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lol...yep. I actually turned 50 this year and decided I wanted to be a runner....always have been active, but thought I just did not have "running coordination":) Had to prove to myself that age is just a number......what I've learned especially from going to race events is that runners come in all shapes, sizes, ages, experience levels etc etc....some are fast, some are slower..some in between....I've learned it is a sport for everyone and anyone who wants to try.....
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I will be 56 next month I train 7 days a week and will do another half marathon in October.
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I am 52 Renee. I have been running for over 30 years.
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more than 50yo walker who wants to be a runner
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Gimme a 45, on and off since I was 14. Currently "on" and traing for my first 10k.
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47yo here, started in 11/01 ran my 1st 1/2 in May and just started training for NYC which is Nov.
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Good for you! I started at the beginning of 2011 at age 46. I am 48 and have run two 5ks, a 10k, a half marathon (second half is tomorrow), and am training for the Chicago Marathon in October.
FR sent!
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Yep. I am 43 started running a about 18 mos ago. Now I am officially addicted. FR sent!
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Turned 50 last year. My doc told me there's a difference between "thin" and "in-shape" and that there are plenty of thin people with bypass surgery and that her professional medical advice was that I should "get off my ass." Ran for the first time in 34 the next day. Slowly and with alarmingly bad form, but running nonetheless.
Sent you a FR. Cheers.answered 10 months ago |Report
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Yes - I started running(well plodding!) at 52yrs old - following half a lung being removed - best thing Ive ever done!Doing my 3rd(slow!) marathon in October!Feel free to add me if you wish to support each other.Good luck!
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I'm kind of a new runner. Prior to 12 months or so ago I'd never run since being at school - when I was a sprinter. Started running again a little over a year ago just before I hit 50 but had a few injury problems along the way. Recently completed the couch to 5k program for the second time (to get me back into the swing of things) and now I'm trying to build up to 10k. I call myself Captain_Slow because I'm not very quick on my feet but I love getting out in the fresh air, jogging. FR;s most welcome! :)
Nettyanswered 10 months ago |Report
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Nothing serious or consistent prior to 45. Now am 46....completed a half and a couple of 10's. Full marathon in the works. Then???? I'm just getting younger [I keep telling myself!]. BTW, crossed paths with a woman out running this morning, she looked in her early 60's.A LOT of good years left.
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I will be 60 tomorrow.. ran my first 5K in May.
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yep! 43! I am healthier now than I was at 20! great to see so many of "us" respond! I didn't get serious about running until I was 37-38 and had never seen the inside of a gym until I was 40! 5 marathons and a Ragnar later and I'm hooked on it! will FR you!
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I turn 40 in late September, and plan to run my first 5K in October. I have been on the couch for the past 20 years, until six months ago. I haven't been this fit since I was 20. Looking forward to 40-something; it's the new 30-something, right?
I'm new to running, as well as dailymile, so I'm happy to have new running friends online.
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Just turned 44. Newbie?--yes! Just started running this week. Tonight is my 3rd run...looking forward to it!
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I started running September of 2011 (turned 40 same month). Since then, I've run a few 5k's, at least 4 half mary's, one full marathon and am currently training for my 2nd full. If I can do it, anyone can.
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Did my first 1/2 at 42 two years ago.I love this running world!
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That'd be me! 41 and training for my first 10K!
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Just over - 40 years young here last March. I started running in July last year, finished tearing my meniscus in November, surgery December and ran a half in May this year. I have done 1 training run of 15 miles now and I'm training for the Columbus full marathon in October. I have gone back to the proper training schedule rather than trying to bust out 15+ mile runs ;-)
I'm enjoying the improved fitness since I started running - my previous running was about 22 years prior to that when I hated it at school in PE.
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Yep, I turned 42 in May and started running around that time. I ran my first of many 5K's I'd like to do on June 30th!
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yes i just turned 42 started running this spring ran a 5k then stopped running for a month now trying to start again.I enjoy running but i get many aches and pains in my legs and knees but i have been told to run thru th pain i am trying.
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Started just before my 41st birthday. Almost 10 months into it now.
Doing my first marathon this fall.
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Yes I am just turning 40 and just starting.....
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50 six months from today (but who's counting - YIKES!!!) --- not new to running, but new AGAIN!!! Sent you a FR!
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I'm 59 and L O V E to run!!! There are lots of us out there. FR sent.
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It is so inspiring seeing so many responses!
I am 38 and have done some 5K in the past (mostly walking) but I have quit smoking, started eating healthier, and started getting "serious" about running and it is awesome to see so many people my age (and older!) in the same boat. Yay!
