Week 3D1 complete! I was afraid I couldn't run for 3 minutes straight, but I did it!

Double posting, lol. Sorry.

Couple of weeks ago I had shin splints acting up. I have rested my leg but kept on walking. This evening when I get up I am going to give Week six another try. Wish me luck everyone.

Good luck!!

Finished W5D2 this morning and then umpired a doubleheader of an adult men's baseball league this afternoon. Definitely taking a rest day tomorrow to be ready for W5D3 so I can kill it. Tuesday morning run will be my biggest test yet.

I am most amazed that my Nike+ shows that I have run/walked more than 30 miles in June. I never would have thought that would have been possible.

W5D3 done!! and I managed to run an extra 1.5 minutes as I didn't hear the trainer on my app tell me to walk. So amazed that I managed it -not a great pace or distance - plus the app appears to have played up in that it logged my walk and run distances and rates incorrectly (eg said I walked 1.7km at a rate of 5.01km per hour - no way is that possible!) never mind at least the 20+mins I ran was correct.
Cannot believe that just 5 weeks ago I could barely run for 1 minute and now so motivated that I went out in the rain tonight instead of putting it off. This program is great,

I completed W6D1 yesterday. After running 20 consecutive minutes, going back to the interval seemed strange. I noticed we do it again on W6D2, then that is it. I am not sure why but my pace was a lot faster than ever before in the first interval. I wondered if subconsciously I sped up knowing it was a shorter run? Either way, I still struggle to get this pace thing in check – I have been able to complete each run while trying to figure it out but it worries me for some reason.

Did W3D1 today. I'm not using the apps and looked at the workout this morning before I went out...then did three repetitions instead of two. I guess my brain doesn't function quite right at 5:30 am! Still finished it and going forward with this week should be pretty easy in comparison!

I did W4D1 today and man those 5 minute were exhausting. I was worn out at the end of that. But I feel okay now that I'm done with it and have showered and all. Glad tomorrow is a rest day for me.

We are in the same spot and I feel exactly the same way!

Almost as soon as I got the cue to start my cool down both of my calves seized up which made the next 1/4 mile quite unpleasant. I guess that is what I get for slipping into my old shoes this morning instead of my running shoes!

Did Week 8, Day 1 today. Didn't get out as early as I wanted to so the temps had started climbing, but still reasonable to run for me .. barely. I did it! 28 minutes straight running! My dog wanted to quit at 27 minutes 30 seconds, but with a quick encouragement he popped back up and did the additional 30 seconds. We were both glad to get to the cool down walk though.

I finished W5D3 yesterday!

I remember a few weeks ago, when I peeked ahead to see what everybody was talking about, I thought, 20 minutes! Holy crap, will i be able to run 20 minutes straight by then? Well, I did. I think somewhere between running 5 minutes and 8 minutes nonstop, I conquered my breathing, and from there, it's just mind over matter.

I am slow, though. Other runners at the track lap me repeatedly. It is encouraging to see others here who are slow like me, and who still put on their shoes and go out there and do it. It does help me to know that I'm not the only one who finds this challenging.

So question: What strategies did you other beginners use to increase your speed? At this juncture, I can't even imagine finishing a 5K in 30 minutes.