Wondering about running

I suggest checking out Couch to 5K program. It is interval training, and starts out very easy. I went from no running at all in June, to running my first 5K in October. Good luck!! I find running to be addictive :-)

Slow!
Walk the distance you are gong to run, then pick up the pace each week.
Be sure to warm up, and cool down.
Avoid inclines both uphill and downhill to avoid injuries in the beginning.
Lots of programs, but generally they all do walk run intervals. IE: Run 1 minute, walk 2, increasing 3 weeks a month.
Do some strength training for your legs (upper body is great too). Knees and heals can take a beating without proper support.
I worked up from 0 to 5K, you can do it, and probably more!

i agree w/ the first person that started...start out running slower...i started w/ intervals...and also--you'll get the breathing down...you just have to get used to it...and once you hit that runner high, you'll never go back!

i started out doing 2:2's and it hought my heart was going to pound outta my chest! 3 years later, i'm about to run my 6th half marathon and start training for my first full marathon.

feel free to add me -- i know alllll about starting from nothing, building up, working around injuries, etc. don't give up! you'll love it

Intervals are the right idea, but as was mentioned previously, you might be pacing yourself to fast! Try slowing your pace and see how your intervals go after that. The couch to 5k program is great, as it helps you increase the amount of time running. Also, perhaps try running for 1 min and walking for 4 mins, and then as your breathing gets easier, work up your speed and your running intervals!
Feel free to add me if you would like! I love running and just did an 8K this past weekend! It is addicting!

I started the couch to 5k back in June. It is supposed to take 9 weeks. I am still on week 4, lol. I just do it until I am comfortable with it. It will likely take me at least a month to get comfortable with week 4 because the 5 minute segments make me feel like I am going to die. And I probably jog slower than I walk, but that's ok...I am not in a race. In the beginning my lungs couldnt keep up with the rest of me. I just chalk it up to the lungs being like any other part of you, they need exercise. They weren't used to working like that. It does get better and you might find that you actually get addicted to it. I dont take a rest day in between. I do it every morning, 6 days a week. I have one day off from everything but walking one day each week. I just find that I really enjoy it. I crank up my ipod and zone out to the music until the little voice tells me when it is time to run and when it is time to walk. Oh, and I have to do it first thing in the morning otherwise I struggle with it later.

im the perfect example...i was in your situation when i started. i just started walking uphill treadmill, to build endurance. after about 10min. of this, i would start to run at a slow place say 4.5. i did this for about a week or so and went from there....im not the best runner, but i do run a 5k 6days a week and my avg speed is around 6.2. i dont get winded, unless i try to push my limits, but after backing my speed down, im good to go and my lungs always catch up.

i also started a lot of str training as well...i first concentrated on my legs, so that it could help me with my runs...and this my sound weird, but i realized i was running wrong and didnt realize it till i did some research on the net....had no idea there was a correct way and a incorrect way to run. once i found out how to run, it made all the difference.