So as I have said before, running outside is harder for me than running on the treadmill. Which means I need to take to the streets to improve, since I am pretty sure my 5k run is not on a treadmill. We had some (windy) sunshine today so out I went. I tried to do a video which turned out 1. sideways and 2. the wind is pretty loud. This is all a learning process.!http://community.active.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif!
I did all right. One difference is if you stop running on a treadmill it'll throw you off, if you stop on the street not much happens. So I had to push myself to keep going. My shins were a little sore but I think I just need to get use to hitting the ground which is harder than the treadmill. It was also easier not pushing the stroller.(a rare opportunity) I did notice the sharpness of the cold air and tried pulling my shirt a bit over my mouth as others had suggested, it seemed to help. I will be trying to do at least one run a week outside (weather permitting) Hopefully it'll get easier as I do it more often.
Keep on keeping on!!!
Cheerfully,
Lori
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsSCHf3AEwk
Ha! I love this: "if you stop running on a treadmill it'll throw you off, if you stop on the street not much happens." :).
I was training for a half marathon once and towards the end of one of my longer training runs I just stopped running. I didn't consciously stop
I still had another mile or two to goit just kind of happened. Since I felt fine I pushed myself to start running again but it was hard to do.