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bettyspaghetti  ·  4380 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: So, I Went for my First Run Today

I am always so envious of people when I see them out running, obviously for long distances. I have the same urge as you but can not get past that initial "man this really sucks" mentality. Congrats; I am now envious of you!





thundara  ·  4380 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's all about habit, if you go every day, even every other day or 3 times a week, you'll eventually get over the sucks phase and into the enjoyment phase. It helps, too, to not time yourself when you go out, so you learn to run as long as you can push your body for, rather than running until a thirty minute timer is up, or you've gone X miles.