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5K

Maebell1975
Maebell1975 Posts: 19 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
I'm 40 and working toward my first 5K. The Tulsa color run. Anyone else in the same boat? Any thoughts?

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  • PBWaffleCakes
    PBWaffleCakes Posts: 900 Member
    You will feel so happy when you finish! And they become addicting!
  • anthony120576
    anthony120576 Posts: 33 Member
    I wish you the best! If you want to friend me, we can support each other
  • steph124ny
    steph124ny Posts: 238 Member
    I am 41, but the year I turned 40 I also decided I was going to run a 5k. I have since done 3 and my daughter an I are doing a Color Run at the end of April and are currently looking into a Dirty Girl Mud Run. It's a lot of fun and you'll be so proud of yourself when you finish!!
  • steph124ny
    steph124ny Posts: 238 Member
    Besides... you get great T-shirt to work out in!!!
  • Maebell1975
    Maebell1975 Posts: 19 Member
    We're wanting to do the mud run also!!! Thank you for the encouragement! This is exciting

  • rlthatsme
    rlthatsme Posts: 1 Member
    I'm working towards a 5k that's going to be in my hometown at end of April or the color run in Tulsa. I haven't decided which one yet.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    Start slow and very gradually build miles, get running shoes at a running store and replace every 450 miles. You will grow to love it. I didn't start running til I was 52 and got up to about 25 miles a week as I focused on weight loss & fitness. Came home from a run and opened the paper to see a half marathon for the following morning. I thought "I can do this!" and I did. It was my first race and I felt I had accomplished something that I thought I could never do.
  • Maebell1975
    Maebell1975 Posts: 19 Member
    rsclause wrote: »
    Start slow and very gradually build miles, get running shoes at a running store and replace every 450 miles. You will grow to love it. I didn't start running til I was 52 and got up to about 25 miles a week as I focused on weight loss & fitness. Came home from a run and opened the paper to see a half marathon for the following morning. I thought "I can do this!" and I did. It was my first race and I felt I had accomplished something that I thought I could never do.

    Wow! That's amazing and encouraging. I will go to the city tomorrow and see if I can find some good shoes. I'm really psyched!!! Thank you for that information :smile:
  • Maebell1975
    Maebell1975 Posts: 19 Member
    rlthatsme wrote: »
    I'm working towards a 5k that's going to be in my hometown at end of April or the color run in Tulsa. I haven't decided which one yet.
    We're gonna do the color run in Tulsa. Why don't you aim for both of them?
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