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B210k R1 or W19R2!!

First of my B210k runs. It is NOT continuous but is an interval run at 10:1, so there are 3x1 minute walks interspersing the 4 x 10 minute runs. Nonetheless...

First of my B210k runs. It is NOT continuous but is an interval run at 10:1, so...

janda

Graduate•11 years ago

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A bad one, then a good one

Boxing Day, run 2 of week 2, was pretty horrible - I was in the wrong frame of mind, and really felt like giving up by the second interval. Thinking about...

Boxing Day, run 2 of week 2, was pretty horrible - I was in the wrong frame of m...

greenlegs

Graduate•11 years ago

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W4R2 - Help please

Oh dear - run 1 of week 4 was not so bad on Monday but then got wayaid with turkey, christmas pud and family so missed run 2 on boxing day. I have just done...

Oh dear - run 1 of week 4 was not so bad on Monday but then got wayaid with turk...

shakylegs

•11 years ago

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Wk4R1 - well, that was very unexpected! Was really dreading this morning and while I struggled for last few minutes of the last run, I...

...wouldn't have believed 3wks ago that I could possibly have run for 5 minutes - twice! In the rain! Great boost to confidence in my abilities and in C25K....

...wouldn't have believed 3wks ago that I could possibly have run for 5 minutes ...

pinkhat

Graduate•11 years ago

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parkrun results

Please find comprehensive list of members from your club that have participated at a parkrun this week. The list is presented by parkrun and will contain every...

Please find comprehensive list of members from your club that have participated ...

tygfuz

Graduate•11 years ago

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So much for getting fit!

DOWNER ALERT: please don't read if you don't want to listen to some miserable old cow moaning!! It's been 23 days since I've ran! 23!! That's how long...

DOWNER ALERT: please don't read if you don't want to listen to some miserable o...

Vivwestie

Graduate•11 years ago

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Stepping Stones - a second attempt

I graduated from C25K at the beginning of November, and tried the Stepping Stones podcast the following week. Abject failure! I was nowhere near the speed...

I graduated from C25K at the beginning of November, and tried the Stepping Stone...

Tityre

Graduate•11 years ago

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My year long C25K journey

I've finally done it, week 9 done and dusted and then a gruelling park run in Bristol to top it off. That was back in November and the busy December schedule...

I've finally done it, week 9 done and dusted and then a gruelling park run in Br...

emmam

Graduate•11 years ago

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Who ate all the pies ?

.. I think I must have! Just had my first run since Sunday, and while I've now completed week 3, I could definitely feel the affects of a few days of my...

.. I think I must have! Just had my first run since Sunday, and while I'v...

Wybrook

Graduate•11 years ago

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Where do I start?

Managed to get to week 7 in the summer which was an absolute miracle for me. Then for one reason or another (far to feeble to mention) I have not run again...

Managed to get to week 7 in the summer which was an absolute miracle for me. The...

Debbyp69

•11 years ago

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Completed Week 9 a few weeks ago- but still no 5k :(

Hi everyone, I graduated a few weeks ago but I'm still not managing to do 5k in 30 minutes and it's really getting me down as I feel I work so hard on a run...

Hi everyone, I graduated a few weeks ago but I'm still not managing to do 5k ...

Hello_run

Graduate•11 years ago

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New beginnings...

Hi everyone :) I am just about to start the plan. Bought an mp3 player today and have download the C25K plan onto it. Hoping my new trainers will arrive in the...

Hi everyone :) I am just about to start the plan. Bought an mp3 player today and...

rubygloom

Graduate•11 years ago

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Is there a Priest in the house?

Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It has been over three weeks since my last run...three weeks and one day to be exact. These are my sins. I have been...

Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It has been over three weeks since my last ...

smhall

Graduate•11 years ago

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Running music

I was going to go for my first run today after the Christmas festivities, but it was raining so hard so I didnt go and I didn't want to just sit in and do...

I was going to go for my first run today after the Christmas festivities, but it...

Indi57

Graduate•11 years ago

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A Christmas Miracle

Up early on Christmas morning for a short run - 20minutes or so - and a quick dip in pouring rain. Getting dressed afterwards I realised that my newish...

Up early on Christmas morning for a short run - 20minutes or so - and a quick di...

londongirln19

Graduate•11 years ago

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A Christmas Miracle

Up early on Christmas morning for a short run - 20minutes or so - and a quick dip in pouring rain. Getting dressed afterwards I realised that my newish...

Up early on Christmas morning for a short run - 20minutes or so - and a quick d...

londongirln19

Graduate•11 years ago

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Who'd have thought it?

