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Is this sensible?

Triathlon yesterday (sprint distance, so don't think ironman or anything like that, final time was just over 1 hour 15 minutes) 27th April: Potential...

Triathlon yesterday (sprint distance, so don't think ironman or anything like th...

Beads

Graduate•10 years ago

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Old bones will run!

At the tender age of 63, I completed Run 1 of Week 1 yesterday. Last year I walked the Race for Life. This year jog it? I have started running again to help my...

At the tender age of 63, I completed Run 1 of Week 1 yesterday. Last year I walk...

Runboomer

Graduate•10 years ago

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BM10k race

Went and did the brighton marathon 10k race today. What a great day. This is my first race since starting this running malarkey. I so enjoyed it. The...

Went and did the brighton marathon 10k race today. What a great day. This is my ...

Snats

Graduate•10 years ago

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To eat or not to eat....?

Quick question to you evening runners... Do you eat dinner before or after a run..? Pros and cons of both..? Stupid I know...! However i like to go running...

Quick question to you evening runners... Do you eat dinner before or after a run...

Mrsb81

•10 years ago

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Ta da!

Kicked off the afternoon with a 2k family fun run with medals the lure for my children. Despite a bit of rain, their faces as they sprinted the final bit with...

Kicked off the afternoon with a 2k family fun run with medals the lure for my ch...

Tadaruns

Graduate•10 years ago

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Graduated 5k today having done my third run... So pleased and can't quite believe the speed of my progress

51 yrs old and unfit... Dec 27 weighed 17st 6lb.... Now weigh 14st... Started the C25K a month ago and because of the route I do (down the lanes away from...

51 yrs old and unfit... Dec 27 weighed 17st 6lb.... Now weigh 14st... Started th...

Burghfield

Graduate•10 years ago

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Week 2 Run 1- best run yet!! And a pleasant surprise from the scales!

I was so excited to be moving up today! I was pleasantly surprised to find that 90 seconds running still felt comfortable and within my grasp and I didn't even...

I was so excited to be moving up today! I was pleasantly surprised to find that ...

Debs972

•10 years ago

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Shin Pain - Fairly Regular/Competent Runner

I completed C25k over a year ago and I've been a pretty regular runner ever since - 2x half marathons last year. That said, I slacked off in Winter due to a...

I completed C25k over a year ago and I've been a pretty regular runner ever sinc...

rs1978

Graduate•10 years ago

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couch to 5k

Hi, I have had a hip bursitis its still there - but calm. I am 66. I used to run miles every day and play squash and I feel in good health and could (I think)...

Hi, I have had a hip bursitis its still there - but calm. I am 66. I used to run...

lotty3147

•10 years ago

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2weeks later.... I finally got around to W8R1

At long last I did it. I was concerned about the hill so went on a flat route today and despite no running for two weeks I have a PB I mapped start to finish...

At long last I did it. I was concerned about the hill so went on a flat route to...

mustgetthin

Graduate•10 years ago

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Newbie :-)

Me and my friend are starting tonight :-/ wish us luck :-) xx

K9SGX

•10 years ago

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Dark and Scary.....

What with the 5X 50 challenge, I've gone a bit hardcore! This is the Juicyju list: Fri: 5k ( intervals with lovely Laura) Sat: 5k, 1 mile swim at the Lido...

What with the 5X 50 challenge, I've gone a bit hardcore! This is the Juicyju lis...

ju-ju-

Graduate•10 years ago

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Worried I have broken the pattern

I have been faithfully completing three runs each week and last Tuesday ran w6r3 albeit pretty slowly on the treadmill. I was due to run next on Thursday but...

I have been faithfully completing three runs each week and last Tuesday ran w6r3...

seenthelight

Graduate•10 years ago

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W3R1 - Pain down my shins and towards my ankles?

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem? Even during the 5 min warm up walk there was pain down my shins, and it made the run very...

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem? Even during the 5...

nemorobinson

•10 years ago

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Finally ran 5.14k today!

I graduated from the ct5k programme three weeks ago but was very disheartened to realise that after mapping my run I was only running aprox 3.5k. But I've been...

I graduated from the ct5k programme three weeks ago but was very disheartened to...

