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My first 10k done and dusted :o)

I finally decided to give it a go and try a full 10k on Saturday after many weeks of convincing myself i couldn't last the full distance. I decided to do...

I finally decided to give it a go and try a full 10k on Saturday after many week...

sinope82

Graduate•11 years ago

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W7R1 and 45 minutes!

Lovely run this morning. Enjoyed it far more than last week when my energy levels were at zero. Woke up earlier than the dreaded alarm went off at 5.30 and...

Lovely run this morning. Enjoyed it far more than last week when my energy leve...

Joanne37

Graduate•11 years ago

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week 6 run 1- done

well I finished week 5 including the dreaded 20 minute run. It was not so bad - more a case of mind over matter really.Running never seems to get easier but...

well I finished week 5 including the dreaded 20 minute run. It was not so bad -...

Lingmell

Graduate•11 years ago

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Wk5 run2 total disaster

Well I got up this morning at 5.30am to do wk5 run2. I managed run1 quite effortlessly, but this morning I couldn't even run for 4 minutes. I just could not...

Well I got up this morning at 5.30am to do wk5 run2. I managed run1 quite effort...

Maturelady

Graduate•11 years ago

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Great Midlands Fun Run - Graduated

So my goal on this was to join my son in running the Great Midlands Fun Run (Sutton Fun Run), I started the couch to 5k on the 31st December 2012, having nver...

So my goal on this was to join my son in running the Great Midlands Fun Run (Sut...

Technochoc

Graduate•11 years ago

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Big jump!

I have been listening ahead in the podcasts to week 3 and can't believe how much of a jump there is from week 2!! Going from 90 seconds to a whole 3 mins!!!...

I have been listening ahead in the podcasts to week 3 and can't believe how much...

eveshamgal

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5 Run 2 and a little bit hungover

Even though I knew I was running today I couldn't help but over indulge a little last night and I really wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do the run...

Even though I knew I was running today I couldn't help but over indulge a little...

Sherbear1979

Graduate•11 years ago

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W7R1 - a little bit American sitcom?

Well that's week 7 run 1 done, and I really quite enjoyed myself. During the walk and the first bit of the run I kept getting the giggles, as the music on...

Well that's week 7 run 1 done, and I really quite enjoyed myself. During th...

Fletchasketch

Graduate•11 years ago

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How can I get my 5k under 30minutes?

Been running for a while. Done several Parkruns but I have only managed to get under the 30 min once or twice and not recently. I've done the stamina...

Been running for a while. Done several Parkruns but I have only managed to get...

avensis

Graduate•11 years ago

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W1R3

Well this run sucked! Many reasons - footsteps reverberating in my head was the start, brand new leggings trying to escape my body baring my behind to the...

Well this run sucked! Many reasons - footsteps reverberating in my head was ...

Olli78

•11 years ago

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Moving from the treadmill to the pavement during week 3. Quite the difference!

Hi to all, So, I've joined this site and begin writing my first blog on the eve of week 4. As the title suggests, I found quite a difference moving from an...

Hi to all, So, I've joined this site and begin writing my first blog on the ...

Mike_Bravo

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 8, run 1 running on a public holiday....

Don't know what possessed me to go out this morning at 6.20 when it was a public holiday and there was no need to.... The streets were dark and empty and I...

Don't know what possessed me to go out this morning at 6.20 when it was a public...

Crismatlotta

Graduate•11 years ago

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Coughing....

Now, apologies in advance if this gets a little graphic, but I'm just wondering how common this is. When I get back from a run, for the next few hours I...

Now, apologies in advance if this gets a little graphic, but I'm just wondering ...

TryingSoHard

Graduate•11 years ago

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I never thought I would be able to get this far

I have never been able to run very far, as a teenager I was always tried to get out of cross country. I was given an IPOD shuffle for my 40th birthday and I...

I have never been able to run very far, as a teenager I was always tried to get ...

TerryAnne

Graduate•11 years ago

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30 minutes but only 3.65 km

Week 9, run 2. For the first time, decided to run on a treadmill as I wanted some actual measurements. Well, not very encouraging.. Started well at 8km/hr...

Week 9, run 2. For the first time, decided to run on a treadmill as I wanted som...

75bish

Graduate•11 years ago

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Well, who'd ever have thunk it....?

On the 1st April I tentatively set out on my first C25k run. April Fools anyone? That was 9 weeks ago tomorrow. Half an hour ago I got back from my...

On the 1st April I tentatively set out on my first C25k run. April Fools anyone...

TryingSoHard

Graduate•11 years ago

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Sunburn...having a day off

Ok, my sunburn is so bad I can't bear anything on my legs bar after sun. They burn in any heat and one throbs too...feeling very stupid and very sorry for...

Ok, my sunburn is so bad I can't bear anything on my legs bar after sun. They bu...

