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Re: ok, reposting from newbie cafe to here

guest — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:59:17 GMT

Good advice, wfarrant, and congratulations to you on your success! I am probably just being unrealistic about progress, given that I play soccer and often get the little twinges and pains from that. Whenever I get sore, I back off on my running. Sprinting really stresses my glutes, so I will get professional advice on that. That's the only place I tend to feel any discomfort, really, but it's been chronic and has definitely interferred with my ability to run farther without walking. As long as I walk a bit at least every half mile or so, I'm doing fine, even with the soreness from soccer, and the running seems to help because the soreness is almost always gone by the next game (I play 2 times/week). I just want to do it all, NOW, and of course that's just unrealistic. I'm really glad I can do things like running and playing soccer at my size and age.

Thanks for your reply and best of luck to you in your first marathon effort!

ok, reposting from newbie cafe to here

guest — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:28:42 GMT

Greetings to all and I look forward to the advice and support I can get~~and give, I hope!~~here. I posted on the newbie site but didn't get a lot of feedback and hope to see more here. So, here's my into.

I was a very dedicated runner for years, b.c.--before children. Having my first didn't slow me down much, but a 2nd did. I had a "metabolic disorder of pregnancy" and gained 80+ lbs; I'm still 50 lbs overweight and that was 10 years ago! Now I'm almost 49 and I've been jogging/walking for a couple of years and playing soccer two times a week.

I LOVE running and I really miss it, but I am unsure how to advance safely. I have had absolutely no luck losing weight in the past two years and lugging this body around cannot be good for me--well, ok, yes it obviously is, but I am afraid to advance my running without losing weight and yet am having such great difficulty with the weight loss. I will be working on that as I try to get back into the kind of running I like (a nice 6 mile or so trail, outdoors in state parks or other isolated places, a few times a week). I'm not worried about developing great speed or anything and I've never been interested in racing although I would like to do a marathan at least once at some point.

Anyway, since I have been working out more regularly (again, starting about 2 years ago), I have come to the realization that not losing ground is important at my age--injuries take a lot longer to heal, it seems! "Slow and steady wins the race" seems to be the motta to which I need to adhere. Most of my injuries/pain are related to soccer and sprinting; my glutes are my weak point. I'm planning to start some strength training with a personal trainer to work on the glutes and to see if that helps me avoid future injuries.

If you have suggestions, advice, or just words of encouragement, please feel free to reply.

Thanks.

Maureen

Re: maybe I belong here, too!

guest — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:10:17 GMT

My subject heading is a bit ambiguous; I meant, looks like I belong here in addition to the Newbie site!

Re: What keeps your mind occupied while you run???

guest — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:08:49 GMT

I count, usually in 8s1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. A rhythm develops and it can be very soothing, even mesmerizing. Sometimes if I'm thinking about how much further I am going, I think about how proud I am of myself and how good I'll feel afterwards. I tend to like running, however, because I'm almost never bored by it, so I don't have to worry about what to think. Actually, this is mostly based on past experience because right now I'm not running very far! But I find that the running parts of my one-hour workoutswalking and jogging--are similar; when walking, all I can think about is "how much further" and when running, I tend to "zone out," even if only for a few minutes.

For really tough patches (steep hills, for example), I always focused on the rhythm of my arms. Thinking about my legs or breathing at a time like that was always counterproductive!

I hope you find some advice that helps you. It's such an individual thing!

maybe I belong here, too!

guest — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:57:52 GMT

I just posted at the Newbie site (subject is "re-new to running now older and heavier," something like that). Please read and reply to my post there; I need some support and encouragement!

Thanks.

Maureen

"re-new" to running and now older and heavier

guest — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:32:30 GMT

Greetings to all and I look forward to the advice and support I can get~~and give, I hope!~~here.

If you have suggestions, advice, or just words of encouragement, please feel free to reply.

Thanks.

Maureen

Re: Frustrations of Weight Loss and Running

guest — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:34:00 GMT

What a great discussion for me to find! I too have been working out a lot and eating less for about 4 weeks, with no visible results in weight loss, although my fitness has definitely improved. I think I'll just "weight it out" (haha) and see what happens.

Good luck to all.