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Real barefoot running

Just run with completely naked feet! I posted last Sunday on how I had just got some vivo barefoot shoes and how they were - i loved wearing them. I...

Just run with completely naked feet! I posted last Sunday on how I had just g...

bearpadi

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 7 Run 1: "Now that I am 'officially' a runner..."

Got back home to Oxford today, after two weeks of working in Japan. My last run before I left was w4r3; today I ran w7r1. What a difference those two weeks...

Got back home to Oxford today, after two weeks of working in Japan. My last run...

IronMatt

Graduate•12 years ago

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Made it to week 6 - can't believe it!

I have been working through the programme since July when, after a difficult few weeks, I realised that I needed to do something 'for myself'. I can't believe...

I have been working through the programme since July when, after a difficult few...

Mazza3

•12 years ago

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Advice on where to slot back in to the plan

Teachnically I should have graduated this week however I've been on holiday and always knew it would be a long shot. Add in that due to personal / work...

Teachnically I should have graduated this week however I've been on holiday and ...

ca66ie99

Graduate•12 years ago

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Got there ...finally

Finished W9-3 - finally.... Last 3 runs have taken me 3 weeks due to a mass of other things going on in my life. Just did it with a slight difference and that...

Finished W9-3 - finally.... Last 3 runs have taken me 3 weeks due to a mass of o...

Dolphin38

•12 years ago

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Week 5 Run 1

Amazingly I completed this run a lot easier than Week 4 Run 3. I felt really great and very few aches. I cant wait to catch my mate up so that we can go on a...

Amazingly I completed this run a lot easier than Week 4 Run 3. I felt really gr...

JHunt2

Graduate•12 years ago

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Back after 2 weeks

After my bout of mastitis I woke this morning knowing that if I didn't get off my butt today and go for a run today then that would probably be the end of my...

After my bout of mastitis I woke this morning knowing that if I didn't get off m...

Mumto2

•12 years ago

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Body and mind not engaging.....

Week 8, run 1, - only managed about 13 minutes, before legs felt like lead and could really not go any further. Tried walking and to then run more, but mind...

Week 8, run 1, - only managed about 13 minutes, before legs felt like lead and c...

caro8642

•12 years ago

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Week4 Run 2 and 3

I did my W4 run 2 in another route and felt good.Did run 3 in the same route and was a bit easy.So finished all the run and looking forward to week 5.Really do...

I did my W4 run 2 in another route and felt good.Did run 3 in the same route and...

jucioj

Graduate•12 years ago

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Miss Bean#2's First Triathlon

Spurred on by her recent graduation Miss Bean#2 did her first junior triathlon today. She was hampered by a very heavy mountain bike and watched the other...

Spurred on by her recent graduation Miss Bean#2 did her first junior triathlon t...

RunnerBean

Graduate•12 years ago

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A long run home, plus some loopy loops! 11 miles.

After last week's disappointing 7.2 miler, where I struggled just around my usual loop a few times and found it all very hard work, I was determined to put in...

After last week's disappointing 7.2 miler, where I struggled just around my usua...

CaroleC

Graduate•12 years ago

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Finished wk3!

Sooooo pleased with myself, I'm a third of the way through !!!!! I know that the runs get a lot tougher next week, but I'm still looking forward to it. If...

Sooooo pleased with myself, I'm a third of the way through !!!!! I know that th...

Jemimatoo

Graduate•12 years ago

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Feet and shoes working against me!!

W7 and I just don't seem to be able to break the 25 minute run .I can run up to 20 mins then I'm getting 2 lovely blisters on each of my insteps and once i...

W7 and I just don't seem to be able to break the 25 minute run .I can run up to ...

7ermintrude

Graduate•12 years ago

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Pembrey 10 mile multi terrain 25/11/12 anyone?

Hiya Wondered if anyone else fancied this challenge? http://www.sospanroadrunners.co.uk/?page_id=8 My sister has done it and recommended it as my next...

Hiya Wondered if anyone else fancied this challenge? http://www.sospanroad...

Deryn61

Graduate•12 years ago

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Buoyed by success of Wk5 R3, I went straight into Wk6 with no rest day...

I really have amazed myself in the last couple of days. So far so good, no aches and pains and really enjoyed the change back to shorter runs and walks despite...

I really have amazed myself in the last couple of days. So far so good, no aches...

chusan51

Graduate•12 years ago

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Feeling sorry for myself

Gorgeous, mild last day in September, leaves are changing colour, sunny skies and NO wind or rain; it is my W9R2 day and I am stuck inside with my duvet, sore...

Gorgeous, mild last day in September, leaves are changing colour, sunny skies an...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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P184

Been on holiday to Lanzarote, gosh it was so hot :-) , thankfully we had a pool at the villa. Tried to run the first morning at about seven but even with the...

Been on holiday to Lanzarote, gosh it was so hot :-) , thankfully we had a poo...

