laragc

These are great ideas. I agree with everyone - slooooow down. If you want to speed up, do it at the last couple minutes of the run. I'm slow because I have a really bad knee and I just can't go fast at all. But I'm not running for anyone else so slow is ok. Just go slow until you can do the run.

You won't be dead last at all! I did one at the end of my 3rd week, walked most of the thing, and was definitely NOT last. Good luck and have a blast!

It's fun to hear that times go down if you keep going. I'm looking forward to the first one where I can run the whole thing!

As I spent the last several weeks telling my son - the point is finishing. We did our first 5k today and I just finished week 3. We ran/walked in 47.52 and I was THRILLED! I just wanted to be under an hour. Oh, strong headwind today too. I'd say somewhere between 36 and 42 minutes for a jog is pretty average - there were a…

I did my first 5K today with my husband. I was on W3D3 and he was on w2D2. We are both overweight. Overwhelmingly people were incredibly supportive and a complete stranger took a picture of us as we came across the finish line and emailed it to us because he had heard us saying it was both of our first 5Ks. Other runners…

Well done!

Sounds like tight groin muscles. I used to get them riding horses. I agree with the doing 5 minutes then stretching. You CAN do this. I'm doing this and I have no ACL and a torn Meniscus in my right knee. And I'm 40 lbs overweight.

I run on the Bay Trail which is an uninterrupted paved trail along the east shore of the San Francisco Bay. I also run at the local school track, which is more boring but less intimidating. I love the Bay Trail because of the scenery but I do find I don't look where I'm going because I'm looking at the view.

I'm on W2D2 today and my right calf is killing me! Going to a running store to get my stride checked tomorrow.