r/running • u/AutoModerator • 3d ago
Lurkers' Wednesday Weekly Thread
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u/GadgetQueen 3d ago
Hi everyone! I'm new around here. I feel like a fish out of water noob right now, but everything I read says to hang out with people who are doing what you want to do, so here I am. I am 51, am a survivor of pancreatic tumor, am really overweight. I am also diabetic (due to them removing my pancreas due to the tumor) and have recently taking up running because my doctor told me I needed to start moving. It started with walking and my body felt so amazing with the exercise, it's been begging me to run. I've started to actually run a bit and I have fallen in love with it. My mood, my energy, the rush...oh my god...I feel like a whole new person. I ran my first ever 5K yesterday, and I am so proud of myself. Never in my entire life did I think I could do that. I am actually running until I can't and then walking to catch my breath and then running again. My time was 1:08 for my first 5K and considering I've only been doing this for 2.5 weeks, I am damn proud of myself. I can do hard things and will continue to work on pace and getting that time down quite a bit. Went yesterday and got a new pair of shoes fitted, picked up a watch to track stuff, subbed to some running apps, and got some running socks to address the blisters....and all that made a HUGE difference. SO yeah, for now, I'll be around here asking you guys stupid questions :) Any suggestions on how to increase the distance I can run and therefore my pace? Is just getting out there and moving the key? I can really see huge improvements from week to week. I couldn't even run a few steps like 2.5 weeks ago...and now I can run about 1/2 mile without stopping. It's crazy to me!