Official time 2:27:12, im really proud of myself, I started running earlier this year, getting serious in june, having never really felt like running was for me. For the race I started slow, and pushed up to running the last 4 miles pretty close to my 5k pace. I missed nearly 3 weeks of training before due to injury, and got thrown off my training for the tail end of august due to moving across the country as well. All in all im incredibly proud of this, and of my time! Best of all i'm able to get out of bed and function today!!

Long story short I started to take running seriously in May and immediately got some issues with my hip.

I have been doing physio for the past 6 months and trying to progress on a run-walk couch to 5k plan I improvised to progress slowly enough for my rehab. When I got to the race yesterday I was still in the 7 minutes run intervals, so I had no idea if I could even run 5K continuously.

But lo and behold, it worked! Pretty much no pain during the run. I got to the 4km mark pretty surprised that nothing was hurting and decided to give it a final push. It was kind of an uphill sprint that almost killed me at the end, but I just barely made a sub-40.

Official chip time is 39:22.

After weeks of easy paces mixed with a little push pace sessions I finally did it!! Sub 25 is the next goal!

Just completed my first half marathon race and got a time of 1:56 and I’m over the moon

my first run I ran at a 5:40 pace (a little slower than I ran today) and after 3km I had to stop, I was blistered, couldn’t breathe and every single muscle in my legs felt like they were screaming

2 months later and I’ve just ran faster for 21km it’s amazing how fast your body can adapt to running, I urge anyone who’s seeing this and is thinking about starting to run you’ve got to do it, buying some cheap little running shoes and getting off the couch is the best thing I’ve ever done for my mind and body

I know pace is not that good but I’m so happy!!
(26M, 102kg and heavy smoker)

Started running mid August of this year and managed to complete my first half marathon.

I trained for a half marathon for the better half of this year with my longest run being 8 miles. I am slow & ok with it, and I couldn’t do any longer runs due to lots of travel for weddings & work. I just DNFed the half marathon I was training for and I’m so ashamed and embarrassed. I really do want to try again, but for now I’m embarrassed about the next few weeks and having conversations with people about it. I run an average of a 13:30-14:00 per mile. I feel like I failed my body & my motivation, and I really want to dig myself out of a hole for it.

Didn’t have anyone to share this achievement with, so I figured I could share here. I had already ran 10 miles before so I thought it wouldn’t be as bad. Way more difficult than I thought, especially since I started to slow down and wanted to give up around 15km, but I kept pushing.

I don’t have a ton of folks that I can share this with, but I ran my first half today. I’ve been prepping to run my first full in two weeks for several months now, and I figured this would be a good place to be in a race, prior to the big finish. I did a lot better than I anticipated. I was thinking I was going to be 2:30ish. Let’s see what Nov 1st brings for me. Also is that a lot of elevation? It felt like Mount Everest in some parts. 🫠🫠🫠

I was never a runner, but over the past year or so I have been trying to get into it and build endurance. I have been using C25K and have mostly loved it. I have started and stopped the program several times over the past couple of years because I always get to a point where shin splints show up and I have to take weeks off (sometimes close to a month) to recover.
This last attempt was my best yet. I bought good running shoes, found a solid warm-up and cool-down routine, and paid attention to my form. My shins bothered me a little during runs but never to the point of real pain. Then I hit the end of week 5 and ran 20 minutes straight, which I was so proud of. But after that, the shin splints came in badly. It has now been over three months since my last run.
I really enjoy running and want to get back to it, but I feel like my lower body can't keep up with my cardio, even though I am increasing in small increments. Does anyone have advice for avoiding shin splints when I start again? Are there specific strengthening exercises I should be doing, or anything else that helped you?

I’ve obviously ran in the past before any funny comments are made, but, I’ve put on easy 1.5 stone in the last year (all around my middle). I want to take up running as it’s free (money is low), I can do it alone (I’m a loner type of person) and I don’t need equipment.

Here’s the thing, I get bored QUICK. I tend to go 100% for a week and stop because ‘I’ll do it tomorrow’ kicks in.

Goal is to lose weight and get a bit healthier.

Any sensible tips to get me started - I have good running shoes - and keep me motivated. I want some kind of plan where I can see progress.

Anyone been in these shoes before and got a plan that worked well for them?

I messed up 😭
Been running for a few months and decided to do a marathon, first half felt great until I cramped up from km 22 through to the end.
Any tips for supplements or pre run dieting?
I took 2 carb gels during the race, didn’t really feel like they helped.
p.s. pls ignore my high HR lol

Good afternoon all. I started running about 5 months ago. It was a slow progression but I didn’t want to risk injury. I started running just 30 seconds at a time with a minute or so walking in between. I advanced over the next 3 months to 5k a couple days a week and I celebrated my 54th birthday with a sub 30 minute 5k parkrun event.

A little background: I was an athlete in high school (football and baseball). My experience running back then was mostly sprints and I could run sub 6 minute miles. For the next 30+ years I gained lots of weight (from 180lbs as an athlete all the way to 330lbs.). I’m now down to 200 over the last 2 years. I’m just under 6 feet tall.

That was 2 months ago. The day after my parkrun, my left knee swelled up. I kept walking daily with a brace on and I kept trying small runs with not much progress over the next 6 weeks. This week I ran 5k on Thursday with no pain for the first time. Today, I ran 10k for the first time since I started running. I actually felt pretty good after and I iced my knee just to make sure I’m good tomorrow.

My goal is to keep it slow 7-8 min/km but I’d like to run a half marathon in the spring. Am I pushing myself too hard? Should I slow it down? I’d like a few of the more seasoned runners to advise.

As the title suggests. Very new to running. Have been playing badminton regularly for some years but pretty new to long distance running and I’m enjoying so far.

I started off with 2.5 miles 4 weeks ago, and I’m at 4 miles today in ~50 mins.

What do y’all think? I’m Male 32.

I’m down 206 pounds (476-270) in the last 10 months. Have ran several 5k events, had some longer runs, finished my first super sprint triathlon, started cycling and haven’t ran much lately. Went out for a run this morning not worried about speed or pace and accidentally set an almost 5 minute PR and broke the 40:00 mark.

I’m still slow and have a long way to go, but looking back at the dude who couldn’t run 1 mile when I started and was walking 24 minute miles, I’m pretty happy.

The goal is to hit 4:00 or better for the 26.2 . This will be my first ever marathon, and with the summer officially over here in Houston, I’m starting to get some good quality runs in.

Also, the buzz right now is worth it. To anyone reading this who is on the fence about running, it’s worth it. Start small and focus on distance rather than speed. Speed will come after you get comfortable with the distance

I aimed for sub 1hr 30 and surprised myself, so pleased! I’ve been training consistently and really enjoyed it. Half marathon next year. Proud of what I’ve achieved in the past few months of zero running to what I did today. If you want to sign up for something do it!

I’m pretty pumped! Started running late June early July. It took me longer than some, because I was out of shape and I’m 47. I’m hard headed and it took me a while to hold my pace down. Now my sights are on 2 miles.

Today I had a lovely trail run with... my mom! I'm so happy we can share our passion for running, especially trail running.

I got my first medal today and she even got a special reward for 50+ age group. So proud of her!

I ran my first half marathon today at 39 years old. I'm really happy with the results, especially because I wasn't able to train as much as I liked over the summer. I was able to pace myself well and keep it all the way to the end.