Just an update. I know it's not much compared to any real runners on here, but when I started running a year ago my mile time was 12 minutes and I am glad to say I've gotten it down to 7 minutes and my 10k time has gone from 1hr 30min to 53 minutes. My daily runs are now anywhere between 3-5 miles. Now I just need to start going further. Hopefully I will start doing half marathons soon, but I don't think I will be up for a marathon anytime soon.
Here's a questions for people that run AND cycle. So I started cycling at the gym because of bad arthritis and nerve damage in my feet. I can cycle 1 mile every 3 minutes if I'm going pretty hard. I've been able to do this up to 20 minutes fairly regularly and then I'm pretty worn out.
However, I can't run a mile without feeling like my lungs are going to collapse. Severe burning in my chest, unable to catch my breath, even if I'm just jogging. Honestly, it's worse than the pain I get in my knees and hips from the constant shock on the joints. Am I doing something wrong, any ideas?
I just thought of this as I logged on after coming back from the gym tonight. I'm not able to find any cut clear info online, and I'd rather save a shit ton of money instead of going to the doctor any more than I have to...
Run and bike. 5k, 10k, 50k adventure races, mud runs, what ever happens to be out there and sounds like fun. Though currently on a bit of a hiatus due to the recent snow!
Potatoman-J said: Here's a questions for people that run AND cycle. So I started cycling at the gym because of bad arthritis and nerve damage in my feet. I can cycle 1 mile every 3 minutes if I'm going pretty hard. I've been able to do this up to 20 minutes fairly regularly and then I'm pretty worn out.
However, I can't run a mile without feeling like my lungs are going to collapse. Severe burning in my chest, unable to catch my breath, even if I'm just jogging. Honestly, it's worse than the pain I get in my knees and hips from the constant shock on the joints. Am I doing something wrong, any ideas?
I just thought of this as I logged on after coming back from the gym tonight. I'm not able to find any cut clear info online, and I'd rather save a shit ton of money instead of going to the doctor any more than I have to...
You aren't. When I started running a mile was a struggle and the first thing to go was my lungs. My Vo2 was terrible. When I began running it could hardly be called a run. I was alternating between 3mph and 5mph every minute. I coulnd't run at a higher speed or maintain 5mph for longer than that. I slowly started doing the 5mph for longer. We are talking months of progress. Once I could handle 5mph without hyperventilating I pushed my speed up slowly by half an mph until I could do it breathing easy. I tried going at my fastest possible pace while still breathing for 4 minutes and walking for 1. Even now I still slow down after 9 minutes to walk for a bit and get my breath back, but I can run faster and longer now than I could 2 years ago.
The only thing that will make easier is to keep doing it and pushing yourself little by little. Improvement is slow, but will happen. Just keep it at a pace you can breath at and back off when you need to. If you do it every day, or every other day, over a period of time it will get better. At least it did for me.