Regular runner, no races yet, many questions.
Hi folks,
I am new to this forums and this is my first post. I have been a regular runner for years, nothing heavy but like 4.5 km/day x 4 days a week, so around 18 km per week. Although I have not participated in any long races, wonder what would be a good way to start training towards it.
And btw, I am 38 years old.
Also, where do most of you get your running shoes? I am finding it very difficult to get good running shoes. I have a pair of Adidas Response Cushion 17 right now, but what would be better? I am a neutral to very slight pronator.
Also, wonder which is a good jacket for use both in the rains and mild cold? Mild because it gets kinda cold where I live, so one has to resort to many layers if one ventures outside. I have never run on a treadmill :-) I was eying something that had removable sleeves...any suggestions?
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Permalink Reply by zico on -
John,
I'd say you should pick one of Hal Higdon' programmes for Beginners in Half Marathon, from the net and train accordingly. Just make sure you watch yourself for signs of overtraining.
I do not train in the cold but I can suggest that you wear a half sleeved T-Shirt and then wear a vest over it. The vest can then be taken off and tucked into a belt bag. The vest should be the Dri-Fit type of light material.
About shoes, I'd say unless you are currently getting injured, just stay with minimal cushioning shoes that are regular.
All the best
zico
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Permalink Reply by Anuradha Shastry on
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John,
my humble suggestion to you -
44 years old, ran my first half marathon in auroville this feb 14th. I went from nothing to 21K - have done 25k in training.
I am truly the epitome of Couch25K!!
I you are looking for some serious, fun training, I will highly recommend Runners High. I have signed up with them for bangalore sunfeast 10K with a hope to better my time.
BTW are you in Bangalore? that should have been my first question!!
Hope this helps!!
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Permalink Reply by John on -
Hi Zico and Anuradha,
Thanks for your replies.
I looked up Hal Higdon's programs and they look pretty good to me. Hope I can implement them. For the shoes, my current pair is almost at the end of their cycle, so I decided to get some Asics Gel Kayano 15s for now; a friend is shipping it for me.
Anuradha, your achievement is truly remarkable - maybe I can reproduce that as well!
I am not located in Bangalore; things would have be so easier then. I am located in Siliguri, WB. It does not have much of a running culture, except for the Army Jawans who run like the wind :-)
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John,
good choice on the shoes!! i have heard that they are the best.
good luck and perhaps when you are in bangalore next you could run with runners high!!
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John said:Hi Zico and Anuradha,
Thanks for your replies.
I looked up Hal Higdon's programs and they look pretty good to me. Hope I can implement them. For the shoes, my current pair is almost at the end of their cycle, so I decided to get some Asics Gel Kayano 15s for now; a friend is shipping it for me.
Anuradha, your achievement is truly remarkable - maybe I can reproduce that as well!
I am not located in Bangalore; things would have be so easier then. I am located in Siliguri, WB. It does not have much of a running culture, except for the Army Jawans who run like the wind :-)
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Permalink Reply by Rohit on -
Welcome John. As zico mentioned there are enough training programs on the web. You just need to pick the distance for your first race and religiously follow the program.
When I was traveling in the U.S, I ran in the cold and rain at approximately 8-10 C. Rather than a jacket, gloves and a skull cap helped me more. Adidas does have some good waterproof jackets.
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