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Started running for the first time, and wanted to show my progress to someone. (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Running distance over time. I still can't run 5k without walking about 20% of the way.

And it's not going fast either, but I'm still proud of the progress. The data is keeping me going.

EDIT: Thanks for the support! The legs still don't want to do, what I want them to. But they will learn, who's the boss eventually.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Don't let anyone gatekeep you about run-walking. It's a perfectly valid strategy/method for running.

Also if your knees are hurting you can try running on a softer surface. That's how I got into trail running.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

If your knees are hurting, your running technique is likely wrong. I know a lot of people start off running heel to toe, which is backwards and puts a ton of stress on your knees.

For those who don't know, you're supposed to land on the ball of your foot, which basically turns your lower legs into a shock absorber for your knees.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Trail running is great. Knees won't hurt and it's not so damn boring as doing laps around the block or something

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I'm at this point now where I need to mix it up because running laps around the block has gotten super boring.