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Sep 2020
4:00am, 9 Sep 2020
First-time poster!!
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Nightrunner2
52 Y.O Male
General health Good.
My MD told me I had NIDM (diabetes) 2 years ago.
I started walking a have been doing about 3 or 4 miles most nights. Yeah, I walk/run at night.
For the past 2 months or so, I"ve been trying to run a little bit of the route - maybe 1/8 of a mile.
Last month 1 tried a mile and finished it but sound bad at the end. Someone called the PD on me because they thought I was drunk
or in need of assistance.
3 weeks ago I was feeling great and ran 3.5 miles. Thought I was going to have to call out for work the next day but I didn't.
Now I'm running 2 or 3 miles a night and walking enough to make up 5 total miles.
I can finish my 3 miles, even did 4.5 miles, breathing a bit hard, but nothing like when I started. I seemed to get my endurance rapidly, something that never came to me when I ran in High School for P.E. But now my muscles seem to be the limiting factor. I went from not running to run several miles a night very rapidly. I"m wondering if I should just do it every other night until my muscles get use to the change or just keep running. To be clear I am sore not injured.
I never ran except when being chased or made to run for school and know nothing about running.
Any advice on this?
Also, I sweat a lot when I run. All my clothing gets soaked. The temps be about 85 and 100% humidity. The sweathing was not as bad when we had a few cool nights recently. My concern is when it gets cold. I'm not sure I'll be able to get wet from sweat and run. I think I tried those "wicking" t shirts before w/o a lot of luck. When I say cold I mean 30's or 40's. I don't walk (so don't plan to run) below 30F. I guess I will probably deal with it my own way but any advice to help me along would be great.
The dates I've used are approx. I didn't record anything until I ran 3.5 miles the first time and that was my first attempt and only 3 weeks ago. I hated running and only ran until I got out of breath (5 min or so.) Now I am keeping a journal of what I am doing.
I don't know if I left anything out.....I am averaging about 11:30 per mile. I run in a very hilly area....50% of my run is taken up by two large hills with IIRC an elevation change of ABOUT 100 feet per Samsung Health on my phone. If I left something out that can help, let me know, this is new to me.
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Sep 2020
7:28am, 9 Sep 2020
40,518 posts
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LindsD
Welcome to Fetch.
Wicking t shirts are q effective now.
Have you asked your doctor about running?
Also don't build up too quickly and do take rest days.
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Sep 2020
7:43am, 9 Sep 2020
13,069 posts
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Ultracat
Having DOMS is normal if you push your body very hard, most marathon runners have DOMS after doing a marathon. Your body will adapt over time but it’s best to take rest days, look into a strength and conditioning program and stretching.
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Sep 2020
7:51am, 9 Sep 2020
6,568 posts
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The_Saint
If this question is too personal you don't have to answer. What is your height and weight?
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Sep 2020
8:08am, 9 Sep 2020
5,213 posts
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Vancouver Jogger
Welcome to Fetch. I'm not offering any specific advice, but I remember when I started running (and re-started running and re-re-started running...!) I have always read that it is important to build up gradually and to only increase mileage/time by about 10% per week.
Also on sweating - the weather can make a real difference - obviously. Yesterday, I ran at lunchtime (I usually run first thing) and came back totally dripping, even with my wicking fetch shirt - a few degrees made so much difference. I had to google 85F to convert to 29+ C at 100% humidity. No wonder you're sweating. That's hot.
When it gets cold a couple of layers could be good with a wicking layer at the base.
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Sep 2020
8:25am, 9 Sep 2020
326 posts
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Snoot
Hi and welcome. Like others said don’t do too much too soon. I only started running at 52 after hating it at school but needing to loose weight and walking was only doing so much. Find even in the English weather I sweat a lot, starting in the first mile most of the time. I always wear wicking tops, they do end up wet but much better than cotton, and then it’s about layers for the colder days.
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Sep 2020
6:28pm, 9 Sep 2020
121 posts
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Minimag
Agree with the above, also maybe consider getting a watch that measures your heart-rate. There is a thread about running to heart-rate which is a strategy I followed (and still do) when I got back into running. Basically you find a rate that is about 65% (or slightly above), and keep your heart-rate to that level. If your watch tells you you are above it, start walking until it drops again. After a while you will run faster and walk less at that level. It basically builds your endurance and speed at a comfortable level
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Sep 2020
8:08pm, 9 Sep 2020
20,698 posts
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Dvorak
I think we'd all be sweating in those conditions, Nightrunner2. Layering for the cold, yes: long sleeves make a big difference and when it's really cold, a fleece or hoody. And a hat. And gloves. When it gets below 20F, i do sometimes even decide it's not shorts weather 
Your cv system can generally build up a lot quicker than the muscles and tendons, so give those legs a break! Especially with the hills.
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Sep 2020
9:32am, 11 Sep 2020
32,122 posts
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Old Croc
Weclome to Fetch
As others say - check with Doc, build up slowly, DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) is normal its the day after the day after feeling.
Log your runs and keep a blog on here. Then you can look back in weeks, months, years time and see how you felt when started and how progression has gone.
Definitely layers for cold days, gloves and hat or buffs or great and a reflective jacket for night time runs.
Loads of advice on various threads on here.
Good luck.
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Sep 2020
11:52am, 13 Sep 2020
9,913 posts
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chunkywizard
Let me add my welcome as well! Lots of friendly people here so let us know how you are getting along and if you have any questions. Keep up the good work
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