EmmaGutteridge83

Being overweight doesn't mean you are unfit... I have completed 4 half marathons, and a Sprint Triathlon in a reasonable time and I am somewhat overweight... I actually feel that having an overweight instructor may put someone else who is overweight at ease... I know I have been to classes where I have been the biggest in…

Ive used mapmyrun and Nike running in the past and really like them. I got a Garmin watch for my birthday so don't use them now, but both good. I particularly liked the Nike App is it gives you records and points when you get to a certain level... plus you can fill in about how you felt during the run afterwards which I…

Its not quite the same as wanting cookies, but I have found if I have a chocolate craving, I have a low calorie hot chocolate... I tell myself I will drink the hot chocolate, and then go and buy a chocolate bar after I have finished... normally that satisfies the craving!

I'm overweight and did my first Triathlon a few months back. My husband got into Triathlon a year ago, but I thought I was too big, and not fit enough so never thought I could do it. I went tyo watch my husband do his first one in March and was completely inspiredt o try it myself. half the people were beginners, and they…

Hey, The breathing will get better, and it will get better quicker than you think, just need to persevere... as BIGT555 says, it is good to practice this breathing technique. With regards to your aching knees there are a few things to consider... stretch after you run, thoroughly... calfs, thighs, glutes etc, you should be…

My first 5K race I ran in 37 minutes... i was tough, but I was happy to finish it. My second was done in 34 minutes, and the most recent one I did in 29 minutes. Since my first 5K I have run a number of 10Ks as well as a couple of half marathons, longer runs definately helped me imporve my speed without really doing any…

You have already trained to run a 5K, so go and run a 5K race! Good luck!!

I did C25K a couple of years ago… I have never been active, and was very lazy, as well as being very overweight. A friend suggested we do it together, and I never looked back. Even just running for a minute was hard, but I pushed through. I didn’t get close to 5K in the 30 minute run, so was determined to keep going until…

Well done!! I began running a couple of years ago when I was seriously overweight... I couldn't run non-stop for longer than a minute. I have since run 2 half marathons and am aiming for a marathon this year. To even run a 5K was beyond anything I could ever have imagined. I cried as I completed my first Half Marathon!…