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Originally Posted by flyinfree  BSL- do not just give up on running, out of fear. Just be aware of the HIGH impact discipline that it is, and pay attention to your body an parts. |
Dude....I'm on it!
I ran again today (on the treadmill, before spin-class). I did 2 miles, but that was after 5 minutes (1/4-mile) warming-up and I had to take a break cause my right shin was burning! I was only running at 4.3mph and my HR was only 130...but any faster and the burn would make me stop.
No dude...I won't give-up. I don't have a runner's build but I'm gonna do this for sure!
The good news is I met a trainer/instructor who seems eager to help me with everything...she's impressed with my progress, see's I'm interested and wants to help me get there. Talk about credentials, I don't know how it works, but she told me she just won Trainer of the Year. I don't know about that, but she says she runs 27-mile marathons and isn't even tired or sore...so she'll teach me how to run in her running boot-camp and she has another class or two that she says will help me. FWIW, her husband is the spin-instructor and he was some European cycling champion for some many years. Blah blah blah...but at least it sounds like I'm mounting-up some good people to help me. The secret to getting people to like you is...give them respect, acknowledge their authority and above all else: always...ALWAYS wear deoderant!
I am going to throw this out...my knee isn't 100%, the meniscus is still torn and it's not bad enough to need surgery; all my doc & surgeon friends say I shouldn't and don't need it....if I'm not in pain then don't mess with it...sometimes surgery won't help and can make it worse. I'm not in pain, but I hear odd clicking and sometimes it feels weird. If I were to truly listen to my body, it's saying: ride, cycle, spin and maybe elliptical....but if you run on me, I'll make your life miserable. I say, let's push it and see where it goes.
