and congratulations on your achievement it helped not to get out of breath on the walk after the run by going a little slower so i could catch my breath and to take a few of the walking seconds to stretch and take a sip of water cause my throat got so dry it hurt, and my legs and calf's hurt, so the stretching helped alot. I just kept doing the day over till i could completely do the whole thing, so it took me 2 weeks to get through week 1. I liked the day off to rest, it helped. Today i start week 2 and im scared a bit cause i have to run 1 and a half min. I got new shoes over the weekend and running socks. The socks i am very excited about because at the sport store I tried them on and it made your feet feel so cushioned, l felt like i was walking on a cloud. keep it up! We can do it ! 
you completed HALF! That is waaaay more than you did the day before. It took me a long while to get through week 1. I am now at week 4, which I have had to repeat, twice! The only race you are running is against yourself. You might try BodyGlide, a product designed for runners that keeps down blisters and chafing. You can get it online or at any running store. Works on anything, bra straps to strappy shoes. Speaking of shoes, YES, go get your gait assessed and get the right shoes for the job! It can be a little pricey but so is missing work from torn ligaments. I had terrible knee pain when I started, and assumed it was because I am neither fit nor thin, but it turns out it was my shoes. They felt great to my feet, but I didn't need control for overpronation, something a lot of running shoes have, so it was pulling me out of good biomechanical alignment. Take heart! You will progress, at your own pace, and you are doing great! Also, I highly recomend books, any of them, by John Bingham. The Courage To Start is a good one, as is No Need for Speed. He's a marathoner that started late in life and 80lbs overweight. sooo soooo happy i know maybe to some people it may not feel like a big acheivement but to me its massive and i am very proud of myself. i have one more run this week and now my attitude is bring it on!!! i am looking to diet also eventually but i dont want to at the moment ive jus decided to cut down instead as i dont want everything to be too intense at the moment...has anyone felt that they have lost weight or toned up since running on here at all? many thanks again for all your advice and encouragement you are doing brilliantly and well done for doing all 8 runs. I know how hard it is! But I got thru that mental barrier when I managed to do 1 and half minutes in week 2. Never thought I would be able to do 3 minutes without stopping but here I am on wk3 run3 I am dreading w4 but am telling myself I never thought I could do 3 minutes so will give it a go. If its too hard I will just repeat week3 again“Suddenly, I was part of something. I was part of the running community. The more open I was about my running, the more open others were about theirs. I found out that runners love to talk about running.”