Agent17

Just wondering, were winners ever chosen for this?

Thanks, Dilnad! I'm glad I'm learning about this early, I hadn't even considered running techniques (posture and the like). It's always a good idea to form good habits early on. Also, my high school theater director would always use that image of the string pulling us up form the top of our head to help improve our dance posture, and I imagine it will be especially helpful for me while running. That wall image is really good, too! How does one typically measure cadence, or is it just as simple as counting?

Thanks, Kes! I can usually tell the difference between muscle soreness and other types of pain, but I'll make sure to be mindful of other injuries since I'm relatively new to running. Do people typically want to increase their cadence, or does it depend on the type of run they are doing?

Thanks, everyone! Given all of your advice, I think I might start playing around with my schedule. I'll try doubling up more days to have additional rest days, doing legs on the same day as a run, etc... and see what I like the most. Thanks, I really appreciate the encouragement! I'm definitely working up to a 10K! We have a 5K at my university each spring, and I want this year to be the first that I run them (I'm gonna get that t-shirt)! If I keep at it I know I'll be super prepared by then. What is cadence?

I usually lift weights on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday (when I do legs to let them recover before Monday's run) and run Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I'm about five weeks into the couch to 10k app. I've never been much of a runner, but I'm trying to get into it and I'm starting to enjoy it. I'm wondering, should I run when my legs are sore? And should I still be working out legs as I run, or is that enough of a workout for my legs? This past week, I did my Monday run, then my Wednesday though my legs were still sore from two days previous. On Friday, though, I took the day off from running as my legs were still sore. It's never because the pain is unbearable and actually prevents me from finishing a run or anything, I just want to make the most out of every run, and don't know if I'm doing that when I don't let my legs fully recover in between. Or does that make much of a difference?

Thanks, guys!

Hi, everyone! I'm 21, in college, and have been reading NF posts for a while but I decided it was about time I officially joined the Rebellion myself! Over the last year or so I've been building up a pretty regular bodyweight workout schedule, and I've just started running in the last couple of months. Fitness apps like You Are Your Own Gym, a bodyweight workout app, and Couch to 10k, have helped me a lot, but I'd like to start creating my own workout routines adding dumbbell exercises. Currently, my workout schedule is Mon. running, Tues. push exercises (chest, shoulders, triceps), Wed. running and core, Thurs. pull exercises (back, biceps), Fri. running, Sat. legs, Sun. rest. I'm feeling pretty good recently since I feel like I've finally fallen into a regular routine, but now I want to work on my diet. Proper nutrition has always been intimidating to me, since it seemed so complicated, but I've started easing myself into Paleo in the last couple of days. Some of my goals are: running a 5k, 10k, Spartan Race, and the NYC marathon. Also, I want to get consider myself a "fit" person. To me that means that I exercises regularly (both weights and cardio), eat well, and know what I am doing in both of those things. Also, I would really like abs. What I'm really most excited about now, though, is joining this community. I'm been lurking the forums for a while, and you all seems like such a great bunch. Soooo, yeah, looking forward to starting this journey with all of you!