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One fed up grad :(

Oh I'm pd off haven't run for two weeks now I have a torn quad muscle nothing makes it feel better and I'm so missing running I now limp around with a...

Oh I'm pd off haven't run for two weeks now I have a torn quad muscle nothing ma...

redfacewoman

Graduate•11 years ago

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B210k started - Samantha is DEFINITELY not Laura!

At last, after the shin splints, ice, snow, etc., this afternoon I got started on B210k training. It would have gone better if my iPod hadn't kept jumping...

At last, after the shin splints, ice, snow, etc., this afternoon I got started o...

Soozz

Graduate•11 years ago

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First time out in WEEKS!

Due to a series of calamities, some bigger than others, today I went out for the first time in weeks. Before Christmas I was out of action due to a torn...

Due to a series of calamities, some bigger than others, today I went out for the...

earl-grey-sian

Graduate•11 years ago

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Roll on drier weather!!

Went out today and get wet again... my shoes are rotting away...good jo I have two pairs to wear against each other...roll on Spring!!!

Went out today and get wet again... my shoes are rotting away...good jo I have t...

givman

•11 years ago

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back outside for my tempo run.....yaaaaay :)

My running partner for today (who is afraid of the cold and wind) could not make it today so I decided that it was time to get back outside in prep for our...

My running partner for today (who is afraid of the cold and wind) could not make...

Jeddahpm

Graduate•11 years ago

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W4R3

I never listen to the podcasts before the week arrives, so when Laura announced to me last Saturday that I would be running for 3 & 5 minute stretches in W4 I...

I never listen to the podcasts before the week arrives, so when Laura announced ...

Sarae

•11 years ago

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W1 completed :-)

I am finding the last two runs a bit hard but I think that has more to do with leg strength, so any ideas about exercise to get leg strength would be great. W2...

I am finding the last two runs a bit hard but I think that has more to do with l...

caz1_ca

Graduate•11 years ago

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NEWBIE ON WEEK 1

After thinking about starting the C25k plan for several months I finally got my a*** into gear and signed up to a gym. I'm not too keen on running out in the...

After thinking about starting the C25k plan for several months I finally got my ...

blimey13

•11 years ago

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12 months ago today, shortly before my 63rd birthday, wearing a new pair of trainers and clutching a red MP3 player with Laura talking to me

I started on my C25K journey never thinking I would complete the programme or still be running 12 months on. I remember there was snow on the ground and...

I started on my C25K journey never thinking I would complete the programme or st...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Back out on the roads again - hallelujah!

It's been an odd year already. My NY resolution was to run 3 times a week and to get up to 5k comfortably, then do a Park Run to prove I could. So first...

It's been an odd year already. My NY resolution was to run 3 times a week and t...

Anniemurph

Graduate•11 years ago

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Me jogging?!! - unthinkable? ..or is it?

I cannot believe I am about to start W4R1,.... why ...because I am 44 yr old female, who hates running and tuts at joggers (I always think they are mad going...

I cannot believe I am about to start W4R1,.... why ...because I am 44 yr old fem...

amsjo

Graduate•11 years ago

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Did I do the right thing? Extended run!

Did Week 5 Run 2 last night and all the way through I was thinking ahead to Saturday's run 3 - 20 mins continuous. So after the end of the second 8 minute...

Did Week 5 Run 2 last night and all the way through I was thinking ahead to Satu...

Lifebeginsat40

•11 years ago

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If I jogged any slower I'd be backing up, but

I'm ok with my super-duper-ultra-light-jogging pace because it's helped me get through the first three weeks and I was able to successfully complete W4R1...

I'm ok with my super-duper-ultra-light-jogging pace because it's helped me get t...

TX-Bluebonnet

Graduate•11 years ago

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w6r3 completed, Setting the pace?

Hi, i've been lurking for a week or two, but i would like to see if there is any advice out there for me. I've been following c25k since january as part of...

Hi, i've been lurking for a week or two, but i would like to see if there is any...

Keeran

•11 years ago

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Subtle mindshift

Am I really becoming a runner? I ask because as I was driving home tonight I realised I was evaluating the beat of the music on the radio to see if if it would...

Am I really becoming a runner? I ask because as I was driving home tonight I rea...

Khrissy

Graduate•11 years ago

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Cycling on rest days?

I'm thinking of buying a bike so on rest days I can cycle. Haven't been on a bike for 20 years and seem to remember having it. However thought I'd hate running...

I'm thinking of buying a bike so on rest days I can cycle. Haven't been on a bik...

vikicats

Graduate•11 years ago

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A visit to the physio

So yesterday I went to see the physio. This is a first for me. Lovely bloke. First he looked at the front of my legs then the back and repeated a couple of...

