cherylcory

I have a pain in my lower calves when I'm running and make it through only the 1st of 6 runs. I start to run each of the other 5 but I don't make it to the beep I'm wearing compression and stretching before. I wonder if I needed a slower pace program. I'm getting discouraged.

I repeated week 1 for the last 4 weeks. At least now it's just my calfs aching and shins have stopped causing me pain. I'm 54 and have never run in my life and I have about 40lbs to lose. Should I go onto day 2 on Thursday or keep repeating day 1 till I get through it? I think this program is going to take me a year to get through.

I repeated week 1 for the last 4 weeks. At least now it's just my calfs aching and shins have stopped causing me pain. I'm 54 and have never run in my life and I have about 40lbs to lose. Should I go onto day 2 on Thursday or keep repeating day 1 till I get through it? I think this program is going to take me a year to get through.

I just finished week 1. It took me 3 weeks to get through it. I ordered leg compression sleeves from Amazon for about $10 for 2 pair and use them during and all day of the 'really slow jog'... can't call it a run yet. It's a big difference.

I'm not in your area but I too have 40lbs to lose by my November birthday! I just got done with week 1 day 3 today. I'm in Dallas.

If I have 1 min left to live, I hope it feels as long as that first minute of jogging today. I barely made it through the first of 8 but each time the lady said start running, I tried till I had to go back to walking. I've never ever been a runner but I was a gymnast about 40 years ago and was about 10lbs overweight but in ok shape before a very freak accident that nearly killed me 4 years ago. I gained 40lbs and I think my arms now classify as legs due to their girth and I have rolls that I'm hoping will fall off in the next 8 weeks. My question is.... does the 1 min time start when she starts talking or after she says what number run you are doing? That time difference of those whatever seconds matter ALOT to someone with shin pain. I'm trying to combat it and hopefully shins will soon get on board cause I'm determined to do run/job/crawl a 5k before by 55th birthday this year! Also, should I repeat week 1 day 1 until I get all 8 runs in?