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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: has been who never was Subject: RE: Seven years off and want to start running again Body: Took 20 years off after getting burnt out on it all in college. Ran sporadically during the 20 - occasional 2-3 miler here and there, but nothing competitive. Was 40 when I decided to give it another go. Because I felt I was already fit from other sports - surfing, basketball, etc., I jumped right back into hard runs. Bad idea. One yanked hammie later and I realized what most of us masters do: - build up very, very slowly. Take 6 months or so just to get your legs back under you. For a long time there I did not run 2 days in a row. Up the training slowly and prudently - nothing more than 5% or so a week. - cross train - bike, spin, pool - listen to your body - don't run back to back hard days. If you're sore or feel that tinge that may be an injury coming, take the day off. - Ice and stretch when you can After the dumb hamstring injury, I did my best to follow my own advice and have jumped back into the road racing scene and will be lacing up the spikes a in a few weeks for the 1st time since 92. I'm loving every minute of it. Good luck. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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