Your First Run

How do you prepare for your first run ever? My best advice: abandon all reason!

Here’s what you do. Stop whatever you are doing. Tell anyone near you to hang on a minute, walk calmly out the door, and when you hear it close behind you, get going.

Three simple rules:

1. Run about as fast as a two-year-old would.

2. Stop when you feel tired, no matter how much distance you’ve covered.

3. Then, walk back.

If you’re feeling self-conscious, act like you’re trying to catch a bus, or something else to disguise your true intention.This approach of abandoning-all-reason is good not only for your first run ever, but also whenever you start after a hiatus from running. The trick is to not think too much about it.

Now that you’re a runner (my congratulations), how do you continue keeping up and make it a habit? You know why you should stick with it. Here’s some pointers which may keep you from quitting.

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Keep your comfort

You may not think of running as “easy”, , but it should be so in the beginning. Running is often a knee-jerk reaction when you suddently notice your inches or kilos, and you might hit the road in a panic. Start too hard, and you’ll give up as soon as you started. On the other hand, if you go out, run at a comfortable pace, and stop as soon as you grow uncomfortable, you’ll find running is actually easy. The chances of you making this light run a habit in the long term are much greater than they are for a desperate, punishing one.

Don’t worry about speed

Go slow if you must. Yes, as slow as that person you used to make fun off before you tried running yourself! If you run on a lonely road, you’ve got nothing to worry about. And you can always speed up when a car passes. The driver doesn’t care how fast or slow you’re going. Everyone knows you can run faster, but you can’t run faster for long… and long is what you’re after.

Let your friends in on this

Be they your family, a colleague or even an unsupportive acquaintance, walk up to them and let them know you’ve started running. If you are careful in choosing someone who is as lazy as you have been (not now, of course, when you have had your first run!), you can make the the most of it. At first they will likely chuckle, or even make fun of you. But you’ll quickly realize that ridicule is a strong motivator. Ask anyone who has achieved anything in life; they’ll all have memories of that one teacher who said they’d never amount to anything in life.

Buy a new pair of shoes

This is often a hard task simply because there are so many decent shoes lying all over the house. For me, they weren’t running shoes, but I didn’t want to spend $100 on something Ithought I wouldn’t use in a month. Which is precisely why you should buy them! Get the expensive ones that will shame you, from the shoe rack all the way across the house, compelling your to go for a run.

Find a running mate

It doesn’t matter if your mate is faster or slower than you are. You really should have one. This is almost as important as the shoes, may be even more so. Because unlike shoes, having a mate actually makes running a thing of pleasure. You get to meet your mate, spend some fun time together. You’ve got company. It’s a big psychological and motivational boost. And what’s more, you don’t need a partner for every run. But whenever you do, every other or once a week or so, you’ll look forward to it. You’ll want to practice running on your lone days so you can perform better with your mate. There’ll be a sort of challenge, a mild competition that perhaps you won’t acknowledge. It’s all motivating. Highly encouraging.

Eat those chips

If you give up the good things that spoil you at the same time you start your running regimen, you’ll grow to resent the running. Pick one battle at a time. Fix the plumbing, then paint, then insulate. Changing one habit is a challenge, don’t overestimate yourself! Your body’s resilience is a hard nut to crack. If you do everything at once, you’ll do them all badly.

It’s a great time to meditate

Breathing in the fresh air as you physically stimulate your body is also a great opportunity for mental relaxation. Avoid the urge to think about your work, your family or that stressful decision looming up in the near future. Leave them be for the moment. Your run is about you, and your rediscovery of your own strengths and abilities. Draw in deep breaths and admire your surroundings. Focus on the sound of your breathing, or on the gentle rustle of the leaves. The wind against your cheeks or the constant thumping of footsteps as you pace along the road.

Finally, Race

What you need the most is to see people cheering for you. You need to run with a group of strangers, complete the race together, eat your refreshments together. Share the running experience. You’ll be the proudest you’ve ever been of yourself.

If you’re still sitting snugly in your chair, re-read the opening paragraphs. The first run is the shortest, slowest, craziest one you’ll ever do. It may feel like a silly, pointless exercise, but that’s only true if you never repeat it.