Beginning to run in my late 30's

Absoultely NEVER too late!

I've seen 50 yr olds kick some @$$ like they were in their 20's after being out of shape their whole lives too!

Mind your doctor, but some times you just have to GO FOR IT! Starting slow and with jogging is awesome You will work up to it!

I plan on running in my future also. I'm still 270lbs (5'9) and jog short distances when on my walks but damn proud of it because I don't remember running my entire adult life! It's amazing what your body can do when you push it

Keep moving!

/////////// 65 ///////////// I have been running for almost 2 years starting at 270 pounds I have my second 10K this sunday I am still losing weight slowly and getting faster So no it isn't too late just go out and if you enjoy it DO IT you are never too old
Check my profile for my history starting out from May 22 2008 to now

Nope, not too old. I'm 44 and started in May. Now run 7-8km including uphill without any problems. My knees don't like paved streets or downhill running, so I keep that to a minimum.

If you get winded you are running too fast. Although I didn't use it, look into C25K to help you get started. Alot of people like the programm and were very successful with it. If you have access to a treadmill, start there at a pace you can jog at real slowly and start to increass the speed as you feel comfy.

I started with 5-10min on the treadmill at 6.2km/h. Now I run profiles for 30min at 8/10km/h. I'm not quite as fast outside, but my terrain isn't flat and my runs are 45-60min.

If I can do it at 44, so can you.

And you also bring some stamina along from the walking. You will probably progress quite quickly.

Why not? Start slow, listen to your body and rock it!! Love that you have started doing 5Ks - great experience and keeps you motivated. And 42 minutes is a great time! Congrats!! And even if you do finish last at your next one - you still ran/walked 3.1 miles more than all the spectators/non-participants that day!!! Have fun and good luck!

I started the C25K program 4 weeks ago....Tomorrow will be the 4th week day 2. I have never run in my life and took up the challenge with 4 others at work. None of us are runners. I am slow but I but heed these words for my inspiration- "No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch", borrowed from an MFP friend.

I am finding it difficult but I want to finish what I started. Also, I do love the feeling when I am finished.

good luck, and it's never too late! I will be 50 in 2 weeks!

I didn't start til I this year which I turned 44.

On top of that I have a joint disease that causes my knees, feet , hips joints to swell every morning.

If I can do it anybody can. I'm running about 6-13 miles every day now. Won a few of the smaller races for my age group.

You want it? Find your slow pace, and go slower than that with a new pair of proper running shoes, and you can do it too.

Congrats on finishing your 5K.

I started C25K at 44, pushed too hard and injured myself, so I started again right after I turned 45. I'm 46 now and I don't run fast or far, but I try to run 2-3 miles 3 times a week and will eventually push up to 5 miles 3 times a week.

I had plantar fasciitis before I started running. I'm not sure exactly when it went away, but it did.

You can do it!

Definitely not too late. I ran my first 5k at 36. Just take it easy. Add some running to the walking but don't slow the walking. With time, you should be able to do a little more and then a little more and so on. I started doing a minute of running for 10 minutes of walking and gradually shortened the walk interval. 8 min. walk / 1 run and so on. It was only when I started to get around 2 or 3 minutes of walking that I increased the run time. It took time but I did it without hurting myself.

Good luck. Running sucks but it sucks in the best way possible.

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Carson is my idol!

I started running at 45 and just ran my first marathon two weeks ago at the age of 50.

You can do it!!

I started running at age 56 and finished my first half marathon 2 weeks ago. Looking forward to my 2nd half marathon in 3 weeks!

I started running in 2009 when I was 46. I'm now 50 and have done a 100k, five 50 milers, nine 50ks and more half and full marathons than I can remember. As long as you're still breathing it's never to late to start anything. You just have to start.

It's never too late! I am 37, and at the beginning of the year I started using the Couch to 5k app on my phone. I'm happy to say that this past weekend, I ran my first 5k fun run. I enjoy running now, so I say go for it

And of course, there's Carson. From another planet. One where apparently everyone runs very well.

Silly!

I was born right here on good ole planet Earth. I started running at 35 doing 2 miles at a time on the treadmill. I weighed nearly 180 pounds at 5'4" tall. Now...I'm STILL 5'4" tall, but I weigh between 125 and 130, depending on my training cycle and I run a bit more than two miles at a clip now.

So, no. You aren't too old.

Hey guys this may sound crazy, but is it too late to "start" running at the age of 38? I have been walking at least 5 miles per day for the last year. I jog a bit but I get so winded and my thighs and knees hurt after just a short time. I have gone to a running store and purchased the correct shoes so I don't think that is my problem. Is it actually realistic to think that I can actually become a runner at my age. I have lost 75 pounds but still weigh 199 pounds. I am 5'9" and my goal is 175 lbs. I completed my first 5K just a couple of weeks ago. I walked the majority of the race but still came in at 42 minutes which I was pretty proud of. I have signed up to do another one next weekend here in my small town. I know there won't be a lot of people participating and I fear that I will come in dead lat. I just need some motivation and some honest answers. Thanks in advance!

No.

I stopped exercising in 1987. Fast forward to Dec 2010 and I started losing weight but was too heavy to run so I used the elliptical until June, 2011 when I hit 209.

On August 18, 2011, I ran the America's Finest City Half Marathon in 2:21. I ran "slowly" because right after the race, I showered back at the hotel, got on my Goldwing and did a 1000 miles in a day ride from San Diego to Tucson and back to Orange County.

The SPOT track is here ("SPOT" is a personal tracker that sends your position to a group of satellites in low orbit - your position can be plotted on a map).

https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=367c4e4e87ed45c19

I was 55 years old when I started running.

Since then, I've run another thousand miles or so (I got hit pretty hard by injury in 2012) but have trained at the 25 MPW level (+/-) for 11 months and will be increasing my speed and mileage for my next training cycle.

38 too old? Hah! You're a youngster! ;-)

It is never too late! I started at around age 39 or 40 and just kept adding more time to it and now I can run much faster and longer than I have before! I love running!!