Tag: C25K

March 16, 2017

Running In Your Thirties

When I took up running in my mid thirties, my mom summarised it as a start to a midlife crisis. I totally disagreed and disagree to this day. No way can running be associated with any crisis. Is it a lifestyle change? Yes. Does it have positive impacts on wellbeing? Yes. Once again to make things clear, in no way should running in your thirties […]

March 19, 2014

From Couch To 5k Brief Overview

From Couch To 5k! How does one go from couch potato to 5k running? In a nutshell, it’s done step by step. Starting with a little step and growing it. Ask yourself, how did you start walking? Did you just stand up and walk? No, of course not, but through successive steps, you came to a point where you eventually started walking. Treat this the […]

November 5, 2013

Indoors or Outdoors – Where To Run?

My journey with running started on a treadmill at my local gym.  That’s right.  It was November, the weather outside was not favourable, to say the least, and I had already signed up for one year’s membership a few weeks earlier.  I was very happy being in a controlled environment – dry and warm. Why Not Run Outside To Start With? As I was just […]

November 5, 2013

Why Run?

For me the answer came mid October 2012. A few weeks earlier whilst at an amazing event, featuring Anthony Robbins, I came to a conclusion, that my physical fitness is very poor. Not that I was unable to move, but the energy levels were low. My work, which entails different shift patterns, does not help in getting proper sleep. However, even getting seven to eight […]