well this is new- runners
So I've started running. Actually, I wouldn't even call it that. It's sort of this thing I call power walking/shuffling/jogging/hunched-over-in-agony. You know, I didn't lose weight by sitting around. I moved! And I've never been in so much pain in my life as I am right now! I don't think there is one part of my body below my navel that doesn't hurt. Maybe it's because I was fooling myself with low-impact workouts. Maybe it's because I'm in the same running shoes as I was when I was 210+. The worst of it is my shins (of course) and my hips/butt. Is this a common complaint? I know I need new shoes. That's a given. But I'm sort of-okay-VERY poor at the moment, but I want to keep at it.
I've been doing it outdoors because the treadmill gives me the evil eye and says "you know the moment you break into a jog i'm going to throw you into next week." Besides, the outdoors are fine. The yuppies at the park don't bother me too much.
But did any of you brave running "soles" have these issues? How did you overcome them? Am I going to be a slave to the ibuprofen or what?
I have checked out the coolrunners site and like it, but I feel more comfortable asking you guys and didn't immediately see any related articles. What can I say, you girls give me comfort!
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