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Hello all! I am a soon-to-be 45 yr old woman who has never run before. I have friends who run 5Ks and half Marathons and I have always joked that I would only run if zombies were chasing me. Recently my 11 yr old daughter started playing soccer and we had a parent/child scrimmage. By the end of it, I was afraid that I might need to call an ambulance. At that point, I decided that some running conditioning might be in order. So, here I am. Tonight I will do W3D3. I am surprised at what Ive been able to do so far! My goal is to "celebrate" turning 45 by running a 5K. Also hoping a a few of these vanity pounds fall off in the process.

Sounds like my story, minus 1 year. Maybe we can do this together to stay motivated. I find it really hard to make myself do anything that requires work or even a little pain.

Hi Sharon, I too am returning to running after an Achilles rupture and surgery. Although, mine was 7 years ago but am determined to get over my mental block as that injury was the worst experience ever. Good luck to you!! Today was my first day.

Day 1... I completed it but it was a bit of a challenge for this girl. Boy those 1 1/2 min of walking fly by. Haha. Feeling successful!