Joined
·
2,515 Posts
Hello everyone, I just heard about this running forum and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Susan and I live in NY with my husband and our two french bulldogs. I have 3 grown kids who (thankfully) don't live with us anymore. I've been running off & on for years, but got back into it more seriously about a year ago. Then at Christmas time, I ripped my right calf muscle and couldn't run for 4 months while I did intensive physical therapy. It was tough to begin again, but I'm back up to 2-3 mile runs pretty consistently. Mostly now I run at my gym on the treadmill early in the mornings, but I'd like to start getting outdoors a little when the weather cooperates, especially on weekends.<br><br>
My current routine is:<br>
run 3ish miles Sunday<br>
do nothing on Monday<br>
run 2 miles Tuesday - faster pace or incline<br>
do nothing on Wednesday<br>
free weights & lots of abs on Thursdays<br>
run 3ish miles Friday<br>
power yoga on Saturday<br><br>
I've only run 1 5k so far and I finished it in 34 minutes. I'd like to run another one or two this fall if I can find one in my area that works with my schedule.<br><br>
My goal right now is to increase my mileage back up to where I was before my injury, which was about 5 miles per run, about 4 times per week. I just met a woman at my gym who wants to start running so we may try to be running buddies at least once a week. I think that would be helpful to me.<br><br>
Anyway, as a bit of a newbie, I welcome suggestions from you more experienced runners! BTW I live in an extremely hilly area which is another reason why I seldom run outdoors.<br><br>
Susan Riley
My current routine is:<br>
run 3ish miles Sunday<br>
do nothing on Monday<br>
run 2 miles Tuesday - faster pace or incline<br>
do nothing on Wednesday<br>
free weights & lots of abs on Thursdays<br>
run 3ish miles Friday<br>
power yoga on Saturday<br><br>
I've only run 1 5k so far and I finished it in 34 minutes. I'd like to run another one or two this fall if I can find one in my area that works with my schedule.<br><br>
My goal right now is to increase my mileage back up to where I was before my injury, which was about 5 miles per run, about 4 times per week. I just met a woman at my gym who wants to start running so we may try to be running buddies at least once a week. I think that would be helpful to me.<br><br>
Anyway, as a bit of a newbie, I welcome suggestions from you more experienced runners! BTW I live in an extremely hilly area which is another reason why I seldom run outdoors.<br><br>
Susan Riley