Quote Originally Posted by DDH View Post
I did the next step on the beginers schedule today. I was suppose to run 2 minutes and walk 4 and do it 5 times. I did it, my ankles hurt like crazy by the time I got done, but I did it and I didn't cheat at all.

The two minutes was really hard, I had to push through it. I'm wondering if the beginners schedule is for someone not so heavy as me.

I haven't been able to ride my bike this week because of the weather so I am wondering if, even though the schedule says to rest Friday and Saturday if I can go ahead and do it again anyway?

I wonder if there is something I can put on my ankles afterward to help them. I found the front part of my ankle hurting pretty good this evening after I was finished. It's okay now though.
If 2 minutes is too hard or if it hurts, then do less. When I started running again in January, after my shin splints, I was running 30 seconds and walking 1 minutes. Why don't you cut back to one minute run and 3-4 minutes walk and see how you feel. Whatever you do, don't increase until you feel ready, regardless of what the 'schedule' says, and even then, don't increase more than 10% per week.