kth2001 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Hi, New to the site and a new (runner). I'm 45 and about 35 pounds overweight, and I feel every single one of those pounds when I run (er, run/walk) I'm in week 3 of c25k now, day 2 is tonight and it looks like it might be in a thunderstorm with some hail.......great. Some days I feel like it's too easy and that 3 days a week just isn't enough, and some days I feel like I won't be able to make it until the app tells me to start walking again before I pass out. The toughest part mentally is having to walk. I really don't like being terrible at things, and having to walk is really taxing on my ego. I just hate that I have to walk. I'm committed to the program though and aim to see it through until I run a 5k right around father's day. After that I am really hoping to at least add another run day each week and proceed from there. Cheers everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrishE Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Welcome kth2001! I know exactly what youre saying. When I first did the program and couldnt finish a running segment it would ruin my whole day but I learned quickly that any run, even a tough one, is still better than no run at all and every time you go youre doing great things for your body. Keep your head up and keep working hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Welcome to you KTH, Congratulations on being here. We all welcome you. Love your commitment. Never worry if you are walking , you are beating anyone still sitting on the couch. You got this and keep it up. Super proud of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kth2001 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Week 3 day 3 tonight. I was really concerned about the 3 minute stretches but they don't seem to be too bad. I actually feel fairly comfortable as long as it's flat. Once I hit ANY sort of incline.....it's like slamming into a wall and it kills the rest of my run. I suspect the extra 30-35 pounds of excess weight isn't helping here. It looks to get quite a bit more difficult in week 4. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Hi KTH!! Woohoo. You are doing great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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