I am not a runner. During basketball practice, I hated running. Absolutely loathed it. I can still hear Coach Steers yelling baseline, the whole team lining up behind the basket, and me coming in last every time.
Even if I was skinny, I wouldn't be a good runner. My knees are bad, and I have ZERO form. I look ridiculous running. My feet are clunky, there is nothing graceful about me.
But I don't have money for a gym membership, I don't have a group of people I can play basketball with every single day, nor do I have the space for gigantic equipment to take up space in my apartment.
So I am thinking one of my only options is learning to run. Just suck up my hatred for it, get my big butt out there and lose the darn weight with some running shoes on.
Any suggestions?
You are in good company. The gym thing and the equipment aren't really options for me either. I always hated running. About a year and a half ago, however, I decided (for many of the same reasons) to take up running. I still hated it with a passion - for the first month. But with running progress and goal is so easy to see. Once I started being able to run farther with less difficulty, I began to feel compelled to go more and get better. When I had an injury that forced me to stop for a while, I was really disappointed. Now I am just getting ready to start again. I'm both fearful and a little excited.
ReplyDeleteAs far as advice - set reasonable goals - but do set them. Don't push too hard, too fast - but once you're comfortable somewhere (even if it's half a mile) for a week or so, do set a new goal.
And make sure you get good running shoes. Love to hear how it goes for you. The only thing I'm waiting on is mace. :)