Well... thats it. Ive done the most daunting thing ever and agreed to sign up to C25K with a local running club. It runs for 10 weeks (if I even get past registration it will be a miracle)!
Ive lost 6 stone (still overweight though), and am 47 years of age - I must be totally bonkers 😣
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You'll be fine! Signing up and starting is the hardest bit and you'll get wonderful support both on this forum and in your running club. You'll make new friends and be running for 30 minutes in no time. Have fun! There are lots of us here who would describe ourselves as bonkers, so you're in good company .
I followed the C25K program about five years ago. I am now a confirmed plodder ( can't really call myself a runner. I can go 10k but have yet to manage 5k in 30 minutes 😕 )
There will be times when you want to swear and by all means do ( even inwardly) but the benefits are great.
Well I did day one ! We ran for 30 seconds and then walked for 2 minutes for a total of 30 minutes. My legs were heavy towards the end and on the 9th, 10th run we were praying for the whistle to blow to end it !!!!
Once I actually had my breath back and was cooling down with stretches I felt good and seemed to forget about being uncomfortable whilst running (or trying). Same again tomorrow but dreading next week when they increase it to a minute run at a time !!!
Doing it with a running club I thought they would give us pointers on how to run, hold your arms and most importantly breathing but they don't. Here's hoping I can continue with it
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