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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 44 and currently ~60 lbs overweight and have been working hard this year to get lose weight and get in shape (down 15 lbs so far). Physically I'm feeling good but I've been doing low-impact exercises to avoid injuring anything. One of my knees has a history of hurting (even back at lowest weight/fittest). So far, so good.

I just heard about a 5k coming up in July and I feel really strongly about the cause. Really strongly. So I want to do it in a bad way. BUT I don't want to injure myself trying to lug around these extra lbs and get off track with my progress.

I haven't been running recently but I think I could do Couch to 5k to prepare for it. I used to run a lot in my teens/20s. (Part of why my knee hurt I think.) and I know fat people run all kinds of races, but I'm worried that with these extra 60 lbs I might really hurt something.

I don't think I'd want to walk it - really running it would be a major mental accomplishment for me.

So if you were me would you push it and try to do it this year? Or wait until next year's race? A year later and I'll theoretically be at my goal weight. But then that's an entire year+ away.

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Running on bad knees while overweight is a recipe for disaster. I tried it and now need surgery. You can race walk it, give a donation or volunteer.[/quote]

Yikes! That is my biggest fear. [/quote]

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