I understand it's a rather silly question, but I'm curious as to how many people on this forum can now run the distances they're happy with, without any injury...and now I'm really pushing it - without having to do much strength training, stretching, etc. BF or minimalist.
Before I tried running, I would have thought that you just put on shoes and go out for a run...and when you're tired you stop (for most unfit people you would probably be tired before feeling running-related pains). Next day you wake up sore, but not injured. You try again in a few days...and so on.
Now that I've read so much on running, injuries, and barefoot running programs, I feel like this simple notion is out the window. The idea of running, but first needing to focus on so much (range of motion, strengthening, taking it slow, not going fast, etc., etc.,) has got to turn people off of running. Or they ignore the now much publicized advice, and get injured.
What seems like such a simple way of getting exercise is anything but. Yet I'm guessing that more folks are entering 1/2's and marathons than ever before.
As you can tell...I'm confused
Before I tried running, I would have thought that you just put on shoes and go out for a run...and when you're tired you stop (for most unfit people you would probably be tired before feeling running-related pains). Next day you wake up sore, but not injured. You try again in a few days...and so on.
Now that I've read so much on running, injuries, and barefoot running programs, I feel like this simple notion is out the window. The idea of running, but first needing to focus on so much (range of motion, strengthening, taking it slow, not going fast, etc., etc.,) has got to turn people off of running. Or they ignore the now much publicized advice, and get injured.
What seems like such a simple way of getting exercise is anything but. Yet I'm guessing that more folks are entering 1/2's and marathons than ever before.
As you can tell...I'm confused