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Yep! I just started in Jan and am loving it :-)
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Hi Renee (& others!)
41 year old here. Just started running at the beginning of the year and did my first 5K in July. I'm certainly not the quickest and I have had a couple of months where motivation has gone downhill but I have just re-joined a gym and am finding cross-training a big bonus!:)
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How about a 61 year old who ran my first marathon (Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minn) when I was 54? I enjoy the excitement newby runners have and exude and feel that every day I am able to keep running is a new day for me!!!
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44 this year.....just startedC25K a few months back. I'm getting there...slowly but surely
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I am 61 and looking for other runners! I started running when I turned 30 for my mental well being. When I turned 54 I ran my first marathon and have been doing one or two every year since the first one! Currently training for Marine Corps Marathon and would enjoy talking with others and hearing their trials, tribulations and successes!!!!
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Just turned 43 and started running at age 40. I've never been athletic, but in the last three years I've completed 2 marathons and 4 half marathons. Will run my 3rd marathon in NYC this November! I"m slow but I'm still a runner!
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yep...41 and finally a runner :-)
Have batled knee issues for 15 yrs and finally got serious. Took it slow changed stride, ditched the cloggy cush shoes and running my first HM in 4 weeks.
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Yes I am 41 and started running just before I turned 40! I am kicking myself for not starting when I was younger but better late than never :)
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I am almost 42 and just started running about a month and half ago
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46 years young. Started running a couple of years ago, had to stop for a while because of PF so I took up cycling as well. Back at the running now.
After getting up to over 300 lbs, I am now the healthiest I have been in 20 years (though still have a lot of weight to go).answered 9 months ago |Report
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turning 42 in two weeks started running a year and a half ago. Very addictive
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I'm 44 and just started a Learn to Run program in April. Looking for friends here too as I just joined.
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42 years old - started c25k in June... I'm not very fast, and I've had some struggles (especially in this heat we are having right now) but I'm still pluggin along!
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Hi Renee. I'm very new to running. I'm on Week 3 Day 2 of Couch to 5K. Nice to meet you!
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I'm 63 in October. Started running when I was 56. I haven't run further than 10k but have a marathon in mind, maybe in a couple of years. Getting back into it after a year off because of illness. Takes longer when you are older but still as much fun!
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LOL. I am 48, just started "re-running" last October. God willing I will still be running in my 80's! :OD
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42 when I started in January - could barely make it round a 5K loop but was determined to complete a triathlon this year so had to run! Running bug bit hard and I ran a couple half marathons as well as the triathlons, and signed up for first full marathon in December...that still sounds weird to say that out loud!!
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Im pushing 40, holding at 39. Not having any more birthdays
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I'm 40 and loving it. Don't ever let your age stop you. I feel fitter and younger than I did 10 years ago...
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At age 48 began to run 3 weeks ago. Settling in on a routine to get some miles in and signed up for a 5K in October. Trying to figure out (by experiment) how far and fast to go.
Never too old to start it seems so far.
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Yeap, just turned 40 last July. I have been running on and off short disstance for a while. But I am a beginner long distance runner. I started running long distance end of last year with a goal of running a marathon before my 40th birth day. I did a couple of 1/2 marathons last March and my 1st ever marthon, the NJ long branch marthon, on May 6, 2012. I am training for my second marthon in October, the Marine Corps Marathon in DC-VA area. Have fun with your run and stay injury free, lots of luck to you Renee.
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Me too. Although I often lie about it. My age that is. Running? I can not shut up about it, I just started 9 months ago and am addicted. Need other running junkie friends who are boring their family and friends as they natter on about running. Running nattering is well appreciated in my DM corner!
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45 and alive! Started running in March 2012. FR sent.
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I'm 43 and I started running about a year ago. I've run a few 5ks, 10 miler, and 1/2 marathon. I have a full marathon scheduled for October. I'm better at short distances but I wanted to challenge myself with a marathon.
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Hi there, I'm 46 and am in my second week of running. I'm using an iPhone app running plan and find it very helpful. I've taken up running in the past but always suffered from shin splints, this time though I have altered my running style and now am a forefoot striker instead of a heel striker. There seems to be no pain so far so I have high hopes if I stick to this way of running and progress slowly I should be able to enter my first 5k race in late October.
I am also looking for friends on this site.
Andreanswered 9 months ago |Report
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Me!!! 42 and 290ish....one of those numbers is going up...the other is going DOWN!!!!
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47 and started running in January this year - sent FR
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