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Im 51 and only on c25k week 6 Read some posts by Azatol i think he has posted on speed im going to finish c25k and then just keep trying to go faster

Woot woot finished day two of week one! Went by extremely well. I'm sweating like no other, but I refuse to try on a dress feeling like I do right now. I have a year to go and all I want is to feel better about myself! Here I am ready to run!!!!! Please support me on my journey of weightloss as I'm doing this by myself! My soon to be hubby is so wonderful and supportive, but when the work outs get challenging I want to talk with people who are going through the same pain as me! Wish me luck and happy running!

Hello I'm Tara. I'm a 43yrs young mother of 6. Only 3 that I gave birth to. I have been an athlete most of my life, softball (I still play), ballet, jazz, and modern dance, I taught fitness classes for 13yrs. I enjoy running obstacle course races. 5yrs ago I started getting sick and have have 10 surgical procedures, gained 50lbs, and have struggled to get rid of the weight. In the last yr I was diagnosed R.A. and have struggled with the pain. Other then softball, I'd stopped teaching and exercising for a while. I really needed to do something to get me and my body jumpstarted.

I got through C210K and did my first 10K (very slowly--well over 1 hour and pulled a calf muscle in the last mile). I'm basically at the point where I can run for 1 hour or so (with only a little bit of walking.) When and how do you train to go faster?. I realize that the 'apps' are assuming a 10 minute mile--I am no where near that. How do you get there? Does it matter how old you are? I'm 51 and it took me 9 months to get through C25K--into C210K.

I started running 5k 3 times a week. Then I picked one day a week and started running 3.5. Then one day I went for 4. Then held that a couple weeks then went for 4.5, then 5, then 6, then 7, then 8, then 13 LOL(that was a big jump and probably part of the reason I'm injured). Your long run is an integral part of your running. You should run long one run every week. For you a long run may be 3.5 miles right now and that's fine. You should also run easy on virtually every run and only do one fast day a week. 1 speed day, 1 long day, 1-2 easy days. RInse and repeat. It's also important to up your mileage very gradually. Increasing mileage is a high risk for the injury category. I track my mileage for each run and my weekly total. If I want to run 10 miles on Saturday, I will shorten up some other days so even if I dial up my long run a significant amount, I wont raise my weekly mileage by more than a little bit.

Thanks guys! It's crazy because once I started the program I finished and was thinking man I'm hungry. I kept saying well I don't wanna eat that because I just worked out! This was defiantly. What I needed! I've cut soda out completely! I already feel healthier! I'm not wanting anything crazy from the app, but I was recommended this by a friend who with diet went from a size 16 to 00 in over the course of two years! Once again not what I'm looking for but if I can loose a couple of dress sizes and be in the single digits size wise again I'll be a happy camper! Happy running!

So how did you do it - run 5k a couple of times a week and then once a week add on minutes or distance?

I didn't do the 10K program. After I completed the 5K I just gradually started running a tiny bit longer on my long run day once a week. Before you knew it, I was past 6 miles. Nothing wrong with the 10K program but you've now learned the trick on how to gradually dial it up on your own so either way would work.

way to go on the run thing and i hear you on the weight thing maintaining will have to do i decided feeling healthier is what is my main priority although for vanity those last 5 pounds would be nice

Ran W8D1 today - it was great. I just love this running thing... and hope I will keep it up without the app. I also wish I could talk SO into it too, since I would love to be able to run with him. Running buddy (who was apparently a personal trainer in a previous life?!) agreed to finish week 8 and then start running 5k and working on our time a bit (judging by today's run, we would probably run 5k in about 35-40 minutes). I think we will do the 10k program but not right away. I haven't been doing anything else besides running, and hope to start doing some strength training (at least once a week). I found the courage to weigh myself this morning - and I am still maintaining my weight which is good. I keep on worrying that I have gained because I am eating more than before. I would still like to lose a kilo or two but can definitely live with my current weight quite happily. I have a healthy BMI, smackdab in the middle of the healthy range for me, so a couple of extra kilos is more of a vanity thing ...

Just finished week 7. Proud of myself. I ran for 30 minutes today just because. Wasn't to my car and wanted to see what azatol was talking about. So 30 minutes and 2.8 miles. I want to say to anyone that is just starting out. Please don't give up. Completely worth it to fight through and continue the program. Everything in my life has gotten better. Have a much better outlook on everything. I'm proud of myself and the way my body is changing. My wife is proud of me... Just keep going and you will be happy also. Happy running

Thanks! I took a rest day yesterday to see if it'd improve my running. I keep telling myself I'll do a plank and try out some pushups, but I end up doing chores instead. 12/2/15 Wednesday I just went for a run today instead of following the app. I ran for 25 minutes to make it to work earlier. Today, I did not tie my shoes super tight--where the sides are pinching my feet, not even snug, just not loose. I focused on activating my upper back muscles and my rib cage instead of my abs and feet and felt a slight shift in my hips in my posture. I felt pretty good and fast today (even though I don't think I actually ran any faster). However, the scenery is passing by much faster than when I first started this program at a crawl. I made sure to bend my knees and not reach with my legs to prevent jarring my knees. Everything was great until I felt a little rubbing on my left instep at the end. When I checked my foot, sure enough, there is a red spot forming into a blister. Do you have any suggestions regarding this other than getting new shoes? I ran with cotton Wal-mart socks which I'll make sure to not use for running any more. I'll use some basic sports socks or look into the suggestions you guys have posted, but I'm not keen on spending a lot on socks right now.

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