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Mind over matter

As some of the "old crowd" (summer/autumn 2012 graduates) will remember I have a gammy knee. In the sense that I "lost" my right knee (oops!) in a car accident...

As some of the "old crowd" (summer/autumn 2012 graduates) will remember I have a...

DeliaItaly

Graduate•11 years ago

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Samantha says I "kicked butt" this morning. Molto pittoresco! B210K W2R2 ticked off!

Great run, bit of drizzle welcome as it is very warm. Have included my warm up and down walks in my 5 X50 total not because I wanted to cheat. Just lazy....

Great run, bit of drizzle welcome as it is very warm. Have included my warm up a...

DeliaItaly

Graduate•11 years ago

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MENTAL block !!!!

Wk 8 run 1 = Disater this morning :( Thought I would change tack and change my running field = BIG MISTAKE for me. As I walked out onto the field,...

Wk 8 run 1 = Disater this morning :( Thought I would change tack and ...

gmab51

Graduate•11 years ago

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Wedding bells and running feet

Hello I did couch to 5k January to Easter 2012, whilst doing Weight Watchers, and lost 2 stone, in 2012 in total I lost 5 stone, and have now kept the...

Hello I did couch to 5k January to Easter 2012, whilst doing Weight Watchers,...

ClearlyAM

Graduate•11 years ago

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Good to be back...

Last July I ran the British 10k in just over an hour. I was incredibly proud of myself. I did it for my Mum, who was ill at the time. On the back of that -...

Last July I ran the British 10k in just over an hour. I was incredibly proud of ...

amyelle

•11 years ago

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Around 9 weeks go ......

....... I started this couch to 5k plan for a few reasons. Loose weight? Yes. Regain fitness lost long ago? Yes. A hobby. Yes....

....... I started this couch to 5k plan for a few reasons. Loose ...

ashton46

Graduate•11 years ago

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10k Done!!

Today I did my second 10k run... the first one I did with my sister but for this one I was running solo. I was aiming at around 1 hr, we set off and for the...

Today I did my second 10k run... the first one I did with my sister but for this...

ktaylor217

Graduate•11 years ago

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Graduation+40thbirthday=party!!

Yesterday was a good day, graduated and turned 40. Felt on top of the world!! Have been reading all of your blogs and have found them inspirational and at...

Yesterday was a good day, graduated and turned 40. Felt on top of the world!! H...

Mandamus73

Graduate•11 years ago

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Maisiemugwump GRADUATE

OMG I have done it. Have graduated from the wonderful programme and I cannot tell you how good it feels. I joined the programme in week four having followed...

OMG I have done it. Have graduated from the wonderful programme and I cannot te...

Maisiemugwump

Graduate•11 years ago

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What type of earphones?

Buds, round the ear or round the head? Need to buy some as the cellotaping of my mobile earphones is no longer cutting it!!!!

Buds, round the ear or round the head? Need to buy some as the cellotaping of m...

sheffkezz

Graduate•11 years ago

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"More running stuff!"

I nipped into Sports Direct today to see what they had in the way of shorts. Feeling hopeful that there will be some hot sunny days. I found what I was looking...

I nipped into Sports Direct today to see what they had in the way of shorts. Fee...

BettyJane

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3

I was absolutely dreading this run. Twenty minutes solid running. TWENTY. I had a look on the site before my run and saw that someone said if you can do this...

I was absolutely dreading this run. Twenty minutes solid running. TWENTY. I had ...

alisong88

•11 years ago

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my first 10k race

Well it's over, phew. I was dreading it and it's done. I got worried about running in a crowd when it's usually a solitary activity for me, but I quickly...

Well it's over, phew. I was dreading it and it's done. I got worried about run...

runner45

Graduate•11 years ago

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Well I'm committed now!

Well after starting with whatever I had in the cupboard I have now bought a sports bra (all be it a cheap m&s one) and one if these...

Well after starting with whatever I had in the cupboard I have now bought a spor...

Plinth

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week one done!

So week one is in the bag, I still have doubts on ever being to the point where I can run 5k but I'm determined to stick to it and prove myself and a few...

So week one is in the bag, I still have doubts on ever being to the point where ...

Nelly86

Graduate•11 years ago

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First run tomorrow!

I turned 50 a month ago and have never run half a K let alone 5K. My fitness levels are atrocious and it's time to sort that out. I came across C25K last week...

I turned 50 a month ago and have never run half a K let alone 5K. My fitness lev...

danzargo

Graduate•11 years ago

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First Trail Run

With the Great Trail Run in Keswick only five weeks away, I had to finally make some kind of gesture towards doing some preparation. I'd looked into trail...

With the Great Trail Run in Keswick only five weeks away, I had to finally make ...

