This post is inspired by Heather @
Run Like A G! She recently wrote about things she wish she knew when
she first started running. You can read her thoughts here. Be sure to check out the rest of her blog
as well. She is very open and honest on it!
Like most runners, I
have learned a lot over my years and years of pounding the asphalt and the
trails. These tough lessons make us better runners! But if I could travel back
in time and talk to my newbie running self, this is what I would tell her…
More miles does not
always mean better running.
Don't over train.
START STRENGTH TRAINING!
Buy a hydration pack
right now. Don't wait, you will love it!
Stretch.
Don’t drive all the way
to Lancaster for Active Release Technique. OIivetti Chiropractic on the
Carlisle Pike is awesome!
Do not sign up for the
following races because you won’t be able to run them due to injury and you
will not get your money back: Virginia Beach Marathon, Hyner View Challenge,
Lehigh Valley Half Marathon.
What do you wish you
could tell your newbie running self?
Here's the "things I wish I knew" post I wrote earlier this year. http://www.abkruns.com/2013/04/i-wish-i-knew-then.html
ReplyDeleteThe top one for me is that not every run is going to be perfect, and not every run will suck. Sometimes you have a great or off day, and you just have to keeping trucking!
Your list is awesome! I should have added the shoe thing to mine.
DeleteI would just go back and tell myself that consistency is the key. I would say "stop starting and then allowing yourself two years before your next run! It will never work out with that kind of schedule!"
ReplyDeleteGood one. And now you hate skipping a day, let alone 2 years :)
DeleteThose are great words of wisdom! We should all remember that.
ReplyDeleteThat running is an expensive sport! Also that happiness comes from completely exhausting myself :)
ReplyDeleteOh my word you are so right. All the money I spent on PT and ART and doctors... I spend more on that than races and gear!
DeleteBack when I was running in high school (before technical shirts became big): stop wearing those sweaty, soggy cotton t-shirts, and use a cotton/poly mix shirt! I could have been a millionaire!
ReplyDeleteOh my word, good one! I have no clue what I used to run in... prob not tech shirts.
DeleteGreat post Meg!!!!! I love how all of us runners have a some sort of list like this!!! It means we are not alone and have learned A LOT from our experience!!! :)
ReplyDeleteYup, and we'll keep learning for sure. :)
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