360fit blog Clydesdale Running for the Blue Nose

I'm a Clydesdale... at least in the running community. It's not such a bad thing to be.When it comes to runners a Clydesdale is a runner who is over 200 lbs.

Numerous races have added weight categories to their different groups which are usually broken down to male, female and in age categories. The reason is pretty simple and makes a lot of sense; people who are heavier have a much harder time running fast than people who are lighter.

Not all races offer different weight classes for runners, and the ones which do offer it only if the runner wants to put their weight in. It's really done so runners can compare themselves to people who are the same sex, age category, and also weight. It's not mandatory for people to put in their weight. Totally up to to the runner.

While I get ready for the Blue Nose Marathon 10K race I would love to have a Clydesdale category. I'm not the fastest runner on the face of the Earth for sure. My goal is to run a sub 44 minute 10K which hopefully will get me in the top 20 for men between 40-49. I'd be completely happy with that.

I would love to see how I stack up against other runners who are the same weight as I am. I don't think it's much of a challenge for men my age who are 30-60 lbs lighter than I am to beat me in that race. They will destroy me and that's totally OK with me. I just want to compete against myself.

But somewhere in the back of my mind I really want to know how I stack up against someone my size too. Might just be that I'm hyper competitive, but I always love a challenge and I don't think there are too many people who don't want to know how they did overall in a run.

So if you're a runner my age and weight drop me a line and let's see how we do against each other in the Blue Nose. :)

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Devin Sherrington is seven time Best Personal Fitness Trainer Halifax award winner, and owner the award winning fitness studio 360fit in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He lives in Fletcher's Lake with his girlfriend Lauren and children Reign and Journey.

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360fit - You Can Be a Runner by Devin Sherrington

 

Everyone can be a runner! Unless you have a injury you can learn to run. In my two plus years as the trainer for The Blue Nose Marathon the one thing I have been impressed with is just how easy it is to become a runner.

The problem for people is not becoming a runner. The issue is people feel like they need to be the fastest runner to be allowed to run, and they have to look a certain way to run. In fact nothing could be farther from the truth.

I'm 5'10" and weigh 220 lbs. There is nothing about me that says runner. Football player maybe, but distance runner?Nope! I don't look the part at all.

But the fun thing about running is I can run fairly well. It just takes the time putting in running to get good at it.
If you want to run its fairly easy. You just have to start small.

When you begin to run start with a one minute on one minute off plan. So run a minute and walk a minute. Do that for two weeks then bump up to two minutes run one minute walk for another week and then build from there one extra minute each week.

Next thing you know you will be running 10 minutes straight. And once you are running 10 minutes you really don't need to stop and walk anymore. You're a runner!

It is that easy to become a runner. In 10 to 12 weeks you can become a runner! So don't stress about how you look running or thinking you have to be great when you start running. No one is good at anything until they have practiced. So get practicing and become a runner!

Devin Sherrington is seven time Best Personal Fitness Trainer  Halifax award winner, and owner the award winning fitness studio 360fit in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. www.360online.ca He lives in Fletchers Lake with his girlfriend Lauren and children Reign and Journey.

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