I feel the same way . The worst thing you can do is go into a private environment . Go public and don ' t take it home before you feel ready . If you do go home though , make sure that you have someone around , so sex can ' t happen . <| sep |> This is pretty normal , especially if it ' s a charity run or an annual event . The 5 k runs usually have people who normally don ' t run participate . It ' s a good feeling to complete a race at any distance . As a running couple myself I have a recommendation . You two should plan to do a half marathon . Woah , you are probably thinking , I just said I hated running . I was exactly the same myself . I decided to do the marathon because my wife loved running . When I said I ' d do it she was so excited . She printed me off a training schedule and she really helped me get to where I needed to be before the race . Dont to expect to run together unless one plans of slowing the pace to match , but it was the journey that made it great . She ended up doing a full marathon at the race and I completed my first half finishing at 151 . She almost cried when I told her what I completed it at . But to answer your question after a long winded post , the longer runs only start out busy . Once you get in your groove and get a bit into it , the herd does thin . I hope you bite the bullet , once you get good at running I bet you ' ll love it .