I started running about 6 weeks ago after never really being a runner. At first I was just walking a couple of miles while my son was doing soccer practice. Started to jog for a few minutes at a time during the walks and worked up to running a couple of miles without stopping. After a month or so I decided to train enough to try and beat my sons in the Turkey Trot this year. My older son is a swimmer so it’s going to be tough for me to get him, but he’s going to have to suffer to do it.
My goal initially was to run the 5k in under 30 minutes, but now I think I can get under 28. I’ve done some interval runs, a few tempo runs, base runs, and held my target race pace for 2 miles yesterday. I got a Garmin Forerunner and that has been really helpful with pacing and tracking my progress. It has a race predictor feature and thinks I can run a 5k in 24:55, but my fastest mile time so far is only 8:42.
I definitely get the runners high now and crave getting out there. I’m 46, but am hoping that since I don’t really have many miles on my knees that I can keep it up. I feel so much better and my mental health is better too.