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Erm, it's as simple as that - if you can't breathe then you're running too fast. Slow it down until it's conversation pace, walk up hills if you need to in order to keep it there. Start with a couple min run, couple min walk strategy if you need to - gradually reduce the walking intervals over the weeks until you're running non-stop.
Stick with it and your running fitness will build from there. If you start getting into it get proper trainers - to support your gait - and read around a bit more about training plans for building distances effectively etc.
Running is higher impact than swim or bike - except crashes! - so be more wary of niggles and the like.
Good luck if you decide to go for it, sorry to have taken this so far from the swimming topic. Maybe a running thread is needed too!
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