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Week 5 Run 3 - yes! yes! yes!

I did it - I actually ran nonstop for 20 minutes!! Never would have believed it was possible for me. The first 5 minutes were tiring trying to breath properly...

I did it - I actually ran nonstop for 20 minutes!! Never would have believed it ...

avagomo

Graduate•12 years ago

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I missed you guys ( and girls)

Hi ! After a week off from my marathon training as I was waking up exausted, today I "hit the road" again with the pod cast for the week 6 run 1. I thought It...

Hi ! After a week off from my marathon training as I was waking up exausted, tod...

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•12 years ago

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Sorry Laura.....

Haven't run since last Wednesday due to ill health and really didn't feel up to it today however, I thought I had better give something a go so went to the gym...

Haven't run since last Wednesday due to ill health and really didn't feel up to ...

lancslass

•12 years ago

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What have I done to my legs?!?

Sorry, I haven't written much on here during my C25k adventures; just responded to others questions. Well now I need help answering a question of my own! I...

Sorry, I haven't written much on here during my C25k adventures; just responded ...

MrsBirdsnest

Graduate•12 years ago

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Sun is shining - no motivation! :(

The sun is shining and I've got no motivation to get out there and run! All I can think about is how hot its going to make me and how I hate feeling that hot...

The sun is shining and I've got no motivation to get out there and run! All I ca...

Moonim

•12 years ago

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No running for a few days

I last ran on Thursday but then I went away on a conference and didn't run while I was away. I had planned to go for a run this morning but my gorgeous little...

I last ran on Thursday but then I went away on a conference and didn't run while...

Miss_T_Ide

Graduate•12 years ago

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W9 R3 yay!

So after being plagued by shin splints and a mega dose of the Flu plus a chest infection. I finally completed the program!! 5.11 km in 30 mins. Very pleased...

So after being plagued by shin splints and a mega dose of the Flu plus a chest i...

jillysis

•12 years ago

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Do I have enough time to step up to the mark????

Hi everyone, I am just on the last week of C25K and I have been invited by a friend to go into a half marathon in October. This has daunted me but I would...

Hi everyone, I am just on the last week of C25K and I have been invited by a f...

andychops

Graduate•12 years ago

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Park Run Results

parkrun results for NHS Couch to 5k Results for Aberdeen parkrun, event number 42, 21/07/2012. The following club members participated: 63 Lauren...

parkrun results for NHS Couch to 5k Results for Aberdeen parkrun, event n...

tygfuz

Graduate•12 years ago

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The great outdoors

After a naughty day yesterday when I didn't make it up off the couch to do week 3 run 2 as planned, I pulled my socks up today. I had previously decided to...

After a naughty day yesterday when I didn't make it up off the couch to do week ...

beatasthma

•12 years ago

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2 days post Parkrun & my thigh muscles still HATE me!

Its been 2 days since I did my 1st Parkrun and I know that there is a difference to running outside to on the treadmill but this is just ridiculous! My thigh...

Its been 2 days since I did my 1st Parkrun and I know that there is a difference...

doggymum

Graduate•12 years ago

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wk3r1 against all odds

So chuffed completed this run and felt so good for doing it. Got to bed after 2 as my little toddler has chicken pox and he was so so sad, then little baby...

So chuffed completed this run and felt so good for doing it. Got to bed after 2 ...

Foges

Graduate•12 years ago

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Occasional difficulty hearing Laura over the music

I don't know if the blog section here is the place to make a suggestion, but I don't know where else to put it. Today I inadvertently stopped running a little...

I don't know if the blog section here is the place to make a suggestion, but I d...

swanscot

Graduate•12 years ago

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How many calories am I burning?

So I started running to up the weight loss. I've lost 4 stone in a year and one day it just stopped, which is why I am running. However... (I'm starting...

So I started running to up the weight loss. I've lost 4 stone in a year and one ...

lottyburns

•12 years ago

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Graduation Badge??

Hi everyone, I'm doing my graduation run today, how do you get your badge??

andychops

Graduate•12 years ago

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It wasn't a fluke, I really can do it!!

Since running my 7K last week i've taken things a bit easier and be doing slow 5K runs. This morning I tried again for 7K and managed it, also knocked 1 minute...

Since running my 7K last week i've taken things a bit easier and be doing slow 5...

Oldgirl

Graduate•12 years ago

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WOOP WOOP time to start again

So pleased after eight weeks off with a slipped disc and fractured sacrum i can start gentle training again - bit miffed as I was on week 6 but hay ho back to...

So pleased after eight weeks off with a slipped disc and fractured sacrum i can ...

redfacewoman

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 3, Day 2 in the bag!

