Comments on: For runners, opinions are like socks: there are a lot of them, and there are always going to be several that don’t match

By: the thirty nine steps

the thirty nine steps — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:17:37 +0000

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By: egan

egan — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:28:29 +0000

I sense a regular fixture here on your blog. You did really well answering Julie.

By: Sunshine Queen

Sunshine Queen — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:00:38 +0000

wow, I’d agree things were coverred quite well. Now if newbie would be willing to share a bit of her motivation….I think I’ll be back on the couch to 5k program here shortly if I don’t get my butt off the computer chair. Thanks for the ideas

By: Essentially Me

Essentially Me — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:37:13 +0000

This is great advice for a newbie. It almost makes me want to start if I didn’t feel like my knees would pop.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:00:09 +0000

Everything you said, and what Danielle said too. I used the Couch 25k program when I started, and it was a great way to go out each day and workout and feel successful..that became very important to me as the run intervals got longer and the walk intervals got shorter.
My only other bits of advice, are 1 STRETCH… and 2 when something hurts, don’t ignore it., address it.
Jen

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:36:38 +0000

I’d say you covered it quite nicely. The only thing I’d add is if someone is really an extreme beginner, the Couch to 5K plan is one I know a lot of people that have used for their start. If you google that search, you’ll find it. Also, unfortunately I think Hal charges now…I was out there and disappointed to discover that. However, Runner’s World (www.runnersworld.com) is another great source for everything from beginning to advanced and you don’t have to subscribe to get a lot of the insight and articles for beginning for sure.