Zombies for your health

[Bullgrit]

I'm going to be running with my wife. She's likely to be faster than me anyway, but if I sprint ahead so a zombie gets her instead of me, I will *never* hear the end of it.

But instead of hearing, "I can't believe you ran off ahead of me," or "Why didn't you stay and help me," you'll only hear her say, "Brains!"

Bullgrit

 

[Janx]

So, running from zombies, day 2...

My past forays into organized exercise have always carried with them a basic tenet: it is ugly and uncomfortable for a couple of weeks, after which it gets better. I think, though, that those previous attempts were classes not designed for such a specific target, and not designed as well for someone who's just starting out on a regimen.

Thus, I was heartily surprised to find the second run to be immensely easier than the first. The contrast, honestly, was startling. Sure, I still had muscles burning. And while it got my breathing and respiration up, I wasn't laboring to get air, was never so short that I feared I might have to stop. I got through the first run by bulling through such moments, but I didn't have to bull through the second run.

I'm not done yet, but I'm starting to think that the C25K program is actually sensible, and works pretty well, at least for me.

week 5 or 6 has a nasty change-up that my wife found to be a pretty harsh contrast. I forget the details, but you'll know it when you get there....

I recall seeing some other blurb about an organization that uses the pretense of preparing for a zombie apocalypse to work with police, ems to learn safety and surivival techniques. gardening, etc.

So, if zombies is a motivational tool for you to achieve a worthy goal in itself, more power to you.

 

[Umbran]

week 5 or 6 has a nasty change-up that my wife found to be a pretty harsh contrast. I forget the details, but you'll know it when you get there....

Well, the thing does have to ramp up over time. I expect that any of those break-points could be a stumbling block. That's one reason we chose to start training now for a run in May. The theory is to get up to the pace in 9 weeks. We can hit a stumbling block and have to keep at it for a while, or have a minor injury and recover, and still be able to be ready for the race.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'm going to be running with my wife. She's likely to be faster than me anyway, but if I sprint ahead so a zombie gets her instead of me, I will *never* hear the end of it.

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With all due respect for your loss, of course.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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