Runners, come this way please, I need advice and reinsurance please !!

[sherocks]

I'm training for a 5k race and in order to do that I have used the fantastic getrunning application ! Until tonight, I used to train on the treadmill and I have managed to run 25 minutes without stopping last monday.

So tonight I have decided, to go for a run outside and it was so hard !!! I only ran 10 minutes and I was out of breath...

So gutted..will I ever be able to run outside ?

It is harder running outside. I think the estimate is that it's the same effort as running up a 1.5% incline. Personally I think it uses different muscles, too, because you are propelling yourself forwards rather than just bobbing up and down, so you need to build those up too.

Why don't you go back a few weeks in your getrunning program, and build up again from there? TBH, outdoor running is much nicer than treadmill running because the scenary changes, and you're less likely to get bored and give up.

Thanks One hand ! I should have known better really and I'm going to follow your advice and go back few weeks into the get running training !!
I had this fantasy of running outside and being unstoppable !!

You will be!

As onehand says it's meant to be harder running outside. I've never run on a treadmill so have nothing to compare it too, but running outside you have wind resistance, uneven pavements footpaths, obstacles, hills, pollen which makes my nose run......

Keep at it, you'll be fine.

I think running outside is perhaps harder - but it isn't as boring :)

I haven't actually run on atreadmil for years - all my running is out on the streets. I guess there are more inclines and cambers etc.

Keep trying - pick some nice scenic routes andit will be much easier.

It must be - I have been doing some long runs recently -as am doing a half marathon tomorrow - eek!

I find the treadmill much harder than the roads. I find it difficult to find my pace and rhythm. Going back a couple of weeks on your programme is a good idea but it's probably just a pacing issue, drop it back a little and I bet you'll be fine.

Also find a couple of short hills and do a slight shorter run (to begin with) over those to build your strength. You can mix it up a bit more on the roads and it's never boring

I find running outside far more difficult than a treadmill. On a treadmill I can do 20 mins at about 5mph where outside I'm struggling after 12-14 minutes.

Everyone tells me it's mind over matter and to keep going but the times I've done that I've ended up with an injury.

Keep running outside and maybe add an incline at the gym?

I can't run on a machine for more than 5 mins but am fine outside so it must be mind over matter! I'd try walk-run outside and keep up the treadmill too. With walk-run you could do lamp-post to lamp-post then 2 lamp-posts etc instead of by minutes, for a change?

I started running earlier this year from complete zero and did a 5k on Saturday. I have only run outside. If you're training for a 5k then outside makes more sense - unless you're planning 5k on a treadmill...!

I love it outside as air's fresh etc and we have great scenery which helps. Especially summer evening like now. I loved frosty winter evenings as well as you can't get sweaty.

I discovered the the out of breath thing does ease quite quickly and you build up stamina and huge calf muscles. Everyone said this and amazingly it's true. Just keep going. Good luck.

So tonight I have decided, to go for a run outside and it was so hard !!! I only ran 10 minutes and I was out of breath...

Another important thing to remember (apart from, as others have said, setting treadmill at slight incline, and the fact that there will be slightly different muscle usage) is that it takes around 10 minutes to adjust to get into running/exercise mode. If you haven't been running outside, it's possible you might be focusing on the toughness of the first few mins, rather than accepting this as part of the adjustment process. I run a few times a week, and always find the start the toughest part, with the heaviest breathing, but persevere and it does get easier. I haven't used my treadmill for a year, but I remember thinking there are pros and cons for both methods - treadmill and running outside. Although it's harder to run outside (more variation of conditions), there are so many distractions that make it, in my opinion, a more interesting experience.

Yes I agree with fascicle. I've been running for 15 years now and I'm still shite for the first 10 minutes; I usually feel absolutely rubbish and think I'll never get to the end of the first mile. Slow down, keep going and all will be well