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On my rest day today. Completed week 4 , day 1 yesterday. W3D2 was tough for me. My hips and back were really sore and I struggled. Started to doubt myself a bit. But took 2 days off, regrouped and done w3D3 without any, problems. Then I gave W4D1 a good bashing yesterday. Ran 3 minutes off the cooldown too. Covered 4.3kms, my most so far. Roll on W4D2.

Just finished W4D3 of the C25K - Halfway there!

Week 5 Day 3 conquered at last..!! Felt like I could have run a couple more minutes extra after completing it..!!

Yes, the walking on the rest day is good idea. At one point I was overdoing it (making 7mi on rest days) so my legs were tired on running day. Lot of people saying that you have to go to the athletic shoos store and they will measure and sell you "right" footwear. I never did, just bought pair good running shoos on Amazon. But may be my next pair will be done right way . Muscle pain and breathing problem is normal for couch impaired people like us . But try to reduce the pace even more so your breathing will not go out of control. Last thing: do not try to "get into shape quicker". Steady is a winning strategy!

Not really. It is just your story is so not unusual on this forum. If you have questions I am sure somebody will answer. Keep us posted about your progress! BTW how was your first week? __Update__ I found the answer in another thread.