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I'm 23 and over 2 stone overweight and in desperate need to lose weight and get fit and healthy. Have a gym membership I dot use because I have no idea what to...

A Positive Step!!

I'm 23 and over 2 stone overweight and in desperate need to lose weight and get ...

DCutler

•11 years ago

On about my fifth or sixth run of week two - hubby hasn't been able to get off week 1 at the moment due to dodgy ankles and knees so I am just keeping on with...

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Wind Problems . . . .

On about my fifth or sixth run of week two - hubby hasn't been able to get off w...

mrspatch

Graduate•11 years ago

Week3 Run 2 completed BUT in contrast to most of you, I am running in the heat in Melbourne (it has been 30+ degrees for over 10 days now). Looking forward to...

Running in Oz

Week3 Run 2 completed BUT in contrast to most of you, I am running in the heat i...

ralphie

•11 years ago

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week 3 of c25k and loving it but want to do it more than the every other day. should i?

just wanted to know if anyone else out there has used c25k and been successful and have any done more than the podcasts suggest.

just wanted to know if anyone else out there has used c25k and been successful a...

silvermagpie

•11 years ago

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One Run More..

Another day another run for me 30 minutes running in front of me, Thought my legs well past their prime, Can they do it one more time? One run more......

Another day another run for me 30 minutes running in front of me, Thought my l...

CouchtoKiltLegs

Graduate•11 years ago

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Day 25 tomorrow: that's quarter of the challenge completed!

5x50 Challenge (part one for me) ( Officially starts March 31st. Couch to 5k have a team: www.5x50.co.uk to register) Day 18: 5k...

5x50 Challenge (part one for me) ( Officially starts March 31st. Couch to ...

TJFlute

•11 years ago

I have messaged twice already

Am I the only one STILL waiting for my badge?

Maggiesax

Graduate•11 years ago

Second time round on C25K for me. I started first time round last April and ended up running the whole Race of Life in July. But then life and the weather...

Here we go again!

Second time round on C25K for me. I started first time round last April and end...

JenR

•11 years ago

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Even the dog is fed up!

Having injured my ankle last Saturday I am unable to run this week, it's really getting to me! I had only reached the end of week 4, but it really is addictive...

Having injured my ankle last Saturday I am unable to run this week, it's really ...

Bittybit

•11 years ago

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this may sound really stupid...

but what is a parkrun?? is it just running round your local park (in public) rather than using a treadmill or is it an actual event- like race for life?? i see...

but what is a parkrun?? is it just running round your local park (in public) rat...

tyler2008

•11 years ago

Could not do my 8r3 yesterday as I felt terrible. What with an early flight and what seemed like a virus coming on; aching back, legs and that feeling on the...

8r3 done...... OMG monkeys!

Could not do my 8r3 yesterday as I felt terrible. What with an early flight and ...

shinjin

Graduate•11 years ago

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W2R3 Take two - a pain in the butt

Well as I've started to go down with a cold, I was probably looking for an excuse not to go, hence my post in the Questions but Fingalo and Gayle talked me out...

Well as I've started to go down with a cold, I was probably looking for an excus...

PamJK

Graduate•11 years ago

I was brave and took advice! I slowed down - brisk walk of 5km an hour- up to a jog at 7km an hour. It felt a bit slow though as I did 8 last week- but...

Week2 run1 -I did it- I think!

I was brave and took advice! I slowed down - brisk walk of 5km an hour- up to...

justmole

Graduate•11 years ago

Well I found myself signing up for the "Race for Life" today in Southport in June so I will certainly need to keep on track to be able to do this

Race for Life

Well I found myself signing up for the "Race for Life" today in Southport in Jun...

Maturelady

Graduate•11 years ago

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Running for longer than 30 minutes

Tonight I had my first attempt at running beyond 30 minutes, only 34 but it's a start and I still had something left at the end. Very pleased with that as my...

Tonight I had my first attempt at running beyond 30 minutes, only 34 but it's a ...

stega1958

Graduate•11 years ago

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Cheap running gear in Lidl!

Lidl has running gear at the mo. be quick! I don't know when it started but when I got there today there wasn't much stuff left. I got myself a long sleeve...

Lidl has running gear at the mo. be quick! I don't know when it started but when...

HectorsHouse

Graduate•11 years ago

Did wk 8 r2 outside last week. Ran for 22 mins then felt sick walked for about 3 mins then ran for about 6mins. Last bit was up hill. Today was on x trainer....

Xtrainer wk8 r3

Did wk 8 r2 outside last week. Ran for 22 mins then felt sick walked for about 3...

Flart

•11 years ago

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Aspirational running or nuts?

Having finished the book by Rosie Swale Pope recently, I also got the email version of a book by Ted Archer on the Marathon des Sables. Fascinating reading,...

Having finished the book by Rosie Swale Pope recently, I also got the email vers...

Norni

Graduate•11 years ago

Amazing weather today; rainbows, thunder and lightning, hailstones and torrential rain. Perfect for explaining to my high school students what we mean by...

I draw the line at hailstones. W5R2.

Amazing weather today; rainbows, thunder and lightning, hailstones and torrentia...

con-brio

Graduate•11 years ago

Think it's going to be tough going having missed for so long ... cross at myself. Dreading it tonight ... or rather dreading failure ... need some of that...

Missed just over a week going for week 9 of freeC210k .....yikes!

Think it's going to be tough going having missed for so long ... cross at myself...

LisaTT

•11 years ago

After 2 months off following illness, I took the plunge and took my trainers for a bit of exercise. It was pretty hard finding the motivation to begin again,...

Return of the Red Face

After 2 months off following illness, I took the plunge and took my trainers for...

Cookiedooodle

Graduate•11 years ago

I would like to publicly wish BigEd a very happy birthday. Love you Ed xxx

Happy Birthday BigEd

earl-grey-sian

Graduate•11 years ago

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The walking's getting quicker!

So hopefully I could soon be running. I walked another 3 miles today and shaved 10 minutes off my previous time. I know, can't wait to get back out there. I...

So hopefully I could soon be running. I walked another 3 miles today and shaved ...

runningwild

Graduate•11 years ago

Having had a week off (committment prevented me from continuing with the programme for a bit) I had planned to do W2R3 again tonight to get back into it before...

Should I run with a cold developing?

Having had a week off (committment prevented me from continuing with the program...

PamJK

Graduate•11 years ago

I read somewhere that the couch to 5k podcast lasts 30 minutes? Is that right? What if I run much slower than the podcast? Will I never run 5k? I haven't...

5 k = 30mins?

I read somewhere that the couch to 5k podcast lasts 30 minutes? Is that right? ...

lycranotlikely

Graduate•11 years ago

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How to get back on it?

So I've had 2 weeks and 2 days off games now with sore tendon in my left foot. It now seems fairly okay, with just mild twinges, so thinking about starting to...

So I've had 2 weeks and 2 days off games now with sore tendon in my left foot. I...

Lynds

Graduate•11 years ago

OK, so this week is supposed to be the big one - WK9, and I was supposed to start it Sunday or Monday. But on top of a nasty stomach bug I've now got a whopper...

Would you run feeling this terrible?

OK, so this week is supposed to be the big one - WK9, and I was supposed to star...

k6daisy

Graduate•11 years ago

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week 7 run 2

this was a hard run. i didn't eat before i left to run, cause i'd had way too much soup ( veggies and noodles with a tomato base, if you were wondering) last...

this was a hard run. i didn't eat before i left to run, cause i'd had way too mu...

Plant_murderer

Graduate•11 years ago