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C25K with the Nike+ App for this "old man"
tycamsdad
Posts: 126 Member
First, I want to say that I love these message boards and just recently stumbled upon them.
I just finished up Week 4 this morning and have been feeling pretty good. I have peaked at Week 5 and know that it get a whole lot tougher now but I am up for the challenge. I started dieting and exercising at the first of the year and have come a long ways so I will not slow down now. I just registered for a "fun" 5K on August 10th that will be my reward for completing this program. http://www.trackmeat10k.com/
I am now looking for one in my local area the weekend before so I can measure my results with a clock.
Just a bit of back story. I was never a distance runner, even when I was athletic in high school. I spent four years in the military and always passed the fitness tests but never enjoyed the running part. Well, here I am at nearly 47 years old, two kids in college and tons of problems with my feet (flexible flat foot, gout, bunions, arthritis, etc.) and didn't think I would be able to do this. I am proving myself wrong everyday. Surprisingly, when I am running my feet don't hurt. They are sore afterwards but tolerable.
I have been using the Zen Labs C25K app with Nike+ so if anyone would like to add me on Nike+ my user name is Mike_Rose46
I hope to use everyone else's victories as my motivation to complete this program and prove to myself that I am not too old to accomplish this goal.
I just finished up Week 4 this morning and have been feeling pretty good. I have peaked at Week 5 and know that it get a whole lot tougher now but I am up for the challenge. I started dieting and exercising at the first of the year and have come a long ways so I will not slow down now. I just registered for a "fun" 5K on August 10th that will be my reward for completing this program. http://www.trackmeat10k.com/
I am now looking for one in my local area the weekend before so I can measure my results with a clock.
Just a bit of back story. I was never a distance runner, even when I was athletic in high school. I spent four years in the military and always passed the fitness tests but never enjoyed the running part. Well, here I am at nearly 47 years old, two kids in college and tons of problems with my feet (flexible flat foot, gout, bunions, arthritis, etc.) and didn't think I would be able to do this. I am proving myself wrong everyday. Surprisingly, when I am running my feet don't hurt. They are sore afterwards but tolerable.
I have been using the Zen Labs C25K app with Nike+ so if anyone would like to add me on Nike+ my user name is Mike_Rose46
I hope to use everyone else's victories as my motivation to complete this program and prove to myself that I am not too old to accomplish this goal.
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What an inspirational story! Thanks for sharing!0
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