{"id":37679,"date":"2026-01-13T01:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/couch-to-5k-five-top-tips-for-beginners-getting-started-in-running-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T01:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:46:16","slug":"couch-to-5k-five-top-tips-for-beginners-getting-started-in-running-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/couch-to-5k-five-top-tips-for-beginners-getting-started-in-running-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Couch to 5k: Five top tips for beginners getting started in running"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/articles\/c87pr93x9y7o\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Couch to 5K<\/a> is a great way to get into running, providing a free, beginner-friendly running plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The best way to start is to plan a route, wear comfortable clothing and trainers \u2013 and get out there. Of course, it might be hard at first, but it will get easier with time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Fletcher says: &#8220;I can remember my first run. I only ran for 10 minutes and I felt this burn through my lungs for the majority of the day. My next run, I didn&#8217;t feel that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Lindsey Burrow \u2013 the widow of rugby legend Rob \u2013 has used running to support her through grief, completing the London Marathon and the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon in April and May 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Anyone that starts running, you&#8217;ve got to start somewhere,&#8221; Burrow says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The first run seems impossible. The second one&#8217;s not much better. Then something changes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Your lungs get stronger. Your legs get stronger. You just start to build on that courage, that resilience and that bravery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/athletics\/articles\/cx2qn6glp03o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Couch to 5K is a great way to get into running, providing a free, beginner-friendly running plan. The best way to start is to plan a route, wear comfortable clothing and trainers \u2013 and get out there. Of course, it might be hard at first, but it will get easier with time. Fletcher says: &#8220;I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37681,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37679\/revisions\/37681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}