I set myself a simple goal. Run for ten minutes in one direction, turn around, come back. Run all the way. Don't die. I used Runkeeper to tell me when I hit 5/10/15 minutes.
I did 19:05 min, ran 1.85 miles and feel like I could go a lot further. I am now drinking shit tonnes of water.
Next run Thursday night. I just want to repeat it on that one.
I need some tunes recommendations along the Celldweller/Fear Factory/Bassment Jaxx lines... Pete? ;-)
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Good work! Consistency is the key in the early stages of training, so definitely don't try and increase intensity or mileage.
Hmm..running/exercise tunes. I've actually got a ~200-track Google Play playlist that I tend to use when training, and I've cherry-picked a load of tracks that keep the tempo up (for cycling I ideally need bpm of 90+, so slow stuff is not great, unless you can perfectly time it to a hill!)
Pendulum and Prodigy are always good. Very similar to Celldweller is Blue Stahli (eponymous album). Another one worth checking out it Ultraspank by Dope Stars inc.
Thanks mate, will check those out.
My legs are hurting now, which is expected - two days after. I'm walking with wobbles.
I've been using an app called C25K. It follows the Couch to 5km program. I'm enjoying it so far and its a great way to motivate yourself.