Poll: Do You Run?

[Raikas]

I find running soo boring. I do kickboxing and when I'm at the gym I do mostly rowing, I can't run for more than about 5 mintues without wanting to die.

Huh, I'm the opposite - rowing in an actual boat I'm good with, but rowing machines at the gym bore me to tears. Even with music and positioned in front of a TV with subtitles I have a hard time staying with that for more than half-an-hour.

 

[Lionsfan]

Yeah I do, I'm training for a marathon right now in fact

 

[michael87cn]

Tried it for a while. Got heart palps for a week and had to stop.

Before you tell someone to get off their ass and exercise, think that maybe not everyone is the same.

Not everyone can do brutal exercise.

Also, running is technically bad for you if you over-do it. The body isn't meant to work that hard. In nature, running is used as a survival tool, it's not something to be practiced dailys. you'll burn your body out.

The human body is pretty darn fragile.

 

[Saulkar]

I run either 30 or 60 minutes at 7MPH, three times a week. I just cannot this week because of an agonising pain between my outer quadricep and knee on my right leg that developed as I was running last Saturday. I have gone to the doctor about it but they have repeatedly been less than helpful.

 

[Zen Bard]

I started training in parkour a little over a year ago. Yet, ironically, I hate running. It just bores the bejeezus out of me.

I can usually last about a quarter mile before the AADD (Athletic Attention Deficit Disorder) kicks in and I end up climbing monkey bars or jumping over park benches or something.

But most of the guys I train with tell me running is essential to the discipline, so I'm trying to work up to a mile for my warm up.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I used to a couple times a week about a few months ago, but then I got really busy and just stopped.

It's hard running for me since I have a shit ankle, but I do have a brace for it so it makes life easier for me there. I really need to start back up since a friend of mine and myself are thinking of doing this zombie run 5K thing in November and I need to get into shape for that.

 

[Raikas]

The human body is pretty darn fragile.

Relative to what? People take all kinds of abuses every day and survive all kinds of weirdness - we might not be a nice hard-shelled turtle, but we're not all that delicate.

 

[Kirke]

I run to the tram. I've been running to the same tramstop for the last four years, and can these days almost sense the tram before it even comes into view. It's been a long time since I've last seen the tram and not caught it.

 

[Libra]

I really only run if I'm late for class or about to miss my train. And aftre one minute of doing so I'm usually wheezing like you won't believe

 

[Tiger King]

I run, mostly treadmill, in the summer cross country with my dogs.
it's my fave workout as it leaves you all over tired unlike weights which leaves certain parts of your body tired

 

[m0ng00se]

i have bad time management skills, so instead of getting stressed i just got good at running around.

sprinting properly is an incredible workout for your core and legs and it's a huge metabolism cheat. you can eat pretty much whatever you want, guilt-free and you get abs without doing stupid situps

 

[TehCookie]

I always hated running, if I want to work out I ride my bike. It's much easier and if you're going someplace it's faster. Also you keep your toenails, I have a phobia of nails falling out so I'm gonna avoid everything I can that makes that happen.

 

[ellers07]

I used to a couple times a week about a few months ago, but then I got really busy and just stopped.

It's hard running for me since I have a shit ankle, but I do have a brace for it so it makes life easier for me there. I really need to start back up since a friend of mine and myself are thinking of doing this zombie run 5K thing in November and I need to get into shape for that.

That would be awesome! I've seen some of those advertised and they look like a lot of fun. I did run one of those obstacle course 5Ks where you get to play in the mud, climb over walls, over cars, under barbed wire and all that. I highly recommend it.

 

[ellers07]

Tried it for a while. Got heart palps for a week and had to stop.

Before you tell someone to get off their ass and exercise, think that maybe not everyone is the same.

Not everyone can do brutal exercise.

Also, running is technically bad for you if you over-do it. The body isn't meant to work that hard. In nature, running is used as a survival tool, it's not something to be practiced dailys. you'll burn your body out.

The human body is pretty darn fragile.

You're right, running certainly takes a toll on the body. Everyone is different and I hope no one thought I was encouraging everyone to take it up. I hope I didn't offend anyone, I was just curious how widespread the hobby was. I have become more concerned with burning out my body as I have started participating in the longer distance races. I fear it may not end well.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

well i don't "run" for the sake of just running, but i play soccer/basketball/football on occasion, soccer mostly, otherwise my feet and calves tend to reallyyyyyyy hurt if i'm running on just straight concrete, i'm not sure why that's happened so much in the past few years, but when i play soccer i tend to run about 5 miles, so i guess i'll say "yes"

i did a 13k once, i think i got 45 minutes on it? my body was conditioned for soccer, not for just straight running on concrete, so i was dead beat after that, but it felt good running in random places rather than just on a damn treadmill or track.

 

[JoesshittyOs]

Running.

I do it whenever I'm outside, because it's quicker and less boring than walking.

But I really don't get why people would do it as a hobby, or how they can enjoy it.

It looks just as dull and brainless as swimming and rowing, and wanting to breath more air in when your lungs are already full, and while your legs ache from a lack of oxygen, is so uncomfortable.

In this world where everyday life is full of sensory overloads by being hooked up to electronics constantly, it's a good thing to have a simple hobby, don't ya think?

OT: Been trying to get back into it. Used to run Cross Country back in High School, and I actually really enjoyed being in shape. I miss the energy boost it gives me in everyday life. I've been rather inactive lately, and I've noticed just how fucking tired it makes me. I also notice that when I'm lazy and don't get out much to do a physical activity, I start to get depressed.

So yes, I run. Or at least I'm starting to.

 

[Julius Terrell]

You guys make me feel like a freak now. Surely I thought there might be someone else like me on this site, but sadly no....so far.

 

[Kennetic]

Being in the U.S. Army, I have to run very often. The length/difficulty varies constantly. Example: I did a ruck run (run and walk with a 50+ lb pack on my back in full uniform) for 6 miles in an hour and a half or less. Finished at 1 hour 18 min.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I used to a couple times a week about a few months ago, but then I got really busy and just stopped.

It's hard running for me since I have a shit ankle, but I do have a brace for it so it makes life easier for me there. I really need to start back up since a friend of mine and myself are thinking of doing this zombie run 5K thing in November and I need to get into shape for that.

That would be awesome! I've seen some of those advertised and they look like a lot of fun. I did run one of those obstacle course 5Ks where you get to play in the mud, climb over walls, over cars, under barbed wire and all that. I highly recommend it.

The mud one happened not too long ago here and I really wanted to do that one, but the zombie one sounds like a blast. I saw a video of it so I kind of have an idea of what's gonna happen. I need to really start training that way I don't look like an idiot while running like a madwoman away from those zombies.

 

[lacktheknack]

I have a lifter's build and pretty bad asthma. If I run, I can get about a hundred meters before I start to get breathless, and three hundred meters could land me in the hospital.

I only run if I NEED to get somewhere fast, and it's close (say, across the bus station). For exercise, I walk and lift.