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I've been running 3x a week for over 40 years now. * about 4 miles * I don't run for time, just a trot * not training for anything * drink a full glass of w

I've been running 3x a week for over 40 years now. * about 4 miles * I don't run for time, just a trot * not training for anything * drink a full glass of water beforehand. If sweaty outside, two glasses * had some pain in my hips and knees. Switched to a ball-strike rather than a heel-strike. Pain went away. (you can feel the difference in the impact on the knees and hips) * don't run downhill * the big toe joint hurts and has gotten large making it hard to find shoes that fit * don't run when not feeling well, or there's ice * I feel weird when I can't run for some reason * It feels good to run, and I like the results

WalterBright 9mo ago
When I started running, I hated it. I had to force myself to do it. A funny thing happened after about a year. I realized I was looking forward to the run, and missed it when I wasn't. But it took a whole year :-/
apercu 9mo ago
I did similar for about 25 years. I had one injury from overtraining (I basically ran 20 miles every Sunday morning for 6 months, in addition to two shorter runs each week) that ended up plantar fasciitis and I had to take 4-5 month off. I stopped doing that sort of weekly long run after that and did a lot more in the 6-10 miles range. Then during and immediately post-COVID shutdowns, I just started running every time I felt stressed about something, and I started to neglect all the other holistic movements that complement running. This ended up leading to a weird twinge in my hip that 2 years of focused strength training hasn't eliminated. Doctor says there is nothing structural but I don't run any more and I miss it often. There is a flow state I seem to get in somewhere just under to just over an hour in to a run. The only other time I ever get in to that wonderful flow state is every once in a while when playing guitar, but it's rare. I does feel good to run, and I miss it.
- WalterBright 9mo ago
  > weird twinge in my hip Could be arthritis.
EPWN3D 9mo ago
Pretty similar story for me. I've been running 5x per week for over a decade. I don't care what my mile time is, and I don't run marathons. I live in a hilly part of SF, and so there's no point to keeping time anyway. I hate it if I can't run. I feel like a slug.

WalterBright 9mo ago

When I started running, I hated it. I had to force myself to do it. A funny thing happened after about a year. I realized I was looking forward to the run, and missed it when I wasn't. But it took a whole year :-/

apercu 9mo ago

I did similar for about 25 years. I had one injury from overtraining (I basically ran 20 miles every Sunday morning for 6 months, in addition to two shorter runs each week) that ended up plantar fasciitis and I had to take 4-5 month off. I stopped doing that sort of weekly long run after that and did a lot more in the 6-10 miles range. Then during and immediately post-COVID shutdowns, I just started running every time I felt stressed about something, and I started to neglect all the other holistic movements that complement running. This ended up leading to a weird twinge in my hip that 2 years of focused strength training hasn't eliminated. Doctor says there is nothing structural but I don't run any more and I miss it often. There is a flow state I seem to get in somewhere just under to just over an hour in to a run. The only other time I ever get in to that wonderful flow state is every once in a while when playing guitar, but it's rare. I does feel good to run, and I miss it.

WalterBright 9mo ago
> weird twinge in my hip Could be arthritis.

EPWN3D 9mo ago

Pretty similar story for me. I've been running 5x per week for over a decade. I don't care what my mile time is, and I don't run marathons. I live in a hilly part of SF, and so there's no point to keeping time anyway. I hate it if I can't run. I feel like a slug.