r/Runners

Hi, runners!

For those who have joined running clubs at least once, are they actually helpful for improving, or are they mostly for socializing?

I’ve been running for a few months and I’m curious about joining a running club. I’m wondering if they’re genuinely useful for becoming a better runner as in pacing, consistency, technique, motivation, training structure, etc., or if the main benefit is more social, like meeting people and running in a group.

I see some really cool running club activities in my city, but I’m also a bit introvert/shy about joining, especially since I usually run alone.

For someone in this situation, is it worth visiting one? What should I expect from a first session?

I was diagnosed with runner's knees on 16th June and was doing okay walking. A few days later I walked 4,000 steps and 2,000 steps the following day and the flare up lasted 2 days. I rested completely and iced my knee daily and felt better then I walked 2,000 steps again and did exercises given by my physiotherapist which caused pain which went away when i went to bed at night. Today, I did another 4,000 steps just going to work and its flared up again i feel pain toward my ankle and heels as well as my hips and lower back too. Should I get checked again? Should I be continuing those exercises despite pain? If anyone has recovered from runner's knees can you please help me...

What is a pretty decent time a human aged 8-40 should be running giving their body is trained weekly?

This is going to be a very long post so I apologize in advance, but I would appreciate any advice!

So I am a cross country and track runner who just graduated high school, and I'm going to be running in college. I've been running since sixth grade and I've been taking it seriously for quite a while. However, I never had any major injury problems until my junior year which I'm pretty sure is in response to my underfueling that started after junior cross-country season. During junior track season, I had Achilles tendinitis that went on for way too long, and during my senior cross-country season, I struggled with passing out after races because of my low iron. After this past cross-country season, I started gaining lots of weight, and I don't know entirely why, but I definitely can tell that I needed to gain some weight to get my period back because it had been missing for a year, but I definitely feel like I've gained way too much and I can't lose any of it or stop gaining no matter how hard I try 😭 so the start of this track season was already rough with the extra weight, and then I developed what I believe could have been a stress fracture in late March, so I stopped running, but it never got better. I finally got an MRI about two weeks ago, and it showed a stress reaction, but I'm sure that it was originally a stress fracture during track because it hurt a lot worse and it was unbearable to walk at the start. I was told to be in a boot, but the boot is causing my Achilles to hurt again, and it's also causing my shin to randomly have sharp pain that I hadn't felt in a long time, because it usually didn't hurt to walk besides the first couple weeks of the injury, only when I try out biking or elliptical again that's when it starts hurting again, but now the boot hurts it no matter what. So now I don't know if I should wear my boot or not, and I also just don't understand why it's been three months and my shin hasn't healed yet. I really need to start training for college cross country, and I'm feeling quite hopeless.

hello

im 36 and last year was injured by prednisone and a fall. been 1 year in out of crutches batel walking. dobe many different pt and mri no clue why and my pelvis is still rotated . I havent been able to run and bike is hare on my si joint. feeling helpless. i miss it so much . i feel fat and no mucle tone. as anyone ever came bac to running after stopping for a year now or that have had a mysterious injury that stopped them from running but finally find why and ran again. please send hope. i feel so left out from life and like i was killed inside. thank u

Ok help me out. What's been the biggest challenge in staying consistent with running and how do you overcome it 🙏

Tried running maybe 2 months ago after eating 9.9oz of takis, wasn't a good idea. Wasn't even a quarter mile and I felt like shit.

Just tried running again on an empty stomach and got a 12~ minute mile.

My best during the track season was 6:15 (only practiced for about a month) but after 3 months of not running and doing it in converse instead of running shoes it really isn't that bad.

My main thing was remembering and not wanting to experience the exhaustion of running for long distances, but running is a difficult experience. You're supposed to sweat, you're supposed to breathe "heavy" it's an exercise, it's usually going to be uncomfortable.

It's still not easy but it's easier than I thought it'd be

I like just about anything, but I typically listen to hip-hop, metal, rock, or electronic music when I run…any recommendations?

I’m not a runner , but i do sprint in my cardio workouts .
Does doing at night any different from the day?

Hi all,

For those who've expressed interest in joining up with Guelph's newest running crew, Every Body Moving Run Crew, it disappoints me to announce that we'll be postponing our inaugural run that was scheduled for this Tuesday at 6pm due to the anticipated extreme heat weather we'll be getting (feeling as high as 43°). Dangerous temperatures are not worth it.

We'll be meeting up the following Tuesday July 7th in Waterloo Avenue Park at 6pm, and look forward to meeting everyone then!

Link to Instagram post:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DaJD2cxJcnz/?igsh=MXZ6MjZ1YW95eWFjeA==

This is something I’ve battled with really since I got this job 3 years ago, I’ve recently admitted defeat and stepped away from running but really loved it and am wondering how I can do both successfully?

So I’m 46, my job involves a lot of walking and lifting doors approx 85kg each. I can clock up 15k steps per day before I even consider running. I always ran first thing in morning as I simply wouldn’t have the energy in the evenings, I never did big miles 20-25 per week but even being that low I wasn’t recovering properly.

So by under recovery I mean despite being wrecked my sleep was poor, fatigue, anxiety, low moods basically all the things running is supposed to cure it causes.

Take today for example, 5hrs sleep last night because of a heatwave in the UK, I’ve slept like crap all week because of it, normally I’d run anyway, just battle on right? Then this causes more issues, then I’d be physically wrecked. I’ve took time off from running so despite me poor sleep I will go for a walk later after work and I’ll be fine as walking has no impact but it’s boring as hell.

Should I just admit defeat with my running?

Any tips for a beginner? Find I get a lot of trap pain after long runs? Any other tips?