1) Congrats on becoming a runner and I hope you enjoy your 5k!
2) There is no such thing as "only" when it comes to running. 5k is 5k.
3) Different people respond to the transition differently. But to me, there's a decent amount of difference. Outdoors you have wind resistance, weather, inclines/declines (even "flat areas have them), roads and sidewalks are slanted (to drain water), and there are obstacles (other people, dogs, dog poop, cars over sidewalks, worms, stoplights, etc.)
4) My advice - you have terrain, which is wonderful to train on! It will feel a lot harder but will help you build up your body in different ways than running on flat surface. So start slowly and gradually move some of your training outdoors - maybe start one of your runs with 10 or 15 min outside, then finish your run indoors, then increase each week. Expect a sharp dropoff in your time, but so what?
Congrats again - and good luck!
I agree with all of this! I’ll also say, you may be nervous for your race, but the hype and excitement of race day will probably help you to enjoy it even more than training for it! Congratulations:)
For me, running on treadmill is easier than running outside on the road. I don't get any soreness running on treadmill. I typically run on side walk, and I will get soreness at all different areas.
I believe treadmill is close to ideal condition. As other poster mentioned, roads are not perfect. Have to change and adjust strides constantly.
So you should definitely run outside to get used to that. You can pick any flat area and just repeat (loop around).
I find it harder but more interesting! Doesn't take much wind to get in your head ("why am I so tired already??") but it's also easier to be distracted by the scenery etc.
A lot more variable, just don't beat yourself up if you do a bit worse out there at first :)
I was running on the treadmill all winter and my first run (about 8k recovery run) outdoors felt like 30% heavier due to inclines / declines, asphalt grip etc.
So just drop your pace \~20% and it will be all good. And slow down even more if you see a big uphill. In one or two weeks your body will adapt.
1) Congrats on becoming a runner and I hope you enjoy your 5k! 2) There is no such thing as "only" when it comes to running. 5k is 5k. 3) Different people respond to the transition differently. But to me, there's a decent amount of difference. Outdoors you have wind resistance, weather, inclines/declines (even "flat areas have them), roads and sidewalks are slanted (to drain water), and there are obstacles (other people, dogs, dog poop, cars over sidewalks, worms, stoplights, etc.) 4) My advice - you have terrain, which is wonderful to train on! It will feel a lot harder but will help you build up your body in different ways than running on flat surface. So start slowly and gradually move some of your training outdoors - maybe start one of your runs with 10 or 15 min outside, then finish your run indoors, then increase each week. Expect a sharp dropoff in your time, but so what? Congrats again - and good luck!
Thank you so much! You have no idea how much I appreciate your comment. 😁❤️
I agree with all of this! I’ll also say, you may be nervous for your race, but the hype and excitement of race day will probably help you to enjoy it even more than training for it! Congratulations:)
For me, running on treadmill is easier than running outside on the road. I don't get any soreness running on treadmill. I typically run on side walk, and I will get soreness at all different areas. I believe treadmill is close to ideal condition. As other poster mentioned, roads are not perfect. Have to change and adjust strides constantly. So you should definitely run outside to get used to that. You can pick any flat area and just repeat (loop around).
I find it harder but more interesting! Doesn't take much wind to get in your head ("why am I so tired already??") but it's also easier to be distracted by the scenery etc. A lot more variable, just don't beat yourself up if you do a bit worse out there at first :)
Thank you so much! That's one thing I'm definitely looking forward to, it'll be much more interesting than the treadmill. 😂
I was running on the treadmill all winter and my first run (about 8k recovery run) outdoors felt like 30% heavier due to inclines / declines, asphalt grip etc. So just drop your pace \~20% and it will be all good. And slow down even more if you see a big uphill. In one or two weeks your body will adapt.