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Week 7 of Couch to 5K here and I’ve started noticing my lower legs and ankles feel really swollen/heavy, almost like water retention. My socks leave deep marks around my ankles and my shins feel puffy too.

I’m around 130kg and running more consistently than ever before, so wondering if this is something other beginners experienced when starting running?

It’s not painful, no redness, and doesn’t seem like an injury. More like fluid retention/heavy legs.

Did anyone else get this during C25K? What helped reduce it?

Week 7 of Couch to 5K here and I’ve started noticing my lower legs and ankles feel really swollen/heavy, almost like water retention. My socks leave deep marks around my ankles and my shins feel puffy too.

I’m around 130kg and running more consistently than ever before, so wondering if this is something other beginners experienced when starting running?

It’s not painful, no redness, and doesn’t seem like an injury. More like fluid retention/heavy legs.

Did anyone else get this during C25K? What helped reduce it?