To be envious of people who can...and enjoy running?

[guestofclanmackenzie]

I have spent years battling with learning to run.

I just can't do it! I run for about 15 seconds and I feel like my lungs are going to explode, my legs ache and a voice in my head screams at me to stop.

I have tried the couch to 5k a million times over but can't get past day one, week one.

I am not really overweight but would love to drop a stone. I have seen friends drop tonnes of weight by pounding the treadmill or pavement but try as I might I cannot do it!

DH runs, for long distances everywhere and I would absolutely love to join him. Or just on my own, would love to pull on a pair of trainers and zone out with my music. I've tried starting out with lamp post running but honestly I just hate it as my legs and lungs hurt!

Anyone else feels like this?

Thank you!! will have a go in the privacy of my garden later

just don't run then. I hate it. My body hates it, it gives me headache and it is not one bit enjoyable.

Lots of my friends who run say they hate it, but they love the smug feeling after (and being slim) and that's why they stick with it.

Find something you enjoy instead: swimming, cycling, tennis (=running around dressed up as a fun game), yoga, kickboxing

why run?

A few months ago I signed up for a 5k run for charity. I was full of good intentions and inspired!

This weekend I completed my 5k....barely.

I did zero training and literally went from couch to 5k and back to couch. It took me a slow, painful and uninspiring 44 minutes and I felt at times that I should give up. I was running alone and the other runners were either way ahead or way behind and I couldn't see them around the corners. I hated every single second of the run / walk / crawl.

Oddly though it has made me want to try again, I am planning on going for a short 'run' on Wednesday with my DW who runs most days. I was so ashamed of my fitness level that I feel I need to do something. It may click, it may not but I have the urge to try again and see if I can get better. Fingers crossed!