How Far Can Super Slow Running Take My Body?
Using the Maffetone Method to test your limits
When I started running earlier this year, I was building my new skill from scratch. I have never been a runner, but I am a doer. I’m a goal-oriented person, and I started training aggressively to complete a 5K race.
I was acting like a 20-year-old. I was pushing hard and going for broke. I was running, doing yoga every day, and even participating in a HIIT class by virtual meeting three times a week.
I was SORE!
Not only that, but I wasn’t eating healthy enough. Especially during lock-down, my food habits were totally out of whack. I was active and exercising, yet gaining weight.
It started to take its toll on me. I was losing ground. Instead of getting healthier and running farther, I was having trouble even getting out the door.
Did it have anything to do with my age? I was worried that it probably did. I just wasn’t recovering fast enough from all of the hard use my body was seeing. It was time to change gears.
I decided to take it easy on my body and build up my running habit slowly. I didn’t want to end up injured and lose the chance to run this summer.
