This is a weekly post for the runners of LoseIt. There's all levels of runners here -- from brand new runners just starting C25K to experienced marathoners. All are welcome here.
This thread is mostly to share your current training this past week, report planned or completed races, share victories, and to ask questions and seek advice.
In addition to this each week I blather on about something to make sure I get to the minimum length for a posting. This week...
Why do you run?
There's lots of reason you might run as part of LoseIt. It might not have a significant direct impact on your weight loss but can do all sorts of other things for you -- some it does better than others.
Running for Weight Loss
This is probably a big reason to run. But running might burn as little as 80-90 calories per mile up to 150-200. Run 10 miles and barely burn off a fast food meal.
Myself, one of the reasons I run is because it assists in keeping my CO up in maintenance with a small commitment of time. This is a little different than running to lose weight.
While actively losing weight, I did intense treadmill walking (incline +7-10% at 4.2-4.3mph). Why? This allowed for daily long sessions with minimal recovery and low impact. It was grueling and exhausting but I could do it 2, 3, or 4 days in a row, 1-2 hours. I can not run as much calorie-wise as often. Close, though. But there's a good chance of injury or simply not being recovered.
Running for Fitness
Fitness is many things. Fitness is broad in scope, including endurance, strength, speed, agility, power, mobility, flexibility and more. Running will get you Endurance and Speed depending on your approach/training, but may actually be detrimental to other aspects of fitness. Being able to run is not necessary to be fit, either. It is just one aspect of it.
Running to cope and feel good
Here's were running really shines, I think. If you get out there and polish off a great hour long run it can leave your mood lifted for days and let you breeze through stressful situations that might otherwise derail you. The key here is finding a way to run that feels easy and you enjoy. Run with music. Run in the forest. Run long. Run easy. Run fast. Whatever makes that feeling happen for you -- do it!
Weekly Check-in
How did training got this week? Did you hit a new PR? Run for the first time? Finish a week of C25K? Let's us know!
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