Not at all, unless you have poor running form. Many people are able to run just fine for their entire lives, even running marathons in their 70s and 80s.
Ran another yearly PB this week: down to 24:22 at this morning’s Parkrun. I was actually a bit worried beforehand because I thought I might not have recovered from a slower 8 km run I did mid-week, but once I got going I felt great.
What do you guys do on your +2h long runs to not get bored? I listen to podcasts and stuff, but I still always get bored as hell after about 1h of running.
I listen to music. Sometimes I use Spotify’s auto-generated playlists and find new things. I was also into the “Zombies, Run!” app for quite a while which is a zombie apocalypse story that unfolds as you run, and you get to listen to music in between story clips.
I’m probably an outlier. Nothing at all. My brain is busy mapping out the route ahead of me. Tracking pace, hr, reminding myself when it gets hard that I’ve done it before.
Taking in the environment: cars, other people, wildlife, trees, the sky, etc.
Mulling over the previous days events, planning the next day, theres a bunch of stuff that occupies my mind.
I did find a good podcast to listen to recently and so have given that a go.
I’m the same way. I used to run with music, but I found that I’d subconsciously adjust my pace to the beat and it would constantly throw off my rhythm.
I like just being lost in thought and enjoying the scenery when running. I find it very meditative.
I DJ so have recorded a few sets at my ideal running pace (around 176 BPM) that help a lot with my breathing and cadence when I start to tire. I get where you’re coming from with unmixed, varied playlists though. I would rather run without any music (which I do for training runs) than run with varied BPMs and gaps in playback.
Yeah, that’s too much effort for me and I would just be using a generated playlist. I’m an ex competitive XC/Track runner and you had to learn to run effectively without music because that was what the race environment would be.
I’m working towards that I think. I’ve done a trail run or two expecting to have music but my headphones haven’t worked, so just had the sound of my footsteps and nature - was just as you say, very meditative… Currently using a 150bpm playlist though to get to a consistent rhythm. So hopefully that’ll build and I can start running free of music.
I was able to run for the first time in 8 weeks as of yesterday! I’ve been off any high impact exercise for about the past two months due to shin splints. I’m still wary and taking it a bit easy, but hoping to be able to hit up a 15k or half marathon in the fall at least and I want to ramp up my training bit.
Oh its going to happen!! It felt like the hardest thing I have ever done. Looked at my stats afterward and realised I was probably only hitting 75% of my effort.
Down at the beach again for the weekend, so a good sea-fresh run this morning with the doggo. Consistently keeping a 5min/km pace now and starting to feel stronger too.
Add comment