Malcy

Graduate•11 years ago

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Wk 3 R1 not bad

Such an effort to put down the book I'm reading and push myself out of the door. It was a necessity as ate lots of junk food last night. The run was ok and the...

Such an effort to put down the book I'm reading and push myself out of the door....

runningwild

Graduate•11 years ago

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Is it do-able?

Hmm. I've been looking at my stats for April. Yeah, I know, nerdy blokey thing but if you don't keep records how do you know how you're getting on? And I...

Hmm. I've been looking at my stats for April. Yeah, I know, nerdy blokey thing...

OldNed

Graduate•11 years ago

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W9/R2 phone app vs iPod app

Well graduation is in sight, only one run to go :) But back to my heading, I have for the past 12 weeks been using my phone which is great at mapping my run...

Well graduation is in sight, only one run to go :) But back to my heading, I ha...

Clawmum

Graduate•11 years ago

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W7R2 - own music but still tough

Completed the second run of Week 7 this morning. Can't say my own music helped much, I still found the run hard. Lord only knows how I'm going to run for...

Completed the second run of Week 7 this morning. Can't say my own music helped m...

PamJK

Graduate•11 years ago

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5x50 Week 4 in the far north (Highlands of Scotland)

Activity reports Day 22: An 11 km run around the local roads and up the forest track in Belladrum Estate. I ran the '100m in 1.5km' hill for the third time,...

Activity reports Day 22: An 11 km run around the local roads and up the fores...

swanscot

Graduate•11 years ago

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W5R1 - fine but sluggish

So, yesterday was Week 5, Run 1. I'd thought it was going to be a killer but it wasn't. The pains in my calf and shins from W4R3 didn't reoccur. In real...

So, yesterday was Week 5, Run 1. I'd thought it was going to be a killer but it...

CaveBear

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5 run 2 done

That was hard work. Just back from doing week 5 run 2. I went out with my husband today so we went out on a different and more scenic route. I found the...

That was hard work. Just back from doing week 5 run 2. I went out with my husb...

Daisy333

Graduate•11 years ago

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Injury has set me back! :-(

Hello all! I just started week 3 run 1 last Monday and felt fantastic that I could run for three whole minutes! Twice! Then a foot problem meant I was...

Hello all! I just started week 3 run 1 last Monday and felt fantastic that I cou...

Beenal

Graduate•11 years ago

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New Addition to the OED "Doing a Malcy"

Scots here will probably already know the term "Malky" or "Malkie" as a (Glasgow) slang word that covers, lets say, a range of physical assaults but I would...

Scots here will probably already know the term "Malky" or "Malkie" as a (Glasgow...

PastyMan

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 7 - hard times!

Hi all, anyone else find W7 hard? I have been OK so far, was so proud of myself when I got to 20 mins at W5, then found it tough in W6, (thought it would be...

Hi all, anyone else find W7 hard? I have been OK so far, was so proud of myself ...

Madge50

Graduate•11 years ago

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'Re-graduation Run'

I'm sitting here humming a little tune of joy to myself :) It took a couple of weeks longer than planned easing my foot back in at the start and working with...

I'm sitting here humming a little tune of joy to myself :) It took a couple of ...

didntrunthat

Graduate•11 years ago

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Morning sunday runners - week 4 done and dusted

Lots of you out today running - fantastic to know how everyone is getting on. I was a bit later than you 7 00 runners - but I was jolly pleased to be out and...

Lots of you out today running - fantastic to know how everyone is getting on. I...

suzybenj

Graduate•11 years ago

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Will old fashioned plimsolls be adequate to start with?

66 year old, complete novice with limited resources. Planned on doing C5K last year but surgery prevented it. Very apprehensive about doing it at all but...

66 year old, complete novice with limited resources. Planned on doing C5K last ...

Beek

Graduate•11 years ago

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Couch to 5K

All posts for April 2013

Mind over matter

Samantha says I "kicked butt" this morning. Molto pittoresco! B210K W2R2 ticked off!

MENTAL block !!!!

Wedding bells and running feet

Good to be back...

Around 9 weeks go ......

10k Done!!

Graduation+40thbirthday=party!!

Maisiemugwump GRADUATE

What type of earphones?

"More running stuff!"

Week 5 Run 3

my first 10k race

Well I'm committed now!

Week one done!

First run tomorrow!

First Trail Run

Wk 3 R1 not bad

Is it do-able?

W9/R2 phone app vs iPod app

W7R2 - own music but still tough

5x50 Week 4 in the far north (Highlands of Scotland)

W5R1 - fine but sluggish

Week 5 run 2 done

Injury has set me back! :-(

New Addition to the OED "Doing a Malcy"

Week 7 - hard times!

'Re-graduation Run'

Morning sunday runners - week 4 done and dusted

Will old fashioned plimsolls be adequate to start with?

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