Question for the runners out there

moxie1 · Jun 6, 2011

I'm hoping to do the 5k sometime in the fall when the weather is cooler. For now, my goal is just to do one on the treadmill.

However, I think I'm going to have to take a week off because I did something to my calf muscle. This has been a problem in the past. My calf strains really easily. I think I actually tore the musclelast yearbecause I couldn't walk without severe pain and it took me a month to get back to exercise.

This time, it isn't too bad, but I want to rest it before it becomes bad! I'm very frustrated right now, because I just want to get on with this and obstacles keep coming. Oh well....it will make it that much sweeter when I do succeed.

AleksandraKaczynska · Jun 7, 2011

Hi,
I'm a runner and not cf.
I to get winded after a long break. After I stopped running when I was pregant I started again and I got winded and red faced and so on.
It's good to take a break after two days training. Then a daybreak after threedays and so on <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">.
Your body will get used to this. It always seems as if at first I'm doin great and beter and beter and then... wham... I'm having bad times - for about a week or so and when I get through this rough tiime - my times are getting better agoin - and better since the last best <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
From a friend - runner and olimp athleet - I know it;'s normal <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
So hang on there. When you get worst days - just walk... but don't stop. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> just take it easy
Also see if the weather is good for you - when it's warm and moist - I can hardly jog <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Good luck.
It's also normal to have problems with calfs - but it also means you may lack some minerals like potassium or calssium and selen.

AleksandraKaczynska · Jun 7, 2011

Hi,
I'm a runner and not cf.
I to get winded after a long break. After I stopped running when I was pregant I started again and I got winded and red faced and so on.
It's good to take a break after two days training. Then a daybreak after threedays and so on <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">.
Your body will get used to this. It always seems as if at first I'm doin great and beter and beter and then... wham... I'm having bad times - for about a week or so and when I get through this rough tiime - my times are getting better agoin - and better since the last best <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
From a friend - runner and olimp athleet - I know it;'s normal <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
So hang on there. When you get worst days - just walk... but don't stop. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> just take it easy
Also see if the weather is good for you - when it's warm and moist - I can hardly jog <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Good luck.
It's also normal to have problems with calfs - but it also means you may lack some minerals like potassium or calssium and selen.

AleksandraKaczynska · Jun 7, 2011

Hi,
 I'm a runner and not cf.
 I to get winded after a long break. After I stopped running when I was pregant I started again and I got winded and red faced and so on.
 It's good to take a break after two days training. Then a daybreak after threedays and so on <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">.
 Your body will get used to this. It always seems as if at first I'm doin great and beter and beter and then... wham... I'm having bad times - for about a week or so and when I get through this rough tiime - my times are getting better agoin - and better since the last best <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
 From a friend - runner and olimp athleet - I know it;'s normal <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 So hang on there. When you get worst days - just walk... but don't stop. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> just take it easy
 Also see if the weather is good for you - when it's warm and moist - I can hardly jog <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 Good luck.
 It's also normal to have problems with calfs - but it also means you may lack some minerals like potassium or calssium and selen.

justdance · Jun 7, 2011

Don't worry! Don't give up! It's completely normal for teh beginning to feel like it's literally the hardest thing in the world. Keep at it and it will get easier.
 
It's a sloooowww process though so you need patience with yourself! Don't think about speeds. I'm pretty serious about my running now and I wouldn't bother myself with such regimental tracking of my speed. 
 
A piece of advice I heard from some guy on the radio (advice to al running novices, not specifically those with cf) was this- "run for as slow as you want for as long as you can"
 
I think this means that even if you take it right down to 4mph, the speed you walk at, but you use a jogging motion, your body will be able to get used to it. Then you can pick up speed.
 
Get ready for some serious chest clearance...road running is BY FAR the most effective way i.m.o. I ran a 10k race yesterday and all day long I was clearing stuff I didn't know I had!
 
Good luck...please don't be disheartened, you're doing great! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

justdance · Jun 7, 2011

Don't worry! Don't give up! It's completely normal for teh beginning to feel like it's literally the hardest thing in the world. Keep at it and it will get easier.

It'sa sloooowww process though so you need patience with yourself! Don't think about speeds. I'm pretty serious about my running now and I wouldn't bother myself with such regimental tracking of my speed. 

A piece of advice I heard from some guy on the radio (advice to al running novices, not specifically those with cf) was this- "run for as slow as you want for as long as you can"

I think this means that even if you take it right down to 4mph, the speed you walk at, but you use a jogging motion, your body will be able to get used to it. Then you can pick up speed.

Get ready for some serious chest clearance...road running is BY FAR the most effective way i.m.o. I ran a 10k race yesterday and all day long I was clearing stuff I didn't know I had!

