Congratulations! It's a great feeling! I found entering a half marathon gave me a great incentive to keep training. Had a lot of issues with my calves from running too far and too fast though! A good training plan is a must.
Great work! Pace yourself. Nothing will throw you off your progress faster than an injury. The C25K program was great for getting me up to 5K without hurting myself.
Congrats! Don't forget to stretch after every run, no matter how short or easy! A lot of pain and soreness can be prevented from even starting by stretching properly :)
Heyy!
Doing great. It is really important for new runners to experience the flow state of running once after they've always felt like running has to be struggle always.