What's the average age of C25K participants?

[SnafuDad]

Any demographic data on C25K participants. I completed the program so I can attest to its effectiveness but at times I did feel it was designed for people younger and fitter than myself, I'm in my sixties. Of course that may just have been an excuse I told myself on those days when my willpower failed me.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

im the same age as you , and started at 63 😁

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

I am not sure about "average age" but I have noticed that a lot of retired people in their 60's have started C25K and running, so you are not old by all means, I began week 1 of C25K in April 2018 when I was 71, 5 weeks before my birthday in May and graduated 3 weeks after my 72nd birthday, the other age that a lot of runners start C25K is in their 40's, there are not too many mentions of people younger than 20 but perhaps they don't bother to post here on this forum.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

C25k was devised by Josh Clark to get his forty something mother more active, so you could say that was the base level, although we have had graduates on this forum in their eighties as well as children of all ages.

This poll of forum members healthunlocked.com/couchto5... gives an idea of average age at graduation.

If the instructions to jog at an easy conversational pace, maintain rest days, hydrate and fuel adequately are followed then the plan can be undertaken by almost anybody.

Regardless of the training plan, your fitness or age, if you push too hard then it will be difficult and you will suffer the consequences.

The philosophy behind C25k always was and always will be NO PAIN, NO PAIN as opposed to the old fashioned NO PAIN,NO GAIN.

It should be fun, not a slog.

[nowster Graduate]

I consider myself a youngster round here! I started C25K at the age of 51.

[Frenc Graduate]

Hello there. I am 54 and I started when I was 52 😊.

[limberlou Graduate]

I was 65 when I started it and hadn’t run since primary school except for a brief 2-3 year flirtation with running in my late 40s.

[HeavenstoBetsy Graduate]

I was 62 when I started. There is a post today from an 81 year old!

[Friso72 Graduate]

Started and graduated at 49. Then let it slide for a bit, now 50 and back. Started off on W6R1 and as that went well, just continuing through the weeks and will re-graduate before October…

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Depends on what you class as "younger" I guess. Age is primarily in the mind anyway but I have seen a lot of runners starting in their sixties and doing incredibly well with it.

Your lazy gremlins will indeed come up with a ton of reasons to justify why it's difficult. I know mine did and I complete it in my forties. The reality is they don't like change and they don't like giving up control, they want you on that sofa. You just need to decide if you want to control or be controlled...