Hey there!

I am 40, in the 200+ lb, I used to jog in an amauteur way when I was young and single.

I used to get a lot of satisfaction out of it, but really walking is what I love most.

I want to go back to walking badly, and try a 5k race, but I have no idea how to train properly.

I hope that you stick to it, and I really look forward to do it too.

See you around!

Absolutely. The first walking if any kind I did was in 1997 , I was 45 years old,  I weighed about 280 when I decided to join the Leukemia Society Team in Training, I did the Honolulu Marathon, weighing about 260 lbs, and managed to complete it in 8 1/2 hours. The 2nd marathon, was Dublin, 2000, and I weighed about 230 lbs, did it in about 7 1/2 hours. I  Dublin again in 2003 at about 215 lbs. I am struggling to get under 200, but am walking the SF NIke 1/2 Marathon in 2 weeks with minimal training. I may be slow, but I can out one foot in front of the other for a long longtime. .

Congrats on your decision to change.

Hey Weez,

Don't be too jealous, I am going home to MA for X-mas and have to do a 20 mile walk up north. Whoops bad planning there. Also last year it actually snowed in orlando on marathon day lol

TnT does not lie. It is possible to go from zero walking to 26.2 miles.

I clearly remember being very discouraged in Honolulu. A pack of about 30 young, trim, light on their feet Japanese runners glided by us a the night before the race, My self eteem plummeted, I wished I could break a leg right then and there, so everyone would know I tried, but I wouldn't have to do the marathon. I was so afraid of failing. I tied to figure out how I would do it, because I knew I was slow. What got me through was I broke the race into 4 segments 6 1/2 miles each. (I tried the 1 miles x 26, but 26 was too much to count), I knew I could walk 6 1/2 miles, I trained three - 4 times a week at 6 1/2 miles, so I knew I could do it.So, I did. Slowly,  but who said it has to be fast?

What I didn't anticipate with TnT was the time commitment-fundraising time as well as training time. Remember, that was before easy access websites. It was all raised snail-mail.\\Good luck

Hi...I'm at 228 and walk quite a bit.  I'm about ready to do a 5K tomorrow, actually.  I've done 3 half marathons, but that was several years ago and when I was under 200 lbs.  I'm looking for some friends who are in the same boat as I am and enjoy walking.  Those of you who are training for a marathon~ WOW!! I think that's amazing!  I was always so tired after doing the 13 miles, I can't even imagine doing the marathon.  What is te C25K?  Just did the Susan G Komen 5K a couple of weeks ago.  Since I'm in southern California, I don't have to worry about cold weather too much~ just the opposite.  It's supposed to be close to 90 tomorrow.  Take care, all... keep plugging away!