Hey TUrkish - i'm not a PT either, just an interested person

I am also not at all a runner. I'm endomorphic (tendency to gain weight easily, always at the heavier end of BMI, even when "thin", tend to gain fat all over not just on the hips/bum area) and as such i'm far more suited to swimming. But in 2006 after DD was born i decided to give running a go. I did my first 10k road race in May 2007, and a half marathon in September 2007. I have a 10k this sunday

I am SLOW (9.5min/mile is my sustainable race pace, 10-11min/mile is my normal training speed) but i enjoy myself and i have learned that there is NO person who is "not a runner", it's all about getting your body used to it. With good trainers, sensible training and some patience anyBODY can run. I know a guy on a runners website whose first mile took him 23 minutes on a treadmill, he weighed over 230kg, now he weighs less than 100kg and is FAST!

Anyway, if you want to run i'd recommend the couchto5k (just google it). It's interval training, not dissimilar to what you're already doing. And if i can run, ANYONE can

Bx