(Alcoholism) - Can I run every day?

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permanent-rose Nov 2015 11:12am, 7 Nov 2015 First-time poster!!	0 permanent-rose Hello, I'm an alcoholic in the process of trying not to be. I've found that if I can get my arse out of the door and go for a run then I probably won't get drunk that day. The problem is all the advice says not to run every day. So what's been happening the last few weeks is that I'm running one day, drunk the next... So can I not just run every day? Surely there's plenty of people who do? Didn't we used to run around every day when we were kids? What about people who do physical jobs, they can do plenty of exercise every day. What about hill farmers, up and down the hills all day every day - they're not all falling about injured are they? Surely, I'm at less risk of injury if I'm out running than if I'm out getting blind drunk like I have been for the last twenty years?
F ing Fleecy Nov 2015 11:23am, 7 Nov 2015 24,366 posts	0 F ing Fleecy Sounds like it's worth a try. Just don't go too fast or too far, let your body adapt slowly. Good luck with your recovery, there's a thread here for giving up alcohol btw.
F ing Fleecy Nov 2015 11:24am, 7 Nov 2015 24,367 posts	0 F ing Fleecy Oops, and welcome to fetch btw, and well done for a courageous first post!
BaronessBL Nov 2015 11:28am, 7 Nov 2015 4,739 posts	0 BaronessBL Welcome to Fetch - the benefits of giving up alcohol thread will probably be very supportive. There are many people here who do run every day (known as streaking!) but like Fleecy says its adapting to it. Not going too far or too fast is a good piece of advice. How alternating a run with a run walk - e.g. run for three minutes walk for two to build up at first? Good luck with both the running and the giving up alcohol.
BaronessBL Nov 2015 11:29am, 7 Nov 2015 4,740 posts	0 BaronessBL Should read how about alternating.... ^
Metro_Nome Nov 2015 11:30am, 7 Nov 2015 2,963 posts	0 Metro_Nome There are plenty of people that run every day, I think the key is making sure that you have some very easy days in there. but days off running can also be very beneficial- what about cycling or exercise classes or something? Hopefully that will give you the same motivation but give you a bit of a break from running good luck with your journey, and well done
andydgg Nov 2015 11:31am, 7 Nov 2015 329 posts	0 andydgg If you've not run before start with slow shortish runs, even walk and run, about a mile and build up over a few weeks to about 4 mile runs... you're not going to be running 10 miles every day till you've been running for about 6 months, most marathon runners run about 5 times a week rest days are important. The running will clear your system of all the poison but after run you'll be wanting beer, I'm sure you'll resist and the running will win.
Derby Tup Nov 2015 11:32am, 7 Nov 2015 18,502 posts	0 Derby Tup Have a look at the Streaky Bacon Thread http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=18352
FenlandRunner Nov 2015 11:32am, 7 Nov 2015 6,749 posts	0 FenlandRunner I'd strongly advise against running every day. And that advice would be doubled if you're nearer fifty. However nothing wrong with exercising everyday. Alternate impact activity with non-weight bearing eg swimming and cycling.
andydgg Nov 2015 11:38am, 7 Nov 2015 330 posts	0 andydgg it's the distance, if you're running a mile or so a day then there's no problem, the problem exists when the miles go up because then recovery becomes just as important, a mile or two a day with maybe a maximum of 3 or 4 once a week will be good. You'll probably get injured during the first few days anyway, and that'll force days off. When I started I was going about a mile and a half and my calfs where seriously complaining, I was going off road and on a beach, up and down and twisting and turning once I got advice to stay slow and on flat tarmac paths starting with 10 minutes and building up, all fine.