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Laminating your Parkrun barcode....?

There was a question a few days back about protecting your barcode and lots of p...

notbad

Graduate•12 years ago

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W9 R1......did i really just say that!

I decided to pull my first week 9 run forward a day so i didn't have to face the cold & dark tomorrow morning and i'm so glad i did! I set off with the...

I decided to pull my first week 9 run forward a day so i didn't have to face the...

sinope82

Graduate•12 years ago

Well - It has taken me over the 'official' 9 weeks to get here as had some mental challenges on the way plus I re-did a couple of weeks but I have finally...

Week 9 Run 3 Completed!!

Well - It has taken me over the 'official' 9 weeks to get here as had some menta...

toriwoo

•12 years ago

Managed the first two runs ok but was extremely daunted at the prospect of running for 20mins. Several years ago I was regularly going to the gym and managed...

W5 done !! Halfway through.....

Managed the first two runs ok but was extremely daunted at the prospect of runni...

ca66ie99

Graduate•12 years ago

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Laura says.... Wk4 R1 done!

Well, Laura I am very sorry. I didn't mean any of the things I called you, esp at the 2min 30 marks when I truly believed you were gonna say 60 secs to go! Not...

Well, Laura I am very sorry. I didn't mean any of the things I called you, esp a...

Flibbertygibbit

•12 years ago

I managed to complete 7 weeks earlier in the year before physio told me to stop all high impact exercise due to knee problem. I completed wk5 run 2 this...

Back At It!

I managed to complete 7 weeks earlier in the year before physio told me to stop ...

Shazzapat

Graduate•12 years ago

Wk8 run3..FAILED. Not a happy bunny but my back is giving me Jip. Will try again maybe tomorrow. Peed off now!!! Grumpy day ahead

Baaaad Day

Wk8 run3..FAILED. Not a happy bunny but my back is giving me Jip. Will try again...

sonicsplodge

Graduate•12 years ago

Hi this is my first time blogging! So after badly spraining my ankle in between W6R2 and 3 I finally got back to it almost 5 weeks later :( Wasn't sure how the...

Back to it after injury

Hi this is my first time blogging! So after badly spraining my ankle in between ...

nics76

Graduate•12 years ago

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Did you see that pink runner this morning?

If so it was me and body showing off our fetching new long sleeved pink running top. As usual body was more eager than me to get out of the door. Come on, come...

If so it was me and body showing off our fetching new long sleeved pink running ...

AnnaDJ

Graduate•12 years ago

Just completed W6R3 (I've had a two week break where I only managed 2 runs - so did Wk6 again). Due to bad weather I did R2 and 3 indoors on a treadmill...

Indoors or Out?

Just completed W6R3 (I've had a two week break where I only managed 2 runs - so...

thepadre

Graduate•12 years ago

Well, I whinged when I listened to the speed of the podcast, but now I can report what it's like to do it! Warm up walk was good, brisk and got you in focus...

5k+ stepping stones

Well, I whinged when I listened to the speed of the podcast, but now I can repor...

mrslazy

Graduate•12 years ago

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W2R3 complete

Two weeks done now and I am fèeling pretty good about it. Using Endomondo tells me I have done 4.23 km in 31.45 mins (Laura's lpodcast time). Average speed...

Two weeks done now and I am fèeling pretty good about it. Using Endomondo tells...

janda

Graduate•12 years ago

I had decided today that I wanted to do 10k to prove to myself that I could (bit like getting that first 5k under your belt) and I adopted a strategy of...

10k done despite the gremlin on my shoulder

I had decided today that I wanted to do 10k to prove to myself that I could (bit...

AliB1

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 9 Run 3

I have done it, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...... Not excited in the slightest. Who would have thought that a few weeks ago I would be struggling to run for a...

I have done it, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...... Not excited in the slightest. Who ...

lauramarie84

Graduate•12 years ago

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W6R2 and what NOT to do!

Whilst doing R2 on Friday I started to think about the way I was landing on my feet and noticed that, for my right foot, I always landed on the side of my foot...

Whilst doing R2 on Friday I started to think about the way I was landing on my f...

Autumn8Ten

Graduate•12 years ago

Hi to everybody - I am about to start C25K and I would like to get an over view of the entire plan to read before using MP3s if it is possible. I am 71 and I...

Is there a downloadable PDF file of instructions?

Hi to everybody - I am about to start C25K and I would like to get an over view ...

gladiator

•12 years ago

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Holiday break without Laura

Hi Just did W3 R1 - yesterday, plan - I say plan - to finish R3 on Thursday. Friday flying off to hot place, for a week. I'm not going to run but plan on...

Hi Just did W3 R1 - yesterday, plan - I say plan - to finish R3 on Thursday. ...

subhyst

•12 years ago

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Still loving it....but have some questions!

I completed week 2 run 1 this morning and absolutely loved it! I ran a road route for the first time, rather than the country trail I have done previously,...

I completed week 2 run 1 this morning and absolutely loved it! I ran a road ...

mrskatiealexander

•12 years ago

Well I was right to be cautious of week 3! 90 seconds of running is one thing but 3 minutes is a whole other matter. The only thing that kept me from staying...

W3R1 - aka jogging at a standstill or Laura, where the hell are you????

Well I was right to be cautious of week 3! 90 seconds of running is one thing bu...

Fraz73

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 4 is nearly done!!!

Only 1 run left of week 4, and i'm finding the 5 minute runs hard, is that normal? At home there are loads of hills, but this week ive been on holiday so did...

Only 1 run left of week 4, and i'm finding the 5 minute runs hard, is that norma...

julien

•12 years ago

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Week 1 ...... R2 done it 8-)

Found the couch to 5 k in my diet magazine and thought I'd have a look. I ve never been a runner and and was always last to get picked at school for sports...

Found the couch to 5 k in my diet magazine and thought I'd have a look. I ve nev...

Xjuliex

•12 years ago

am feeling very pleased.....week 4 done! Can't believe it!!! Remembering lugging myself around on those week 1 runs I just am so pleased to have got this...

Week 4 under my belt!

am feeling very pleased.....week 4 done! Can't believe it!!! Remembering luggi...

nickinocki

•12 years ago

Done my first run before yesterday and was still in pain today,calves really aching even when walking around ,thought would be better to rest it one more day...

pains

Done my first run before yesterday and was still in pain today,calves really ach...

Hidden

•12 years ago

Week 2 run 1. ugh That felt reallly difficult and hard work. I wish I could run somewhere without millions of hills, it makes it 10 times harder and it just...

I hate hills!

Week 2 run 1. ugh That felt reallly difficult and hard work. I wish I could run ...

musicmad123

•12 years ago

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I did it, I did it, I did it!

Not meaning to boast or anything but, according to my new friend Endomondo, I just ran for 30 minutes exactly, and covered 5.05k! Or 5k in 29 minutes and 36...

Not meaning to boast or anything but, according to my new friend Endomondo, I ju...

Fenella8

Graduate•12 years ago

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11 days off after graduating... but it was okay!

I've been away for the last week or so, and it's been 34 degrees C where I've been. Although I graduated a couple of weeks ago (yippee!) and I have always run...

I've been away for the last week or so, and it's been 34 degrees C where I've be...

Anniemurph

Graduate•12 years ago

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Just returned from holiday - seriously need to get back to some serious running

Just returned from two weeks in Lake Como. Took running gear with intention to run if only a couple of times. First week it was so hot mid 30's I actually...

Just returned from two weeks in Lake Como. Took running gear with intention to r...

morningglory

Graduate•12 years ago