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Thanks to those who responded to my last blog - it was good to get going again. Slightly off topic of running but does anyone have a Galaxy tab 2? I ask...

•11 years ago

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Slightly off topic

Thanks to those who responded to my last blog - it was good to get going again. ...

•11 years ago

I got up the usual time (6am) and in my eagerness to get out there I didn't have a breakfast. THIS WAS A BIG MISTAKE!! I didn't want to go running in the...

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Week 1, Run 1

I got up the usual time (6am) and in my eagerness to get out there I didn't have...

Well, it's been an eventful few weeks... Flu, which left me with a nasty cough, traipsing up and down the country with work and family visits. I have to admit...

•11 years ago

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Finally at Week 3 !

Well, it's been an eventful few weeks... Flu, which left me with a nasty cough, ...

Alliecat71

•11 years ago

Hiya I've been using map my run with GPS on my phone to map my couch to 5k runs and see how far I've run, but I always loose GPS and it never works! What...

Best way to work out distance?

Hiya I've been using map my run with GPS on my phone to map my couch to 5k ru...

katywoo

Graduate•11 years ago

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Jan 1st - Early Run

I woke at 5am on Jan 1st and could not get back to sleep. Got out of bed at 6am in disgust and then lounged on the settee wondering whether to go for an early...

I woke at 5am on Jan 1st and could not get back to sleep. Got out of bed at 6am...

christian1

Graduate•11 years ago

I completed run 1 of week 9 on new years day so it's a bit late for my first blog post but here goes! I always told myself and anyone that would listen that...

Late to the party.

I completed run 1 of week 9 on new years day so it's a bit late for my first blo...

walney

Graduate•11 years ago

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I do like a bargain

I was browsing in my local charity shop today and spotted a brand new/tags still attached New Balance running cap, which I bought for £1. It's summer weight,...

I was browsing in my local charity shop today and spotted a brand new/tags still...

BettyJane

Graduate•11 years ago

A few days late, as Christmas got me in the end... Still, all runs complete, and the first (90s) tended to be harder than the last (3m), which is much...

Week 3 done

A few days late, as Christmas got me in the end... Still, all runs complete, ...

mdec

Graduate•11 years ago

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what's the difference between speed and pace?

I know this is probably a really stupid question, but can someone explain the difference between speed and pace. I've completed W8R1 today and my Sports...

I know this is probably a really stupid question, but can someone explain the di...

Saruma

Graduate•11 years ago

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Oh dear, hello week 3 my old friend...

I'm really quite ashamed to be posting this: back in Oct my ankle started hurting a lot but instead of resting it I tried to keep running so (surprise) it got...

I'm really quite ashamed to be posting this: back in Oct my ankle started hurtin...

KateMac

Graduate•11 years ago

So I havent run this week at all :( This sucks beyond the telling of it. First my feet. I wasnt sure what was wrong and after a little googleing and a...

A View from the Bench

So I havent run this week at all :( This sucks beyond the telling of it. Fi...

ty272

•11 years ago

.....that I started this C25K lark. Was 61, hadn't run since school, age 16, but thought I'd give it a go. Graduated in March on my 62nd birthday and I'm...

'Twas a year ago today.....

.....that I started this C25K lark. Was 61, hadn't run since school, age 16, bu...

OldNed

Graduate•11 years ago

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Demotivated

So today was the first day back at the gym in 13 days. Christmas and then a cold had prevented me from getting there. 2 weeks ago, I was running 25 minutes....

So today was the first day back at the gym in 13 days. Christmas and then a cold...

NikkiJayne

•11 years ago

Woo Hoo! I did it!! Today, after Monday's disappointing run, I actually ran for a full 30 minutes. Woop! Woop! Yes, I am bragging. But it is partly to say...

MaryDerry

Woo Hoo! I did it!! Today, after Monday's disappointing run, I actually ran for...

MaryDerry

Graduate•11 years ago

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How do you defeat the 'voices' in your head?

