u/Also_alarmedposition

I've been taking reddit's advice (at my own peril... /s) and it has been helping considerably, although I definitely struggle with pace-creep as I've been calling it. After running the first 5 minutes today I saw my walk period was ending, mildly panicked and then thought "oh its ok its only 3 minutes" and then it hit me how far I've come in these last few weeks. ONLY 3 MINUTES???

Today absolutely winded me. I know my next run on Monday will likely do the same. But I ran a total of 16 minutes today, which is absolutely incredible to me. Why give up now? Running a 5k still feels impossibly far away but... maybe, maybe, maybe I can.

How is everyone else doing? Can we agree to hang in there together?

Pretty much what the title says. It's not my legs giving out, once I catch my breath I'm eager to start running again but I definitely end up gasping for air. Seems to be starting around halfway through, not during the first one or two running sessions.

Some of the time I've been able to regain control of my breathing by slowing down but other times I've had to stop or walk very slow to catch my breath.

What am I doing wrong here? I don't think I'm running any faster for the second half than the first but I guess its possible. At a bit of a loss. I'm afraid if I don't fix this I'm not gonna be able to do the three minute runs next week.