Good to see some more posts. I just finished W7D1 late last night and all day today my legs have been sore. I feel so proud of myself right now. Honestly this my 3rd attempt to finish the program and I don't believe the other times I ever made the long jogs without stopping for a short walk at some point. It's so hot right now that I did have to pause for long enough to take a couple of swallows of water, but I don't think that counts against you. I am beyond thankful that this summer has been cooler than last. I was doing the program then and I was lucky if the temps got down to the mid 90's by midnight. This year I'm often getting to run in some 70's if I wait late and 100+ degree highs haven't been the nearly daily occurrence they were for months last year. Which may be one reason I'm finding it easier this time. Praying that I don't get benched with an injury again. That would just be too cruel. The 1st time I was in week 9 when I was in a car accident and hurt my back. The 2nd time my knee was a mess after a sheep ran into it and worse after the dog that was chasing the sheep plowed into it too. Just as it was strong enough that I felt safe starting I tripped and wrenched it again. It only took a week or 2 to feel better but by then I had a cold. Grrr Delayed a trip we were going to take because of all of us were sick for a month.  Loved the mountains in Southern CO, but not the place for to start C25K when you aren’t used to the altitude.  Came home exhausted and refreshed thinking as soon as we recovered I’d start.  Procrastinated thru what was left of March and then April…  Started in May and on W1D3 I tripped in the street and fell hard on my knee.  Thankfully it wasn’t the same one I’d injured before.  But I had some very deep scrapes and bruising and I was a little nervous about falling on it again so I put off starting again for about 2 extra weeks.  Leave it to me to pick back up just as the June heat came roaring in full blast.  I am longing to jog thru the cool breezes of winter.   My son has been begging to jog with me but we don’t have sidewalks and he’s only 4 (5 in 2 weeks) so I’m not keen on the idea.  Maybe once I can move to days we can run on my neighbor’s property.   He has a dirt drive, loop that he claims is a jogger’s mile.  I’d guess it’s between a ½ and ¾ and I’m not sure at 5 he should be jogging much more than that.

Trying to decide between 2 5K’s for Nov and hoping to do at least 1 sooner, but I want to feel confident that I will finish and right now I’m slow and still well short of the distance.  

Cool thread. Of course I have not read all of this but, it is so cool there are so many over 50 people here.

Time to tell my story. I am 53 and I have never been a runner. In fact, I was lifting weights and trying to bulk up a bit in the 80s and early 90s then spent the rest of my life eating and drinking too much and putting on a bit of fat.  My wife got us both involved in the C25K last September and I can tell you I thought it was a silly thing to do. If she had not been doing it, I never would have and I would not continue if it were not for her. She is not yet 50 so she does not understand ;-). I have left knee that is hamburger from football and later soccer so, I really thought I could never run (KT tape is magic). I am looking back at the program when I thought 8 minutes was nuts. We both stuck with it and I even ran in Montana and North Carolina while still in the program.

I have lost more the 25 pounds and I feel amazing. I still hate the training but the races are really fun. We have raced in 4 now (2 over Thanksgiving week) and we have another one this Saturday. On one race I came in 2nd for my age bracket (the guy in 1st crushed me). I am competitive and like the idea of being able to compete against my own time.

It is getting cold up here in IL now so, there don't seem to be any more races scheduled (one indoor at McCormick place in January we signed up for) in December, January, February and maybe even March which is too bad because we are both getting into this. Runners (joggers in my case) are so amazing and so happy, encouraging and positive I wish I had done this years ago. The program is great and I am really surprised how well it works.

Hi.  This is my first time posting, so this is less of a reply than a way to jump into the conversation.  I am 51, haven't done any consistent running (or anything fitness wise) during the past 8 years.  Prior to that I was a fairly consistent, if slow, runner who completed a number of 5ks in NYC, plus one marathon (with some walking) and a handful of 1/2s.  Am coming off a few rocky years and want to get back to running to regain the benefits I found in the past -- the joy of running, the challenge of competing against myself, the camaraderie of running, as well as the overall cardio and fitness benefits, including weight loss and weight management.  I got to week 7 of C25K last summer but couldn't make it through the longer runs and just gave up on the program and running.  Finding a good time to run outdoors in summer in Las Vegas was a big but not the only factor.  I've started the program again this month, with support from and accountability to a wellness coach, and completed week 3 this morning.  My goal is to complete the program this time and then increase my runs, endurance from there.  I've already registered for a 5k on February 23rd and plan to complete it as my scheduled C25K workout.  I am using the Get Running iPhone app, which I find very helpful.  Thanks for this forum -- I'm looking forward to checking in frequently.

Another one chiming in.  57 as of February.  Bought running shoes for my B-day present.  Started C25K and am in Week 2 now.  Never been much for running, but otherwise have been pretty athletic most of my adult life.  My crazy baby brother started doing triathlons a few years back and it seems at least the running part has been rubbing off lately

Peter