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Running through it vs. listening to your body?
I'm still a very novice runner but I've slowly been increasing my distance and speed over the past few weeks. I find that I'm struggling to find that balance of when to run through it and when to listen to your body and stop.
Does this come with time/experience? Any tips?
For example, the other day I went for a run and felt really crummy after three miles. Things just weren't clicking and I was ready to give up. BUT, I kept running and did the five I set out to do. It felt great when I was done and I was happy I kept going.
Today I went out for six but I started having pain in my groin around mile four. I ran through it and now I feel AWFUL.
How do you decide when to keep going or when to throw in the towel? I don't want to hinder myself by overdoing it and being injured. But I also don't want to set myself up that I can "quit at any time" either. I feel like I can figure out this balance yet!
Re: Running through it vs. listening to your body?
I try to run through mental blocks - sometimes running is more mental than physical. If i'm just having a rough run - not painful, just having a hard time getting into it, i try to run through it. Changing pace (slowing down/speeding up, intervals) can sometimes be helpful.
If I'm having physical pain, I try to evaluate what is going on (is it something that will go away if I stretch vs. an actual injury). I've had DH pick me up from a run because I was in so much pain. Pushing through soreness is one thing, but I try to be smart about pushing through actual pain.
StingShark - good tips on changing pace. I'll have to try that, thank you.
Joenali - yes, I'm increasing slowly (I think?). I hadn't heard the 10% measure before... I'll have to implement that idea because I do think I was doing a bit more than that previously. Thanks!
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As everyone stated there is a difference between bad runs and pain when you should stop.
Coming from someone who suffered an injury as a new runner - the 10% run doesn't always apply (it can be too much).
I think the other posters are right. You need to learn to distinguish between pain and soreness. Soreness, or just an off day you can/should try to run through. Pain means you should stop.
It's often a tricky thing to distinguish!