Help me become a mediocre but uninjured runner

Post date: 2019-09-13 05:52:53

I'm a complete novice to running but would like to try and get into it. My main goal is to not get injured. What are some good, detailed resources?

I had heard of couch to 5k, and I checked it out, but it seemed hard to find some of the specifics I want...I haven't downloaded the app yet though

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_5/index.shtml

Look at that! 21 pages of links!

My main concern is honestly just injury. So many runners get injured. But on the flip side, I know some people who have done truly impressive ultramarathons... I've tried asking the runners I know, but their responses often still assume a certain level of knowledge and I feel bad sort of asking for me. They'll say to stretch. What kind? They'll say to make sure to do some strength training to balance out muscles. What weight training? I really need the details because I am clueless. Assume I know literally nothing.

I live in China at the moment (though have a couple of trips to America on the slate in the next 6 months), and basically just have (some) money and the internet at my disposal. Thankfully the air where I live is clean.

For more background details, I'm in my 30's and while not wildly unhealthy, I'm definitely overweight, and probably need to lose like... about 30 pounds (this is after talking to a dr etc...I don't have many issues, but the potential ones I do have are all weight related...). My main plan of attack is to eat less and just sort of try and have a healthier relationship with food...I don't see running as about weight loss per se, more just about like, trying to be healthier and using my body in an interesting way? I know there are other ways besides running to get health benefits etc of exercise (and if I end up hating running that's what I'll do), but I dunno, I was on a hike in a pretty impressive part of the world recently while on vacation and I enjoyed just...using my body to move out and about in the world. For the first time in my life I really...wanted that, in a way I hadn't before. I really want to just like, be able to really move through the world, through interesting places. I think it'd be cool if I were better at that. I think I'd enjoy trying out trail running, that sort of thing. I like the minimalism of it. Put on some shoes and go run around in the world. Obviously need to work up to that though. Thus this thread.

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