Hi Bob, > I started jogging about 5 years ago, having not run outdoors since > school, > and only on the treadmill when I had gym membership. I followed a plan > I > found on a squash training site (I'd started playing squash again, and > needed to fitten up) which basically tells you to build up slowly on > alternate days. > > <http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/squash/Squash_Fitness/squash_fitness.h > tml> > > Scroll down to "Conditioning Suggestions from Coach Tom Generous". I > followed that to the letter, and it worked. One of the key > psychological > tricks I used for cold, wet, windy, rainy winter evenings was to tell > myself > to go out and I would not regret it, but if I didn't go out I would > regret > it. That worked too. I also think it's important to have a pleasant > circuit > to run. > > Once I was able to run for 20 minutes easily I started extending it > until I > was running 5 miles in about 55 minutes, but at that stage my knees > started > to suffer, so I cut back. My normal run at the moment is about 3.5 > miles in > 30 minutes, and I'd like to build up the running time again, gradually. > > Last year I had a problem with my iliotibial band, and stopped for a > while, > and I've found it quite hard to get back up to a decent level again for > various reasons. However, I think I have now got back into the routine.
Thanks for that. I lost 4 stone last year - mainly through illness rather than trying to do so - and I've put some back on. Oddly enough, I've felt less fit since I've lost weight, but I'm sure this is down to less physical work. I enjoy getting out walking, and since Epping Forest is on my doorstep, I really have little excuse not to do so. I will read this up and get to it. I'd like to run 5 miles without feeling breathless and asthmatic. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
