naumom57 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Hi there! I am 56 years old and have finished W1D2. Very new to this. But surprisingly I am able to do it! I have never been a runner so maybe this will change. My motivation is two-fold....I need to hold off Type 2 diabetes, which all of my doctors have said it is not if I become diabetic, but when. I also want to look good for a family wedding in October. I am less than 20 pounds overweight, so this should really help. My biggest problem I see is going to be finding the time to run. I am a teacher and I can run now in at 6am. In Phoenix, Arizona that is important since our temps go up to 118 in the summer. I will be starting back to work by the end of July and I leave for work at 6:30. I don't know if I will be making myself run at 4:30...in the dark...in the city. It will be TOO HOT when I get home from work. So I may have to find a treadmill somewhere. Thanks for listening. I am looking forward to success. mycowsnz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naumom57 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 I am redoing week 2, because I had problems finishing the 1.5 min running parts. Well, surprise suprise! This week, my redo week, I can actually do the runs!!! Even this morning....at 5:45 and 95 degrees with humidity alread.....I figured I would take it easy and walk most of it. Well, I did all the running parts. I am stunned. But the jump to 3 min. per run for week 3 still seems daunting. Sadly, I start back to school next week and I am up at 5am. I won't run at 4:30am....seems unsafe to me. So that leaves me with afternoons and evenings. It will be so hot. Easily 105. I think I will be doing w2 for about a month!! Michelle Hrin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timb113 Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 The important thing is that you're doing it. Even if can find a treadmill for two days a week and then hit the third at home on the weekend. I've started and stopped programs too often. I'm into week 7 now, just two and a half weeks from my first 5K, and making sure I make time to get out on the road has been the biggest thing to success. Each time I've had to step up time, I didn't think it would be possible. This morning (my alarm goes off at 5:30 so I can run before the kids get up), I did three miiles in 25 minutes. It's an amazing sense of accomplishment, and something that will keep me going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Hrin Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Naumom57, I am also a teacher outside of Phoenix! I work at Desert Edge in Goodyear. I get up at 4am with my hubby so I can run and get back before he needs to leave. Wednesday will be much harder! I am doing the Color Run 10/18. Would you like to do it together? Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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