The NoFap Running Thread

Dude am I reading that time and distance right? Probably not.

 

I mean 12:04, a dozen minutes far left corner....is that really 1 mile in the center??

 

I don't want to say anything about that until I know the time and distance are being read right...

I am trying to run daily will update daily I don't use an app but I might. I don't see a reason to really. I'm not racing or anything I just like what running does for the mind and body. I don't do it for the sake of competition and races are meaningless for me.

 

Ok.

 

5K on a brand new outdoor track, felt like I was running on the surface of a tire floating in space. Sublime. Pavement sucks. Pavement is not healthy. You will pay if you keep running on cement. Not my payment just how nature works.

 

www.outsideonline.com/1784266/best-running-surface-your-knees

 

What app is that?

I'm using Runtastic.

 

I walk trails on my property and adjacent state land 4 miles about 5 days a week. I wear a pulse meter and get up to 65%-80% max heart rate. Lots of up and down terrain so I don't need to run. Takes me around 45 minutes. I have a great Samsung Health app on my Galaxy S8+ to measure time/distance/route on new trails in other places.

 

I am a runner! I also love biking! Both are awesome exercises. I am in my colleges track and field team, so I really do love the sport of running and being active. I don't think I could go through life without hikes and runs and bike rides or swims..... even though swimming is soooooo hard.
I like using Strava for my bike and run tracking. It works really well, has an optional social aspect to it and breaks all the paths you take into segments and allows you to track how you have improved on your times.

 

I bike everywhere I run as I don't run on pavement. Was thinking of using Strava, I used it for biking before but lost interest in it.

I think people lose the true spirit of outdoor cardio when they start using apps and gizmos but hey to each their own. If it helps you connect with people running and biking or keeps you moving progressively forward with your training more power to you.

I'm uninstalling the app and going primordial style.

No more earbuds either. Just the breath.

Like they did it back before there were paved roads, just trails.

 

I took a pounding today on the trail. It was a decent bike ride there too which destroyed me.

It was what I like to call a 'blitzkrieg' session. I felt wasted before I completed the run and will admit I had to finish it walking. I felt blitzed out of my skull.

Absolutely tied to the whipping post riding my bike back.

It wasn't fun but it's the kind of day that will make you faster come the morning.

 

Any advice for someone trying to get started. I need to do some exercise, and it'll definitely help build some self control too. Appreciate you guys

 

When is the last time you went for a jog or run?

 

@Prov2611 I'd start with aiming for 3 mile jogs. If that seems daunting, forget distance and aim for 20 minutes of jogging.

Treadmills are a sorry excuse of a jog/run but I cannot tell you how to run. My advice is do it outside. Find a school track or just run on a bikepath or sidewalk. Pavement won't kill you in the short term. I prefer trails though. Nothing compares to running in nature but we're getting off track, HAHAHAHAH GET IT?