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i am 59 years old and when running at 7.5 k /hr on a tread mill with an elevation of 1.5 my pulse can 144-152 hbpm . i am not out of breath and feel quite...

how important is heartbeat pm and age .

i am 59 years old and when running at 7.5 k /hr on a tread mill with an elevatio...

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•12 years ago

Glad to have another one ticked off. I found that one quite tough, my legs felt heavy from the start. In a few parts I felt I was almost standing still, I...

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W7R2 Tough Going

Glad to have another one ticked off. I found that one quite tough, my legs felt ...

Leyther1

Graduate•12 years ago

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Back out there an loved it, cold but fab!!!!

Well went out tonight and managed to run wk6 run 2 two lots of 10 mins with a 3 min walk between. Not run fully for about 6 weeks on and off with my tendinitis...

Well went out tonight and managed to run wk6 run 2 two lots of 10 mins with a 3 ...

Jimbob74

Graduate•12 years ago

today my knees have been sore, sore enough for me to take ibuprofen . when i got in from work i had to put on some tubular bandages. the extra hour i did in...

downhearted

today my knees have been sore, sore enough for me to take ibuprofen . when i got...

Flart

•12 years ago

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Week 9, Run 3 - Who's up for a Grad Party :-)

Whoo Hooooooo :-) I've only gone and graduated this morning. I remember way back in Sept when I started and really wasn’t sure I could even get to week 9....

Whoo Hooooooo :-) I've only gone and graduated this morning. I remember way ...

Clare7645

Graduate•12 years ago

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Gramma's keepin' on keepin' on....

A little over six months ago a very overweight senior couch potato lurched out her door to start the C25K running programme. She hasn't been posting much here...

A little over six months ago a very overweight senior couch potato lurched out h...

Grammadog1947

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 5 Run 1...Again. Success!

Thank you so much for all of the pets and encouragements yesterday. I think that most of the problem yesterday was that I was in the wrong frame of mind....

Thank you so much for all of the pets and encouragements yesterday. I think tha...

Kimberami

•12 years ago

I was quite convinced when I started C25K that I just wanted to run and swim three times a week. I really wasn’t too concerned about speed. I know I can run...

Me and Laura are back together again, skipping over the Stepping Stones. So why am I still not happy?

I was quite convinced when I started C25K that I just wanted to run and swim thr...

londongirln19

Graduate•12 years ago

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Stepping Stones - forgotten about throwing up feeling!

So I did the stepping stones podcast for the first time this morning - last few weeks after graduating have increased my running time but still not at 5km- and...

So I did the stepping stones podcast for the first time this morning - last few ...

virtualrunner

Graduate•12 years ago

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Knee-strengthening exercises

New on NHS Choices: knee-strengthening exercises to help with your running, strengthen the muscles around the knee and prevent knee pain....

New on NHS Choices: knee-strengthening exercises to help with your running, stre...

TheEditor

•12 years ago

I started the couch to 5K in Jan this year with the propect of my 54th birthday in July, after a few injuries I finally completed it in Jun. Since then I have...

10K Run

I started the couch to 5K in Jan this year with the propect of my 54th birthday ...

DaveA

•12 years ago

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So sweaty...but wk5 run 1 done and dusted :-)

Here in the antipodes we are finally getting into summer. So while I sympathize with all the people battling cold and rain, its not always greener on the other...

Here in the antipodes we are finally getting into summer. So while I sympathize ...

teeandtoast

•12 years ago

Well...fail. Due to a combination of factors my first run of week 8 didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. I got to the 15min mark and my left shin was so...

Week 8: Run 1...let's try that one again shall we...

Well...fail. Due to a combination of factors my first run of week 8 didn't turn ...

Lifewithoutthecouch

Graduate•12 years ago

I thought I'd have my second attempt at the speed podcast today. Not really a problem, except that by the time I was ready to go out my first banana had worn...

speed? you have to be kidding!

