Running Help

After a break of several years due to work/kids I now want to get back into my MT but have a question about running. Now I've piled the pounds on during my absence from training so I went out for a run just a couple of miles but what I found frustrating was that my legs went before my lungs, ie whilst out of breath I wasn't exhausted but my legs were totally gone.

What can I do? Is it simply a case of keeping the running up and eventually the strength and stamina of the legs will increase?

In a word....Yes.

Keep at it, build it up again over time.

Guess it's the old pain/gain thing then, well I'm also calorie controlling me diet and losing about 1lb a week so as I get lighter the running will get a little easier!

Want to loose weight? Running will help.

Want to loose fat and maintain muscle, i would consider sunning less and interval and sprints if anything at all imo

Muscle burns more fat than anything so building muscle is good. Running will put the body in a catabolic state which means it will eat your muscle.

Muscle weighs twice as much as fat so using a scale to gage fat loss is ridiculous in my opinion and measure weight, if you want to loose fat is very deceiving.

Your body will eat up muscle before burning fat if you over do it.

Getting your metabolism working will have the biggest affects and food, sleep, water, breathing and strength training will play a bigger role than running in my opinion.

Cheers Mark, yes I like interval training always got a lot out of it, I'll have a bash for a month or so. Always drink lots of water, watching me saturated fat and calories anyhow. So what do you recommend for strength training?

Dodgy, that's a very open question....
Specific advice would be a little difficult without knowing & understanding some factors such as; Previous experience, Access to facilities, Time, Knowledge, Motivation, Short/medium/long term goals ect

Personally, I always prefer large multi joint combination movements.... Bench, Squats, Dead-lifts etc
I'd stay away from “body building” routines & split programmes (where you work different muscle
groups on different days) and stick with full body routines.
I'd suggest you would need to undergo a shortish period of a Preparation Phase to accustom the body, its muscles & connective tissues to the movements, stresses & strains you will be enforcing upon it.
If that hasn't put you off (I hope not) by sounding complicated............................. You can be up & flying towards a leaner & stronger you in no time!
:-)

Cheers Crippler (great name, is there a great story behind lol?) no that hasn't put me off. Just wondering if calisthenics would be any good if so which ones?

Dodgy all I can say about the name is that it didnt come from fighting..... ;-)
Anyway calisthenics have thier place as can most things but I'd prob say that if your looking at those then you may as well just go to Thai training as most gyms use calisthenic exercises within the class.
Thai class/training is the best way to get fit, for Thai! :-)

Eat healthy, drink smart, train well and the differences will come.

Im a fan of "maximal" strength & power training as it can help or have a positive effect upon most other areas within fitness.
A long term approach to this area is best & varies from person to person.

its good for fitness