Advice needed about running..

I take a very uncomplicated approach... I put on my shoes and go run. Lots of people here though will tell you to go slow and go to a running shoe store and get fitted with the "right" shoe. I never did any of that. I just went out and ran...eventually figured out I needed minimalist shoes (but they are not for everyone so I am not proselyting). I just love running and I never worry about overdoing it.... I ran my first 5k about 3 months after I started running and jumped right to a HM a couple months after that. I had people say that was crazy and I could hurt myself... but I just wanted to run. So I did... and now I'm up to 45-50 miles a week and attempting my first 50M race next week. But this is just me. There are LOTS of excellent, experienced and smart runners here with lots of good advice. I have only been running 3.5 years and still think of myself as a beginner...

Most important, given the knee issue: GET GOOD SHOES. Get fitted for running shoes at a shop that will measure your gait.

Then work your way up in time, and/or up in speed or both.

Have fun!

I absolutely love running and have my opinions on it (as you will see everyone who replies does ) My suggestion is to get a book on running and follow the advice given in the book. I have "Runner's World Complete Book of Running." It will answer all questions you have as a beginner and save you the trouble of deciphering fact from fiction and opinion that you will get from posting your questions on a forum.

It really is as complicated or as simple as you want it to be with some people simply throwing shoes on and running to others studying everything from head position to foot impact. Most of us will be somewhere in between those extremes. If you want my opinion, feel free to PM me and take it for what it is worth, opinion based on my experience and reading. Most of all have fun!!!

I ran around 1.5 miles in around 16 minutes.. And honestly i was not breathing heavily or anything.. But stopped as i didnt want to flare up an old knee injury..Now i wanna run.. How do i go about it from here..

You've got options, there are no rules you're required to follow. I'd say you have a decent base to build on there though.

You could just keep going out and running continuously, trying to add a minute at a time to your time, then as you reach a 20 minute continuous session add 2 minutes at a time. General consensus is that to mitigate injury risk add no more than 10% per week. Aim to add time and distance, rather than speed. Speed will come with time.

Your other option is to use a structured training plan to get you to 30 or 60 minutes continuous. Given what you've described you could drop into that about 4 or 5 weeks in and work from there. The benefit of a run/ walk plan is that it gets you moving for longer at a time, and the progression is quite structured, so you don't have much opportunity to ease off.

Personally I'm ambivalent about fitted shoes for complete newbies. It'll take you a few weeks to find your gait, and you don't want to be spending a lot of money on good shoes, to find they're not right for you a month down the line. That said, they do help a lot in mitigating injury. My own suggestion would be not to bother getting dedicated shoes for a month or so.

I completed the C25K plan on old shoes, only getting dedicated new shoes about 9 weeks in. At that point I was feeling achiness in my lower legs so was needing them. That was partly due to the age of the shoes I was using, they were worn out. Now I rotate several pairs.

The main thing is to go out and enjoy it really. I find it very therapeutic.