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grannyjudesGraduate
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I need someone to stop me, I am about to sign up for a 10k in March, a glow run in the dark. Please stop me I am an incredibly stupid and impulsive person and I dont think I will be ready aggggggggggggggg!!

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runningnearbeirutGraduate

Oh go on, sign up, you know you want to! Plenty of time to train. And if you need to walk for a bit, who's to know in the dark? ;)

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to runningnearbeirut

thats my problem if I sign up I HAVE to walk, I am very foolhardy !

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to grannyjudes

no I dont I have to run !!!!!!!

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no-excuseGraduate

You just have to go for it GJ! It's not stupid at all. You will be ready by then! Sound like great fun-just sign up, go for it and enjoy! We're right behind you! X :-)

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to no-excuse

such a brilliant group, loads of support

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poppypugGraduate

Hey Judes , what would Freddie say hmm ? Yes , Don't Stop Me Now :-)

You gotta go for it GJ, you will be fine and you will have a brilliant time , honest, promise, yes you really will :-) xxx

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to poppypug

you are so right, cant let the boy down !

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Miles_YonderGraduate

I'm sorry, GJ, truly I am, but you come here and expect us to ***STOP*** you signing-up for something?! No chance whatsoever of that happening! I certainly won't discourage you; this is someone who signed-up for a marathon on a whim. :D

GlOw FOR IT! March is ages away and in any case, it will be more about the experience than PBs, something like that. I'm pretty sure you won't be the last one in!

Go for it. :-)

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poppypugGraduate in reply to Miles_Yonder

Aw Miles, fab post I love it, Glow for it ha ha :-) xxx

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to Miles_Yonder

I am gong to glow for it, I just got to

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to Miles_Yonder

Miles, I will never sign up for a marathon on a whim, trust me, I salute you my friend

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AncientMumGraduate

Go for it GJ. It sounds brilliant. If I lived near you I'd come and do it too :) xx

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to AncientMum

oh I so wish ..............

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the_tea_fairyGraduate

March is PLENTY of time! Go for it!

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to the_tea_fairy

silly went and gone and doned it !!!! :)

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ju-ju-Graduate

I'm not going to stop you, I think you should go for it :)

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grannyjudesGraduate

I have only been and gone and bloody done it !! my stomach is churning !!

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poppypugGraduate in reply to grannyjudes

Yay Jude ! Well done, you've looooaaadsa time to train, plus it will give you an incentive to get out there and keep running . We are 100% behind you all the way ,youre our shining star, and don't ever forget it :-) xxx

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grannyjudesGraduate

oh poppy so scared so excited

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poppypugGraduate in reply to grannyjudes

Aw Judes, I understand totally, Im the same about mine in May 2015, my excitement is at fever pitch but I am nervous too ! D'ya know what ? You will come on here after the event and say that you had a brilliant time and that you were so glad you did it ! Lifes for living Judes, you will have a ball ! :-) xxx

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to poppypug

well mine is at least in dark !!!!!!!!!!!!

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poppypugGraduate in reply to grannyjudes

Ha ha , mines on telly ! I will be too busy tho chasing after Cain Dingle to worry about the cameras ha ha :-) xxx

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grannyjudesGraduate

well you can forget a quick pee then !!

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Lovefood1984Graduate

Woop! Go grannyjudes! You know you want a shiny medal :) March is enough time, just take it nice and slow, you'll do great!

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to Lovefood1984

nervous and excited and kinda obcessed is how I am feeling at moment

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Bazza1234Graduate

GrannyJudes

If you feel that you wouldn't be able to do the distance non-stop - here is a good looking run/walk programme jennyhadfield.com/wp-conten... that might appeal to you.

I signed up for my recent 14K race , only about 3-4 weeks into C25K. At that time, I decided that I would do it run/walk and trained for it that way after completing C25K. But by the time I got to do the race, I started out doing run/walk ( modified by running down all hills) but basically mostly ran when I felt like it and walked for a short while when I felt like it. At my own steady pace, I completed the run satisfactorily - which I am sure you will too.

I also made sure during my training that I had completed the full distance a few times so that I knew I could complete the distance during the race.

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to Bazza1234

like the look of this Bazza, might just suit me, suddenlty I want to be out there every day, and nice its cooler during the day then I fI cant leave my bed at least I got rest of the day

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aliboo70

You will be fine, we all have faith in you! :) GO grannyjudes!! :)

I'll be watching the "speed of light" 5k in Bournemouth, it looks like great fun, after my "Supersonic 10k "in 4 weeks! eek! not long now!

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to aliboo70

that will creep up, dont we rock !!!!

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aliboo70 in reply to grannyjudes

c25k-ers are a special breed! we def do rock! :)

Didn't you post on here that you did 7k ? Very shortly after you'd graduated ? Of course you can do 10k, you are a very determined lady by all accounts and it sounds like SUCH FUN !! In the dark ! Glow sticks ? Torches ? It'll be wonderful. Enjoy the training !

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grannyjudesGraduate

yes henpen your right I did do 7k but a struggle and only did it coz I got lost !! and yes it does sound great fun , I THINK I am excited !!

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AmisnanGraduate

See gj; I told you before you are my hero....and now you've proved it!!!

You're the one who can run for 60 minutes non stop already - and there are six months left to train for it. Of course you can, and will, do it!!

Glow in the dark too; it sounds magical :)

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grannyjudesGraduate in reply to Amisnan

It was the magical aspect that got me tbh and yes I can keep going for an hour but SO slow almost reverse !!! I tried the short fast step style other day, think I am going to concentrate on that

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beforefiftyGraduate

I am so glad that you signed up for it :) You have done 7K and it is not until next year (that sounds SO far away) so you have plenty of time to train. I have also signed up for a 7.5K run in the dark, 15th Jan, and am now finding it hard to think about anything else. It is so scarily exciting, isn't it.

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grannyjudesGraduate

I know exaxctly what you mean I seem obcessed !! But tbh the 7k was because I got lost and it damn near killed me, but yes, your right, I have managed it once

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