Hi all. I’m due to start my W1R1 this week. To say I’m nervous about it would be an understatement. I’ve never been a runner, always hated it. I want to prove people wrong but I know I start to panic with my breathing cos of my asthma.
Any words of advice for a complete newbie?
Read all the previous posts and don't worry everyone on here was worried at the start.
The advice you find here is great, run slow, slow and then even slower at first and don't worry if you feel you could walk quicker, we've all felt that.
You can do it🏃
Hi - you won't give up - all the lovely people on here will be with you every step - and that support is brilliant - it's really helped me.
Can't advise 're asthma - but take it slow - slower than you think is possible. Run on c25k is not mo farah - it's a light jog - indeed some people run slower than they walk 😊
None of us were runners in wk1 - mostly just full of self doubt and thoughts like yours. Good luck with it and remember to post how you get on x
Do the people who’ve said you’ll give up run 5k? In my experience they won’t have. It’s the guy who didn’t go to college who will tell you you can’t succeed at university, same with this. Why can’t you? They don’t know why, because they don’t know what it takes. It takes work, it takes commitment and it takes a determination to accomplish something.
So, wanting to prove people wrong is a great start... use it. During the warm up, hear those voices and tell them to shut up, tell them you can, tell them they don’t know.
Take your inhalers with you... but rest assured we all struggle with the breathing in the early runs... that’s not all on asthma, that’s lack of experience, training and fitness. If you need the inhalers, that’s not failure. But sometimes asthma can be outrun... my friend runs marathons, and he’s just done a two day 100km ultra. He has asthma, he carries inhalers, he’s not used them for years, and he raises money for asthma UK.
Go slow, if you can’t breathe slow down, when you feel the burn in the legs slow down. If in doubt, slow down.
Hydrate well... sip water all day every day.
Don’t run on a full stomach.
Relax... you can do this, and if you want to you will do this.
Welcome.
Whoever "people" are you want to prove wrong, there are more friends on the forum that want you to be right. Don't be nervous (I know, easier said) just follow the schedule. It's helped people with all sorts of medical issues. There are lots of posts relating to breathing, I would have look at some of them. I've never had the stamina to run any distance and I'm on week 8.
Check out the forum for advice on everything that's a worry, get out there, do it and come back and tell us.
Hi, I have pretty mild asthma and I haven't had to use my inhaler whilst running since week 4 of the program (and graduated a few months ago) I tried to avoid things that would trigger my asthma (for me steep hills and extreme temperatures) and have taken them on as I got used to running.
Definitely take any necessary inhalers with you and do not feel bad for stopping if you can feel an asthma attack coming on, take the running really slowly (as everyone has said 😂)
Over time I've been able to just forget about my breathing when doing a gentle run but at the start I was puffing along just trying to get as much air in and out of my lungs with each breath (sorry this is so long, I hope some of it is useful and good luck with your first run 😊)
Relax.....easy to say but it really will help. Just get that first run over and you have started this amazing journey. Listen the advice on this forum there are some fantastic people on here who have really inspired me and kept me going.
Taking it nice and slow is the best way to start, don't worry about what others may think or say....you are doing this for you and nobody else .
Good luck and share your success with everybody!
Give it a go. You might surprise yourself.😉
Just remember that the first run is 8 small chunks of 60 seconds each, with a 5-minute walk to start and to end, and stretches of walking in between so you can recover. The whole session is just 30 minutes.
I found it helped to count backwards from 60 during each run so I had some idea when it would be over! As the others have said, "run" in this instance means a really gentle, comfortable jog. Take it steadily, and you will get through.
Don’t give it up. Do it for you! I was exactly the same and now running is my sanctuary. I’m no athlete but I am moving and this helps both me both emotionally and physically.
To reassure yourself before you start, check with your GP about your Asthma.
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