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Firstly, can I please apologise if this is a topic that has been raised before and I've just not seen a previous posts. I've just finished week 4 and so far it's been good. Week 5 is when the programme starts to differentiate between duration or distance. So far I've been running at a fairly slow but comfortable pace, 6.5 kph which is I suppose about 4 mph. If I continue at that once, I clearly won't manage 2 miles in 29 minutes. I'm thinking it's better on day 2 to just run for 29 mins and see how far I get, and then on subsequent runs see if I can build my speed up. The goal after all is to run 5K and not to run 5K in the same sort of time experienced runners do it. I'm curious to know how other people have approached it and what your successes and failures have been. Thanks for reading, Karen

I used to dread the two minutes of running in gym class during school. I'd come up with every excuse not to have to do it. I have been overweight my whole life, but when I realized I had let myself get up to 310 pounds, I knew I had to change. I'm only 27, and I decided to take steps to make myself a better me. Last August I bought a Fitbit, and have manged to lose 40 pounds, but I still have over 100 pounds to lose until I reach my goal weight. My mom and I have walked a couple of 5Ks, but I decided I wanted to be able to jog and I found this app. I have so far completed week one with little struggle, and I'm rapidly finding out that not only CAN I run, I'm actually enjoying it!