Well, having started W4 with the voices saying "This is going to be so tough, you're really going to struggle", I ended run 2 on a huge high as I proved them...

Well, having started W4 with the voices saying "This is going to be so tough, yo...

pinkhat

Graduate•11 years ago

Awoke this morning to a beautiful sunrise over the streets of London, touching everything with a warm red hue - who could resist running with such a backdrop?...

Urban beauty

Awoke this morning to a beautiful sunrise over the streets of London, touching e...

SBG356

Graduate•11 years ago

I kept walk to 5mph and jog to 6mph. Is this ok? I felt ok when id finished. I did 2.77miles in about 30 mins.Before i did the knee exercises and after i did...

Ive decided to use a crosstrainer instead of the pavement until I feel my knees are ready again. I did wk2 r1 today.

I kept walk to 5mph and jog to 6mph. Is this ok? I felt ok when id finished. I d...

Flart

•11 years ago

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First Run Since Christmas

it was with much trepidation that I set of for my local Parkrun on New Years day. Having not run since before Christmas and having eaten my bodyweight in...

it was with much trepidation that I set of for my local Parkrun on New Years day...

rolphie2

Graduate•11 years ago

I posted earlier about feeling really nervous about going out again having not run since Xmas Eve. I wasn't sure exactly what I should attempt , so I went for...

5k+ Stamina

I posted earlier about feeling really nervous about going out again having not r...

kazzers

Graduate•11 years ago

I posted earlier about feeling really nervous about going out again having not run since Xmas Eve. I wasn't sure exactly what I should attempt , so I went for...

5k+ Stamina

I posted earlier about feeling really nervous about going out again having not r...

kazzers

Graduate•11 years ago

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Anyone else having problems posting? Not sure what I'm doing wrong

My blog appeared twice, and sometimes my replies to other peoples' comments just disappear into the ether. Is it just me, or are others struggling as well?

My blog appeared twice, and sometimes my replies to other peoples' comments just...

Anniemurph

Graduate•11 years ago

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Graduated on New Year's Day!

Hello everyone, well I finally ran week 9 run 3 yesterday. I'm so happy and proud of myself for achieving what I thought was impossible. It has been a long...

Hello everyone, well I finally ran week 9 run 3 yesterday. I'm so happy and prou...

Esprit

Graduate•11 years ago

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Eeeeeeeeeeek I'm off again !!!

Having not run at all since finishing Week 9 R3 on Christmas eve , (it seemed perfectly reasonable at the time ) I am about to go out for the first run of...

Having not run at all since finishing Week 9 R3 on Christmas eve , (it seemed ...

kazzers

Graduate•11 years ago

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Been and gone and done it!

Hello everyone I've just completed W1R2 and feel the need to tell someone! So I had a look at the site and found the community bit. Really didn't want to get...

Hello everyone I've just completed W1R2 and feel the need to tell someone! So I...

Workinprogress

•11 years ago

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How do I keep from being sick when I run?

I like to exercise everyday since I gain muscle quickly and lose it even faster. I want to be able to run longer distances and, eventually, faster than 7 km...

I like to exercise everyday since I gain muscle quickly and lose it even faster....

caelynn

•11 years ago

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New Year, New Programme

Happy New Year, everybody! I hope all you lovely people had a truly spectacular start to 2013! Following a late NYE party last night (and a long lie in...

Happy New Year, everybody! I hope all you lovely people had a truly spectacular...

IronMatt

Graduate•11 years ago

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NO WAY IN HECK CAN I RUN ONE BLOODY MINUTE! I WILL NEVER FINISH C25K!!!!

This was me,through the tears, telling Steve back in August of 2012 I wasn't going to be able to do C25K. I wanted to, but I really didn't feel like...

This was me,through the tears, telling Steve back in August of 2012 I wasn't goi...

gdeann

Graduate•11 years ago

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Hello World...

So, you know when you look at yourself and realise that you have never lost weight, it causes a bit of a panic. Last year I started committing to my new year’s...

So, you know when you look at yourself and realise that you have never lost weig...

•11 years ago