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Gremlin updates - Sensible Sue

So we have the obnoxious Gary and Sluggish Sally and I thought I'd continue the theme and introduce my personal gremlin, Sensible Sue. I have the normal little...

So we have the obnoxious Gary and Sluggish Sally and I thought I'd continue the ...

JaySeeSkinny

Graduate10•7 years ago

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Quick update😆

Another run today for me.😊 Decided to do Sammy Week 2 again. Thats 3x15 mins... It went very well. Not a peep from Veronica. So I'm very happy. Nuff...

Another run today for me.😊 Decided to do Sammy Week 2 again. Thats 3x15 mins......

Bluebirdrunner

Graduate10•7 years ago

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2 successes today

Went to Aldi today (normally we go to Lidl as it's closer) as hubby claimed they always have sun-cream and we need to stock up for our holiday in Zambia. And...

Went to Aldi today (normally we go to Lidl as it's closer) as hubby claimed they...

JaySeeSkinny

Graduate10•7 years ago

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My Running week

Hello to all you lovely people! So it has been a while for me, I have had an extended break from running due to my feet. I went to get my shoes checked out...

Hello to all you lovely people! So it has been a while for me, I have had an ext...

Mat30

Graduate10•7 years ago

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First 10K race tomorrow, any tips?

Do any of you good people have advice on preparing for my 10K tomorrow morning. What should I be eating/drinking. Should I do any exercise today? Or just any...

Do any of you good people have advice on preparing for my 10K tomorrow morning. ...

timbradley

Graduate10•7 years ago

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Good run at parkrun today!

Most of my "running" over the past few weeks has been slow and easy - and also have done a fair bit of walking (an hour each morning) - so today I was feeling...

Most of my "running" over the past few weeks has been slow and easy - and also h...

Bazza1234

Graduate10•7 years ago

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I'm still around!!!

Have been away in our motorhome for 3 weeks - and will go to parkrun tomorrow for the first time in 3 weeks. I am actually only home for 2 weeks before we go...

Have been away in our motorhome for 3 weeks - and will go to parkrun tomorrow fo...

Bazza1234

Graduate10•8 years ago

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Ze new challenge!

SO. First and foremost, many thanks to the awesome Oldfloss, who is not only perfect poet but also an artist. She has perfectly incarnated my Gremlin, Gary,...

SO. First and foremost, many thanks to the awesome Oldfloss, who is not only pe...

mfamilias

Graduate10•8 years ago

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Question about parkrun Cardiff

Hi all Have any of you run the Cardiff Parkrun? I'm hoping to get there this weekend as part of our uni open day visit. It says there are 3 possible car parks...

Hi all Have any of you run the Cardiff Parkrun? I'm hoping to get there this wee...

Biscuit0107

Graduate10•8 years ago

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Photo to go with my Palma 10k post. And another happy wee milestone.

Once again, thank you so much y'all for encouraging me to go for the Palma 10k, and believing in me even though I didn't quite believe in myself. I had six...

Once again, thank you so much y'all for encouraging me to go for the Palma 10k, ...

AnneDroid

Graduate10•8 years ago

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Off the couch again😄

I promised Irish John that I would run yesterday with him, but changed my mind..😨. I have been on the IC with McFitty, drinking tea, eating donuts and just...

I promised Irish John that I would run yesterday with him, but changed my mind.....

Bluebirdrunner

Graduate10•8 years ago

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What does yours look like? This one is taken...

This is for you mfamilias ... i said I would have a go, and I did... :) Have a look at her past post, folks, her description of her obnoxious Gremlin, Gary,...

This is for you mfamilias ... i said I would have a go, and I did... :) Have a ...

Oldfloss

Administrator•8 years ago

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Second time round

Hi all, I'm new here and would like some advice please. I started c25k last September (2015) and by November I was up to running 5k/30 mins. I religiously went...

Hi all, I'm new here and would like some advice please. I started c25k last Sept...

Mally-s

•8 years ago

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At last! My Croydon10k medal!😊💪

More good news! Here we are, my long awaited medal (inscribed on the back)...😁

davelinks

Graduate10•8 years ago

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Lesson learned for sure!

The week before last I did my first 5k run.........my was I thrilled! I'm slow but hey ho, a slow 5k is as far as a fast 5k is my ongoing mantra! A few days...

The week before last I did my first 5k run.........my was I thrilled! I'm slow...

Millsie-J

•8 years ago

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The early bird will be blinding the worm!

Already have my running gear ready for an early morning run. Excited to use my headtorch for the second time too, if I had it on main beam, I would be...

Already have my running gear ready for an early morning run. Excited to use my ...

JoolieB1

Graduate10•8 years ago

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Not that old chestnut?

