Kiwi Running Club -

[Kiwi Gaming]

5k is definitely something you have to build up to over the course of a while.

The great feeling when you finish a run is still the real reward. Health benefits aside.

I've just gotten back into running again.

 

[Brussels Sprout]

I saw people on the boardwalk jogging around and after dinner time and I don't get it. My sensitive husk of a body gets stitches so easily even if it's been hours since I ate or drank. I gotta do it first thing in the morning, mostly empty except for exactly one small banana.

Am I an inferior specimen or are this late runner people unusually awesome?

 

[burntgrilledcheese]

I saw people on the boardwalk jogging around and after dinner time and I don't get it. My sensitive husk of a body gets stitches so easily even if it's been hours since I ate or drank. I gotta do it first thing in the morning, mostly empty except for exactly one small banana.

Am I an inferior specimen or are this late runner people unusually awesome?

Everyone is comfortable with something different. I have to wait a good hour after a full meal before running, but a bit less if it's just a snack. If it's really heavy, it'll take longer.

Plus some of the distance runners have conditioned themselves to eat and drink while running to keep going. I haven't gotten to that point yet.

 

[Squirrel Nutkin]

Have been running since the glory days of Frank Shorter and Boston Billy. My best suggestion for longevity in the sport is consistent yoga practice. My knees were both on their way to being fully shot (I got the "you'll never run again" speech from 3 different orthopedists) but after I took up yoga I have been able to continue running and the last "career-ending MRI" is now 8 years in the past.

It might not work for everyone but it certainly has for me. Happy trails!

 

[burntgrilledcheese]

Have been running since the glory days of Frank Shorter and Boston Billy. My best suggestion for longevity in the sport is consistent yoga practice. My knees were both on their way to being fully shot (I got the "you'll never run again" speech from 3 different orthopedists) but after I took up yoga I have been able to continue running and the last "career-ending MRI" is now 8 years in the past.

It might not work for everyone but it certainly has for me. Happy trails!

Yoga and pilates have made the biggest improvement in my running.