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Are you lacing your running shoes too tightly?

Well I have been. So, let's take this back a few weeks. I was out on a longer run and it felt like I had a stone in my shoe. It was really irritating, right...

Well I have been. So, let's take this back a few weeks. I was out on a longer ...

Sax64

Graduate10•5 months ago

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December 10K and 60 minute running badges. Get them here.

Hello all, I’m delighted to have been asked to host the 10K and 60 minute running badges this month. Happy December everyone. Christmas is hurtling towards...

Hello all, I’m delighted to have been asked to host the 10K and 60 minute runni...

damienair

Administrator•5 months ago

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A little (true) story

dijep posted regarding how we would describe our running style, and as I made my way across the chilly fields this morning I gave it a bit more thought....

dijep posted regarding how we would describe our running style, and as I made ...

Yesletsgo

Graduate10•5 months ago

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sock sizes

Reading other posts about socks I decided that merino socks might be a good idea but looking at options I have come a little unstuck as I seem to be between...

Reading other posts about socks I decided that merino socks might be a good idea...

Leotigris

Graduate10•5 months ago

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Well that was my short and fast run of the week and....

It was disappointingly slow. A bit of a surprise, I seem to think I'm doing ok and the figures show different. I've messed up my Garmin settings too, I had...

It was disappointingly slow. A bit of a surprise, I seem to think I'm doing ok a...

SueAppleRun

Graduate10•5 months ago

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Lovely run earlier

After being stuck indoors for what seemed like forever (constant rain) I was pleased to get out for a 35 minute run in the sunshine today 🌞 plenty of water...

After being stuck indoors for what seemed like forever (constant rain) I was ple...

Cassie_7

•5 months ago

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No running for me for 2 weeks 😭😭

After some oral surgery today I’ve been advised not to run for at least 2 weeks. I’ve just got to w6r3 so will have to go back a few weeks when I get back into...

After some oral surgery today I’ve been advised not to run for at least 2 weeks....

Scruff55

60minGraduate•5 months ago

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Another 👍 for the Cold Weather Run

So many of you have been praising the NRC Cold Weather Run that I decided to see what all the fuss is about :) The weather forecast was 3C, light wind, feels...

So many of you have been praising the NRC Cold Weather Run that I decided to see...

Yesletsgo

Graduate10•5 months ago

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Getting back into running after a back problem

I’ve been doing my back exercises and doing no more than fast walking for nearly three weeks now. The good news is that my back really is recovering well 🤞....

I’ve been doing my back exercises and doing no more than fast walking for nearly...

Oldlady64

•5 months ago

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Monday long run

Or indeed, longer than lately. I recently decided I needed to increase my distance again, and run slower so I can just keep running, so today I did!I headed to...

Or indeed, longer than lately. I recently decided I needed to increase my distan...

SueAppleRun

Graduate10•5 months ago

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Three runs & a bit of illness

Three runs and a bit of "interesting" illness last week - Norovirus swept though the family. I get everything that's going, but despite caring for four sick...

Three runs and a bit of "interesting" illness last week - Norovirus swept though...

Gthants

60minGraduate•5 months ago

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Fairy houses, frosty runs and hot playlists

This morning’s run was 3.7k, more than 4k with all the warmup and cooldown walks. It was cold! (But the music I ran to was all about summer and heat. I’m...

This morning’s run was 3.7k, more than 4k with all the warmup and cooldown walk...

CBDB

Graduate10•5 months ago

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I think it might be winter

Drinking coffee and looking out of the window this morning, the idea of running wasn't inviting. Frost on the roofs, condensation inside the car, gloom....

Drinking coffee and looking out of the window this morning, the idea of running ...

Yesletsgo

Graduate10•5 months ago

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park run

I went to Parkrun Saturday morning, very cold slippery. I managed to get around the park 44 minutes. It took me for 5K so even though it was slippery and...

I went to Parkrun Saturday morning, very cold slippery. I managed to get around...

Tillyseventeen1

•5 months ago

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Socks 🧦🏃🏾‍♀️🧦🏃‍♀️🧦

My head is buzzing with all the info available online about running socks! Who knew. This running malarkey is fertile ground for obsessives like me to become...

My head is buzzing with all the info available online about running socks! Who k...

CredenceRainyDay

•5 months ago

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🍏 Running safely in cold weather

🍏Today I set off on my penultimate run. One more on Monday before flying home on Tues/Wed. I wish I had listened to NRC Coach Bennett’s podcast Cold Weather...

🍏Today I set off on my penultimate run. One more on Monday before flying home o...

Annieapple

Administrator•5 months ago

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Lovely interval run at -1

This was absolutely the worst part of today's run. Polished, dark ice dusted with fluffy new snow, like talc powder.Plus there were some wet spots. Which...

This was absolutely the worst part of today's run. Polished, dark ice dusted wit...

