Hi all thanks for taking time for read my thread I am new to running and took it up to keep my health back in check. I have been running for just over two weeks I use to do stretches before i start then I would start walking then go into a run till i would run out of breath then I would walk for a while then run again I was doing this for about 2 miles 5 days of the week. I was starting running for longer and faster when last week I was in a lot of pain on a run so I had to walk home. Due to my work I was busy on my feet all day which made my leg even worse I have ended up having take about 6 days off work. I am getting a lot better what I wanted to ask was I pushing the running to much should I cut the amount of days I do and how much I run thank you for taking the time to read a super novice question
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As has been said, don't run to get out of breath. At ths stage walking quickly for a couple of miles would serve you better.
You don't say what the injury was. 6 days off work sound significant. Did you consult a Dr?
Inititially I would limit the running to 3 days a week. Even with short runs, your body is impacted, and needs time to adapt and recover. I saw an amazing boost to my health simply through walking, but other low impact activities include swimming, cycling, eliptical trainer etc
try one of the couch to 5k plans that are on here.
Thanks for the repleys I did speak to the doctor he gave me Diclofenac. Thanks for the advice When I start to run again I don't want to hurt myself again.