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Week 2 done

Well w2r3 is done. Today kind of seemed as if everything was against me. First of all, it's icy and freezing, probably the coldest day we've had so far this...

Well w2r3 is done. Today kind of seemed as if everything was against me. First o...

yesihaveabanana

•10 years ago

13 Replies

Love to run Valentines Quest week 3 - feel free to join

Hi there and welcome to week three of the:- Love to run valentines quest Please feel free if you want to join. We are all about being inclusive. Just pop a...

Hi there and welcome to week three of the:- Love to run valentines quest Pleas...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•10 years ago

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W4R1 Hurah did it - and outdoors! - but if I went any slower I'd stop :D

Laura makes me laugh when she talks about slowing the pace down. I am sure I must jog stupidly slowly as I know I could power walk it quicker and if I went any...

Laura makes me laugh when she talks about slowing the pace down. I am sure I mus...

Mum2run

Graduate•10 years ago

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Amazing- Just completed my first run!

Ok, so after all the positive response and feedback I got from this forum i could`nt look for any more excuses and decided to JUST DO IT! I have decided to...

Ok, so after all the positive response and feedback I got from this forum i coul...

PhilipPta

•10 years ago

8 Replies

week one run one

Hi, got a second hand ipod (and the use of a young person to teach me how to use it!) Enjoyed first session but one of those laws meant most of the run bits...

Hi, got a second hand ipod (and the use of a young person to teach me how to use...

Windswept1

Graduate•10 years ago

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Wk7 R2 Accidental Cliff Path Run

So I usually get a bit annoyed when I can't run every other day but now I am in the later stages I am a bit more relaxed about it. I think this is a...

So I usually get a bit annoyed when I can't run every other day but now I am in ...

dog3gg

Graduate•10 years ago

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Jantastic 2014 - NHS Couch to 5K Team - Week 3

We're halfway through the first part of the Jantastic challenge, in which you committed to doing a certain number of runs each week. How have you been getting...

We're halfway through the first part of the Jantastic challenge, in which you co...

Legion

Graduate•10 years ago

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im getting there!

today i ran 2K on a treadmill and i felt so good afterwards! and I was not that short of breath and felt okay! Im getting there, slowly but surely :)

today i ran 2K on a treadmill and i felt so good afterwards! and I was not that ...

louisejane

•10 years ago

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mud!

Did W3R2 today but picked my route badly so there was lots of stiles and mud. I completed the runs okish but they kept getting interrupted by climbing over a...

Did W3R2 today but picked my route badly so there was lots of stiles and mud. I ...

he1enw

•10 years ago

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Err......I'm back in the game. Should I start at week 3?

Got as far as week 6 last year but then things went a bit (lot) wrong and I haven't run at all since October. I have continued playing racquetball and walk...

Got as far as week 6 last year but then things went a bit (lot) wrong and I have...

Tedium1

•10 years ago

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last run

just had my last run of the wk 42 miles for a wk 10.33 1hr31 my calfs were hurting tonight to b fair there was good bits and bad but something funny happend...

just had my last run of the wk 42 miles for a wk 10.33 1hr31 my calfs were hurt...

moger

Graduate•10 years ago

1 Reply

week 1 run one....

I did it guys! got off my bum and did my first run. not half as bad as what I thought! laura is lovely to listen to and the time flew by. roll on tuesday for...

I did it guys! got off my bum and did my first run. not half as bad as what I th...

betcha1982

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Piffle Paffle

.....As my wonderful Gran used to say, which means hot air, load of rubbish etc... I find on a run you can totally let go all of the 'piffle paffle' of life,...

.....As my wonderful Gran used to say, which means hot air, load of rubbish etc....

ju-ju-

Graduate•10 years ago

12 Replies

Pain and tears update from this morning

Thanks everyone for your support, all your lovely comments have made me smile but cry again. Anyway, the pain in my chest got quite bad so I was persuaded to...

Thanks everyone for your support, all your lovely comments have made me smile bu...

Fattytumtum

Graduate•10 years ago

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Today I ran for 50 minutes without stopping!

Thought I'd mix things up by doing a longer run today as I've got rather fixated on trying to break the sub-30 min 5K barrier (and long runs help with speed...

Thought I'd mix things up by doing a longer run today as I've got rather fixated...

TurboTortoise

Graduate•10 years ago

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week 3 run 3!

well after 4 weeks of the lurgy, i've just finished week 3 run 3! I'm feeling quite good about it, still not interested in distance or speed, just listening to...

well after 4 weeks of the lurgy, i've just finished week 3 run 3! I'm feeling qu...

price74

Graduate•10 years ago

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B210K advice please

Hi everyone, I’ve been lurking here for some time but this is my first post. I finished C25K about a year ago and have been running with the C25K+ and...

