the computer all day.

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  3. Yancy Lent29 July 2008 at 08:41

    Keep at it John, the more you run the more fun it gets!

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  4. Chris Blatnick30 May 2011 at 08:25

    Good luck, John! I recently started running again myself and it actually feels really good. Certainly helps clear out the cobwebs after sitting at the computer all day.

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