Jogging?

it's all about your breathing. U are probably breathing like a swimmer and not like a runner. 2 breaths in thru your nose and 3 breaths out thru your mouth.. practice practice and just keep with the c25k program.

http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/walk_breaks.html

My dad is a marathoner/ultra-marathoner and has trained for his runs using this technique. I started running in April and have completed 2 races so far this year using this method. I'm convinced I couldn't have finished nearly as well if I didn't incorporate short (but brisk) walk breaks every 2 or 3 minutes. Most beginners can do really well with 1:1 (minute running, minute walking) intervals. Don't worry about your pace; if you want to "run" a mile, go as slow as you need to. Listen to your body, take your walk breaks, stay properly hydrated.

If time becomes a concern for you, consider this: my dad ran his first marathon straight through, no walk breaks. He added walking intervals for his second marathon and cut 30 minutes off his time.

Good luck!

Slow Down
Then Slow down some more

C25k is too strenuous for beginners

Better to try
http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/condition.html

I don't know anything about c25k, I never did that program, however, many try to go out too fast, they think they are only slow jogging but they are not, they are going faster than they need to at that stage in their training.

I fully agree re the slow down, then slow down some more. In fact, when I first started running outdoors (used to train on my treadmill all the time) I remembered seeing that advice to somebody else on here and heeded it and it worked.

Out of interest, when doing the c25k, how long do you have to run for without stopping during the first day? Curious.

60 seconds the first day of C25K

Ahh right I see.

OP you know what I would do if I were you, run for 45 secs, walk until the next bit whereby you are supposed to run. You will probably have to do two weeks of "week 1" - would it be possible to do that?

I had tried C25K a while back, and only got through 10 minutes before absolutely needing to stop. Then I spent the next 4 days in agony even though I had stretched and took it easy in the running portions.
I gave up and decided that maybe not "everyone" is made out to be a runner.
Since then, we got a treadmill, and I've been walking on that for 4-5 times a week for 30-45 minutes a day. I'm a naturally sloooow walker, so a 3.1 mph walk for me was a heart pumping pace. I realized that when I had tried the program before, I'd been doing my "jogging" portions at almost a 4.0 or 4.1. That was way too fast.

Last night, I challenged myself to see just how slow I could jog and still call it jogging. I tried C25K last night and did my walks at a 2.8 and my jogs at a 3.3, and I actually made it!

Moral of the story: go ridiculously slow. Like, sloooooow. Just get your body used to the motion, wake up the muscles involved, it's not about being a 'runner' right now, it's just about introducing your body to what you want it to learn how to do.

I started my own program at first doing walking for 2 blocks, running for 2 blocks, etc. Then I started the C25K program and I've unfortunately been doing for almost a year and haven't completed it yet. I will get their, mine is mostly breathing. I'm stuck on week 4 now because I can't fathom doing 10 minutes straight...I think it's fear myself. It jumps from 5 minutes to 10 minutes week 4 to week 5. Other than that, I love the program because it keeps me straight. I will get there and it helps to use as the timer....I find myself getting quicker from knowing where it usually changes from run to walk, etc. Just stay on the week you're on until you're comfortable in that week. There's nothing saying you HAVE to move each week. Just take your time, you'll get there.