a slow jogger too?

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  • JTutz
    JTutz Posts: 69 Member
    I so hear what you're saying. I walk faster than I can run. Seriously. As a super-speedy walker who is a very slow runner, I was given a piece of advice by a renowned trainer: "incline is speedwork in disguise". It seems to work for me. Maybe it will for you, too.
  • DSeay88
    DSeay88 Posts: 24 Member
    I'm so glad you posted this. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who has to walk/jog... and slowly! I just started two weeks ago. I'm not doing the C25K. I just started walking/jogging on my own using Runkeeper. I've already seen some improvement, but I was also appalled at how difficult it was and still is. We just need to keep at it!
  • ktpod1
    ktpod1 Posts: 83 Member
    Thanks for all the support. It is good to know I am not alone. Feel free to friend me.
    I completed my W4D1 and ran for a total 16 minutes. At my age 49 and overweight, my body amaxes me at what it can do.....in my case...s l o w l y.
  • _NautiBuoy_
    _NautiBuoy_ Posts: 55 Member
    You know the difference between a 15 minute mile and a 8 minute mile? Nothing they're both a mile. It's all about forward momentum.
  • BeckyLF05
    BeckyLF05 Posts: 115 Member
    I started the C25k today. I thought I would DIE! I am slow, too. But I'm not giving up!:flowerforyou:
  • kar328
    kar328 Posts: 4,159 Member
    You know the difference between a 15 minute mile and a 8 minute mile? Nothing they're both a mile. It's all about forward momentum.

    LOVE this. Thanks. :flowerforyou:
  • ShoeZilla
    ShoeZilla Posts: 21 Member
    I too trained using the C25K about 8 months ago. My husband an I run each weekend and participate in a 5k each month. We average 13-14 minute miles and both in our early 50's. I don't care if I ever get faster, I am now where I enjoy the run and even crave it. Some weekends we run farther so we are constantly challenging ourselves, but it's still slower and most and that's perfectly fine with us. Good luck to you and don't care about the speed.
  • barrygelston
    barrygelston Posts: 1 Member
    Yes, I have decided not to care. I figure that I am trying to get a good habit for the next 20 years, so I just enjoy a nice 3 mile walk everyday. I love my daily walk by myself. It is such a great time to clear my head out.
  • ktpod1
    ktpod1 Posts: 83 Member
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    Raises her hands! I sooooooooo want to do the C25K, but living out in the country, my cell phone doesn't get service in areas where I would have to be jogging. Hoping to switch providers when my contract is finally up in January and hopefully can do it then. If not, I'll keep doing what I'm doing and shuffle around on my own. :happy:


    My program was a downloaded app but runs like music without a cell signal needed.
  • Dirtysmama31
    Dirtysmama31 Posts: 3 Member
    It took me 6 hrs 15 min to run my 1st marathon and I was embarrassed of how long it took me. A friend of mine said I don't know what is more impressive the fact that you ran a marathon or that you ran for 6 hrs 15 min. That really hit home for me! Slow or not you are still doing it and that is what counts :)
  • sarscott
    sarscott Posts: 189 Member
    Ah, this thread is good for my heart today :) Everyone I know in real life runs fat and they talk about it all the time. It's nice to know I'm not alone!
  • sarscott
    sarscott Posts: 189 Member
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    Raises her hands! I sooooooooo want to do the C25K, but living out in the country, my cell phone doesn't get service in areas where I would have to be jogging. Hoping to switch providers when my contract is finally up in January and hopefully can do it then. If not, I'll keep doing what I'm doing and shuffle around on my own. :happy:

    I do mine on an old smart phone that is not connected to cell phone service anymore, if you download the app beforehand it should still work. At least that's how I do it..
  • gowrirao81
    gowrirao81 Posts: 139 Member
    Speed doesn't really matter that much ... the burn and fitness benefits are related to the heart rate increase you achieve. Also like everyone else said, you will get faster as you keep at it! :) Good luck!
  • choijanro
    choijanro Posts: 754 Member
    im not doing that program but i love to do cardio exercise and abs exercise than lifting
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    Slow jogger here too! I think my legs are actually made of lead!
  • mollyya90
    mollyya90 Posts: 49 Member
    Yes I am a slow runner and seriously thought I was the only one lol!! I use runtastic and it says I am walking at a brisk pace! UH IM ACTUALLY JOGGING CRAZY COMPUTER APP!! Lol glad you posted this makes me feel a lot better knowing I'm not the only one!!
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    I need to do c25k.....this is why:
    I listen to christian Rock/alternative music as I workout. I find it very motivating. Anyways as I'm doing laps at my old high school track, the song Breakfast by Newsboys began to play. It literally took over my body, my arms begin to move, I clapped along to the music, I began to dance and skip around the track, not caring that other people could see me. Then the skipping turned into running, and then the song ended with me on my knees panting like a dog, because I am NOT a runner. So I got back up grabbed my water and kept on walking.

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