Getting Started With Running
If you had told me a year ago that I would run an entire Tough Mudder in a year, I probably would have made fun of you. Well, to be honest, I didn’t even know about the existence of obstacle course races (OCR) of this kind at the time. If that were the case, I would certainly have been able to motivate myself quickly.
Briefly to my prehistory: I am in my early 20s and have tried various sports since my childhood. Athletics, rowing, climbing, mountain biking, snowboarding, baseball, squash — again and again I tried different things that seemed interesting. Some of them I still do today, but in October 2017 I decided to take up a new challenge.
During my school time I had to face — like all my friends — long distance races. However, long distance is actually already exaggerated. We could choose between a 12-minute and a 30-minute variant, the distance reached was graded. I always liked sports, but I hated endurance running. And until the end of last year, nothing changed in this regard.
Last year I was then looking for a challenge. So what could be more obvious than to face the enemy of my youth? I came across a video of the NYC marathon on YouTube and decided for myself: I want to run this race for once. And the goal was set. Thanks Casey.
In my article today I show you my way last year, how I pursue my goal and what has happened since then. And who knows, maybe the article will help you with your goals.
The First Two Months — C25K
I repeatedly tried to enjoy running. And yes, I always failed miserably. My problems were consistency on the one hand, but on the other hand the lack of an overall goal.
So I started by looking for introductions and guides on how best to start. At some point I came across the C25K training plan. The idea behind it is to build stamina over an eight-week program, which is intended for absolute beginners. The goal of the program after 8 weeks is to run a distance of 5 kilometers in 30 minutes completely (without walking). The individual runs alternate between walking and running intervals, whereby the running intervals are constantly increased.
With this concept I have completed the two months and finished the program in December 2017. At this point I…
