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Week8 run2 DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did it and it was not a problem at all. I even run harder at one point. Yes I believe it is all in the mind.

I did it and it was not a problem at all. I even run harder at one point. Yes I ...

gracecassar

Graduate•11 years ago

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Is it too cold and dark for me to start this outside?

A few months back I nearly completed couch to 5k on the treadmill, and then when I tried to run outside I realised I could only do a few minutes without...

A few months back I nearly completed couch to 5k on the treadmill, and then when...

louisen6

•11 years ago

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W5 R3. I DID run around the Bayon! Sort of...

So, as I posted a wee while back, I had a holiday in Cambodia last week. I had completed runs 1 and 2 of week 5, on the treadmill only, just before I left. I...

So, as I posted a wee while back, I had a holiday in Cambodia last week. I had c...

xeompho

•11 years ago

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Woohoo!!

Did week 3 run 1 tonight, really thought I wouldn't be able to run for 3 mins, amazed myself!! Feel so good :-)

Did week 3 run 1 tonight, really thought I wouldn't be able to run for 3 mins, a...

thunder-thighs

•11 years ago

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Yesterday Week 1,D1, Hungover

So bad habits are a funny thing, you really want to be good, but the next time…need I say more. Couch to 5k is to introduce a good habit into my life, to help...

So bad habits are a funny thing, you really want to be good, but the next time…n...

Siltoe

•11 years ago

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Week 1 Run 3

Well that's me depressed. Run 3 week 1, it burned but thought I had run faster than previously. Just checked the stats. 2.13 miles in 31 minutes at an average...

Well that's me depressed. Run 3 week 1, it burned but thought I had run faster t...

Lazydaysinmay

Graduate•11 years ago

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First outing for 6 weeks

So, today was the day. Exactly 6 weeks after I last ran, when I pulled a calf muscle. It was also when the weather first became autumnal with damp air which...

So, today was the day. Exactly 6 weeks after I last ran, when I pulled a calf mu...

earl-grey-sian

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week9 Run 2 success!

Thank you for all the encouragement after my wk 9 run1 didn't go as planned. Today I picked myself and got out there again and went and ran for 30 mins...

Thank you for all the encouragement after my wk 9 run1 didn't go as planned. To...

nellmc

Graduate•11 years ago

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First Post for a while

Been house sitting with 14 year old granddaughter while son and wife in Vegas, lucky beggars, anyway haven't been out running since June when I dislocated...

Been house sitting with 14 year old granddaughter while son and wife in Vegas, ...

Pat184

Graduate•11 years ago

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stepping stones

I thought i'd give the stepping stones 5k+ a try tonight and struggled with running to the beat lol. My 1 ,2 ,3 ,4 was more like 1, 2, 3,4,5,6, 1, 2,. i'm not...

I thought i'd give the stepping stones 5k+ a try tonight and struggled with runn...

chickens01

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 1 Run 2

Todays run was worse than my first one. I only done about 3 or 4 out of the 8 60second runs and walked the rest as I got a bad stitch that made it really...

Todays run was worse than my first one. I only done about 3 or 4 out of the 8 60...

RainbowPixie

•11 years ago

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Postscript to article on Hydration! What I learned at the Doctor's this morning.

Okay, so I've always known I probably don't drink as much as I should. That said, I do have milk on cereals, a glass of orange juice and several cups of tea a...

Okay, so I've always known I probably don't drink as much as I should. That said...

dottiemay

Graduate•11 years ago

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Online shopping - need to order so Mum can deliver to me over here!

When winter comes and it starts raining here(!), I'm going to need something suitable to wear on my legs. I've been looking online but am not really sure what...

When winter comes and it starts raining here(!), I'm going to need something sui...

runningnearbeirut

Graduate•11 years ago

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Just completed wk 3 no probs (apart from dodgy knee) found last run hard. Going but I did it .

Think ill find running 5 min hard but will give it my best shot

Rockette

•11 years ago

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My last run was week 7 run 3 and that was over 2 months ago, I want to start again but not from week 1, which week would I be best starting?

AH4567

•11 years ago

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week 6 seems like a bit of a bogey...

did r1 today and like a lot of people, found it quite hard going. I haven't missed a run or had to repeat any as yet and thi was definitly the hardest run to...

did r1 today and like a lot of people, found it quite hard going. I haven't miss...

ReyC

Graduate•11 years ago

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Is a poster really enough? can we realistically just design a poster and then pat ourselves on the back for changing the world?

First of all, apologies. This is a biggie. If you have a spare ten minutes, read on and tell me what you think at the end. With all this talk recently about...

First of all, apologies. This is a biggie. If you have a spare ten minutes, read...

Narmour

Graduate•11 years ago

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Wk5 r2 - Did anyone repeat it before r3?

