What happened when you quit running?

went from 165 lbs to 240 in 1.5 years. im 6-3, wt lifting and eating

I did other things. I rode my bicycle to Alaska. I got into rock climbing, then ice climbing, and now alpine and mountaineering. I got into fly fishing. But I'm back, and I have a different perspective. I have a lot more things 'going on' so I can't devote myself 100% to running. Which is good, I think I'm taking a balanced approach and enjoying it more because of it.

I started having alot of f**king fun!!! seriously!!!!

10'th grader here.

I'm in the process of quitting competitive running. I've had persistent side stitch problems since April of 2012, and despite trying just about every prevention and alleviation tactic that I (and the collective knowledge of LetsRun + RunnersWorld) can think of, the problem has become more and more severe over time.

Now, I get a side stitch on almost all of my runs. I feel like there's a big gap between the work and effort that I put in (or, used to put in) during my training, and the reward/payoff I get during races. Despite hard, consistent training and taking all reasonable precautionary and preventative measures, side stitches completely wreck my seasons, leaving me without anything to show for all the work I've put in.

One bad race, that's fine. Two, well, okay. But three, four, five? There's comes a point where the cons associated with running weigh more heavily than the pros. I feel that I've passed that point now, so I plan on quitting competitive running after this XC season finishes.

I still plan on jogging from time to time - whenever I feel like it, maybe 15 to 20 mpw - but I won't be doing structured, intense training like I used to.

The economy collapsed.

I ballooned up to 200 pounds, then looked Normal, married a hot doctor wife 10 years younger, had some kids, became Mr Mom , but kept the Porsche, and then started frequenting let's run. And watched more football....... ( did still yearn for the long run and the feeling after, but too out of shape to attempt).

Are you serious kid? You're probably only 15 years old, you have your WHOLE LIFE in front of you. Maybe you just need a longer break, take one and then try to get back in if you still like running. You have so much to look forward to, your only a sophomore, you have a lot of running left. See what the doctor says about your problem. But don't give up, you've got years and years ahead of you.

HS 4:25 1600, 9:15 3200, 5'9" 135

38 yrs old now, 245 lbs, just a lazy fat fvck

huiohgukg wrote:

Never say die runner: if I could lose 100 lbs and the atrial fib cured itself, I could see running 80 miles a week and kicking some 55+ ass....

Ass is pretty scarce in that age group, myself included . . .

I quit running and working out for 14 month due to personal problems and mother's cancer. I lost weight to 139 lbs while not running. Then I started cycling for 2 months. Got back into running for 2 months. Took a month off. Then at the start of January 2012 I started training seriously again. In the last 10 months I've broken every single personal training record. Now I'm within reach of my PRs and weigh 146 lbs. I've had to train extra hard to gain back what I lost. What took me 7 years to accomplish, now took me 10 months.

My pr for the 5k is 15:17 back in 2007 and I'm looking forward to breaking that next month.

you don't get side stitches because you need to run less. stop being such a pansy and get out there. they'll go away with fitness, run easy brother

life sucks, nothing make you happy and you regret about you quit.then you get heavier and is hard to come back. my advice,try to run forever.

I'm almost exactly the second case the OP pointed out.

Ran 65-80 mpw in college. Wasn't that good -- low 16s for 5k, right around 34 for 10k.

Got hurt (back problems) at the end of my senior season. Took a full month off -- no exercise at all. Hanging out w/ my girlfriend, eating a lot of takeout food, drinking more than I ever usually did, the works.

Tried to start up again after that month and found that my back hadn't gotten any better. At least I hadn't really gained weight...I'm a really little guy; I gained about 5 lbs but still only weighed 136 and I'm 5'11". Running 3-4 miles at 8:15 pace was a huge struggle for me. The heat, injury, etc. didn't help, but of course I was just out of shape.

I was so demoralized by how bad I'd become that I couldn't get myself to try hard enough to get any better. For 3 months I ran 3-4 times a week, probably 12-15 mpw average for those three months, all at 8:00-8:30 pace.

I ran my school's alumni xc 5k in 19:39 (hilly, but also not quite an actual 5k) at the end of that three months.

Since then I've been running 30 mpw w/ some fartleks and stuff. No runs longer than 9 miles. Mostly 6-7. Ran about 18 minutes for a 5k today. Maybe had another 10-15 seconds in me had there been some competition.

Spark notes: getting out of shape really sucks.

Ran in HS and college, lifetime bests of 9:07 2m, 14:47 5K, 30:44 10K, 52:07 10m, 1:10:05 half mar. Am 6"1". Weighed 155 when setting most of PR's. Kept running and racing after college at about 75% of college mileage. Stopped running for 6 months over the winter when 26 to play hoops over the winter for a Y team. Didn't realize my weight had gotten out of control until following April when I stepped on scales for first time in months and freaked out when I saw 195 lbs. Began running the next morning and other than an occasional minor injury, have run between 25 and 45 miles a week for the last 27 years (I'm 53), taking off 1 or 2 days a week, usually no more, and doing one weekend run of 9-12 miles. I take off a week 2 or 3 times a year just for the occasional break and because it seems to keep me from being injured. I can relate to the post from early in this thread of the fellow who slowly over time became a hobby jogger and no longer really trains, just goes for nice easy enjoyable runs with an occasional quick day when inspired. That's pretty much what I've done for a long time now, no racing at all. Eye of the tiger is long gone, just want to never see 195 again. 171 lbs currently and happy to have running in perspective and keeping me healthy. Cheers to everyone who keeps at it, whatever their age or ability level - it isn't easy.

i killed myself

APPLAUSE !

I'll skip all the bad stuff that happened after my (forced) "retirement" from running, and mention something positive: I had ten toenails at the same time, for the *first* time in many moons.

Y'all make me count my blessings. I watched Jack LaLane on TV, and the fitness message sunk in. Today I'm 52 and one month into my 7-month fall-winter-spring base work of 70-75mpw on grass and trails. 5'7" 130 lb. This

year: 5K 17:27, 17:01, 16:36; 1 Mile 5:15, 5:04, 4:49, 4:45; 10 miles 64:30. Always have a true

motivational book to read. Take care of yourself body, mind and spirit. Begin and end

each day outdoors in peace. Sunrise. Sunset.

Saturday morning exploring. Get a map and go.

FogRunner

Seriously Which One, I know plenty of people who have dealt with these terrible recuring side stitch issues, they are not fun, and they totally ruin the sport of running. But, there are ways to get them to go away, There are doctors and chiropractors that specify in this kind of thing and If you need some help finding one I'm sure we could help you based on where you live and If not I can help you out.