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Weekly Chat...October 29th...

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Hi everyone and welcome to, yet another, new running week.

We are all so busy... life can be hectic .... and even more so for us runners!

Fear not, here is a place to take five, and enjoy a chat about our running adventures, trials, tribulations, successes, achievements etc.

Sometimes we don't feel like putting a whole post up, but just want to share something small, so this is a great place for doing that during the week.

If you're a lurker it is a great place to say a little hi, without the pressure of a full post.

So pull up a chair, slip off the running shoes, and settle down for a little natter:)

Wishing you all a happy , healthy ,running week

Oldfloss, Realfoodieclub, Ju-ju , Millsie-J and Roseabi

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Liz5K profile image
Liz5KGraduate

Morning! A chilly run today and W5R2 is done.

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Liz5K

It was chilly..brrr. good job you!

Sybilw profile image
SybilwGraduate

Trying out new runs. Using couch 5+ and just have to work out my ideal step rate. Feels like progress 😀

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Sybilw

Relax and take it gently.. they are challenging..but so, so useful!

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LiisaMGraduate

Such a gorgeous picture! I love it! Keeping up with my goal--adding .1 mile per week and running three times a week. I'm up to 1.6 starting this week. It's fall, and fall weather is great for running. People haven't started burning leaves yet here, so that's also great for running. Feeling good!

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to LiisaM

This is so, so good... you are out there..you are doing it.. you are taking those small steps... all in the right direction :) x

LiisaM profile image
LiisaMGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

You have helped me in some of my darkest hours. Thank you, thank you, Oldfloss!!!

Phoenix_flames21 profile image
Phoenix_flames21Graduate

I started the c25k today. Didn't die on my 'run' so that's a good start. Here's to the first of many!

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Phoenix_flames21

Always a bonus... very well done you..:)

Gran4z profile image
Gran4zGraduate in reply to Phoenix_flames21

Well done, it’s such a brilliant program. Enjoy, happy running and when the going gets tough, just relax take a deep breath and carry on! slow and steady - that’s the mantra here 🌻 beware running is addictive!

UnfitNoMore profile image
UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Phoenix_flames21

Congratulations on surviving! Hope run 2 didn’t finish you off 😂

Phoenix_flames21 profile image
Phoenix_flames21Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

Not quite! But close! Legs complaining today!! But done nonetheless 😊

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply to Phoenix_flames21

Great work... it gets a bit easier despite the length of the runs going up... you’re doing the hardest runs right now, and they take a bit of grit to get through. Keep the legs loose on your rest days, and that fitness will start kicking in sooner than you’d think.

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Oggy2401

First week as a c25k graduate. Did my second post c25k today after a night shift. Hard work but 30 mins running none the less 😊. Lovely pic btw x

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Oggy2401

Very well done...especially after a night shift... and thank you..it is at Yr Ysgwrn... which was the family home of Hedd Wyn...the Soldier Poet of Snowdonia... it is a very beautiful and evocative place:)

Phoenix_flames21 profile image
Phoenix_flames21Graduate

I'm a bit confused. I'm a newbie. Is healthinlocked an app or do I have to go through email pl?

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Phoenix_flames21

nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/c...

This links you to the programme week by week...these are podcasts...and there is this post for Newbies too...

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

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Whatnog

Hi Oldfloss! Week 8 it is for me (who could have believed it 😯!?! ). Struggling a bit to find my pace, it must be somewhere out there... 🤔 I guess I will have to put my trainers on tomorrow and keep looking for it down the trail!!! Happy running week 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️!!

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Whatnog

Huge well done.... relax and let that happy pace just come:)

Whatnog profile image
Whatnog in reply to Oldfloss

Yay, you were right.... It came today!! I slowed down and it went really well. Walked all the way back home with a wide smile on my face! 😃

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Whatnog

Well done you... great when the run is the one you need:)

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MummyMenace

Hi! 👋 I've just joined this forum. Just completed W1R3 and am collapsed on the sofa getting my legs back! Feeling good though...

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to MummyMenace

Hope you have got your legs back now? Well done you!

Did you check out the post for Newbies too... there is a lot of really useful advice and well worth reading...

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

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norabzilGraduate

Afternoon, I'm finishing week 7 and going into week 8 this week.

I was away volunteering at the weekend so didn't have time to fit in my final week 7 run so set my alarm clock early monday morning and pulled my butt out of bed to do it then instead. (my poor body didn't know what hit it!!)

I then did my week 8 run tuesday night ( i know your suppose to leave a days rest but It would mess up my plans) and will do run 2 later today.

The fact that I ran for 28 minutes is still strange to me ....... I am no way fast or near the 5km mark but I did it. Feeling super proud of myself and with only 5 runs to go I can see the finish line.

I also did a virtual challenge in October to run 25 miles, which I managed with my c25k plan and my medal arrived this morning which made my month :D

Loving this plan and how it has made me feel again <3

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Well done you.... but try please to make sure you take those rest days...the little muscles need repair time... spending time on the IC can mess up your plans too :)

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Gran4zGraduate

Club run last night, braving the ‘trick or treaters’ who were out in their hordes, looking superb in their ghoulish make up and costumes. They were gracious enough to cheer us on too - thought that was fab. 🙂

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Gran4z

Well done you :) Running and surviving :)

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Gran4zGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

🙃

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