Long ago and far away, I joined a coached program to get me ready for my first marathon. The first words out of the coach's mouth were "running sucks". I laughed. He wasn't wrong. (I didn't get injured, and I did complete my race, and I will never do that again.)
What I think it comes down to is, without experience, it’s hard to listen to one’s body. The experienced runner follows a plan (either on Runna or elsewhere), but knows to take it easier if their hamstring is feeling a bit off or whatever. They know that progress isn’t a continuous straight line. The inexperienced runner to contrast might see the plan as the be all and end all (whether it’s from Runna or elsewhere), tries to push through the pain, and ends up injured. Most of us only learn through making mistakes, but I guess a lot of us made those mistakes pre Runna
it's nuts people are quick to blame this running app but not look at the carbon shoes on their feet.
The amount of people I see around London wearing super shoes for daily miles 😭
I don't need an app to get injured.
Tbh this would have been a better title
Long ago and far away, I joined a coached program to get me ready for my first marathon. The first words out of the coach's mouth were "running sucks". I laughed. He wasn't wrong. (I didn't get injured, and I did complete my race, and I will never do that again.)
Crazy thing for him to say
Not crazy, just honest :-)
What I think it comes down to is, without experience, it’s hard to listen to one’s body. The experienced runner follows a plan (either on Runna or elsewhere), but knows to take it easier if their hamstring is feeling a bit off or whatever. They know that progress isn’t a continuous straight line. The inexperienced runner to contrast might see the plan as the be all and end all (whether it’s from Runna or elsewhere), tries to push through the pain, and ends up injured. Most of us only learn through making mistakes, but I guess a lot of us made those mistakes pre Runna