The objective of Run Walk India is to popularize running among the 'masses' - the ordinary folks who don't have the time or the opportunity to participate in competitions.
The target audience for the 5K run in JP park is the 150+ people who use the park to run or walk in the mornings or evenings.
When I tried to go running while I was in India, I did so with no understanding of how much should I run per day, what my goals should be, what benefits will I get, etc. Too often, I ended up giving up running as I over-exercised and became sore, or I didn't see any benefit from my infrequent & random-length runs.
When I started to run in US, I had a lot of advice and knowledge at my disposal thanks to the internet, public libraries, book shops and Personal trainers in Gyms. That has made a big difference in the way I approached running this time around. I have been more consistent in sticking to running, despite the immense pressure I have been at times.
One very useful web-site I have used intensively is the Couch to 5K training plan on the Coolrunning web-site. This site gives a beginner a very good understanding of the basics of running, and gives an easily implementable plan to improve their running ability.
It should not be an expensive proposition to print out copies of this page, and hand it out to the runners/walkers/joggers in JP Park. Having a few people do this on a few mornings and evenings would go a long way in generating interest in healthy & goal-oriented running.
It would also be an opportunity to gauge the level of interest among these folks to participate in a 5K race / 1K walk / kids' dash event.
The Marathon Rookie web-site too has good training plans for preparing for a 5K race, 10K race, half-marathon and a full marathon. I am currently following the 10K plan on this web-site to improve my 10K race time.
The target audience for the 5K run in JP park is the 150+ people who use the park to run or walk in the mornings or evenings.
When I tried to go running while I was in India, I did so with no understanding of how much should I run per day, what my goals should be, what benefits will I get, etc. Too often, I ended up giving up running as I over-exercised and became sore, or I didn't see any benefit from my infrequent & random-length runs.
When I started to run in US, I had a lot of advice and knowledge at my disposal thanks to the internet, public libraries, book shops and Personal trainers in Gyms. That has made a big difference in the way I approached running this time around. I have been more consistent in sticking to running, despite the immense pressure I have been at times.
One very useful web-site I have used intensively is the Couch to 5K training plan on the Coolrunning web-site. This site gives a beginner a very good understanding of the basics of running, and gives an easily implementable plan to improve their running ability.
It should not be an expensive proposition to print out copies of this page, and hand it out to the runners/walkers/joggers in JP Park. Having a few people do this on a few mornings and evenings would go a long way in generating interest in healthy & goal-oriented running.
It would also be an opportunity to gauge the level of interest among these folks to participate in a 5K race / 1K walk / kids' dash event.
The Marathon Rookie web-site too has good training plans for preparing for a 5K race, 10K race, half-marathon and a full marathon. I am currently following the 10K plan on this web-site to improve my 10K race time.
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