Good luck...please don't be disheartened, you're doing great! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

justdance · Jun 7, 2011

Don't worry! Don't give up! It's completely normal for teh beginning to feel like it's literally the hardest thing in the world. Keep at it and it will get easier.

It'sa sloooowww process though so you need patience with yourself! Don't think about speeds. I'm pretty serious about my running now and I wouldn't bother myself with such regimental tracking of my speed. 

A piece of advice I heard from some guy on the radio (advice to al running novices, not specifically those with cf) was this- "run for as slow as you want for as long as you can"

I think this means that even if you take it right down to 4mph, the speed you walk at, but you use a jogging motion, your body will be able to get used to it. Then you can pick up speed.

Get ready for some serious chest clearance...road running is BY FAR the most effective way i.m.o. I ran a 10k race yesterday and all day long I was clearing stuff I didn't know I had!

Good luck...please don't be disheartened, you're doing great! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

franzie2984 · Jun 29, 2011

Hi, I get more winded now that my FEV1 is lower and also when I take long breaks between running. I feel a difference from when I was over 100% to now at high 80 percentile. Run at a pace that is comfortable even if it is the slowest jog. After some time your breathlessness etc... should decrease, your FEV1 may increase over time, just take it slowly. Oh yes and I get red faced, sweaty, and gross all the time when I run, breathlessness or no breathlessness, sweaty is the norm. You might need to increase salt intake if you sweat a lot when running. Sometimes I have white flecks on my skin when I am done that are salt. 27yo Female CF/CFRD~running since 2004.

franzie2984 · Jun 29, 2011

Hi, I get more winded now that my FEV1 is lower and also when I take long breaks between running. I feel a difference from when I was over 100% to now at high 80 percentile. Run at a pace that is comfortable even if it is the slowest jog. After some time your breathlessness etc... should decrease, your FEV1 may increase over time, just take it slowly. Oh yes and I get red faced, sweaty, and gross all the time when I run, breathlessness or no breathlessness, sweaty is the norm. You might need to increase salt intake if you sweat a lot when running. Sometimes I have white flecks on my skin when I am done that are salt. 27yo Female CF/CFRD~running since 2004.

franzie2984 · Jun 29, 2011

Hi, I get more winded now that my FEV1 is lower and also when I take long breaks between running. I feel a difference from when I was over 100% to now at high 80 percentile. Run at a pace that is comfortable even if it is the slowest jog. After some time your breathlessness etc... should decrease, your FEV1 may increase over time, just take it slowly. Oh yes and I get red faced, sweaty, and gross all the time when I run, breathlessness or no breathlessness, sweaty is the norm. You might need to increase salt intake if you sweat a lot when running. Sometimes I have white flecks on my skin when I am done that are salt. 27yo Female CF/CFRD~running since 2004.

jenhum · Jun 29, 2011

Are you doing the Couch to 5k program? I'm doing that now and your intervals sounded familiar <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">. For me, I had an incredibly tough time the first few weeks, but I was fairly inactive before I started and my legs gave me a lot of trouble at first. Now that my legs are starting to cooperate, it's gotten a lot easier (easy is a relative term though- it's still incredibly difficult for me!). Every time I start a new week, I run slower the first day, the try to go a little faster the 2nd day, and then on the 3rd day I try and hit whatever my goal speed is. If I can't hit it on that 3rd day, I stay on those intervals for another week.

I remember that early on I thought there was NO WAY I'd ever be able to run 5 minutes straight, but now I'm able to do 8. I usually run between 4.8-5.2, depending on how I feel that day. I'm short too, so that's a comfortable pace for me. I walk between 3.2-3.5. Good luck- just try and push yourself without going overboard, and it will get easier!

jenhum · Jun 29, 2011

Are you doing the Couch to 5k program? I'm doing that now and your intervals sounded familiar <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">. For me, I had an incredibly tough time the first few weeks, but I was fairly inactive before I started and my legs gave me a lot of trouble at first. Now that my legs are starting to cooperate, it's gotten a lot easier (easy is a relative term though- it's still incredibly difficult for me!). Every time I start a new week, I run slower the first day, the try to go a little faster the 2nd day, and then on the 3rd day I try and hit whatever my goal speed is. If I can't hit it on that 3rd day, I stay on those intervals for another week.

I remember that early on I thought there was NO WAY I'd ever be able to run 5 minutes straight, but now I'm able to do 8. I usually run between 4.8-5.2, depending on how I feel that day. I'm short too, so that's a comfortable pace for me. I walk between 3.2-3.5. Good luck- just try and push yourself without going overboard, and it will get easier!

jenhum · Jun 29, 2011

Are you doing the Couch to 5k program? I'm doing that now and your intervals sounded familiar <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">. For me, I had an incredibly tough time the first few weeks, but I was fairly inactive before I started and my legs gave me a lot of trouble at first. Now that my legs are starting to cooperate, it's gotten a lot easier (easy is a relative term though- it's still incredibly difficult for me!). Every time I start a new week, I run slower the first day, the try to go a little faster the 2nd day, and then on the 3rd day I try and hit whatever my goal speed is. If I can't hit it on that 3rd day, I stay on those intervals for another week.
 
