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Struggling at the start

  • 31-05-2016 8:36am
    #1
    Call me Al
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    Help please! I'm half way through the c25k (my second time doing it). I'm on schedule and about to start week 5.
    My problem is my lungs. I feel like they are about to explode for the first 3 or 4 minutes of the routine after I've started the 1st run. It gets progressively easier as the run progresses which is something I suppose, but the start is truly woeful.
    For what it's worth it was the same the last time I completed the c25k (if anything a little better this time around as the 2nd half is much more comfortable). It started out awfully then and gradually became a bit less awful... still had a buzz when I finished though).
    I'm hoping to push through and get up to 10k over the next few months.
    Anyone with tips? Is it my breathing maybe? I'm trying to be aware of my speed as I have a very slight uphill gradient for the first half of my run. It's not a problem when I'm speed walking but as soon as I am jogging it starting.


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  • #2
    BeepBeep67
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    Well done on getting off the couch but I would guess you're starting your runs too fast, slow down and let your fitness develop over time.


  • #3
    Call me Al
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    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    Well done on getting off the couch but I would guess you're starting your runs too fast, slow down and let your fitness develop over time.

    Oh dear... I've already slowed down my start. Any slower and it'll be pretty similar to my warm up walk 😕..
    So be it though.


  • #4
    kit3
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    Call me Al wrote: »
    Oh dear... I've already slowed down my start. Any slower and it'll be pretty similar to my warm up walk 😕..
    So be it though.

    BeepBeep is right - don't worry about pace at the start, that will come. Think there is a thread in the training logs for C25K that might help too (can't link on the phone ! )

    Edit - it's at the bottom of page 5 atm


  • #5
    RayCun
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    kit3 wrote: »
    BeepBeep is right - don't worry about pace at the start, that will come. Think there is a thread in the training logs for C25K that might help too (can't link on the phone ! )

    Edit - it's at the bottom of page 5 atm

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056143231


  • #6
    uvox
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    If you're experiencing any physical pain such as your lungs feeling like they are about to explode then the first port of call should be your doctor...


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  • #7
    Call me Al
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    I didn't mean it literally.

    But I wanted to update on my week. The main thing I have changed is how I breathe when I run and it seems to have made a world of difference. I practice deep breaths through my mouth during my warm up walk, and continue to breathe through my mouth when I start running. If I revert to nasal breathing the difficulties start all over.
    The result for me, this past two days, has been no discomfort. Ive finished the programmes comfortably both times.
    I'm delighted!


  • #8
    Kennyg71
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    Call me Al wrote: »
    I didn't mean it literally.

    But I wanted to update on my week. The main thing I have changed is how I breathe when I run and it seems to have made a world of difference. I practice deep breaths through my mouth during my warm up walk, and continue to breathe through my mouth when I start running. If I revert to nasal breathing the difficulties start all over.
    The result for me, this past two days, has been no discomfort. Ive finished the programmes comfortably both times.
    I'm delighted!

    I always breathe through mouth when running, never nasal, bit of advice
    received when I asked about special way to breathe while running was,
    breathing most natural thing we do so just let it happen don't over think
    it. Best of luck.


  • #9
    seamus
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    There's a reason we breathe through our mouths when exerting ourselves - you can take in more air in a shorter space of time. If you're forcing yourself to breathe through your nose then you're going to have to breathe faster to offset the shallower breathing. Which is probably why it feels really uncomfortable really quickly.

    As said above, breathing is so natural that overthinking it can cause more problems than simply letting it do what it's supposed to do. Taking long deep breaths instead of short ones when working really hard is a learned skill, but shouldn't come into play when you're just starting out.


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