5KCouch

•5 months ago

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Worthing parkrun

Today I met another lovely VRB, RunKRun at Worthing parkrun, this is a there and back course and just coming up to half way K passed going the other way, she...

Today I met another lovely VRB, RunKRun at Worthing parkrun, this is a there an...

SueAppleRun

Graduate10•5 months ago

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Saturday 50 minute run 🥶

Oh, I just love running when it’s cold! Minus 1 this morning. Frost everywhere, but fortunately not slippery. Sun shining! I ditch my usual sun visor for a...

Oh, I just love running when it’s cold! Minus 1 this morning. Frost everywhere, ...

Jools2020

Graduate10•5 months ago

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How did your parkrun or (not)parkrun go?

Hello Everyone and happy weekend. Today is parkrun day, a free 5K event which takes place every Saturday morning all around the world. It is for everyone,...

Hello Everyone and happy weekend. Today is parkrun day, a free 5K event which ta...

damienair

Administrator•5 months ago

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torch hat?

I’ve just ordered a hat with light as it’s still so dark in a morning when I run, looked at chest lights but usually wear a thin jacket which I end up taking...

I’ve just ordered a hat with light as it’s still so dark in a morning when I run...

Vonb

Graduate10•5 months ago

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3x1=1

Tonight I tried running with a headlamp. Probably the wrong kind, as in too heavy. The running became jogging, and then a fast walk. But before that, something...

Tonight I tried running with a headlamp. Probably the wrong kind, as in too heav...

5KCouch

•5 months ago

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A bit chilly

Decided to do a gentle 3k today. Set out just after 9am. It was overcast but the sun peeped out so I thought it might provide a little heat. Wrong!!!!...

Decided to do a gentle 3k today. Set out just after 9am. It was overcast but the...

Yesletsgo

Graduate10•5 months ago

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Socks and other thoughts

This morning was chilly with a little dampness in the air. I was desperate for a proper run having taken almost a week out recovering from a nasty cold. I...

This morning was chilly with a little dampness in the air. I was desperate for a...

Sax64

Graduate10•5 months ago

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A funky fartlek

My last 3 runs have all been about 30/32 minutes so decided to mix it up a bit this morning. Had a flick through the NRC app and settled on the funky fartlek...

My last 3 runs have all been about 30/32 minutes so decided to mix it up a bit t...

Mum22boys

Graduate10•5 months ago

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I didn’t know if I’d be able to come back…..

Hello It’s been months since I posted to all the lovely supportive people here. I’m very sorry but I couldn’t face it as I had an injury, which a physio said...

Hello It’s been months since I posted to all the lovely supportive people here....

LindySearle

Graduate10•5 months ago

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What a difference 4 days make! And, hot songs in cold weather…

I managed to get out there this morning, this time with a hot and sunny playlist to keep me warm this cold and freezing morning. I got the idea from...

I managed to get out there this morning, this time with a hot and sunny playlist...

CBDB

Graduate10•5 months ago

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5K with intervals 😊🏃‍♀️☀️

When I looked at my workout for today’s run, I have to say that my heart sank! Mixed intervals for 46 minutes, including not one, but 2 intervals at maximum...

When I looked at my workout for today’s run, I have to say that my heart sank! M...

Jools2020

Graduate10•5 months ago

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Just a run

30 minutes, heartrate slightly lower, pace slightly faster, kept passing a dustbin lorry with the aroma of everyone's rubbish, turned for home and blow me if...

30 minutes, heartrate slightly lower, pace slightly faster, kept passing a dustb...

SueAppleRun

Graduate10•5 months ago

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The Best thing about Memories? They belong to me...

“The view in this photograph has not changed in nearly 53... ( now,60), years. I used to swim in this bay, with my Dad, every morning of our breaks and...

“The view in this photograph has not changed in nearly 53... ( now,60), years. ...

Oldfloss

Administrator•5 months ago

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Posts - Bridge to 10K | HealthUnlocked

Bridge to 10K

All posts for November 2023

Are you lacing your running shoes too tightly?

December 10K and 60 minute running badges. Get them here.

A little (true) story

sock sizes

Well that was my short and fast run of the week and....

Lovely run earlier

No running for me for 2 weeks 😭😭

Another 👍 for the Cold Weather Run

Getting back into running after a back problem

Monday long run

Three runs & a bit of illness

Fairy houses, frosty runs and hot playlists

I think it might be winter

park run

Socks 🧦🏃🏾‍♀️🧦🏃‍♀️🧦

🍏 Running safely in cold weather

Lovely interval run at -1

Worthing parkrun

Saturday 50 minute run 🥶

How did your parkrun or (not)parkrun go?

torch hat?

3x1=1

A bit chilly

Socks and other thoughts

A funky fartlek

I didn’t know if I’d be able to come back…..

What a difference 4 days make! And, hot songs in cold weather…

5K with intervals 😊🏃‍♀️☀️

Just a run

The Best thing about Memories? They belong to me...

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