Money-penny
Full Member
I did Joanne when I first started the programme, had a wheezy chest too as if I had a cold but as time has gone on it has gotten much better and I hardly have it at all (although I still get it now mildly).
Keep going you're doing really well, I found the 1 minute runs a serious struggle when I started too (at around your current weight), but as you progress and as you lose weight it will get easier and you will be able to run full minutes with ease -I'm now managing to run for 8 minute stints and my next run is the dreaded 20 minutes eek lol
I've been reading running forums and the consensus on c25k seems to be that beginners go too fast, so maybe try slowing your run down a little would help? My run when I began was ridiculously slow anyway so when I was advised to slow it down even more I thought it was ridiculous, might as well walk I thought! But... have to say it's a method that works - it's all about building stamina, doesn't matter how slow you are running even if it does seem like just a smidge above a fast walk as long as you try your best to keep going.
Oh, and don't look at your feet or the ground when you run - lift your head and look at the horizon/pick an object in the distance to focus on - someone advised me to do this and I find it a great help, distracts me from the fact that I am half dying and I don't think about stopping so much as I always aim to at least make it to the landmark in the distance that I have chosen.
Hope this helps even a teeny bit x
Keep going you're doing really well, I found the 1 minute runs a serious struggle when I started too (at around your current weight), but as you progress and as you lose weight it will get easier and you will be able to run full minutes with ease -I'm now managing to run for 8 minute stints and my next run is the dreaded 20 minutes eek lol
I've been reading running forums and the consensus on c25k seems to be that beginners go too fast, so maybe try slowing your run down a little would help? My run when I began was ridiculously slow anyway so when I was advised to slow it down even more I thought it was ridiculous, might as well walk I thought! But... have to say it's a method that works - it's all about building stamina, doesn't matter how slow you are running even if it does seem like just a smidge above a fast walk as long as you try your best to keep going.
Oh, and don't look at your feet or the ground when you run - lift your head and look at the horizon/pick an object in the distance to focus on - someone advised me to do this and I find it a great help, distracts me from the fact that I am half dying and I don't think about stopping so much as I always aim to at least make it to the landmark in the distance that I have chosen.
Hope this helps even a teeny bit x
