So tonight I finished the 9 week c25k training program. 9 weeks and 45 miles!!! I'm SO damn proud of myself!!!

As I was doing my cool down I was feeling nostalgic. Tonight I walked out of the house with my headphones and told the kids I'd be back. I recall a time the kids were too young to be able to leave, making finding time to exercise hard. And then I was thankful that despite being 'super morbidly obese,' (side note I just thought of the acronym SUMO... ugh, I hate that even more!!!) my knee and joints don't ache. It all made me realize that I picked the best time possible time in my life to have this surgery.

Well now I'm gonna work at bettering my pace and time, but guess I'll look for a new form of exercise to add in too.

That's so awesome! Good for you! Very inspiring post

So proud of you! I am just starting to jog with my walking and can't wait to be able to get up to 5K!

So proud of you! I am just starting to jog with my walking and can't wait to be able to get up to 5K!

Thanks... But the odd thing is, I never made it to 5k LOL. My best distance was 2.47 miles, 5k is 3 miles. Guess I'll work towards getting that last 1/2 mile in.

So proud of you! I am just starting to jog with my walking and can't wait to be able to get up to 5K!

Thanks... But the odd thing is, I never made it to 5k LOL. My best distance was 2.47 miles, 5k is 3 miles. Guess I'll work towards getting that last 1/2 mile in.

Be proud of however far you can go! I am still trying to get my breathing right. I can only make it short little periods so far. My husband is military and he stinks as a "new" runner's buddy! Did you use the app to help you know when to run/walk? I think I would do better using it than trying to pace myself.

Thanks!

Yes, the app tells you when to run /walk. There's no way I'd have pushed myself on my own to run a little more, I'd have always opted for the walking.

Yep, that's my problem. I don't push myself far enough and hard enough! I will definitely try it and hope it helps. Thanks for the help!

It's possible, here is where I was a few months before

BTW, for anyone who is starting a C25K Program when I started I was getting distracted and not paying attention to the timing then I found this cool little site c25kplaylists.com. The music is OK, but the nice thing is the voice prompts to remind me to walk or run. I can concentrate on form and not look at my watch. I just saved the 30 minute song as an MP3 file and put it on my iPod.

Speaking of form - http://www.jeffgallo...m/learn/videos/ Jeff has some great tips. Most important take away, short stride, shuffle, feet close to ground to prevent injuries. When I last tried to start running, I didn't do this and ended up hurting myself and was not able to walk for nearly a week. Two weeks of using this tip has lead to pain free running.

@@OKCPirate You are so inspiring! Thanks for all the tips, I am looking forward to it!

Now you can start the Couch to 10k..

Or just keep going on your 5k and work on improving your time.

I love cycling.. so maybe you can start that.. Lifting weights and doing squats will also improve your 5k time.

Inspiring OP, @@dhrguru . And great c25k playlists, @@OKCPirate .