"And I'm workin on #2 (its a little more complicated over here)"

Check with your local community pool, they often have classes for adults that are very reasonably priced. Also, most of them will have masters workouts. I would recommend going to a few of them, maybe watching for the first one, and talk to some of them. Like runners and cyclists, they are very helpful to a "newbie".

Since you haven't run for that long, take the next month and just work on building a base. Start with 1-2 miles 2 or 3 times per week, then add no more than 10-15% to your total mileage per week. After you get a good base and can run 4-5 miles comfortably, then start some speedwork. 10 weeks of that then the run portion of your training will just be icing .

Happy Training,

Jen L