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I shouldn't have gone, woke up with lead legs and back ache, as teenage son has had a lurgy for the last few days, I checked my temperature and sure enough it...

W7R1 - That was not a fail but a really fast dog walk!

I shouldn't have gone, woke up with lead legs and back ache, as teenage son has ...

Dansmum

Graduate•12 years ago

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Me sulking? Umm . . . yes.

So pleased with myself - overslept this morning and then whining to myself about how late it would be by the time I got to the park and ran and came home...

So pleased with myself - overslept this morning and then whining to myself about...

cattery

Graduate•12 years ago

Happy running everyone :D www.runningday.org/

Today is National Running Day!

Rose885

Graduate•12 years ago

Is Couch to 5K a program to get started running? And if so, where is the information to get started?

silvershoes

•12 years ago

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Iv downloaded the podcast to my laptop but it wont copy and paste to my nokia music files so cant use it to run, can anybody help ?

lyndscmc

•12 years ago

So news today questioned link between exercise helping depression. I have clinical depression and have just run for 2 x 8 mins and I feel AWESOME! Ok yes my...

W5R2 Running and depression

So news today questioned link between exercise helping depression. I have clinic...

jamesbmorley

•12 years ago

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Ow ow ow!

Was supposed to be running W3 R3 this afternoon, but out of nowhere really bad knee pain! I am always really careful of my knee due to a previous injury...

Was supposed to be running W3 R3 this afternoon, but out of nowhere really bad k...

Itsallanadventure

Graduate•12 years ago

I did W7R1 & 2; 2 was more difficult as I had some sort of chill and felt I was filling up with phlegm at one point (TMI I know) anyway, run completed. Jubilee...

Sunday Nightmare W7R3 ..... where do I go from here?

I did W7R1 & 2; 2 was more difficult as I had some sort of chill and felt I was ...

BettyTwinkle

Graduate•12 years ago

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How much further will I have to go?

Probably a really silly question, but I'm trying to plan my routes for the next few weeks. I'm still on week one but have got a good route that gets me door to...

Probably a really silly question, but I'm trying to plan my routes for the next ...

MrsB67

•12 years ago

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Sleepless nights and early morning runs!

My little girl is almost 3 years old.. so except for one or two nights it has been 3 years since decent sleep! Either I have to get up several (7 or more)...

My little girl is almost 3 years old.. so except for one or two nights it has b...

Elizadolots

Graduate•12 years ago

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5K or a 1-mile race when I haven't completed week 5

I signed up for a 5K ages ago when it looked as though I would be finished with this plan. But life got in the way and instead I'm just finishing Week 5 Run 2...

I signed up for a 5K ages ago when it looked as though I would be finished with ...

17mars

•12 years ago

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Completed WK 7 R 1 this morning and ran 3.5K in the 25 minutes.Is this a decent pace?

I was just wondering if I need to step it up a gear? I am running so that I feel comfortable and I did feel at the end as though I perhaps could have run for...

I was just wondering if I need to step it up a gear? I am running so that I fee...

Nikki1975

Graduate•12 years ago

Just completed the second run of week 3 and all i can say is that the queen has a lot to answer for! All the sausage rolls, fruit cider and coronation chicken...

W3R2 - All this jubilee lark!

Just completed the second run of week 3 and all i can say is that the queen has ...

alynsmith

•12 years ago

just done my wk3 2nd run on treadmill brisk walk at 3.1 then 4.2 jog/run. 3 minutes seem so long but so pleased with my self i did not stop and kept going til...

wooop

just done my wk3 2nd run on treadmill brisk walk at 3.1 then 4.2 jog/run. 3 minu...

zee11

Graduate•12 years ago

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So wet this morning I nearly had rising damp to knicker level!!! But training is paying off.

Just left the house for a short faster run this morning when the heavens opened, I was soaked in minutes. Made me run faster though I was hoping to do 2.65Km...

Just left the house for a short faster run this morning when the heavens opened,...

Oldgirl

Graduate•12 years ago

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WalkJogRun.net & goodrunguide.co.uk giving me different distances!!

Does anyone use these websites to measure their runs? I have been using GoodRunGuide for ages now (£10 p/a) and was quite happy with it. Then someone at...

Does anyone use these websites to measure their runs? I have been using Good...

Oldgirl

Graduate•12 years ago

Have fallen off the radar for the last five weeks due to various issues however I am now back and ready to complete the programme. I was at week 6 when I...

Been away but now I'm back

Have fallen off the radar for the last five weeks due to various issues however ...

Maudula

•12 years ago

...jelly knees? more like NO knees...but I DID IT! 20 MINUTES! Now I'll give you that I looked at my watch at least 5 times during the last 5 minutes (no...

W5R3...and it's all about..."how about a brisk 5 minute CRAWL cool down?"....

...jelly knees? more like NO knees...but I DID IT! 20 MINUTES! Now I'll give y...

Grammadog1947

Graduate•12 years ago

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How far are you going?

I was just scrolling through my ipod and saw the progress bit by bit on my 'runs'. 30 Minutes now gets me to 4.3 km (Week 4) Not much, but I am fairly happy...

I was just scrolling through my ipod and saw the progress bit by bit on my 'runs...

Elizadolots

Graduate•12 years ago

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I really could cry right now.... :-(

STILL hobbling around with a sharp pain in my right shin... tried to do stretches and walk about on my tip toes etc but it just hurts! have been icing it and...

STILL hobbling around with a sharp pain in my right shin... tried to do stretche...

ClaireB1973

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 4 Day 2 - I need motivating :(

So I finished week 3 last Friday and I was really looking forward to progressing onto week 4 (halfway!!) even though I was just about managing to keep going...

So I finished week 3 last Friday and I was really looking forward to progressing...

Rosey21

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 2 Run 2 Sat am

Well on saturday morning i completed w2 r2 instead of hiding myself behind the tree lined paths i decided to announce to the would that i was a (trainee)...

Well on saturday morning i completed w2 r2 instead of hiding myself behind the t...

MartC78

•12 years ago

Just completed week 5 day 2, 2 x 8 minute runs I still cant believe it. The second 8 did feel difficult and my legs were really hurting but now I have got my...

Week 5 day 2

Just completed week 5 day 2, 2 x 8 minute runs I still cant believe it. The seco...

glendam52

Graduate•12 years ago

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Putting NHS c25K on Parkrun running clubs list?

Have been in touch with parkrun as regards having NHS C25K put on their drop down list of running clubs. This would mean we could select this as our running...

Have been in touch with parkrun as regards having NHS C25K put on their drop dow...

tygfuz

Graduate•12 years ago

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C25K W1R2

Not bad, but definitely harder than the same run on Monday... looking forward to Friday and the completion of week 1!

Not bad, but definitely harder than the same run on Monday... looking forward to...

winged_trainers

•12 years ago

After my 'disaster' of running outside last week and the knock to the confidence it gave me, I attempted my week 10 run 1 with a bit of trepidation. On I...

Very emotional run!

After my 'disaster' of running outside last week and the knock to the confidence...

Nickyrunning

Graduate•12 years ago

So as some of you know, am suffering from a groin injury...overstretched it after last tuesdays run and then thought it would be a marvelous idea to do 9k on...

Now I'm Getting Really Fed Up!

So as some of you know, am suffering from a groin injury...overstretched it afte...

gypsydepp

Graduate•12 years ago

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Laura is right!

I managed the big week 5 run 3 a couple of weeks ago- Laura said I could and she was right! I did the 3 k fun run, you guys said I could and you were right...

I managed the big week 5 run 3 a couple of weeks ago- Laura said I could and she...

rachie1752

Graduate•12 years ago