MustOutrunZombies Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Hi all, New here. I've been working at getting healthy again these past few months. I can now power walk for an hour and a half and I've recently added in some running as well. Five weeks from now, I will be running an Autism Awareness 5k for my grandson. At 53 years old, this gal is a bit nervous as this will be my first race and I'd like to finish in a reasonable time and to finish upright. Thank you for any encouragement and high fives to you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torus_ot Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 I am sure you can do it. 5 weeks is a little tough schedule, but it is doable. Since you can power walk 1 hour and more in five weeks you will be jogging for 40 minutes. Add some bonus running interval after each day. Take it slowly, do not run too fast - your goal is distance for now. You need rest days, do not skip them, do walking, stretching and core exercises in these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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