I am still on my c25K journey (Wk8 R1), and I never write on boards like this but I feel compelled to, because it has been truly amazing.

I always loved playing sport from when I was at school, but even at school I hated those rainy days when we weren't allowed on the pitches, and we had to do 'cross country' running. The concept of cross country running in South London always struck me as a bit odd, but I hated running. Our route quite conveniently followed a bus route....

Sport, squash, footie, hockey, anything, kept me trim, until post university and marriage saw massive increase in weight and lot less movement.

Fast forward, and I turned 47 in 2017 and decided that 2018 was the year of change. Jan 2018 I weighed 133 kilo thats about 21 stone. Had gastric sleeve surgery, started c25K end of April and now weight 104 Kilo (16 stone 5 lbs). For the first time in my life last week I ran 25 minutes. Thank you c25K and all you wonderful people, and thanks to the NHS for sponsoring the app. I had a very special friend who encouraged me and supported me...

I now love the feeling of running, and the feeling after I've run. Just buzzing.. looking forward to running further , and faster... and looking forward to being a fit 50 year old !