Hi everyone, I’ve been lurking here for some time but this is my first post. I ...

chocoholic99

•10 years ago

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Week 9 - DONE!!!

Whoop whoop and a little air punch - well in my head, didn't want the other people in the park thinking that I was crazy! Now I have just got back and really...

Whoop whoop and a little air punch - well in my head, didn't want the other peop...

P1glet1

Graduate•10 years ago

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3rd time lucky!

Well this is my 3rd time starting this programme. First time I got to week 3 and the next time I completed the dreaded w5r3! But after that I lost motivation...

Well this is my 3rd time starting this programme. First time I got to week 3 and...

Fiddler71

Graduate•10 years ago

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The sun is out, the sky is blue...

There's not a cloud to spoil the view.. Thanks to everyone for their amazing positive comments to my last post. Buoyed up by them, I decided to tackle the...

There's not a cloud to spoil the view.. Thanks to everyone for their amazing po...

EverTheOptimist

Graduate•10 years ago

7 Replies

Graduate badge

Woohoo!! Look who has just got her shiny new graduate badge? I am so, so chuffed! Thank you so much to everyone that has supported me and offered me...

Woohoo!! Look who has just got her shiny new graduate badge? I am so, so chuffed...

Jenner78

Graduate•10 years ago

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week 5 .3

Despite running for a year now, perhaps because I'm 56 I had been struggling to keep running for longer than 5 mins without having to walk for a minute or two,...

Despite running for a year now, perhaps because I'm 56 I had been struggling to ...

hilaro

Graduate•10 years ago

3 Replies

whens the best time to start??

ive been reading about this for a while & would love to complete it. when is the best time to start?? mornings or evenings?? ive seen that most people do...

ive been reading about this for a while & would love to complete it. when is the...

betcha1982

•10 years ago

8 Replies

How important is breathing slowly?

I have just finished my 2nd run in week 2 and although I am starting to find it easier, the thing I have always had problems with is breathing... in the first...

I have just finished my 2nd run in week 2 and although I am starting to find it ...

lyricallynx

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Week 4??!

Just completed w3r3 this week and wasn't that easy.....Listened to beginning of wk 4 and seriously? Running for 5 minutes?? I don't think that's possible....

Just completed w3r3 this week and wasn't that easy.....Listened to beginning of ...

kutch70

Graduate•10 years ago

22 Replies

Park run, wk9r2? Celebratory graduation finish!

Hi all, My hubby was eager to go on a parkrun yesterday but with it being my rest day I really wasn't overly bothered about doing one. He is quite persistent...

Hi all, My hubby was eager to go on a parkrun yesterday but with it being my re...

Jenner78

Graduate•10 years ago

29 Replies

Pain, Embarrassment, Tears, Quit?

As some of you know I've been struggling to actually run for a whole 5K, Map My Run has been telling me I've been achieving 4.7K, so after careful pre-planning...

As some of you know I've been struggling to actually run for a whole 5K, Map My ...

Fattytumtum

Graduate•10 years ago

25 Replies

Sports Relief

Is anyone doing any of the Sports Relief challenges? You can sign up for 1, 3 or 6 mile runs, only £6 entry! They are also holding bike and swimathons for...

Is anyone doing any of the Sports Relief challenges? You can sign up for 1, 3 or...

muzikalbadger

Graduate•10 years ago

8 Replies

A different approach this year.....

I first started C25k in 2012 and absolutely loved it. Graduated around April , and spurred on my all the fantastic posts continued to push myself up to 9k by...

I first started C25k in 2012 and absolutely loved it. Graduated around April , a...

gypsydepp

Graduate•10 years ago

5 Replies

C23k to C2KB

Managed my w9r2 today and as my Garmin arrived yesterday I thought I'd give it a try. My son set it up for me so it is in miles not km so I did a little over 2...

Managed my w9r2 today and as my Garmin arrived yesterday I thought I'd give it a...

EustacuaVye

•10 years ago

1 Reply

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All posts for January 2014

Week 2 done

Love to run Valentines Quest week 3 - feel free to join

W4R1 Hurah did it - and outdoors! - but if I went any slower I'd stop :D

Amazing- Just completed my first run!

week one run one

Wk7 R2 Accidental Cliff Path Run

Jantastic 2014 - NHS Couch to 5K Team - Week 3

im getting there!

mud!

Err......I'm back in the game. Should I start at week 3?

last run

week 1 run one....

Piffle Paffle

Pain and tears update from this morning

Today I ran for 50 minutes without stopping!

week 3 run 3!

B210K advice please

Week 9 - DONE!!!

3rd time lucky!

The sun is out, the sky is blue...

Graduate badge

week 5 .3

whens the best time to start??

How important is breathing slowly?

Week 4??!

Park run, wk9r2? Celebratory graduation finish!

Pain, Embarrassment, Tears, Quit?

Sports Relief

A different approach this year.....

C23k to C2KB

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