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A few weeks not running, will I still be able too?!

So I started #c25k in march and completed in may. Since then I have been consistently running since then building my distance. I am hoping to do a 10k in...

So I started #c25k in march and completed in may. Since then I have been consist...

Am821

•5 years ago

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A Running Nose...

... is no help to running feet, I find. Has anyone solved the where-to-carry-tissues-conveniently problem? 40 minutes this morning across the fields & home...

... is no help to running feet, I find. Has anyone solved the where-to-carry-tis...

Granspeed

Graduate10•5 years ago

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You won't have realised how much you have helped but thank you!

The last couple of months should've been easier at work and I'm rarely ill in summer. Instead I've had the most stressful term ever where I almost lost the...

The last couple of months should've been easier at work and I'm rarely ill in su...

Slinkymalinki

Graduate10•5 years ago

19 Replies

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Will this do?

My two runs this week. Tuesday, a hot sticky 5k along the canal. Not enjoying it and thought I'd have to cut it short but at 4k I realised I was running...

My two runs this week. Tuesday, a hot sticky 5k along the canal. Not enjoying i...

grumpyoldgirl

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Still here

I’ve been a bit slack about posting in recent weeks, but I’m still here, plodding along 2-3 runs per week with a maximum long distance of 10k. Knee is on & off...

I’ve been a bit slack about posting in recent weeks, but I’m still here, ploddin...

molly1973

•5 years ago

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Non-fartlek day, as it turns out.

More inspiration from our HU VBs. Was it CP2 who talked about NRC coached Fartlek sessions? Sorry for all the acronyms so early, peeps. And someone else was...

More inspiration from our HU VBs. Was it CP2 who talked about NRC coached Fartle...

ktsok

•5 years ago

30 Replies

Lost ‘bridge to 10k’ posts

Hi all I have just this week completed C25k and want to do more for my general fitness. Is the bridge to 10k a plan like the C25k? I was browsing a few days...

Hi all I have just this week completed C25k and want to do more for my general f...

Peanutnanna

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Socks..which ones

Can anybody recommend some nice cushioned running socks please....but not the ones that cost more than my mortgage!!

Can anybody recommend some nice cushioned running socks please....but not the on...

smeeagain

Graduate10•5 years ago

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Fastest 1k attempt 1.

Ok. Right! Inspired by a recent post showing the Runners World pace calculator, I trundled over and put in my (fastest ever) 5k time. It spat out a load of...

Ok. Right! Inspired by a recent post showing the Runners World pace calculator, ...

ktsok

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Help

After my week of insect bite imposed rest I got back on the treadmill and only just managed 2k : ( I think I forgot how to run. I did my warm up, and I ran...

After my week of insect bite imposed rest I got back on the treadmill and only j...

backintime

Graduate10•5 years ago

34 Replies

Water ;)

Much nicer than cake. Cool, refreshing, low cal and guilt free 😜 HeavyFoot

BaddieThePirate

Graduate10•5 years ago

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A Running Nose...

... is no help to running feet, I find. Has anyone solved the where-to-carry-tissues-conveniently problem? 40 minutes this morning across the fields & home...

... is no help to running feet, I find. Has anyone solved the where-to-carry-tis...

Granspeed

Graduate10•5 years ago

71 Replies

Listen to your body

Thought I'd just give a wee word of warning to all you lovlies about listening to our bodies!! I completed C25K in March and slowly worked on the 10k plan to...

Thought I'd just give a wee word of warning to all you lovlies about listening t...

Millief

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Watch or fitbit?

Dear All, Which smart device in terms of fitbit or watch do people find best for running? I have a fitbit alta which is generally good for my activities, but I...

Dear All, Which smart device in terms of fitbit or watch do people find best for...

ElizaDolittle

•5 years ago

7 Replies

30 minutes ✔️

So after 15 months of running, completing longer distances than I ever thought I would, I finally conquered the 30 minute barrier for 5k. A distance that I...

So after 15 months of running, completing longer distances than I ever thought I...

Katiepops

Graduate10•5 years ago

22 Replies

Cake!

I cut it in to 2 so it felt like I had two pieces. Then I had 2 more for breakfast 😁😋

I cut it in to 2 so it felt like I had two pieces. Then I had 2 more for breakfa...

BaddieThePirate

Graduate10•5 years ago

26 Replies

Morton’s Neuroma

Has anyone had experience of this foot injury? I haven’t been able to run for 6 weeks since somehow injuring the ball of my foot leading to shooting pains in...

Has anyone had experience of this foot injury? I haven’t been able to run for 6 ...

sarah65

Graduate10•5 years ago

5 Replies

After the worst comes THE BEST!

