Originally Posted by tri-berkeley
Week 1: walked 10 minutes at beginning and end and 2 min running segments w/ walking between until I felt rested (1-2 minutes)
Week 2: 8 minutes walking at beginning and end working up to 4 min running segments
Week 3: 5 minutes walking at beginning and end working up to 6 min running segments
Does your plan include any recovery weeks in it or does it constantly build? For example as a recovery week I would expect to see something like this for week 4:
6 minutes walking followed by 3 minute run/walk
Assuming it doesn't contain recovery weeks I would add them myself or change the schedule to only increment by 1 minute per week. This will give you a more gradual build process which won't stress your body as much.
Originally Posted by tri-berkeley
The particular pain that I'm feeling over the last few days is on the outside part of the heel away from the achilles tendon.
That's good to hear. Pain on the front and towards the arch is most likely plantar fasciitis. At least it was when I had it.
Good luck getting past the pain.