I was advised tonight that running ruins your knees. It must be true because the man said he knew lots of people who ran, played rugby or football whose knees...

I was advised tonight that running ruins your knees. It must be true because th...

JoolieB1

Graduate10•8 years ago

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Palma 10k this Morning.

Well, it was you lot that talked me into it, so I am dropping by on my way back to the apartment for a much needed bath to say that I did it. Very hot for a...

Well, it was you lot that talked me into it, so I am dropping by on my way back ...

AnneDroid

Graduate10•8 years ago

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"Happiness is going for it...

... whatever 'it' might be!. Loads of folk running 10K and more, much more today. We are all rooting for you. So... fade out the faffage, wave bye, to the...

... whatever 'it' might be!. Loads of folk running 10K and more, much more toda...

Oldfloss

Administrator•8 years ago

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Drunken challenge.

I was out for drinks with friends for the first time in a couple of months and the subject of my next challenge came up. I ran my first 10km 2 weeks ago and...

I was out for drinks with friends for the first time in a couple of months and ...

oscarron

Graduate10•8 years ago

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Cushioned running socks

Have been looking for some good cushioning running socks for the plantar in my foot, was thinking of Hilly or Thorlos.. not the double skinned one's, as...

Have been looking for some good cushioning running socks for the plantar in my f...

davelinks

Graduate10•8 years ago

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Gary the Gremlin and Mfam: the showdown.

"There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout." Dixit Kathrine Switzer, the first...

"There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your s...

mfamilias

Graduate10•8 years ago

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End of the road for this pair!

A little rhyme to say goodbye! Goodbye old friends you've earned your rest With the roads and trails, you've stood the test At many miles apiece, the wear has...

A little rhyme to say goodbye! Goodbye old friends you've earned your rest With...

Frank-ntj

Graduate10•8 years ago

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Oak Hill Parkrun, EN4 8JS

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone on here runs at this event? A.

Fat_stab

•8 years ago

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Anti-trip hazard advice

As an "old lady", yes I know I am only 53 but I am enjoying getting older now I am more fit and active than I was in my twenties! For my birthday I received a...

As an "old lady", yes I know I am only 53 but I am enjoying getting older now I ...

JoolieB1

Graduate10•8 years ago

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nausea toward end of 10k caused by water?

I suffered some nausea about the last 1-2k from the end of The Croydon 10k, which put me off from trying a good sprint at the end in case I did actually vomit....

I suffered some nausea about the last 1-2k from the end of The Croydon 10k, whic...

davelinks

Graduate10•8 years ago

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London Winter Run 2017

I wondered if anyone did the London Winter Run this year and whether they could give me any pointers please? Also, am I actually kidding myself? I completed...

I wondered if anyone did the London Winter Run this year and whether they could ...

MrsLis

Graduate10•8 years ago

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I'm new here - Day 1 - and looking for a virtual running partner.

Newbie here. I used to run socially when younger (10 years ago size 10), but middle aged now and GP referred for weight loss surgery (not something I want but...

Newbie here. I used to run socially when younger (10 years ago size 10), but mid...

jiggly

•8 years ago

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Marathon dissapointment

Hi Just got my e mail from London marathon rejecting me!!😔😔 Never mind there is always next year Gra😃

Hi Just got my e mail from London marathon rejecting me!!😔😔 Never mind there ...

givman

•8 years ago

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I cannot quite believe it but...

I have posted on C25K. apologies if you have read the ramble.. My first Runniversary today, I started C25K a year ago to the day, and unbelievably, today I...

I have posted on C25K. apologies if you have read the ramble.. My first Runniver...

Oldfloss

Administrator•8 years ago

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Bridge to 10K

All posts for October 2016

Gremlin updates - Sensible Sue

Quick update😆

2 successes today

My Running week

First 10K race tomorrow, any tips?

Good run at parkrun today!

I'm still around!!!

Ze new challenge!

Question about parkrun Cardiff

Photo to go with my Palma 10k post. And another happy wee milestone.

Off the couch again😄

What does yours look like? This one is taken...

Second time round

At last! My Croydon10k medal!😊💪

Lesson learned for sure!

The early bird will be blinding the worm!

Not that old chestnut?

Palma 10k this Morning.

"Happiness is going for it...

Drunken challenge.

Cushioned running socks

Gary the Gremlin and Mfam: the showdown.

End of the road for this pair!

Oak Hill Parkrun, EN4 8JS

Anti-trip hazard advice

nausea toward end of 10k caused by water?

London Winter Run 2017

I'm new here - Day 1 - and looking for a virtual running partner.

Marathon dissapointment

I cannot quite believe it but...

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