r/running • u/brwalkernc not right in the head • 1d ago

META New Year.... New Resolutions..... New Runners - Welcome

It’s that time of the year….New Years Resolutions and the desire to get healthy

For all you new runners looking to get healthy:

Welcome! This community can answer your questions.

  • Here's the section in the FAQ for beginners (which can also apply to returning runners).

  • The two biggest pieces of advice that you will find here is to try Couch to 5k if you've never run before and to be sure you don't try to run each time as fast as you can.

  • This resource is linked in the sidebar/top menu and may have some info you can use as you get started (or back into) running to give a guide on building mileage.

  • This post gives an overview on the rules as well as a list and description of the subs recurring threads.

  • This megathread is our yearly post on tips/gear for winter running.

  • Take some time to the search the sub and browse the daily Official Q&A thread and you will find plenty of tips for getting started.

In addition, feel free to ask any questions here that you might have about getting started. No stupid questions here...ask away.

For you current runners:

It’s the end of the old year and a new one coming up.

  • Did you achieve your goals/resolutions this past year?

  • What did you learn in 2024?

  • What goals or resolutions do you have planned for 2025?

  • And to help out the new runners coming, what advice do you have to offer a runner just starting out?

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u/N0Ability 13h ago

Started running in July this year,realy enjoyed this year,i had tried to Run in previous years but always stopped 1-2 months in or when the weather got cold/rainy,this year not only i havent stopped but Im running more distance and days as time goes on cause i enjoy it a lot.

What i learnt:

Resting and listening to my body in general is very important,ive hád days where i was planning on having a "fast" Run or a long Run and just chilled out Midway because my body simply wasnt feeling it,ive hád a week two weeks ago where i took an extra day inbetween runs because i felt fatigued and got a pb the day after .

Speed wise i dont think Im quite where i expected(mostly because i was getting Faster quite easily at the start but i can see that was because i simply couldnt Run the whole way)but that isnt my goal ,my goal at the moment is to prepare for a HM in early april,im preety sure ill bé able to finish it but Im not that sure if ill bé able to do it under 2 hours as thats my goal atm and even in shorter distances Im not quite there.

Anyway my personal achievements for this year were :

Ran a 5k in around 27:30 minutes

Ran training runs of 5 ,6,7,8k in under 6min per k Pace.

Ran a training Run of 12k without stopping

It turns out getting Over that big bump in the first months that was me preety much being exausted just for trying to Run 500m out of a 5km "Run" was the hardest part Soo far .