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One of the biggest things to pay attention to, when getting back into running (especially if yoiu are a bit older) is having a decent pair of trainers. What knackers up a lot of people, returning to running, is that they use old shoes and this buggers them up straight away. Shin splints, back ache, poor stride etc etc.
Having said that, its quite a committment shelling out 60 or 70 quid plus before you start again. A bit catch 22
I'm anticipating getting back into it in a few months' time, now that I've stopped smoking. I don't hold out any hope of even getting close to my old times, but it'd be quite nice to get to about 2:20 in the 800m. I'd consider that a win, after 20 years of cigs.
Big respect for that time.
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Unfortunately, I made the mistake of keeping up pace with my mate for the first 9.5 miles - and he was a much stronger runner. Last few miles nearly killed me....put me off running after that.
I am now fat and massively unfit
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My circumstances have changed considerably since then, making it trickier to devote the time to it. My then wife worked a lot of evenings in a pub so I had a lot of spare time to get out running, nowadays I gig most weekends and have a young daughter and a partner who only ever sees me weekday nights, but....Yes, I must.
To add insult to injury, my older brother, who was never interested in running whatsoever, has since become totally addicted to it and has run several half-marathons and fun runs and is running great times...just makes me feel even more guilty for letting it slide.
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I'm a lot older and fatter now.
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I guess it can be more tiring, what strikes me is the efficiency though. Once I get going I get into a rhythm and that's me set. the closer to barefoot you get, the more energy you get back from the running surface.
I keep on meaning to record the miles in the Xero Shoes. My Venture were just about to wear through at the ball of the foot, after less than 2000 miles. The company guarantee them for 5000, so if I had a mind to I could keep myself in running sandals ad infinitum for the price of an occasional admin fee.
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Gave up after leaving school and preferred partying but got back into a bit of cross-country a few years ago. I haven't done anything for a couple of years now and feel constantly guilty. I want to get to a position where I just jog and I'm happy. The problem with being a competitive runner is that you're always trying to improve on yourself and I'm just tired of all that. I used to have dreams that I was running in slow motion and other people were beating me......the anxieties of being a competitive runner!
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I met an old guy out on a walk one lunchtime who explained he ran for Wales in the Empire Games. He explained that he used to run from Newport, up Twmbarlwm mountain, across the Gwent ridge and home again. All barefoot. I have no idea how many miles that is, but it's got to be 10-15 I guess. I assume painful broken up tarmac wasn't a thing back in his day!
I keep on meaning to get a bit more committed to eating less shite. I'm only 12 stone but there's only one way I'm going if I don't do something. Running, and increased physical activity in general, in one part of the equation.
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