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I really really really want one of the NHS C25K Tshirts and was rather sad to hear that they will be for graduates only and not those of us on the journey....

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I really really really want one of the NHS C25K Tshirts and was rather sad to he...

KANdoit

•12 years ago

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W7R1

Decided to run in Cambridge, where I'm visiting friends - I mapped out a 5K route on mapmyrun.com, and got started. Although the run was easy and enjoyable at...

Decided to run in Cambridge, where I'm visiting friends - I mapped out a 5K rout...

winged_trainers

•12 years ago

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Used the podcast again and it helped!

Have been so wary about speeding up as that when things started to go wrong 2 months ago. However, today I ran a shorter distance 3.7km using week 9 podcast...

Have been so wary about speeding up as that when things started to go wrong 2 mo...

Burstcouch

Graduate•12 years ago

Thank you to everyone who replied to my blog post about my nerves over Wk5 R3, I was very heartened to read I wasn't alone in dreading it & the tips shared...

Week 5 run 3 in the bag - yay!

Thank you to everyone who replied to my blog post about my nerves over Wk5 R3, I...

notbad

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 2 finished despite tripping and hitting the ground

I took a nice wee path through the woods today and was enjoying the 'rugged' terrain, when I went and tripped over a tree root. I felt such an eedjit as went...

I took a nice wee path through the woods today and was enjoying the 'rugged' ter...

swanscot

Graduate•12 years ago

Will C25k help shift large midriff? Have huge waist which is a health hazard

Will it shift a fat tummy?

paterson

•12 years ago

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Nooooo! Failed at the final hurdle!

I have managed all the other runs in C25K, but today doing w9r3 was a big failure. I was not actually intending to do my final run today. I was going to...

I have managed all the other runs in C25K, but today doing w9r3 was a big failur...

christian1

Graduate•12 years ago

Just completed W6 R1 and felt good if not a little hot! Was worried about completing today's run as legs felt tired yesterday after 20 min run on Wednesday but...

Week 6 Run 1

Just completed W6 R1 and felt good if not a little hot! Was worried about comple...

SimonT56

Graduate•12 years ago

Finished Week one this morning. Felt great after run, but such hard work - somebody tell me I will get to week 9

Week one over and done

Finished Week one this morning. Felt great after run, but such hard work - some...

paterson

•12 years ago

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Hey! I did 5k!

W8R1 done yesterday. Just looked at my Garmin data again and realised that,including the warm up and cool down walks, I covered just over 5k (in 39:45) and...

W8R1 done yesterday. Just looked at my Garmin data again and realised that,incl...

cvgough

Graduate•12 years ago

Just completed W3R3 and for the first time felt really good and beginning to think I might actually complete this! I had a two week layoff after pulling my...

Feeling Good

Just completed W3R3 and for the first time felt really good and beginning to thi...

thepadre

Graduate•12 years ago

Today I completed the Graduation Run.,It has been an amazing 9 weeks, I have gone from struggling to run for a minute, to running non stop for 30 minutes. My...

Graduated today, been there, done that, now ready to buy the T-Shirt WoW WoW WoW wave those pom poms.

Today I completed the Graduation Run.,It has been an amazing 9 weeks, I have gon...

newyorker570

Graduate•12 years ago

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First post grad run!

So it is def better running to my own music, I think I roughly did 30 mins (based on the length of the playlist I put together), I seemed to listen to the...

So it is def better running to my own music, I think I roughly did 30 mins (base...

angelmummy

Graduate•12 years ago

I had a mole removed the other day and forgot to ask how long before I can run again. Anyone any ideas ? Stitches to be in 12 days

Running with stitches on my back

I had a mole removed the other day and forgot to ask how long before I can run a...

fmawhinney

Graduate•12 years ago

I did it! Didn't believe it before I went but you all told me it was possible and I believed in you. I even did 5 or 6 sprinting steps at the end, you'd think...

Woo hoo Week 5 Run 3, you were right!!!

I did it! Didn't believe it before I went but you all told me it was possible an...

ellerunner

Graduate•12 years ago

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Hi I am a complete beginner but the trainers i'm using are hurting the back of my ankle, can anyone recommend a good pair of trainers please

nikki3

•12 years ago

It was hard work today. 5k in 39:18. That's not my worst 5k time, but 2:30 mins slower than Wednesday. I'm not at all disappointed as I ran 3.11 miles, but...

Week 11, Run 3: Slower...........so now I go longer!

It was hard work today. 5k in 39:18. That's not my worst 5k time, but 2:30 min...

Innuendo

Graduate•12 years ago

I lost my confidence after a bad run and have allowed myself to give up!. I nagged myself mentally for the first 10 days but to no avail. Now I don't even nag...

Help, Not run for 2 weeks and scared!

I lost my confidence after a bad run and have allowed myself to give up!. I nagg...

maysie

Graduate•12 years ago

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I'm a runner....Laura told me so!!

I woke up this morning at 6am after a rubbish sleep and even as I was putting my running gear on I was battling against talking myself out of going. As I...

I woke up this morning at 6am after a rubbish sleep and even as I was putting my...

bunnyslippers

•12 years ago

I was scared at the thought of running for 3 minutes non stop and tonight I week 6. I can't believe I actually did it! Feeling very proud and looking forward...

Yay for me! I just ran for 25 minutes :)

I was scared at the thought of running for 3 minutes non stop and tonight I week...

Nix1970

•12 years ago

Ok, ok so it wasn't actually a mountain or even that big of a hill, but if you ask my calfs and lungs it was Everest! I've been avoiding hills like the plague...

Ran up a mountain!!

Ok, ok so it wasn't actually a mountain or even that big of a hill, but if you a...

davehedgehog

Graduate•12 years ago

Just got back from W5R3 and the 20 minutes non stop run and can't believe I managed it (I hoped I'd be able to do it because Laura said, but you always have...

Week 5 Run 3 WooHoo...

Just got back from W5R3 and the 20 minutes non stop run and can't believe I mana...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Graduated - YAY I DID IT!!!!!

Do you know that was the hardest run I have done. A late night, too much food and not enough sleep are not great ways to prepare and boy - the first five...

Do you know that was the hardest run I have done. A late night, too much food ...

happyharris

Graduate•12 years ago

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THE NEXT CHALLENGE

Ok so I have just done the Wild West Solent Swim....I could barely swim 10 lenghs 3 months ago...and i swam over 130+ lenghs from Hurst castle on the mainland...

Ok so I have just done the Wild West Solent Swim....I could barely swim 10 lengh...

howellertron

•12 years ago

Today I registered for Parkrun. I am not ready to do it yet but just want to be prepared when I finally have the confidence. I have read all the results and...

Parkrun scardy cat

Today I registered for Parkrun. I am not ready to do it yet but just want to be ...

jomcc4

Graduate•12 years ago

Hi All, I've been an avid reader of everyone's blogs for the past few weeks, and although I've posted a few comments, I've never quite dared to come out from...

Can't Believe How Much Progress I've Made!

Hi All, I've been an avid reader of everyone's blogs for the past few weeks, and...

Scipio

Graduate•12 years ago

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It felt almost as good as graduating!!! Done a week 5 run 3 at my fastest rate :)

Still going gentle because of a tender upper back. I have not done a thirty minute run for some time. I have completed three twenty minute runs now. I am...

Still going gentle because of a tender upper back. I have not done a thirty minu...

Gazter

Graduate•12 years ago