I guess it's a start?

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H and I have been looking for a hobby we can do together.  He is into martial arts and would like me to join him but it just isn't my thing.

Today I suggested we train for a marathon together, he laughed in my face but I did eventually talk him into a 5k.  It's a start.

[AAM2012]

I am the opposite and enjoy running without my hubby. I actually get irritated when he tries to join my running group because I want it to be "my" thing.

[ohgillian]

Jul 1, 2013 20:44:29 GMT -5 AAM2012 said:

I am the opposite and enjoy running without my hubby. I actually get irritated when he tries to join my running group because I want it to be "my" thing.

This would be me. But nonetheless, OP, I hope it works out. Maybe he will love it and want to do a 10k next!

[blndsnbrdr]

We have a lot of hobbies together and until recently DH stayed away from running. He has decided he wants to do a 5K too. Its been interesting, but I love having him run with me, even if it is just on shorter runs!

[hannahb]

I am always initially excited to have my husband run with me (short distances), then we get out there and I'm typically faster and I get annoyed. This is most always reversed when we go biking. It's better I'm on my own when I run and he bikes alone. We have found events though where he will do the 5k and I will do a longer race. That's always fun.

[hannahb]

I am always initially excited to have my husband run with me (short distances), then we get out there and I'm typically faster and I get annoyed. This is most always reversed when we go biking. It's better I'm on my own when I run and he bikes alone. We have found events though where he will do the 5k and I will do a longer race. That's always fun.

[ebeth]

I'm with your H. 0 to marathon is. . . ambitious. best to start with a 5K and see how that goes first.

and ditto pp. be careful what you wish for!

[Brit]

Yeah, I always get stoked when my H gets into running again.

Then we go through a brief period where we run the same pace and the only annoyance is having to coordinate my schedule with him to run.

Then he gets much faster than me and I feel frustrated that I can work my tail off and he is just way more gifted at it than I am.

Right, so careful what you wish for.

(In all seriousness, even when he gets faster than me I am stoked that my H is doing something that is good for his health and wellbeing. I just wish that I could run fast too.)

[shorewife]

Sometimes DH runs with me (if he feels like running slow). We do go to races together, and although we don't actually race together it is something fun for us to do that we have in common.

[Susie]

Baby steps!

Calvin is doing a super sprint tri in a few weeks, and has joined my tri club. I am excited, but we'll see how much it sticks!

[julygal]

I guess DH and I may view it differently than many people, but we trained for a half marathon together without ever running with each other. We have different paces, childcare conflicts, etc that keep us from running together, but we definitely train together. Running is our couples hobby. We discuss how the runs went, fueling strategies, routes, shoes, goals, injuries, etc. The first time we ran together was at the start of the half (DH came back to my corral). It was awesome crossing the start line with him, as we set a goal together and accomplished it. Sure 5 min later I pulled back and he pulled ahead so we could settle into our proper paces, but it can be a couples hobby without it being every run together.

Also, I was your DH in the scenario. I laughed when my DH asked me to do a half together, flat out said "no," but he got me to come around. I went from 0 to 13.1 mi in 5 months. It was amazing, and I am glad he encouraged me to do it. Hopefully your DH will enjoy the 5K and want to do more.