Started run-walk intervals at the park near us last week. 20 minutes total, walk 3, run 1, repeat.
Legs felt fine after, actually good! So today I did two rounds instead of one and now my knees are letting me know about it.
I’ve got a big project starting in a few weeks and once that hits I won’t have time or energy for anything like this, so part of me wants to bank as much running as I can right now while there’s still room in my schedule.
But I also know that’s probably exactly how people end up not running for a month instead of just going slow.
For anyone who’s done couch-to-5k type stuff, how many days a week did you actually run those first 2 weeks? Did you take a full rest day in between or just alternate with walking?