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Ok so I apologize ahead of time for those of you who do not live near a beach but I found out the other day when my friend Emily and I went jogging on the beach together all of the great benefits! So I am not the best runner (I actually secretly loathe it) but in order to get in shape for a 5K run to benefit Muscular Sclerosis in March we are determined to get into shape. I've set is as a goal to be in "running shape" by March. I know its not a long run but again- I haaaate running. Something about it just never motivated me. I loved mountain biking, frisbee, basketball...maybe the key was that I was chasing something...or something was chasing me. Either way I read online the benefits of beach running!
According to surfingcapital.com, the reason that running on sand is so hard is that every time you attempt to push off it, the sand gives way, requiring you to exert approximately 1.6 times the energy that would be required to maintain the same speed on solid ground. For walkers, make that 2.1 to 2.7 times for energy. This of course means to me that I'm breathing harder and my butt hurts like h#%$. Have to be careful because it can also be harder on my feet because of the lack of arch support. So my friend Emily (picture) and I committed to running each week on Wednesdays. If any of you runners have any advice for a novice runner such as food tips or additional exercises let me know! Oh- and any motivational tips would be great too! :)
Ok so I apologize ahead of time for those of you who do not live near a beach but I found out the other day when my friend Emily and I went jogging on the beach together all of the great benefits! So I am not the best runner (I actually secretly loathe it) but in order to get in shape for a 5K run to benefit Muscular Sclerosis in March we are determined to get into shape. I've set is as a goal to be in "running shape" by March. I know its not a long run but again- I haaaate running. Something about it just never motivated me. I loved mountain biking, frisbee, basketball...maybe the key was that I was chasing something...or something was chasing me. Either way I read online the benefits of beach running! According to surfingcapital.com, the reason that running on sand is so hard is that every time you attempt to push off it, the sand gives way, requiring you to exert approximately 1.6 times the energy that would be required to maintain the same speed on solid ground. For walkers, make that 2.1 to 2.7 times for energy. This of course means to me that I'm breathing harder and my butt hurts like h#%$. Have to be careful because it can also be harder on my feet because of the lack of arch support. So my friend Emily (picture) and I committed to running each week on Wednesdays. If any of you runners have any advice for a novice runner such as food tips or additional exercises let me know! Oh- and any motivational tips would be great too! :) 
