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Originally Posted by AnalBumCover
Try this. Run a bit slower. Focus on completing the allotted time, but at a slower pace. You'll be surprised how much longer you can maintain a running motion when you slow down.
[edit] Hint: notice how I repeated the word slow.
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+1. When I did Couch to 5K I constantly surprised myself at the jumps I was able to make along the way. It took me like 4 weeks before I could actually do week 1, my fitness level was unfathomably bad, but some of those milestones where you run for 3 minutes or 5 minutes you might find doable, just go into it saying "lets see what I can do today".
The key past that of course, is to do what you're able but not to consider it a failure if you have to repeat a day or a week. You're improving every day, and that's what matters. Couch to 5k is a generic program, its not tailored to your body/fitness level, so its not going to fit exactly and its no big deal if you go at a different pace.