Re: 50 and over, 5k and beyond - what are your challenges?

guest — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:03:54 GMT

Thanks for the tips. I immediately bought new shoes and am feeling much better. I think I was running to fast to soon as you said, so I have slowed down my normal run...I ran 40 minutes straight yesterday without pain. I am doing short, fast sessions to increase my pace and endurance. I have not yet checked out the breathing website yet, but I will. My daughter graduated from high school a few weeks ago and am thinking about potty training the 2 year old. Running is the balancer of my life! Thanks for all the encouragement and comraderie!

Re: 50 and over, 5k and beyond - what are your challenges?

guest — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:35:21 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I am so close to 50, that I thought I would join this blog. I also have 9 children (ages 2-18)...thought that would qualify for a few extra years! This is my second 5K in a year. I have really hit a wall in training...lots of pain and an inablity to establish a good breathing pattern. I have been training to run a 5k for about 4 weeks. Before I started training, I ran about 25 minutes at a leisurely pace. I have begun a training program and I am pushing to increase my pace, but am encountering a lot of resistance from my body! Aching knees, hamstring tightness and a general inablity to get through the run (up to running 38 minutes) I am determined to just run the race in three weeks, but I would really like to enjoy it. Thanks for this blog...hope you all will accept this youngin'!

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Re: 50 and over, 5k and beyond - what are your challenges?

Re: 50 and over, 5k and beyond - what are your challenges?