I started C25K in 2014 aged 60, having never run before if I could possibly avoid it - including at school. I would rather miss a bus than run for it. I completed the programme, much helped by this forum. I did two 5K "Race for Life" over the next couple of years and have mostly kept up running (on and off) ever since. To be honest, I still don't really enjoy the run, but I really like what it does for me. I feel fitter, healthier - even younger. And I've lost over two stone and two dress sizes.
I've had many gaps, but always come back, and here I am again. Back at Week 5, but so be it. Hello everyone.
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Welcome home Runningphobe I'm another that never madly enjoys a run, but I don't hate it either and I love the sense of accomplishment every time I finish one, so I'm a runner for life unless nature stops me
I feel so lucky that I discovered running in lockdown at the age of 65 and do enjoy it! So I was very sad when I had to stop because of hip pain. I am now redoing C25k but taking it very slowly and carefully
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