Thought I'd share! I started Couch to 5K after having an op in the summer and losing loads of weight, a new healthy fit me! When I started the programme I...

Thought I'd share! I started Couch to 5K after having an op in the summer and l...

caj62

Graduate•11 years ago

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Singing (+ Stamina) in the rain and an observation

Well, due to my faffing around on here and various other places I did, in fact, miss my sunny window of opportunity. Having togged up in a vest (yes, I know,...

Well, due to my faffing around on here and various other places I did, in fact, ...

vixiej

Graduate•11 years ago

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Sabotage!

I hope everyone has had an illness and injury free Christmas. We visited relatives before Christmas and I picked up a cough from my sis and her husband. I've...

I hope everyone has had an illness and injury free Christmas. We visited relat...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Getting back out there

I'm trying to put my string of injuries behind me. I've been working hard on stretches and strengthening exercises. I got out last Friday and tried out a week...

I'm trying to put my string of injuries behind me. I've been working hard on str...

BettyJane

Graduate•11 years ago

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Graduate running shirt under the tree

Hello All I haven't signed in for a while, all the usual excuses. The run up to Christmas is so busy and too busy to run what with the cold that lingers,...

Hello All I haven't signed in for a while, all the usual excuses. The run up...

mrslazy

Graduate•11 years ago

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how do I get my badge?

I graduated what seems ages ago but haven't requested my badge yet - How do I do it please?

I graduated what seems ages ago but haven't requested my badge yet - How do I do...

Shazzapat

Graduate•11 years ago

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Night time running perils.....

The problem with running by headtorch down unlit lanes is that it is entirely impossible to see where dark damp tarmac ends and 100 metres of six inch deep...

The problem with running by headtorch down unlit lanes is that it is entirely im...

Greg_M

Graduate•11 years ago

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January Sales. Seen any bargains?

Hello, so the sales are upon us. I've been eyeing up some new trail shoes for when I can eventually begin running again The chain reaction cycles website...

Hello, so the sales are upon us. I've been eyeing up some new trail shoes for wh...

mark909

Graduate•11 years ago

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The turkey that put my back out!

Well, after running on Christmas Day (despite the slowness due to Christmas Eve tipples), guess who knackered her back getting the turkey out of the oven? :-P...

Well, after running on Christmas Day (despite the slowness due to Christmas Eve ...

DeliaItaly

Graduate•11 years ago

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20 minutes, WOW!

I just finished week5 run3 and am so pleased that I managed to complete the 20min run. My eyes welled up a bit when I had finished it actually! Physically, the...

I just finished week5 run3 and am so pleased that I managed to complete the 20mi...

Tickety-Boo

•11 years ago

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Running presents!

You know you are a runner when you've been given running kit for Christmas.. I now have new trainers (my old ones were falling apart, so much so you could...

You know you are a runner when you've been given running kit for Christmas.. ...

Lazy_moo

Graduate•11 years ago

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Is Christmas cake rocket fuel for runners?

It was just a light drizzle when I set off - for once actually alongside my running buddy and big sister who has been doing it in parallel. Then the deluge...

It was just a light drizzle when I set off - for once actually alongside my runn...

parkbirdy

Graduate•11 years ago

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Gayle was a good girl! Santa treated me well!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas!!!! We had a beautiful Christmas at the Hall household and Santa treated me fantastically well! ;-) He knew just...

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas!!!! We had a beautiful Christmas at...

gdeann

Graduate•11 years ago

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If I always leave a day in between runs, can I just go on to the next week when the 3 runs done rather than do it in actual weeks?

pinkhat

Graduate•11 years ago

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All posts for December 2012

B210k R1 or W19R2!!

A bad one, then a good one

W4R2 - Help please

Wk4R1 - well, that was very unexpected! Was really dreading this morning and while I struggled for last few minutes of the last run, I...

parkrun results

So much for getting fit!

Stepping Stones - a second attempt

My year long C25K journey

Who ate all the pies ?

Where do I start?

Completed Week 9 a few weeks ago- but still no 5k :(

New beginnings...

Is there a Priest in the house?

Running music

A Christmas Miracle

A Christmas Miracle

Who'd have thought it?

Singing (+ Stamina) in the rain and an observation

Sabotage!

Getting back out there

Graduate running shirt under the tree

how do I get my badge?

Night time running perils.....

January Sales. Seen any bargains?

The turkey that put my back out!

20 minutes, WOW!

Running presents!

Is Christmas cake rocket fuel for runners?

Gayle was a good girl! Santa treated me well!

If I always leave a day in between runs, can I just go on to the next week when the 3 runs done rather than do it in actual weeks?

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