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A serious question for you experienced runners and a less serious but interesting to me one!

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Ok, so I just love Laura's encouragement and feedback. However, there is one thing she said at the beginning and then just recently, which was that when you run, you should land on your heel. I have been nerdy and googled it, and everything I am reading says this is WRONG! What do people think? Especially as found link that says Roger Bannister ran in thin leather slippers (and whole gait analysis, padded trainer thing is pants, as he never got any kind of injury so the wholev best running shoe for you is rubbish) so where, if any where, does this leave us with the how to run issue? Appreciate your thoughts. On a less pressing issue, as we go on to longer runs, feel I might be happier ditching Laura's music choice and running with mt Seventies rock faves. Or do I still need her guidance through the prog? Advice please!

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Nick_Buddha_12 profile image
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I have no idea of shoes gait analysis or injury

but if you want help on that 70's running tape let me know :-)

how about you start with Barclay James Harvest Child of the Universe :-)

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SuebguineapigGraduate in reply toNick_Buddha_12

Sounds good! Was also thinking The Boss, Led Zeppelin, plus Bowie, And some more disco type stuff. Was definitely the best decade!

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Nick_Buddha_12Graduate in reply toSuebguineapig

yeah baby .... Free, Neil young, argent .....funkadelic, spryogrya omg I'm reliving my youth

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SuebguineapigGraduate in reply toNick_Buddha_12

Ah, another child of the seventies!

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If you go to the pinned posts on the right of the page you'll find the NHS Guides to how to run and stretch correctly. The advice on there is more up to date than the podcasts and advises mid-foot strike. The guides are well worth a read as they're full of good advice and information.

On the subject of Lovely Laura's music, yes you could opt out and listen to your own music but you'd definitely miss lots of advice and, more importantly, the full authentic, genuine c25k experience (and you won't meet Julie either!)

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SuebguineapigGraduate in reply toAncientMum

Ha, ok . Will try to meet Julie!

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AncientMumGraduate in reply toSuebguineapig

Great choice! :)

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Nick_Buddha_12Graduate in reply toSuebguineapig

you will regret that decision lol 😁

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SuebguineapigGraduate in reply toNick_Buddha_12

Oh, dear. Why is that? Am intrigued!

in reply toSuebguineapig

Noooo not Julie!!!!!

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SuebguineapigGraduate

And thanks for the guidance to the mid foot strike!

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Sandraj39Graduate

Agree withAncientmum about the heel strike - I think go with what is natural for you, and for most this is landing mid foot. Re Laura: If you download the NHS C25k Change for Life app (the yellow logo rather than the green) from here

nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/...

you should be able to play your own music with Laura's support. That's what I did last year anyway. I got the android app. Hope this helps.🙂

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Sandraj39Graduate in reply toSandraj39

Oh, just clicked on the link on that page and it's not working!! Think they have had a change, which is a shame as I liked listening to my own music when I did C25k. Sorry😕

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SuebguineapigGraduate

No problem, thanks for the guidance about mid foot. It chimes with what I was reading!

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Son1Graduate

No idea on gait analysis etc. I got some asics from TK Maxx for £25 and they're great. Just finished week 7 and haven't met Laura at all. I quite like the idea of listening to music so once I've completed the programme I might dust off the ipod :-)

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SuebguineapigGraduate in reply toSon1

Like the idea of an alternative approach to the programme. No Laura?! All ideas possible in this quest!

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yatescoGraduate

The NHS Choices c25k (iPhone) app gives you the lovely Laura but without the music so you can listen to your own (Apple Music) music if you want.

Also, you might find the video in healthunlocked.com/couchto5...... used (my post but wisdom is others).

Then again, I run in these so you can't take anything I say too seriously :-): healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

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SuebguineapigGraduate

Nothing is to be taken too seriously! Thanks for the tips!

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misswobbleGraduate

Truly! I've had enough of you and Julie 😊

in reply tomisswobble

I don't really care

MarkyD profile image
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I know that's unfair.

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bulgarianlilyGraduate

Going back to Laura's advice, it was the bit about running on the other side of a hedge that always made me giggle.

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misswobbleGraduate

Yeah me too! While shouting "you and Julie, you and Julie"!

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PaulieD

I love how a lot of Laura's songs sound suspiciously like popular songs but not so much to get sued. I swear in week 9 they've got one that is 90% Daft Punk

Nick_Buddha_12 profile image
Nick_Buddha_12Graduate

going to run to this evening :-)

youtube.com/watch?v=AoZYaUX...

cant bear JOOLIE anymore :-)

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SuebguineapigGraduate

Ok, so guess this Julie thing is some kind of in joke! Good luck all, and just let's all keep running!

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boptillyoudrop49Graduate

Great news for everyone who hasn't used the podcasts! Someone has put it up on youtube. Go on and search "you and Julie". Should be the first one that comes up. heading something like you-and-Julie. Soundtrack Orel i Reshka. Doesn't matter, you just need the song. Don't wimp out now.

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SuebguineapigGraduate

Interesting. Thank you!

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