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Day 1 – Run 1 min, Walk 2 min, x8
Day 2 – Run 1 min, Walk 2 min, x6
Day 3 – Run 1 min, Walk 2 min, x10
I must say, while I didn't run problem free, I definitely felt different on run 3 than on run 1. On run 1 it was very hard to ignore the discomfort in my lungs, which were objecting strongly to the whole exercise. At their worst they created a lovely burning sensation behind my rib cage, and left me gasping for air during all of my walk breaks. I didn't run with much focus other than making it to the end, which I did most ungracefully by collapsing onto the sofa. Yes, I know you're supposed to do a cool down and then a stretch, but it was run 1 and I was exhausted. Now I wondered whether my lungs were performing so diabolically because the pace I took was too fast. I don't think so. I certainly wasn't in a hurry and honestly, any slower and I'd have been walking. So I think my lungs were just getting a fright at having to work.