{"id":579,"date":"2007-11-05T23:55:42","date_gmt":"2007-11-05T22:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/archives\/2007\/11\/05\/running-update\/"},"modified":"2007-11-06T00:01:06","modified_gmt":"2007-11-05T23:01:06","slug":"running-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/2007\/11\/running-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m kind of busy at my day job and<\/em> I didn’t get around to post my regular weekend post. So here’s a short blog post to say hi.<\/p>\n

And btw – about 20 years after everybody else – I’m discovering Twitter: Call it pseudo-blogging for busy knowledge workers. Or a quick way to communicate my jogging achievements. <\/p>\n

So far Autumn 07 has been great for jogging. The dry, fresh weather is just right. I’ve been running regularly in a running club (the corresponding German word is Laufverein<\/em>) since last summer and I can wholeheartedly recommend it. I’m still a slow coach, and don’t have any marathon plans (gory details how toe nails come loose and fall off are enough to scare me off \ud83d\ude09 )<\/p>\n

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A couple of running tips of the top of my head:<\/p>\n

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  1. Start slowly but be persistent.<\/strong> If you’re just starting out this means 1 minute running, 1 minute walking for about 1 hour. Extend the running period slowly from week to week. I’ve been part of several beginner groups in the past year and some people start off much too fast. <\/li>\n
  2. The bad news for our instant gratification generation: you need to run at least twice a week<\/strong> for at least four to six weeks to see any improvement.<\/li>\n
  3. Get some good running shoes.<\/strong> Don’t worry so much about the clothes. The functional shirts and running tights will somehow find their own way into your wardrobe. Plus running is a good place to wear all of those over-sized IT conference t-shirts<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. There is a phenomenon within our running club that I can’t quite understand yet. When it comes to forming running groups, there’s usually two groups: a fast one and a slow one. And about two to five people that don’t want to go along with the fast guys, don’t want to form their own middle-fast group, and end up running with the slow coaches (MY group). Inadvertently making the slow group faster. Too fast for the newbies. Instead of feeling discouraged by the middle-fast guys, keep going at your own pace<\/strong>. Be self-confident. Know your true performance level. Say what you want loud and clearly. For example, tell the middle-fast guys to form their own group or live with the slower pace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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