TeaAye

Graduate•11 years ago

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week 7 run 3, a good run again, yah !

Lovely day today weather wise and managed to drag the other half out with me so he could walk the dog whilst i ran (looping back round to him for a quick chat...

Lovely day today weather wise and managed to drag the other half out with me so ...

bikergirl

Graduate•11 years ago

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Wow! I really am a runner now!

Not that I didn't believe Laura but I've just done my first 10k road race. I can hardly believe it. Graduated in March and thought I might have a go at the fun...

Not that I didn't believe Laura but I've just done my first 10k road race. I can...

Maggiesax

Graduate•11 years ago

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Any tips on improving lung capacity for running?

Only on Week 4 of podcast and everything is getting easier, it's great! I can deal with my legs aching in the middle of a hard run but my breathing is really...

Only on Week 4 of podcast and everything is getting easier, it's great! I can ...

PerkP

•11 years ago

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Week 5 run 3.... fail :'(

Well that went well.... not. Just felt too hard. Laura said I'd done 5 mins. I thought I'd done 10 hours. Laura said I'd done ten minutes. I felt like it...

Well that went well.... not. Just felt too hard. Laura said I'd done 5 mins. ...

Snowgoose

•11 years ago

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Feeling very underwhelmed...

After the success of week 4 (where I even managed to push myself a bit further than Laura wanted) I thought that at least the first run of week 5 wouldn't be a...

After the success of week 4 (where I even managed to push myself a bit further t...

racingforlife

•11 years ago

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Is it usual for your 5K pace to get slower when training for 10K?

Am currently training for a 10k in 3 weeks time - this week I covered 9k in a fraction over one hour (interval running). I have recently slotted in a couple of...

Am currently training for a 10k in 3 weeks time - this week I covered 9k in a fr...

Saruma

Graduate•11 years ago

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I did it!! 5k complete!

So this morning I completed my first ever 5K at Yorks Race For Life. I ran with my friend and we spurred each other on to run the whole thing and finish in 37...

So this morning I completed my first ever 5K at Yorks Race For Life. I ran with ...

Katyy1

•11 years ago

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Twin Peaks Conquered - but I had to join a queue!

I've been a bit quiet for a few days. Mrs Malcy would say that's never a bad thing! It's the Great Trail Challenge next weekend in the Lake District, and...

I've been a bit quiet for a few days. Mrs Malcy would say that's never a bad th...

Malcy

Graduate•11 years ago

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No W7R1 this morning.

Was planned for this morning but mum phoned me last night to arrange a car boot sale this morning to raise money for my Race for Life target. £72 made:) It...

Was planned for this morning but mum phoned me last night to arrange a car boot ...

Joanne37

Graduate•11 years ago

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Off Track! Help

Had finished WK 4 successfully but been busy with work and went away for a couple of days which means its been 9 days without following the plan. Help what do...

Had finished WK 4 successfully but been busy with work and went away for a coupl...

bess123

•11 years ago

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4500 women, 5km, 35 minutes

On the day I was supposed to do run 2 of week 7 I did my Race for Life instead. It took only 35 minutes to do the full 5km and I felt like I could do a couple...

On the day I was supposed to do run 2 of week 7 I did my Race for Life instead. ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Week 6

Another week done, the program seems to be going very quickly and I can see my graduation run on the horizon. Week 6 went pretty well for me, got a best...

Another week done, the program seems to be going very quickly and I can see my g...

hutsa925

•11 years ago

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Week 9 Run 3: Graduation and technology fail!!

Well I had such high hopes for my graduation run......had a couple of extra rest days just to make sure.....planned my route, the day and the time. I so wanted...

Well I had such high hopes for my graduation run......had a couple of extra rest...

sheffkezz

Graduate•11 years ago

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Couch to 5K

All posts for June 2013

My first 10k done and dusted :o)

W7R1 and 45 minutes!

week 6 run 1- done

Wk5 run2 total disaster

Great Midlands Fun Run - Graduated

Big jump!

Week 5 Run 2 and a little bit hungover

W7R1 - a little bit American sitcom?

How can I get my 5k under 30minutes?

W1R3

Moving from the treadmill to the pavement during week 3. Quite the difference!

Week 8, run 1 running on a public holiday....

Coughing....

I never thought I would be able to get this far

30 minutes but only 3.65 km

Well, who'd ever have thunk it....?

Sunburn...having a day off

week 7 run 3, a good run again, yah !

Wow! I really am a runner now!

Any tips on improving lung capacity for running?

Week 5 run 3.... fail :'(

Feeling very underwhelmed...

Is it usual for your 5K pace to get slower when training for 10K?

I did it!! 5k complete!

Twin Peaks Conquered - but I had to join a queue!

No W7R1 this morning.

Off Track! Help

4500 women, 5km, 35 minutes

Week 6

Week 9 Run 3: Graduation and technology fail!!

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