Are you learning to run?

Do you want to feel the wind in your hair?  Do you want a change of scenery?  Do you just want to run?

If you have never run before, just the thought can be scary.  I was putting together some hints and tips to share with you about how to start running when I found this picture.  It has everything a begginer needs to know. 


Start small.  Don't attemp to run a full marathon on your first day.  Go out in the fresh air and run the distance of 1 lamppost then walk for 5 lampposts (or rest posts).   Next time you go out, run for 2 lampposts and walk for 5.  Continue on until you can comfortably run 5 lampposts.  From here, start to take out a rest post.  Run for 6 lampposts, walk for 4.  Continue to add an extra lamppost in and take away one rest post at a time until you can run 10 straight lampposts.  Now, every time you go, add more posts.  Before you know it, you will be running 5km straight!

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For an added challenge, try running up hills, sprint as fast as you can to the next post or wear a backpack with a few pounds in it.  Now get out there and RUN!