Is c25k suitable for some size 18/20?

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I am in my late 40's 5ft 5. & weigh 16st 7lbs. I am a size 18/20.
I am considering doing c25k but I am worried that it would be too much for someone of my size!
Do you think that it would be too much pressure on my poor knees if I started to try & run?
I am starting a healthy eating regime to reduce my bulk & just wanted to know if it would be better for me to start c25k once I had lost some weight?

RunMummyRun68 - congratulations! I was complete awe of the runners this morning!

Good luck with it! I started C25K as size 18 and it’s a fantastic programme. But as with pp, I didn’t start losing weight until I really got to grips with diet. Still, C25K gave me the motivation to do that and am now size 14 and still losing weight.

Hope it goes well tomorrow!

So was I storm even though I was there running with them

Grenfell firefighters were near me coming down the embankment on last few miles.... the cheers were deafening! So emotional

There were 2 girls running in just bra and pants..... larger ladies.... promoting 'body confidence' maybe size 20 or there about

They got huge huge cheers too! My daughter was in awe of them

So op... there you go.

Oh crikey, RunMummyRun68 I'd have been a wreck! I get emotional enough when I watch it. I hope you're not too sore tomorrow!

i had a personal trainer that used some of the c25k techniques to get me running. it's an excellent concept and you don't have to do more than your body is able to do. so if you stop at the run for 60 seconds and walk for 60 seconds stage, it's still a great accomplishment!

Well ladies....... I did it!! I bloody actually did it!! It wasn't pretty & I found it really hard.....but I did it anyway!!

I feel amazing & really proud of myself. I have started something that I have wanted to do for such a long time & because of the faith you lovely ladies had in me, I started to have belief in my own ability.

I managed to get my husband & daughter to do it with me, so now not only do I need to continue to do it for myself & them as well.

I also don't want to let you lot down. I want to prove to you that it can be done if you can believe that it can. It is surprising the power of words from strangers on the internet can have.

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Yay, good on you!

You can definitely do it, just build the distance/running time up slowly to avoid injury.

I started running just over a year ago and was a size 18/20. I couldn’t run at all when I started. I can now do 5k in under 35 mins and am often running 7-8k non stop. I’m now a size 16/18 and still losing weight.

Have to say I didn’t really start losing weight until I addressed my diet.

Fabulous, Thank you for all of your positive stories. I am also addressing my diet at the same time.

My short term goal after finishing C25k is to do the local park run once a week & maybe after that Couch to 10K!!

All of this is very surreal to me, I find it difficult to believe that I will be running 5K in just 9 weeks. At the moment running non stop for 60 seconds is only just about manageable

You will though, if you stick with it. 😄

Well, you'll be running for 30 mins. Don't be disappointed if you don't cover 5k in that time.

I second the advice to get good trainers from a running shop. I injured my feet both times I attempted C25K, which took months to get better (tendonitis). I think I’m just very heavy on my feet. Now trying lower impact exercise in the gym. Good luck!

Don’t worry if you don’t get to 5k in the 30 mins. I volunteer at park run and lots of people take much longer than that. And what people don’t often realise until they volunteer or Marshall other races, is that we’re all rooting for the people at the back, Runners tend to be a lovely bunch so get yourself out there

@dangermouseisace can I ask, do you get people who ONLY walk a park run or mainly walk it?
We have one opened recently near me and although I can't remotely run at the moment (waiting for new drugs to start working),I'm thinking that getting out of bed on a Saturday morning might be an incentive to get me walking 5k.

Run 2 ..... Done!!!

It was harder than the first one, but did it anyway! It really was a question of head down & get it done!! It didn't help that we had dog walkers watching & one of them let his dog run around our legs while we were trying to run! I would have remonstrated with him, but I was not capable of speech at that moment in time, as I couldn't breathe!!!

The test will be on Friday morning as it is due to rain!!!

@bumpsadaisy well done!! Once you get into a routine it will get easier, I promise you. Running in the rain is actually nicer than running in the sun, in my opinion.

@sluttybutty I've not seen anyone walking the park run at our local one, but I know that it's fine to do that, and there are probably people at other ones who do that. Ours is lots of laps of a field so probably not exciting for walkers! However, at our local one there are loooaaaads of people who walk/run, with more walking than running. There are lots of adolescents who seem to mainly walk and chat, as in hardly any running at all, and lots of people with kids who spend most of their time walking, at a kid pace. There are also people who are so slow at running it would be possible to walk just as fast as they are running. So yes, I'd go for it, even if you think you'll have to walk all the way.

I’ve seen people walk the whole way round park run. The first week I went I ran/walked the whole thing....probably with more walking and was nearly beaten by someone who walked the whole thing. In fairness she was one of those serious power walking types and was quite speedy.

Brilliant, thank you danger and MN

And very well done bumps

Yes to walking. Some parkruns have more walkers than others, I've done one where I walked all the way in just under an hour because I was injured. I was supported a the way. There is always a tail Walker volunteer at the back, I walked and chatted with the guy volunteering. How about volunteering first then you will get to know some faces and names and see how it works? Also Google Dawn Nisbet, she's a parkrun inspiration whatever your size.

Op I'm on my second week of c25k.Ive recently signed up to do race for life which is 5k in 11 weeks time,that's my main goal 🤞good luck! 😊

I haven't read your full thread but wonder if you might find an app called active 10 useful, it's free, phone based and tracks your movements and 'encourages' you to walk and walk in a more active way. It then gives you a summary of minutes walked and how many of those were active. I'm using it as a pre cursor to other things eg c25k?

If anyone wants to sign up to race for life I've got a free entry code.

It does work follow it properly the only thing is the rest /recovery periods are as if not more important as the work part of your sessions helps you build speed and stamina. Do your research make sure you get some good trainers to avoid injury. Warm up fist and don't forget cool down stretches .don't get hung up on how fast you go your not mo farah if a very fast walk is all you can start with thats fine just build on that a lot of people go 100% burn out injury themselves hate it and give up so important you build up gradually , music as well to stop you getting bored something upbeat . Good luck with healthy eating and this you should get some good results in a couple of months