I was born with a congenital heart mess up. Wondering what normal people jog on average

[GiGi603]

Originally Posted by Chicago-guy

I'm 33 Male if that matters.

My son, who is now 33, was born with a congenital heart defect. He used to go to the track and run a couple of miles. He mostly rock climbs now. His cardiologist has never put limits on him. Rock climbing is not really a good sport for him (pulling up), however his Cardiologist would prefer him to live his life to the fullest rather than limited him.

[K12144]

^Also very true. The biggest complaint I hear about C25k et al is that they progress too quickly for some people. Repeat a week, or a session, as often as you need to. Then move on when you're ready. (At the same time, don't let it scare you into stagnation. For example, week 5 of C25k seems to have a huge jump-- suddenly you're running 20 minutes or 2 miles straight-- and it terrifies pretty much everyone... but a lot of people try it and find they can get it!)

[michigan lizard]

Originally Posted by K12144

^Also very true. The biggest complaint I hear about C25k et al is that they progress too quickly for some people. Repeat a week, or a session, as often as you need to. Then move on when you're ready. (At the same time, don't let it scare you into stagnation. For example, week 5 of C25k seems to have a huge jump-- suddenly you're running 20 minutes or 2 miles straight-- and it terrifies pretty much everyone... but a lot of people try it and find they can get it!)

I hated couch to 5k for that reason. I found the runners world training program that i posted earlier much more doable for me (skipping over the first walking weeks because I already walked for exercise).

[K12144]

I've seen a couple that make that big jump.