In fifties and running for first time..... - Couch to 5K

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In fifties and running for first time.....

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Taking strength from all the ex-non-runners (!) who post to say they completed the course despite having little faith they would at the beginning. I'm female, 54, bit of a paunch and, up to recently, wanted to shout "Why?" as people jogged/ran past me when I was out my dog walk. Decided the paunch was increasing and getting harder to shift, so started jogging off my own bat - literally was 10 seconds jog, 10 seconds walk - then found the C25K programme. Have completed week two and am concerned about the 3 minute run in week three...... but am getting cheered up by all those who say to keep going! Did I mention the arthritis in my right knee? Only jogging in woods, never pavements..........

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magicdragonGraduate

hi zingy

I have restarted this programme after completing it several years ago so hadn't run again for some time

it works have faith in the podcasts

I too am 50+ and had never ran and thought I needed a defibrillator after week 1 but I kept going

if tough slow down but keep going

im on week 7 again now and it still amazes me how far I've come already

stay disiplined and keep up the good work

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Razouski

Well Zingy22 you’ve come to the right place. I graduated in December 2016 and have been enjoying running ever since despite having never run as such in my life before (I had a doctor’s note for cross country at school as I got such chronic cramp).

I told my physio I didn’t mind what exercises I did in the gym but NOT running. But her-encouragement to get me to do a few intervals led me to C25k and I haven’t looked back.

I surprised myself in the autumn when I managed to complete 2 10km races and am enjoying just running for fun.

Good luck. Stick with the programme and you’ll be surprised at what you can achieve. 😀

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misswobbleGraduate in reply toRazouski

Cooeeee 👋👋👋. Lots of fifty, sixty, seventy something’s here, so you’re in good company. Dog walking will be a boon to your fitness, and complements the programme perfectly. If your dog is youngish you’ll be able to learn to jog together mebbe

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IannodaTruffeMentor

There is no doubt that C25K really works.

Have you read the guide to the plan? healthunlocked.com/couchto5... which is full of basic advice for doing C25K.

Enjoy your journey.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Go you.. well done and welcome:) Hoping you have checked out the link from IannodaTruffe ..it is so useful.

Off road running... perfect :)

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NictwitGraduate

You will amaze yourself with how far you've come already. Just give it a go!

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FishypiefaceGraduate

You are in good company, there are plenty of us very similar to you on here, who are now 'runners'! Welcome to the club! You can do it :)

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