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Ran my first run of week 9 this evening : my first 30 mins !

Went well and enjoyed it but my knees are hurting a bit. Any helpful hints for achy knees - it will go away I am sure . Been thinking of getting cod liver oil?

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Are you doing any strengthening exercises on your rest days? It might be worth doing some. There is a podcast on the C25K website which might be useful. Squats, and lunges are good, I also do some step ups as well. But don’t do too much- build up gradually.

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P.s. well done for completing the first run of week 9. You are so close to graduating now. Fab. Go you...

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Thank you :-)

I will follow your advice .

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Well done for getting that far! And good luck for the last bit.

What does cod liver oil do, by the way?

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bsimonuk in reply toruralfrance

Cod liver oil is supposed to be good for the joints .

My Week 9 r2 is due for tomorrow : got a bit of a cold but hope to be able to do it !?

How is the weather near Bordeaux ?

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ruralfranceGraduate in reply tobsimonuk

We have had a lot of beautiful autumn sunshine. But now it's typical November cold and mist, fog even, very miserable. Where do you live?

I hope your week 9 r2 goes well. Let us know.

I'm struggling a bit with week eight. There are ups and downs in this business, aren't there?

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bsimonuk in reply toruralfrance

Definitely there are ups and downs! I hope I will be able to do my r2 tomorrow as I am feeling a bit under the weather today. I am so worried to leave it and then loose the momentum as that has happened before !

You are nearly there too : don’t give up - there is not a big difference between running 28 and 30 mins.

I live in West London. Some of my family live in the north of France.

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ruralfranceGraduate in reply tobsimonuk

How did your wk 9 r2 go?

I used to live in Richmond, by the way. Where are you?

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bsimonuk in reply toruralfrance

I haven’t done it yet :-( as I have been feeling unwell with a cold and bad tummy ! I am hoping to be able to go running again in a few days : I felt so close to graduating but now I feel so far ! Can’t wait to feel better ...

I live in Hillingdon!

Hope your running is going well ?

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bsimonuk in reply tobsimonuk

Bonsoir Ruralfrance,

I did it ! I graduate s today! So pleased !

How are you doing ?

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bsimonuk in reply toruralfrance

Hi Ruralfrance

Hope you are well?

How is your running going ?

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ruralfranceGraduate in reply tobsimonuk

Hello bsimon,

How nice to hear from you, thank you for getting in touch. And many many congratulations on graduating ! I'm afraid I managed to miss your message on our thread, sorry about that.

I'm a bit stuck in week nine (four months to the day since I started). I find the long runs difficult and have managed 30 minutes just the once, a week ago. Since then I've been going out and stopping after about 15 mins. It's all good exercise, I know, but it's frustrating. I haven't given up, though.

How are you finding life as a graduate? What are you doing running-wise?

Here's wishing you a merry Christmas and lots of happy running in 2018.

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bsimonuk in reply toruralfrance

Merry Christmas to you too .

Have been re- doing week 9 again or just re-done the same route . But will try another podcast soon. Happy 2018 running to you !

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