NSV running my first 5k

Yay, I have just completed my first 5k in 26min 46 sec, at age 39. I would have never thought I could have done this 3 months ago. Before then I had never run for any lenght, would always end up winded and with stitch, and always thought running was bad for your knees etc. I now love the challenge of running and still find every run I do hard, I probably still go too fast on most of my runs but I hope that this will become easier as time goes by.

I started the C25K program in Dec last year, to train for a 7k round the bays fun run here in Wellington which is on the 26 of Feb, and am now also planning on doing a 10k run in March, my goal is to do a half marathon sometime this year and to keep improving on my 5k times.

For all you non runners out there thinking about starting I can highly recommend it, it is a great achievement to go from non running to become a runner.