it feels tough
Did my 3rd parkrun this morning. Jogging and walking and trying to be positive but my goodness it's tough going. Took me 52 minutes. The heroic efforts of the marshals to keep me going were much appreciated.
I've been doing gym / functional fitness workouts for 6 months now, but not much cardio beyond 20 minutes, so a parkrun is a big leap, I recognise that. I'm 60F, roughly 30lbs overweight, just retired (not through choice) and until recently a complete couch potato. I now have time to spend on my fitness and I am determined to be a runner, no matter how long it takes. My questions are:
When do the endorphins kick in?
How many parkruns does it take to be able to comfortably run the whole 5k?
Should I admit I'm too old to be doing this sort of thing and take up knitting instead?