Get. Set. Run!

For me personally, giving up PMO and running are intimately linked. If you give up an addiction, you cannot give it up and just leave open the hole that the addiction once filled. You have to fill it with something else, and I fill it with running. Going for a jog is my dopamine rush. I've gone from 2k (when I began, it was hard as hell), to 4k to 6k to 9k progressively (now 9k is too easy and I want to go even further). I am training to run a half-marathon in October.

There is also something psychologically about running which helps me combat the loneliness, depression, anxiety and turmoil of giving up the PMO addiction. I like to think that my problems are sweat, and that the more I sweat the more those problems are drawn out from my body. I also imagine that PMO is some kind of creature that is chasing me, so the faster, harder and longer I run, the further I get away from the addiction (I know this sounds crazy, but it really helps). And then nothing beats finishing a run and jumping straight into a cold shower -- a far better dopamine hit than a cold lifeless computer screen!

 

I find that running in the morning starts my day off perfectly!
for me its an essential tool for abstaining from PMO
Keeps me in a positive mood for the rest of the day and fights off temptation
Great Idea for a thread mate!

 

Will do man, I'll have to try evening running some day! (when I finally build up enough confidence to start running outside)
I've just been doing 20 minutes of high intensity running on my treadmill and then take a cold shower instantly after I finish my run.

 

I used to run 7- 8 kms daily when I was living in Delhi. I don't used to watch p or m then. But now things have changed. But hope is still alive.

 

My dream was to complete Delhi marathon but it got shattered.

 

Great topic!

Im starting my hourney on jogs in the morning.
So far i have seen only benefits...It helps me in two areas : The nofap journey and to lose weigh...

Keep posting informations and tips, please!

 

Runner of 5 & 10ks doing my first marathon in 19 weeks.

Don't forget to strength train. It's good for decreasing risk for injury and counters the catabolism of running.

 

I used to run about 50 miles per week in high school. Now, I'm lucky to get in 2 or 3. I ran for a mile and a half yesterday and I'm trying to build up some base and get into a routine. Problem is, I work nights and into the morning. I just need to find a good time to go that's not the morning.

 

I have been hitting 10-20 miles per week at a slow jogging pace for more than a year and a half now consistently. Cognitive benefits are quite nice. I often do it at lunch during the workday instead of going for a heavy meal. That is not quite enough mileage to maintain my bodyweight, so I definitely need to add in a few days of intense weight training to the mix for a little nutrient partitioning. Have been much less consistent with the lifting and tend to end up back at baseline frequently.

 

I´m started running too this week every single day, really help me for stay away from PMO.

 

I've done a couple days this week so far. I just need to stay consistent. One of the veteran runners should post a weekly workout plan that we can follow. Nothing too specific, something that runners of all levels can follow. Them everyone can post their results and stay accountable. Just an idea.

 

running is great. running 3 times 5k every week. running is a drug.
i am running slow but i have some speed-phases in the 5k distance.
best form of sport ever!

 

I wake up 6:00 am, and after i just going running , i´m feeling great with myself ! you start your day like a boss.

 

I use to be deep into Native American running traditions, as well as other folk running traditions. Wild stuff, out of this world stuff man.

I'm about to do about 5 miles on the trails today, don't use km sry haha.

I also do sprints on a nearby track, try not to do too much distance work but I love my 5 to 10 milers. Long distance runners tend to have a disproportionate lower body to upper body strength, but hey if all you do is run distance that's all you need then. I ran cross country and track in school and was great at distance but was also a speed demon. Speed will always be my forte.

I only run distance in the wild now. Wild and natural areas, to connect deeply with nature. Almost like a running meditation.

I actually am giving up music on distance runs just so I can pay attention to the natural sounds around me.

But when it comes time for sprints I like my music on full blast hehe.