realfrankturner
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I've had that before, it's disgusting, give's ya the runs. Don't buy
wanting to start is half the battle...the fact you want to do "something" is a step in the right direction. For what its worth Id never done anything as what id class running and Ive come a long way sinceI need to loose some timber , I'm 48 and not done any running for atleast 15 years and currently 19 stone going to start of walking and running .
I agree with all of that. But the main reason that I don't want to do anything competitive is that I am, and always have been, extremely variable in my performance level. Whether it's physical exercise, or mental tasks or how well I perform at interviews...Thanks for the shoe tiup...that is the sort of thing I would never have thought about....again...not sure ill ever want to run with others or in a group as that would probably make me more competitive and right now I prefer riding off-road for that...oh and the idea of a 'race' doesn't interest me at all...but I never thought I'd run a 5K (even looked at the couch to 5k app about a year ago) so who knows
Actually, thinking about it...I did one of those inflatable 5k runs two years back and was woefully awful...so maybe that is something ill give another try in the summer.....maybe
It’s amazing how your views can change.I agree with all of that. But the main reason that I don't want to do anything competitive is that I am, and always have been, extremely variable in my performance level. Whether it's physical exercise, or mental tasks or how well I perform at interviews...
One day I can run almost 10k (I say 'almost' because that is the absolute maximum I can manage in the vicinity of my home without repeating sections and I definitely don't want to drive somewhere to run). Another day I might struggle to do 2km without constant stopping and pain. Often it's related to how well I've slept, but other times I can be well rested and just be useless at anything physical, or I can feel tired but have what seems like limitless energy!
So in other words, if I ever tried to do running with others or competitively, chances are, on the day I needed to be my best, I wouldn't be. I just know myself well enough by now (late 40's) and I know that I'm like that so don't see the point of putting myself through any kind of competition knowing that regardless of how much I train in advance, it's bit or miss whether I will do well on the day.