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Re: Calling all Penguins (slow runners)

guest — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:55:18 GMT

There is a runners club for over 65. Check out their website. www.ne65plus.org

Are you in the Worcester ma area? If so come and run.. It will be lots of fun

guest — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:11:41 GMT

Anyone in the worcester, ma area on Sunday Nov. 13? Come run and have fun.

guest — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:04:04 GMT

Your running playlist - 30 mins of music

guest — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:35:13 GMT

lots of lady gaga

Re: What is your favorite music to run with?

guest — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:30:08 GMT

Thank you so much to everyone who gave their suggestions for music to run by. I am checking out all of them.

Since I last posted, I have found Lady Gaga's music..Her music and I have been jogging together almost every other day and 3 or 5 miles goes by fairly quickly. I think she is sick of running with me so I am going to load up all of your suggestions.

Thank you again.

Re: Calling all Penguins (slow runners)

guest — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:20:59 GMT

I haven't posted in a while. But I have been reading all the posts for a long time..I seem to be one of the slowest penguins of everyone who writes. I just started jogging last year, had a knee problem, did physical therapy and stopped jogging. I redid the C25K and completed it in March. Since then I have worked my way up to 5 miles..but it takes me an hour and a half..My excuse..I'm 68. I don't mind being 68 since I can jog (or maybe it's called power walking at that rate) for 5 miles.

Thank you everyone who posted because it is very inspirational to read everyone's experiences..

Re: Calling all Penguins (slow runners)

guest — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:48:10 GMT

I love reading all the posts and love that it is called "calling all penguins".. when I read through the posts, some of you are not really penguins..If I could run a 5k in 36 or so minutes..that would be fast..

I did the c25K program and finished in March and have been jogging almost every other day.I am up to going about 3.5 miles at a time with a pace of about 46 or 47 minutes for running 5k.

I just got an iphone and am so motivated with some of the apps. For example, the nike+gps is amazing. It keeps track of your pace, distance and time; gives voice promts and plays your playlist.

Another app called Daily Burn keeps track of all of your food for the day. You can even get a bar code scanner that goes with the application and instead of entering the name of the food, you can scan the bar code with your iphone and it records the food and the calories. I am trying to lose weight and I find this record keeping helps..however, I have been trying to lose 10 pounds for several months and the weight just doesn't come off. I am down about 4 pounds..but with all the exercise and recording, it seems I shuld be losing more weight.

Re: Calling all Penguins (slow runners)

guest — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:10:54 GMT

Jasmine,

I have been following your progress. Wow..you are doing great. I want to thank you so much for your encouragement last year when I ran my first 5K. You told me not to worry about my slow time..It will improve...and it has.

After my first 5K I hurt my knee and did physical therapy for several months. In mid March I completed the C25K. Now I am running every other day and ran 4 miles last week. I hope to sign up for a 5k soon. I recently had my 68th birthday. Before last year, I never ran..so this is very exciting for me. I am really liking it and look forward to my running days. On my off days, I either do spinning, stability ball exercises, zumba or walking.

Two years ago I lost about 35 pounds..Am trying to loose 10 more..but the weight is like glue..It won't come off.

Re: What is your favorite music to run with?

guest — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:40:37 GMT

Thank you oso much for your suggestion. I have added Rocky to my playlist.

Re: What is your favorite music to run with?

guest — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:39:32 GMT

Thank you very much for your music suggestions. I have added them to my playlist. Now I have so many good songs that I will really be motivated to extend my running time just to listen to the great music,

thank you