Yes, I did. I walked it. A 5K. Actually slightly more. With uphill and downhill.

It was actually more than 5k, it was 3.6 miles... I did it in 1 hour 18 minutes, I was the slowest person. But I did it.

There was no 911 call, no sirens, no "hey come get me when YOU finish"... Not even any resting or even any STOPPING. I didn't STOP!!! I kept walking. Forever.

My legs are a little noodly, my guts are VERY unhappy with me (I stayed hydrated just fine and didn't puke but am feeling "lower GI" issues)....

I did it!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent! And to think, this is just the beginning. You will be doing a 5k with relative ease down the road.

So, now you have shown you can do it, it's time to chuck all the excuses.....

Ok, don't rest up too much.....now it's time to repeat the process about 4-5 times a weeks, be it walking the neighborhood or the gym treadmill. Ok, maybe not 5k each time, but try a mile or so.

There is no other exercise that you will see more improvement in such a short amount of time. You just have to get out there and make it a routine. Great Job.....keep up the good work..

Edited March 22, 201412 yr by Recycled

That's amazing! I think your time is quite respectable!

I have been going to a group "weight loss warriors" training program 3x a week... The 5k was part of our Program... we'll keep training and have another one in 2 months!! Maybe I'll get a better time?

Now I know I CAN do it!

Thing is, I broke my leg in June. Tib-fib fracture, car accident. My leg has been telling me that walking too far is a bad idea. I wasn't doing well training for the 5K til I went to my surgeon 2 weeks ago for my 4-week check and begged to use Naproxen (which he OK'd!!)

This morning I thought I'd take a naproxen and a leftover dilaudid.... But at the last minute I'm jogging behind the group and realized I forgot to take the dilaudid... So I did it all with just naproxen. My leg threatened to hurt, then hurt some, then it just hurt "some" for the whole time, it didn't hurt WORSE. I called its bluff!! Hahah