 I remember that early on I thought there was NO WAY I'd ever be able to run 5 minutes straight, but now I'm able to do 8. I usually run between 4.8-5.2, depending on how I feel that day. I'm short too, so that's a comfortable pace for me. I walk between 3.2-3.5. Good luck- just try and push yourself without going overboard, and it will get easier!

imported_Momto2 · Jul 1, 2011

Just keep plugging along, dont get discouraged! Running is one of the best things you can do for CF. My FEV is about 55% now, when I started running last fall it was around 45%. Starting out was unbelievably brutal. I lost track the number of times that I threw up or came close to passing out. Just keep doing the very best you can every day, start out slow, and VERY gradually increase speed after you build up a little bit of endurance. I found that it took a very long time, compared to those w/o CF, to build endurance and speed, so dont compare yourself to regular "couch to 5K programs". Keep in mind too, that daily weather, energy, blood sugar, and so many other things will directly and adversely affect your performance. Hang in there. When I first started I couldnt even jog a tenth of a mile. After about a year, I could do a 10K. Just keep trying!!!!!!!!

imported_Momto2 · Jul 1, 2011

Just keep plugging along, dont get discouraged! Running is one of the best things you can do for CF. My FEV is about 55% now, when I started running last fall it was around 45%. Starting out was unbelievably brutal. I lost track the number of times that I threw up or came close to passing out. Just keep doing the very best you can every day, start out slow, and VERY gradually increase speed after you build up a little bit of endurance. I found that it took a very long time, compared to those w/o CF, to build endurance and speed, so dont compare yourself to regular "couch to 5K programs". Keep in mind too, that daily weather, energy, blood sugar, and so many other things will directly and adversely affect your performance. Hang in there. When I first started I couldnt even jog a tenth of a mile. After about a year, I could do a 10K. Just keep trying!!!!!!!!

imported_Momto2 · Jul 1, 2011

Just keep plugging along, dont get discouraged! Running is one of the best things you can do for CF. My FEV is about 55% now, when I started running last fall it was around 45%. Starting out was unbelievably brutal. I lost track the number of times that I threw up or came close to passing out. Just keep doing the very best you can every day, start out slow, and VERY gradually increase speed after you build up a little bit of endurance. I found that it took a very long time, compared to those w/o CF, to build endurance and speed, so dont compare yourself to regular "couch to 5K programs". Keep in mind too, that daily weather, energy, blood sugar, and so many other things will directly and adversely affect your performance. Hang in there. When I first started I couldnt even jog a tenth of a mile. After about a year, I could do a 10K. Just keep trying!!!!!!!!

moxie1 · Jul 2, 2011

UPDATE:
 
I slowed my speed down to 5.0 mph. Everything I read says to increase distance first and then work on speed. Also, I am only a little over 5'4", so my legs are not that long.
 
Anyway, today, I ran for 20 minutes straight!!! I am so proud of myself. Next week I'll be hitting 25 minutes straight and then in 2 weeks my training will be complete at 30 minutes straight. I'm not sure if I'll start training for a 10k then, or just keep the 30 minutes and try to increase my speed.

moxie1 · Jul 2, 2011

UPDATE:

I slowed my speed down to 5.0 mph. Everything I read says to increase distance first and then work on speed. Also, I am only a little over 5'4", so my legs are not that long.

Anyway, today, I ran for 20 minutes straight!!! I am so proud of myself. Next week I'll be hitting 25 minutes straight and then in 2 weeks my training will be complete at 30 minutes straight. I'm not sure if I'll start training for a 10k then, or just keep the 30 minutes and try to increase my speed.

moxie1 · Jul 2, 2011

UPDATE:

I slowed my speed down to 5.0 mph. Everything I read says to increase distance first and then work on speed. Also, I am only a little over 5'4", so my legs are not that long.

Anyway, today, I ran for 20 minutes straight!!! I am so proud of myself. Next week I'll be hitting 25 minutes straight and then in 2 weeks my training will be complete at 30 minutes straight. I'm not sure if I'll start training for a 10k then, or just keep the 30 minutes and try to increase my speed.

imported_Momto2 · Jul 2, 2011

Awesome Becki!!!!!!!! Once you can run a 5K at that speed, see how long you can hold 5.5 mph, then go from there. I hope you're proud of yourself : )

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