Hi team, I've just finished Wk5 r2. I did my 8x2 as per the plan. The first 8 mins was definitely easier than the second but I completed it which is the main...

Hi team, I've just finished Wk5 r2. I did my 8x2 as per the plan. The first 8 mi...

hop_along

Graduate•11 years ago

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Using Podcasts for jog/sprint intervals after graduation

Just wondering after graduation how people have progressed? It was suggested to me that I could start again, and instead of jogging/walking doing...

Just wondering after graduation how people have progressed? It was suggested to ...

CherryBakewell

•11 years ago

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Week 1 off and "running" :-)

Good morning all I downloaded the podcast and did my first session yesterday. I'm off and "running" :-)

Good morning all I downloaded the podcast and did my first session yesterday. ...

Gasping-for-Air

•11 years ago

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Graduation Run done

Can't believe I did it. Set off this morning for the last run of week 9 with this odd idea of just seeing if I could run 5k. I walked to the top of the lane...

Can't believe I did it. Set off this morning for the last run of week 9 with thi...

Fjk99

Graduate•11 years ago

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Just back from W3R1

Why was the first 3 min run REALLY hard and the next 2 a doddle? Well, not exactly a doddle, but certainly much easier, when I reckon my legs should be more...

Why was the first 3 min run REALLY hard and the next 2 a doddle? Well, not exac...

Eebahgum

Graduate•11 years ago

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Called in to doctor's surgery yesterday...

Checked noticeboard, sure enough, nothing about Couch25k anywhere. So gave the receptionist the spiel about how good it was and how they should be promoting it...

Checked noticeboard, sure enough, nothing about Couch25k anywhere. So gave the r...

annasee

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5 run 1

On monday I ran the 1st run week 5 and was my worst yet I was aching struggling after only the 1st 5 mins then a battle to complete all three. Week 4 went so...

On monday I ran the 1st run week 5 and was my worst yet I was aching struggling ...

roydh

•11 years ago

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Help!

For no good reason at all I have lost my enthusiasm. I am on week 7 run 2. Run 1 was fine and up till now I have loved the runs and was going every other day....

For no good reason at all I have lost my enthusiasm. I am on week 7 run 2. Run 1...

Runvicarrun

•11 years ago

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Eat my dust week 5run 3-second time round!!

After struggling on Sunday with this run and only completing 17mins , I went out again today armed with a good friend, and it made a huge difference to me as I...

After struggling on Sunday with this run and only completing 17mins , I went out...

Run-ragged

Graduate•11 years ago

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I am so annoyed!

I must've made up that there's a fun run near me in December, I've lost the web page and either that or the page I did see is from the wrong year. There I was...

I must've made up that there's a fun run near me in December, I've lost the web ...

birdistheword

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 3 Run 2

Running early morning is certainly better for me. Less people to worry about seeing me. Plus it was dark (good thing with my morning hair). It felt good. Cant...

Running early morning is certainly better for me. Less people to worry about see...

mum2theboys

Graduate•11 years ago

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Did it!

Week 7 day 1. Pushed through and ran 5k in 32.44 mins. was aiming for 31 mind but as I was running late in the evening after a full day in the office and had...

Week 7 day 1. Pushed through and ran 5k in 32.44 mins. was aiming for 31 mind bu...

phillyq

•11 years ago

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Plantar fasciitis?

On Friday I completed a 16k sponsored walk with the school I work at, and then, on Sunday, I ran a tempo 5k with no apparent after effects. This morning, when...

On Friday I completed a 16k sponsored walk with the school I work at, and then, ...

Saruma

Graduate•11 years ago

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All posts for October 2013

Week8 run2 DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it too cold and dark for me to start this outside?

W5 R3. I DID run around the Bayon! Sort of...

Woohoo!!

Yesterday Week 1,D1, Hungover

Week 1 Run 3

First outing for 6 weeks

Week9 Run 2 success!

First Post for a while

stepping stones

Week 1 Run 2

Postscript to article on Hydration! What I learned at the Doctor's this morning.

Online shopping - need to order so Mum can deliver to me over here!

Just completed wk 3 no probs (apart from dodgy knee) found last run hard. Going but I did it .

My last run was week 7 run 3 and that was over 2 months ago, I want to start again but not from week 1, which week would I be best starting?

week 6 seems like a bit of a bogey...

Is a poster really enough? can we realistically just design a poster and then pat ourselves on the back for changing the world?

Wk5 r2 - Did anyone repeat it before r3?

Using Podcasts for jog/sprint intervals after graduation

Week 1 off and "running" :-)

Graduation Run done

Just back from W3R1

Called in to doctor's surgery yesterday...

Week 5 run 1

Help!

Eat my dust week 5run 3-second time round!!

I am so annoyed!

Week 3 Run 2

Did it!

Plantar fasciitis?

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