Feels like colleagues are running so much every a.m. - what is good amount?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Running is bad for your joints, don't overdo it!!!
Let your colleagues get knee replacements at 50, but not you.

Be creative, and get off the running bandwagon.

This has been studied, and PP is wrong. The incidence of knee replacement in runners is slightly lower than the general population.

Obesity is the biggest risk factor for joint problems.

[Anonymous]

21:11 - why do you "need" to push past 5K? What's your goal? Are you trying to do some races? Get in shape? Lose weight? Get faster? Do some sort of bucket list thing like a marathon?

I run 5-6 miles every couple of days because I have been doing it forever. Started with HS XC/track and then 5K's, 10K's and then 10-milers and half-marathons. Did a couple of marathons, but those were hard on my body and social life. So I dropped back. Now I keep doing the longer distances because it's what I know, I'm good at it and I have time to do it every couple of days.

There is no reason you have to run longer and no real point in comparing yourself to others. A lot of the people I know don't run at all and they're just fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:21:11 - why do you "need" to push past 5K? What's your goal? Are you trying to do some races? Get in shape? Lose weight? Get faster? Do some sort of bucket list thing like a marathon?

I run 5-6 miles every couple of days because I have been doing it forever. Started with HS XC/track and then 5K's, 10K's and then 10-milers and half-marathons. Did a couple of marathons, but those were hard on my body and social life. So I dropped back. Now I keep doing the longer distances because it's what I know, I'm good at it and I have time to do it every couple of days.

There is no reason you have to run longer and no real point in comparing yourself to others. A lot of the people I know don't run at all and they're just fine.

How old are you? Do you run early a.m. or p.m.? Is it normal to run longer distances on weekends vs weekdays?

[Anonymous]

10:07 here. I am 44. I run in the morning - early in the summer to beat the heat, later in the winter so I can sleep a bit later.

If I am training for a longer race, I run longer on weekends. So if I am training for a 10-miler, I will work up to a 12-mile run on weekends, with 2-3 shorter midweek runs. If no race is in my future, all of my runs are in the 5-7 mile range unless I'm a little sick or very time constrained. I run a lot of different routes so I don't get bored. I do the track once a week april-October to improve speed.

I like to run. If I didn't, I would do something else for exercise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Running is bad for your joints, don't overdo it!!!
Let your colleagues get knee replacements at 50, but not you.

Be creative, and get off the running bandwagon.

This is not true. The best scientific studies to address knee degeneration over time have found a slight overall positive impact on knees from running. This assumes you do not run on an injured knee. Never run on an injured knee!

My mom needed knee replacements and she never ran or exercised a day in her life, as is the story with pretty much every person I know who has needed this procedure. It really is due to the luck of the draw/genetics. And of course if you do run and do need surgery, the doctor will tell you it is from running, conveniently forgetting the fact that they had already had 5 non-running patients that day!

[Anonymous]

lol. I run 2.5 miles twice a week.