I thought I'd have my second attempt at the speed podcast today. Not really a pr...

vixiej

Graduate•12 years ago

8 Replies

Advice on running trainers please

Hi everyone. Im looking for some advice about the best trainers to wear when you are seriously flat footed!! i have previously been told by a chiro that i am...

Hi everyone. Im looking for some advice about the best trainers to wear when yo...

Rosiegems77

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Oh the misery :S

So I now haven't been able to run since last Sunday when I did a 10k race. I think the problem is that I normally run off road and the race I did was a road...

So I now haven't been able to run since last Sunday when I did a 10k race. I ...

mark909

Graduate•12 years ago

I'll be frank. I didn't really follow the whole of the plan. I joined in at week 4 - because I was already running for about ten minutes a time, al lbe it...

Graduated! [technically]

I'll be frank. I didn't really follow the whole of the plan. I joined in at week...

HectorsHouse

Graduate•12 years ago

well after a brilliant run Saturday tonights was totally "poo pants" as my Dad would say ... was it cos i ate before i went out ? the fact that i had a very...

Shouldn't have been so cocky!

well after a brilliant run Saturday tonights was totally "poo pants" as my Dad w...

redfacewoman

Graduate•12 years ago

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week 2 run 2 with week 3 looming!!

Im taking things at my own pace. i did begin the programme with friends but they seemed to be much much fitter than me and it totally demoralised me that i...

Im taking things at my own pace. i did begin the programme with friends but they...

Libs

•12 years ago

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Not a good day :(

Well today i decided i would do w1r3, things didn't go as planned. I started my warm up and was doing fine until the first jog. I became very dizzy and light...

Well today i decided i would do w1r3, things didn't go as planned. I started my ...

devo

•12 years ago

Managed a rather slow 5K run this morning in 36 mins, no hip pain so hoping to be able to get going out and do some serious Speed running by the end of this...

Second recovery done, 5K this time

Managed a rather slow 5K run this morning in 36 mins, no hip pain so hoping to b...

Oldgirl

Graduate•12 years ago

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wk2 r1

well i did it but it was hard at first. the podcasts dont tell you to warm up and its seems opinion is divided on the benefits of warming up. so im now not...

well i did it but it was hard at first. the podcasts dont tell you to warm up an...

Flart

•12 years ago

I just failed my first run. :( I hit a wall about 10 minutes in. The weird thing is nothing hurt, and I wasn’t especially tired. I had no umph. My get up...

Week 5 Run 1...Kimber needs pets and encouragement.

I just failed my first run. :( I hit a wall about 10 minutes in. The weird th...

Kimberami

•12 years ago

6 Replies

How to stretch after a run

Stretching exercises to do after a run to gradually cool down, improve your flexibility and prevent injury....

Stretching exercises to do after a run to gradually cool down, improve your flex...

TheEditor

•12 years ago

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Oh no - just finished week 9 and think I've got Achilles Tendinitis!!!!

Staying injury free for the duration of the 9 weeks was too good to be true after all. It's strange, but it doesn't hurt to walk, swim, or even run. But...

Staying injury free for the duration of the 9 weeks was too good to be true afte...

mo-mentum

Graduate•12 years ago

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w6r3 - took it indoors!

Did this run today, but at the gym on a treadmill due to the torrential rain and impassible routes. So I am now officially a runner! The 25 mins were no...

Did this run today, but at the gym on a treadmill due to the torrential rain and...

rfawag

•12 years ago

Was into Sports Direct this afternoon and picked up 2 Nevica Skuffs also known as Buffs to most of us. Cost £11.99 reduced to £5.99 yippee a real bargain so I...

Bargain Buff also known as Skuff

Was into Sports Direct this afternoon and picked up 2 Nevica Skuffs also known a...

Oldgirl

Graduate•12 years ago

I've started using the Mapmyrun app, but whenever I run on the beach it won't record by route/pace, etc., only the time. I've been running when the tide is out...

Any other beach runners?

I've started using the Mapmyrun app, but whenever I run on the beach it won't re...

DuckFeet

Graduate•12 years ago