Wanting to start slow is why I am refusing to train with my boyfriend - while he is as out of shape as I am, I just know he will run faster in a week or two. So in order to not overdo it and to not get demotivated, we will train separately and only play squash together once a week or something :)

I am a semi-newbie. I ran my first slow 5k last June and now I'm running as part of triathlon training.

Wow, congrats!