A treadmill is definatly a good place to start. It isn't as tough on your legs and you can stop yourself from pushing your body too hard too early on. However once you get into your stride, you need to get outside and run. The undulating surfaces and uneven ground help train your stabilising muscles in your legs to a greater degree. More muscle fibres will be recruited so at the end of the day running outside is a must if you plan on competing or taking your running to another level

Hi all,

I started running outside but i find it really hardwork i went to buy some proper footwear and had to run on a treadmill for the first time and once i realsied i could do this i went to the gym and did 5k on the treadmill and found it so much easier on my legs and find it more motivating as i could see how far i've got left to go. When i'm outside i find it quite boring as where i live the village isn't very big and its all country lanes where i want to run but too dangerous nearly got run over twice so i just get a bit bored running round the same roads Still run outside once or twice a week but only for about 1 and half or 2miles i might buy an ipod and see if this helps

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I can do this thing called running!