Pat184

Graduate•12 years ago

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How do I know if to use a heat pack or an ice pack?

I got a kool pak at Sports Direct for sports injuries which can be used warm or cold (microwave or freezer). I havent had to use it yet but when would I use it...

I got a kool pak at Sports Direct for sports injuries which can be used warm or ...

SBG356

Graduate•12 years ago

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Anyone tried the Sweatshop beginners running club?

Toying with the idea of going along on the Windsor Sweatshop running club (up to 5K beginners) Anyone tried it? I am nervous as I haven't graduated yet (week 7...

Toying with the idea of going along on the Windsor Sweatshop running club (up to...

Skandia

Graduate•12 years ago

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It was the best of runs, it was the worst of runs... W8R3 done!

After postponing my run yesterday (head cold), I thought that I had better just do it so as not to fall too far behind. I aim to graduate by next Sunday, my...

After postponing my run yesterday (head cold), I thought that I had better just ...

canuckgirl

Graduate•12 years ago

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W8R3 - Endomondo; what a dirty trick to play! I'm telling Laura!

Today I worked out a route on gb mapometer which would come to 3.18 miles. It was quite convenient with knowing where to start and stop and just a little bit...

Today I worked out a route on gb mapometer which would come to 3.18 miles. It wa...

Pelephant

Graduate•12 years ago

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W6R3 complete: a 'real runner' now!?

Oh yes! It's getting better still. I wasn't sure what really to expect when I set off on the first of the four 25 minute runs except for the end of week 5 as...

Oh yes! It's getting better still. I wasn't sure what really to expect when I s...

janda

Graduate•12 years ago

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Pain in right hip still, should I run or rest some more???

I still have a slight pain in my right hip, normally I would just run through something like this but having been so badly crippled with sciatica in the same...

I still have a slight pain in my right hip, normally I would just run through so...

Oldgirl

Graduate•12 years ago

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I seem to be going backwards! Advise please...

I am on week 2 and my progress isn't going so well. :( week 1 went great although each time my calves wre really burning. I thought I need to just power...

I am on week 2 and my progress isn't going so well. :( week 1 went great altho...

jaxxyJ1

•12 years ago

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Man Flu' - 6 k - Air Guitar

It's the end of September and as usual my first bout of Man Flu' has struck! Now all the guys reading this will know all about Man Flu' and the girls well all...

It's the end of September and as usual my first bout of Man Flu' has struck! Now...

Reluctanthusband

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 9, Run 3 - done!!!!!

Yay, I'm so excited this morning. After hurting my ankle at the beginning of the week I didn't know when this moment might come (it should have been on...

Yay, I'm so excited this morning. After hurting my ankle at the beginning of the...

carolinew

Graduate•12 years ago

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5x50 Day 22

Hmm, knee feels ok, ankle isn't too bad and I did 16K on the bike at the gym. Good luck at the run today Swanscot hope the whole family do well. I am...

Hmm, knee feels ok, ankle isn't too bad and I did 16K on the bike at the gym. ...

George42

Graduate•12 years ago

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Compression clothing?

I was just looking at the link that Saublegirl posted about the Aldi stuff (I wish I had an Aldi around here!) and I wondered what it is that the compression...

I was just looking at the link that Saublegirl posted about the Aldi stuff (I wi...

suki_007

Graduate•12 years ago

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WK2 COMPLETED...

Yeah Ive done it - eventually LOL wk2 is now completed . I was hoping to write this blog on Thursday evening but wk2 run3 took a back burner until Saturday...

Yeah Ive done it - eventually LOL wk2 is now completed . I was hoping to write t...

yummymummy2012

•12 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for September 2012

Real barefoot running

Week 7 Run 1: "Now that I am 'officially' a runner..."

Made it to week 6 - can't believe it!

Advice on where to slot back in to the plan

Got there ...finally

Recommended reading?

Week 5 Run 1

Back after 2 weeks

Body and mind not engaging.....

Week4 Run 2 and 3

Miss Bean#2's First Triathlon

A long run home, plus some loopy loops! 11 miles.

Finished wk3!

Feet and shoes working against me!!

Pembrey 10 mile multi terrain 25/11/12 anyone?

Buoyed by success of Wk5 R3, I went straight into Wk6 with no rest day...

Feeling sorry for myself

P184

How do I know if to use a heat pack or an ice pack?

Anyone tried the Sweatshop beginners running club?

It was the best of runs, it was the worst of runs... W8R3 done!

W8R3 - Endomondo; what a dirty trick to play! I'm telling Laura!

W6R3 complete: a 'real runner' now!?

Pain in right hip still, should I run or rest some more???

I seem to be going backwards! Advise please...

Man Flu' - 6 k - Air Guitar

Week 9, Run 3 - done!!!!!

5x50 Day 22

Compression clothing?

WK2 COMPLETED...

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