Need help

[Cantbelievethisishappening]

Please could someone spare a couple of minutes to give me some advice.
I want to start running and am looking at a C to 5K to start with. I am 2 stone overweight, unfit and very nervous about doing this.
I am in my late 40's so am wondering if I am to old to be doing this.
I have no idea where to start so am hoping someone could direct me to a training programme I could use.

Thank you

[FatherHenderson]

You are not too old! And deciding you are going to do this is a great first step.

Someone can help
You with a C25K - I'm afraid I can't run so have no idea.

But I'm in my 40s, 1 and a half stone overweight, and started in earnest last week. So you are not alone!

[OneHandFlapping]

I started running 5 years ago at 53 and 3 stone overweight - so you're definitely not too old.

I'd never heard of C25K at the time, and just did my own thing, but DD has used it, and it got her going. And everyone on here really rates it too. I think it's aimed at the really unfit.

[26Point2Miles]

I'm roughly 2 stone overweight and 47 this year.... Im running London marathon in 35 days! Yes you CAN do it!!

[26Point2Miles]

Started with c25k 2 years ago and just stuck with running. Some weeks not at all others 2/3 times a week

[Unescorted]

You aren't too old. I know people who took up running in their 50s and 60s.

Running is as easy or as complicated as you like to make it - personally I went for the simple. Put trainers on, run a bit, walk a bit, run a bit. Then make the walk a bits shorter and the run bits longer until they joined up. Moved onto runing a bit further each time or run the same distance a bit faster. I will never be a fast runner and I will never run huge distances, but I enjoy it, have lost weight and know I won't be too much out of breath if I have to run to catch my train.

I know other people who rotate their trainers, have running logs, taper their training.

The only thing we have in common is that we all enjoy ourselves and are motivated to take the hardest running step that gets us out of our front door.

[Cantbelievethisishappening]

Thank you for the replies.
Am glad to see there are others who were/are in a similar boat to me.
I initially thought the C25K was couch to 25k and I was a bit but now see it means couch to 5k.... what an idiot.
I really want to do this. I hate myself at the mount and know that if I start running and really doing something about my fitness and weight I will start to feel better mentally to.

[BIWI]

I was two stones overweight at the age of 52 when I took up personal training, and then also did the C25K.

I can highly recommend the C25K because it starts off really gently and you increase the length of time that you run for very gradually. And yet suddenly you're running! It's brilliant.

But don't start it without getting proper running shoes. Go to a running shop and get your gait analysed. This is important as it will help prevent injury. And it's really important that you warm up first, with a 5 minute walk (the C25K app should include this as part of the whole thing), and lots of stretches afterwards.

Good luck!