Week 1 complete

[Lwwitch]

I've just completed week 1, yay. This run was hard though, it's so humid today. I. Find getting my breathing under control the hardest part. So happy though, I've never ran anywhere since I was about 6.

Bring on week 2.

[Mazzero Graduate]

Well done for getting through week 1. This week really challenges your breathing but as you go on through the program you will most likely notice a significant improvement in your lung function. Hang on to those happy feelings you're doing really well

[Carolecal]

Good for you ...you are on your way !

Like Mazz said you will will notice that your breathing becomes easier as time goes on,it took a while for me( apart from a bit of hay fever,I'm not asthmatic or anything ) probably around W5 or thereabouts and now after the first few minutes it just seems to find its own rhythm .

Well done for completing W1, despite the humidity .....and good luck with Week 2 .

[lycranotlikely Graduate]

Well done you My breathing was terrible for the first and second weeks but then settled suddenly. I've been fine since. good luck with week 2.

[Lwwitch Graduate]

Thanks guys. It's definitely the first few minutes that are the hardest breathing wise. It's good to know things will settle down eventually.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to Lwwitch]

Most people find the first few minutes of a run difficult. It takes a few minutes to settle into a rhythm, and you will feel an amazing difference in your breathing and recovery in just the first few weeks of the plan. I still sound like a spluttering pressure cooker, but it is so much easier than when I started. If you enjoy week one then you are in for a treat. Good luck.

[Sandyw Graduate]

Snap just completed week 1 and was definitely hard work in the heat tonight! As an avid horse rider thought it would be easier than its turning out to be still roll on week 2 (I think!!)

[Hidden]

Just finished week one yesterday, w2r1 tomorrow, I find it takes me until the second or third run for my breathing to settle and for my legs to losen off. After that it feels a lot more relaxed and I really start to enjoy the run. I might not be the fastest thing on two legs but the way I see it going out three times a week and doing something is better than sitting on the sofa seven nights a week.

[Lwwitch Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Totally agree, it definitely feels good to be doing something, even though my legs feel like lead today, lol. It's the same with my breathing and it seems from the other posters that it will get better as we get fitter. I'm on w2 r1 tomorrow too, good luck with week 2.

[Hidden]

Hi, and welcome to the big friendly family of runners. Ughhh, that sounds so naff, but it's true ~ we are a friendly bunch.

You may well find that concentrating on your breathing helps massively. Some say that you should breath in and out on a count of 3 strides, some say 2 and some say 4; but it's down to you. I found that concentrating on this in my early days helped take my mind of the time, and I soon found that I was running for longer than I thought I would be able to.

Try it on your next run and see how it goes.

Whatever you do, enjoy your running and remember that the rest days are just as important.

[Lwwitch Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thanks, my husband who's a seasoned runner explained the breathing thing the same as you. I am trying to work on this and sometimes it's better than other times. I think maybe my lack of fitness makes me forget to breathe sometimes, but hopefully this will improve. Don't worry I'm not the type to forget the rest days