Warning - RAMBLY POST Firstly big thanks to all you VRB's with your comments and advice when I got bitten by a dog! Very helpful but an unpleasant...

Warning - RAMBLY POST Firstly big thanks to all you VRB's with your comments an...

johnm12

Graduate10•5 years ago

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Longest run - but what a slog …..

18k, truly my longest ever run in distance and time (2 hrs 15), never been beyond 10 miles (16.1k) in the previous 68 and a bit years. But instead of rising...

18k, truly my longest ever run in distance and time (2 hrs 15), never been beyon...

UpTheStanley

Graduate10•5 years ago

43 Replies

Another impossible thing

Last year I went through the C25K program on the Camel Trail in North Cornwall. Flat, well drained and no cars - ideal. As I struggled along like a partially...

Last year I went through the C25K program on the Camel Trail in North Cornwall. ...

HeavyFoot

Graduate10•5 years ago

7 Replies

Nasal trauma

I shared a couple of weeks ago how breathing through my nose really helped modify my speed on longer runs and thereby last the distance. Well I have continued...

I shared a couple of weeks ago how breathing through my nose really helped modif...

Hidden

•5 years ago

20 Replies

Today was the day!!!

Alarm went off at 5.15, and I was out ,dressed, quick banana and gulp of SIS water and off I went. Determined this time to do the whole 10 miles. I’d...

Alarm went off at 5.15, and I was out ,dressed, quick banana and gulp of SIS wat...

limberlou

Graduate10•5 years ago

29 Replies

Sticky Mouth ...

Not the most attractive title I know but have I got a sticky mouth while running because I’m not drinking enough? I do drink water before going out but not a...

Not the most attractive title I know but have I got a sticky mouth while running...

Timeoff

•5 years ago

6 Replies

10k training

Yesterday I started my training for 10k it went very we'll seeing that I just finished a gym workout just before I started I did the 5 min warm up walking ( 10...

Yesterday I started my training for 10k it went very we'll seeing that I just fi...

Kevtrev

Graduate10•5 years ago

2 Replies

Just wondering if I can get my graduate 10k badge...

I've completed the plan, and ran in three 10k races in the last month. Very, very slooooow (1:12). Still, 10k is 10k and I'm happy enough! Signed up for the...

I've completed the plan, and ran in three 10k races in the last month. Very, ve...

Teresa1632

Graduate10•5 years ago

5 Replies

Feeling deflated

Please any suggestions - 2 years later and I still cannot run 5K In 30 minutes - this is my best 😥

Please any suggestions - 2 years later and I still cannot run 5K In 30 minutes -...

MsFickle

Graduate10•5 years ago

19 Replies

Signed off for six weeks

Absolutely gutted! Been nursing an injury for the last few weeks - calf’s and ankle - and had to stop after 3k today as was limping. Went to see physio who...

Absolutely gutted! Been nursing an injury for the last few weeks - calf’s and an...

cm1987

Graduate10•5 years ago

4 Replies

Adnams 10k – I may be mad...

I have just signed up for the Adnams 10k in Southwold on November 17. This despite the fact that I can still barely do 5k and I started running in January. It...

I have just signed up for the Adnams 10k in Southwold on November 17. This despi...

Kalessin

Graduate10•5 years ago

4 Replies

nature on the doorstep

Had a wonderful early morning run today, clocked up 6km 🙌 due to the fact i actually got up when the alarm went off and did not wait for the 10 min snooze so...

Had a wonderful early morning run today, clocked up 6km 🙌 due to the fact i act...

alisonx

Graduate10•5 years ago

8 Replies

Running couples...

So he brought his trainers with him and said he was up for a run. OK! As my mother is wont to say - in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King. Tony...

So he brought his trainers with him and said he was up for a run. OK! As my mot...

ktsok

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Posts - Bridge to 10K | HealthUnlocked

Bridge to 10K

All posts for July 2019

A few weeks not running, will I still be able too?!

A Running Nose...

You won't have realised how much you have helped but thank you!

Will this do?

Still here

Non-fartlek day, as it turns out.

Lost ‘bridge to 10k’ posts

Socks..which ones

Fastest 1k attempt 1.

Help

Water ;)

A Running Nose...

Listen to your body

Watch or fitbit?

30 minutes ✔️

Cake!

Morton’s Neuroma

After the worst comes THE BEST!

Longest run - but what a slog …..

Another impossible thing

Nasal trauma

Today was the day!!!

Sticky Mouth ...

10k training

Just wondering if I can get my graduate 10k badge...

Feeling deflated

Signed off for six weeks

Adnams 10k – I may be mad...

nature on the doorstep

Running couples...

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