Thinking of training for 5k

Oh my, I wish that were true. I am just now starting to get back into shape. I haven't been able to dance for nearly two years due to medical malpractice. My PCP at a large HMO in Northern California insisted she could handle everything and wouldn't make referrals to specialists. A raging kidney infection went on for nearly two months, causing a lot of nerve damage, including balance problems. Even though I was told the nerve damage was irreversible, fortunately most of it has resolved and I'm ready to test my dancing shoes once again. (Doing a happy dance!)

I like that “Happy Dance”.

I have great faith in the power of careful exercise and physical therapy to rehabilitate us. You will soon be dancing in the streets.

I started practicing my run walking in our local field house. I have punch card from city. I went around four times today. That's about one mile.

Hi everyone, I am still kind of training for my 5k. I can slow jog around the field house 4 times. That's about 1 mile on artificial turf. I got a punch card so I can walk/run at the field house perimeter. I am driving to California now trying to get daughter settled at college for fall semester. I am trying to eat healthy. I made a big salad at whole foods in Lincoln, Nebraska. Its way better than fast food for supper.

Looks good @ihatediabetes. I have just moved house and last night I joined the nearby gym. I'll give it a go for a month but really I enjoy walking outdoors more. The gym will be good for my upper body though.

I think having a trainer is really good for me. I see one after I go through my program 12 times however long that takes. Then she changes my program. So I do different exercises for arms legs abs balance and core. I know that its helping me to change body composition. I am gradually getting higher lean body mass and less fat mass. I did DEXA scans twice at healthy living center.

Hi everyone, I took a screenshot of the shorter races the weekend of Twin Cities Marathon. The Marathon is Sunday. The shorter races are Saturday October 7. I signed up for the 5k race. There are also half and one mile races that start and end at state capitol. I am still pretty nervous about it but I drove the route and jogged a little portion of it. People can still sign up. I think people can even sign up the day of the races. I took a screenshot of the part that I jogged yesterday. I did 1.75mi at 20 min pace. So that's really really slow jogging but I was trying to keep my legs moving and bouncing in a jogging motion. I am aching today but glad I made it out there. Maybe other's might want to sign up. I think the one mile would be fun too. That's called the family mile race.

Looks like a lot of fun. I's still walking and signed up to nearby gym. The trainer told me that an elderly woman with diabetes got her levels down to normal by doing the workouts he devised!

That sounds wonderful. I hope to get my a1c down from jogging. I read somewhere that slow jogging is the best for diabetes. My goal for the 5k is to slow jog the route in an hour. I have been going to group physical fitness at the mayo building in Minneapolis. We meet at 545am. The trainer put my on the treadmill and changes speed and adds incline up and down. I thought I needed more training help because I didn't know how to train for 5k and not get injured. So I feel better having a trainer. My 5k race is in October.