Am pleased with myself - I did it and actually I managed it a lot better than day 1 of week 3 so I can see that it pays to do it slowly. Found myself going...

Am pleased with myself - I did it and actually I managed it a lot better than da...

funrungirl

•12 years ago

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Week 11, Run 1: New PB, Too Hot and I miss the Rain

I took the 5 minute walking warm up out of my time this morning, which meant I ran the whole 5K, which took me a new PB of 38:28. It's 10 times as...

I took the 5 minute walking warm up out of my time this morning, which meant I r...

Innuendo

Graduate•12 years ago

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I WIN! 20minutes

is defeated & I still live to tell the tale :) good bye week5 hello week 6!

is defeated & I still live to tell the tale :) good bye week5 hello week 6...

Fuzzyrex

Graduate•12 years ago

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Not run for 5 days, where should I get back on track??

I last went for a run 5 days ago, that was wk4 run 2, I missed run 3 on friday (due to alcohol related illness!) and I feel guilty, mainly due to all the...

I last went for a run 5 days ago, that was wk4 run 2, I missed run 3 on friday (...

girlygirly

•12 years ago

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Wk4R1 done - have never felt this good on a Monday morning!

Don't think I have ever felt this good at 8am on a Monday morning! I was up at 6am, sun shining, new pink running jacket on (sale item!!) and when Laura said...

Don't think I have ever felt this good at 8am on a Monday morning! I was up at 6...

virtualrunner

Graduate•12 years ago

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I'm back!

Just finished W3R1 after three weeks off with a pulled calf muscle (thanks for all the helpful advice on how to deal with that). I wasn't sure if I should go...

Just finished W3R1 after three weeks off with a pulled calf muscle (thanks for a...

thepadre

Graduate•12 years ago

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8 year old coming running?

So I actually managed week 5 run 3 on Saturday (Yay me) but now the summer holidays are here and hubby works away in the week so my running time is restricted....

So I actually managed week 5 run 3 on Saturday (Yay me) but now the summer holid...

angela77

•12 years ago

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Oops - sorry Laura, didn't realise I'd been running that long!

This morning, I headed out for W6R2, which I wasn't sure I'd recovered enough for (seems that the longer the runs, the more time I need to recover - which...

This morning, I headed out for W6R2, which I wasn't sure I'd recovered enough fo...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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W9R1 - Did it!!!!!!

Amazed and rather gobsmacked that I have got there - yay!!!!! You would have thought I was an olympic athlete over the weekend - not wanting to do anything...

Amazed and rather gobsmacked that I have got there - yay!!!!! You would have...

happyharris

Graduate•12 years ago

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Running in Iceland, Faroe Islands & Norway on holiday

I have just got back from a 2 week cruise to Iceland, Faroe Islands & Norwegian Fjords and ran nearly every other day whilst away. 1st run was the 1st time I...

I have just got back from a 2 week cruise to Iceland, Faroe Islands & Norwegian ...

jomcc4

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 4 is hard! :s

I was loving week 3, I flew through it and was looking forward to each walking interval to be over to run again, but OMG week 4 feels like a big change. I...

I was loving week 3, I flew through it and was looking forward to each walking i...

emzolita

•12 years ago

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race for life

hi all Well, I did it, I managed to run the 5km race for life this morning. Whats even better, is that I managed to knock 2mins of my PB - I managed to do...

hi all Well, I did it, I managed to run the 5km race for life this morning. W...

lizziej754

Graduate•12 years ago

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More about Shoes - following on from Panorama.

Whilst surfing for something else, I found this article.....

Stevetheb

Graduate•12 years ago

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All posts for July 2012

Week 5 Run 3 - yes! yes! yes!

I missed you guys ( and girls)

Sorry Laura.....

What have I done to my legs?!?

Sun is shining - no motivation! :(

No running for a few days

W9 R3 yay!

Do I have enough time to step up to the mark????

Park Run Results

The great outdoors

2 days post Parkrun & my thigh muscles still HATE me!

wk3r1 against all odds

Occasional difficulty hearing Laura over the music

How many calories am I burning?

Graduation Badge??

It wasn't a fluke, I really can do it!!

WOOP WOOP time to start again

Week 3, Day 2 in the bag!

Week 11, Run 1: New PB, Too Hot and I miss the Rain

I WIN! 20minutes

Not run for 5 days, where should I get back on track??

Wk4R1 done - have never felt this good on a Monday morning!

I'm back!

8 year old coming running?

Oops - sorry Laura, didn't realise I'd been running that long!

W9R1 - Did it!!!!!!

Running in Iceland, Faroe Islands & Norway on holiday

Week 4 is hard! :s

race for life

More about Shoes - following on from Panorama.

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