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runners2014-09-25 03:03 pm
alexseanchai) wrote in runners2014-09-25 03:03 pm
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apparently I have had this thought before, because I already joined this comm
So I walked a 5K yesterday. 56:28, and too nearly last (out of about two hundred registrants, 139 of whom were walking) for the comfort of my pride. In an effort to salvage said pride, I picked up a book for beginning runners at the library (authored by the Sport Medicine Council of British Columbia, so I figure they know what they're talking about) that has a thirteen-week program, three sessions a week of run X minutes walk Y minutes repeat Z times (and the final session is run a 10K). I'm planning to start that Tuesday. Or maybe Saturday. (Y'know. Once I'm over the ow ow ow from doing too much in the 5K and without stretching properly first. I'm not sure what I was trying to prove but I don't think I proved it.)
My question is, should I run around the neighborhood or should I run on the treadmill at the neighborhood gym? It'll be easier to track time and distance on the treadmill, and walking the three blocks to and from will serve as a warm-up and cool-down, but the scenery is...not exactly scenic. Not that my neighborhood is a particularly pretty one, but at least the view changes as I move, you know? And I'm not sure which will bug me worse, repeatedly pressing a button to change the treadmill speed (I don't know if there's a way to change the speed on these treadmills other than by increments of 0.1 mph) or repeatedly changing and resetting the timer app on my tablet.
So treadmill sounds better at first blush, but I'm wondering if there are other reasons to prefer sidewalks to treadmills.
(Wish me luck, y'all, I'ma need it if I'm actually going to get and stick with the program this time...)
My question is, should I run around the neighborhood or should I run on the treadmill at the neighborhood gym? It'll be easier to track time and distance on the treadmill, and walking the three blocks to and from will serve as a warm-up and cool-down, but the scenery is...not exactly scenic. Not that my neighborhood is a particularly pretty one, but at least the view changes as I move, you know? And I'm not sure which will bug me worse, repeatedly pressing a button to change the treadmill speed (I don't know if there's a way to change the speed on these treadmills other than by increments of 0.1 mph) or repeatedly changing and resetting the timer app on my tablet.
So treadmill sounds better at first blush, but I'm wondering if there are other reasons to prefer sidewalks to treadmills.
(Wish me luck, y'all, I'ma need it if I'm actually going to get and stick with the program this time...)
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Personally, I hate treadmills with a passion, so I'd definitely say run outside. Other people have very different opinions. [g] You might find you like reading or watching TV while you're on it, especially if your gym has the kind with a built-in screen.
On the timer front, if you have a smartphone, search for an interval timer app. Or a timer like this one will let you program run/walk times and beep when it's time to switch. There are ways around having to constantly reset a timer.
And BTW, if you feel like the program is moving too quickly, there's no shame in not moving forward at its pace. 13 weeks isn't a lot of time to work up to a 10K; you might want to spread it out over a longer period.
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Thanks! Also, nod. I don't have a smartphone but I do have a Kindle Fire; maybe I just have the wrong timer app for what I need it to do.