So yesterday I went to see the physio. This is a first for me. Lovely bloke. Fir...

vikicats

Graduate•11 years ago

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Have read ahead and am now really scared!

Hi all. Just completed w1 today. I was curious as to what w2 would be so read the plan for the whole podcast and am now a bit anxious. Although I've done the 3...

Hi all. Just completed w1 today. I was curious as to what w2 would be so read th...

LondonKel

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5 done!

So pleased with myself! Week 6 starts on Sunday (Archery competition most of Saturday). What I have noticed this week is how much quicker I can walk; I...

So pleased with myself! Week 6 starts on Sunday (Archery competition most of S...

stega1958

Graduate•11 years ago

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WK6R3

Well I debated blogging this or not! I've been naughty, there I said it. My regime is this, play the podcast do the 5 min warmup, stop. Stretch for 10...

Well I debated blogging this or not! I've been naughty, there I said it. My r...

123456789

Graduate•11 years ago

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Rules, Routines and Brick Walls are made for breaking.....

Firstly another thank you to everyone who blogs and comments - not only on my posts but on all of them. They really do make a difference to keeping me...

Firstly another thank you to everyone who blogs and comments - not only on my po...

ForrestGrump

•11 years ago

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To run or not to run, that is the question...

I KNOW tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous exercise or to take arms against a sea of laziness and by opposing them end...

I KNOW tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous ex...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Week1, Run 2 ...hardwork.

almost avoided, but got in the machine and went. Had minor pain back of right leg above calf, but finished anyway. I dont seem to have any injury,so must have...

almost avoided, but got in the machine and went. Had minor pain back of right le...

dittogp

•11 years ago

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Week 3 done

Well it, s me again still surprised that I am running and doing what Laura tells me, why I started in this rotton weather I dont know, just looked up week 4 I...

Well it, s me again still surprised that I am running and doing what Laura tells...

nannyp

•11 years ago

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W5r3 DONE... and no ambulance required!

So excited! When I started (and could barely run for 1 minute) I read the podcast overview with the weekly breakdowns and really thought this moment would be...

So excited! When I started (and could barely run for 1 minute) I read the podc...

ajf10

Graduate•11 years ago

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Wk 8 Run 3 Nice one!

Oooooooh! Only 3 runs to go... This one was so much better than the week 7 runs and the first two week 8-ers, which had all been fairly hard work. It made...

Oooooooh! Only 3 runs to go... This one was so much better than the week 7 run...

greenlegs

Graduate•11 years ago

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Men waving at me? Who'd have thought?!?

Just thought I'd let you all know what happened last week while I was doing a 30 min run after work. I had turned and was heading back towards home and saw a...

Just thought I'd let you all know what happened last week while I was doing a 30...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Life in the Fast Lane: If at first I don't succeed...

Yesterday was challenging. After an hour of weight training with a tough physical therapist turned trainer whom I see 3 times a week, I went out for a run and...

Yesterday was challenging. After an hour of weight training with a tough physica...

Genome911

Graduate•11 years ago

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New weight loss badge: the people have voted...

Voting has now closed and votes have been counted! A majority (31%) of those who took part in the poll for a new weight loss badge voted for "I did it!"....

Voting has now closed and votes have been counted! A majority (31%) of those who...

TheEditor

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Chickened out!

Was supposed to start w3 today but chickened out opting to do yet another run of w2! If I find running for 90 secs almost impossible how on earth am I going...

Was supposed to start w3 today but chickened out opting to do yet another run of...

Hidden

•11 years ago

7 Replies

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All posts for February 2013

One fed up grad :(

B210k started - Samantha is DEFINITELY not Laura!

First time out in WEEKS!

Roll on drier weather!!

back outside for my tempo run.....yaaaaay :)

W4R3

W1 completed :-)

NEWBIE ON WEEK 1

12 months ago today, shortly before my 63rd birthday, wearing a new pair of trainers and clutching a red MP3 player with Laura talking to me

Back out on the roads again - hallelujah!

Me jogging?!! - unthinkable? ..or is it?

Did I do the right thing? Extended run!

If I jogged any slower I'd be backing up, but

w6r3 completed, Setting the pace?

Subtle mindshift

Cycling on rest days?

A visit to the physio

Have read ahead and am now really scared!

Week 5 done!

WK6R3

Rules, Routines and Brick Walls are made for breaking.....

To run or not to run, that is the question...

Week1, Run 2 ...hardwork.

Week 3 done

W5r3 DONE... and no ambulance required!

Wk 8 Run 3 Nice one!

Men waving at me? Who'd have thought?!?

Life in the Fast Lane: If at first I don't succeed...

New weight loss badge: the people have voted...

Chickened out!

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