5k

Happy Hump Day my friends and followers. I hope God blesses your sox off today!

Decided I'm going to do a 5k this spring even if I have to power walk it. How many here have done one? Comment with your experience. Could you recommend one as well if your from the MA/RI area.. Looking forward to your comments!!

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I have no doubt that you will be ready for a 5K SOON. You are already kicking ass. 

 

I did my first 5K one month before my VSG - I was around 345 lbs or so and walked it in 50 minutes. One of the best moments before surgery, and got me hooked (and then I followed it up and ran the same even the next year - but i did my first 10k instead). It was a crazy experience to do the same event a year apart - maybe look for something that is an annual thing so you can go back and do it again and compare your progress. 

Allison, Your Posts and replies are so inspiring. You are an asset to this board. I'm thrilled to have you on my team of supporters! I hope your feeling better! HUGS!!!!

Im excited to follow your journey - you are going to be inspiring and motivating many people to come ;)

I do them all the time, in fact my husband just threatened that he was going to find a 12 step program for me b/c my race fees are getting out of hand LOL I did my first one over a year ago, took me almost 50 mins to complete, I now run them in under 30. I agree with Alison, find one that is an annual thing so you can watch your time drop from year to year, its great motivation.

I went on from a 5k, to a 10k and I am now working on training for my first Half Marathon with the hopes of running the NYC Marathon in 2014!

WTF when were you going to tell me about the marathon??  I dont want to be left out!! I'm coming to run it with you. 

HAHA, right now it's just a dream! I would never qualify for it so I have to raise a ton of money to get in, and I SUCK at doing that. SO I am going to do the half first and see how I feel, and if I don't die doing the Tri in July I am going to kick off the fundraising for the marathon in 2014! I would LOVE for you to come do it with me!

Youre not going to die in July and screw the NY marathon....i dont think I want to work that hard to torture myself. I'm thinking a flat oceanside marathon sounds better :-p

LOL I know, it's crazy, and they make you give them a credit card and if you don't raise all the money you need to get in they charge your ******g card! I am so lazy about raising money for stuff, I would end up paying the $2200 out of my own pocket just to run myself into the ground.

That's so amazing!!!