13 conseils par LLM pour devenir jogger quand on est un geek!

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1. start with friends. That is how I started in Paris, I joined an existing group of occasional runner friends there is nothing better than group motivation

2. start slowly even if you hate it, you will feel good fast, you can even start (or only) walk

3. do it regularly and do not aim at a performance, often is more important. I try at least 3 times a week

4. you are geeks, get gadgets to measure and share. I use a Garmin Forerunner 305 that posts to Google Earth and keeps track of your runs, I "collect" them around the world while some others prefer NikePlus I like it too but I need the GPS and the Heart rate monitor, more on this soon

5. change the type of exercise each time. Change the place to make it more interesting and change what to do. I alternate slow but long runs (over an hour) with fast paced "wind sprints" or interval training

6. practice interval training once a week they help pick up speed. If you only run at the same pace you will never progress.

7. feed your brain with audio podcasts as you run. I listen religiously to the BBC News, the Europe1 French daily news to warm up and then some tech music such as RLP Mix or ZeMiXX (just search in itunes) to keep the pace

8. if you feel like (or can only do) inside training on trademills the (paying but cheap) podcasts from itrain.com make the experience much less boring

9. eat well, I am not always the best at this but avoiding fat, bread, too much wine and sugars is a good idea, I am on it now... Ledretch has good advice on Seesmic. Honestly I am fighting with it daily as being french I love good food.

10. read blogs, books and the monthly press about running, it helped me a lot get tips and advice. I used to read running and the book "Courir" in France I have to find some in the US

11. learn why your max heart rate is and why it matters as well as other key parameters. Running seems easy but there is a lot you can learn to help your performance and preserve your health.

12. aim at a race, even if it is not for a huge performance, I followed a half-marathon training for a few weeks then ran two half-marathons, the 20km de Paris (would love to run them again but will be in SF) and the semi-marathon de Boulogne. I miss them the race ambiance is very cool and it pushes your limits. I ran at 13 km/h average for about 1.5 hour and I could not do it tomorrow without training. I would love to run a real marathon but I am far from being ready for that.

13. when you stop for a while, it gets difficult again, start slowly almost walking if need be and it will come back very fast

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