Mrs_Mary

•10 years ago

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Week 2 , Run 1

I'm edging my way to the Big 40 and have started to seriously think about being a lot fitter than I have been in my 30s. I've tried bike riding and can do 15...

I'm edging my way to the Big 40 and have started to seriously think about being ...

n3lly

•10 years ago

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Runs in Richmond?

I'll be in Richmond for a few days at the end of the week and wondered if anyone can suggest a good long run route, about 9km. Is it possible to just run...

I'll be in Richmond for a few days at the end of the week and wondered if anyone...

PortlySportly

Graduate•10 years ago

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Achy, tired but happy after my first race.

I've just completed my first race. A 10k in aid of Wakefield hospice and it was brilliant. I managed 1hr 16minutes which for a 61 nearly 62 year old grandma...

I've just completed my first race. A 10k in aid of Wakefield hospice and it was ...

towzer61

Graduate•10 years ago

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Help! My Hip Hurts.

I graduated back at the beginning of March, couch to 5k has changed my life. But just as I finished I sustained a hip injury, it's driving me insane! I can't...

I graduated back at the beginning of March, couch to 5k has changed my life. But...

fjdimarco1

Graduate•10 years ago

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Argh! W9r1 goes well then...injury!!!

So frustrated! I did my first run of wk9 on Thursday, very excited to be almost graduating. Had a good run and did the 30 mins without too much trouble. Next...

So frustrated! I did my first run of wk9 on Thursday, very excited to be almost ...

amberduck

Graduate•10 years ago

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couch to 5k week 1 run 2

Wow what a difference, just about made it to my front door after the first run, this morning wouldn't say it was easy but way easier than the first run. I...

Wow what a difference, just about made it to my front door after the first run, ...

Jol_Keen

Graduate•10 years ago

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Week 2 run 1

After managing week 1 quite comfortably, I started out on week 2 with quite a bit of optimism, despite a 5 day lay off due to a cold. My route today had a few...

After managing week 1 quite comfortably, I started out on week 2 with quite a bi...

runner56

Graduate•10 years ago

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W9R3 completed but disappointing

I woke up this morning (dah, dah, dah, dah, dum) knowing that it was the big day - W9R3 - and I would be completing the 9 week course that I started, erm,...

I woke up this morning (dah, dah, dah, dah, dum) knowing that it was the big day...

ChrisL

Graduate•10 years ago

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Officially completed C25K

Quite a few weeks ago I did run for thirty minutes but it was not after the full nine weeks. So since then I have 1. Stopped smoking 2 Had a chest infection...

Quite a few weeks ago I did run for thirty minutes but it was not after the full...

44cmn

Graduate•10 years ago

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My C25K 1 year anniversary!

Hi all! I started C25K on 07/04/2013, so today is the last day of my first year of running. I like my stats so I will start off with a few of them: Weight @...

Hi all! I started C25K on 07/04/2013, so today is the last day of my first year...

Aftabs

Graduate•10 years ago

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thank you Laura for leading me into the light!!!!!!!

am sooooo happy as i have manged at last to run the 30mins of week 9. I had tried twice but failed both times, so this morning i tried it on my treadmill and...

am sooooo happy as i have manged at last to run the 30mins of week 9. I had trie...

carerof

Graduate•10 years ago

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Second outside run, slightly better that the first....

Attempted 2nd outdoor run now, and again did not manage to complete the week 8 run 2. However, I did calculate that I did about 2.5k before the gremlins...

Attempted 2nd outdoor run now, and again did not manage to complete the week 8 r...

caro8642

•10 years ago

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The Juicyju Research project

Hello delicious lovely running peoples... I am doing some research.... I want to explore: WHAT IT IS THAT MAKES US RUN, WHY WE DO IT AND WHAT DRIVES US TO...

Hello delicious lovely running peoples... I am doing some research.... I want ...

ju-ju-

Graduate•10 years ago

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All in the mind?

Two weeks after running a sub 29 minute 5k for the first time, I decided to get all brave and push my best distance a little. I've run a few 10ks and about a...

Two weeks after running a sub 29 minute 5k for the first time, I decided to get ...

Rob_and_his_westie

Graduate•10 years ago

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Push Through the Pain and Reap Great Heights

I started C25K September 2013 and finished two months later. During this period of time I lost about 20lbs (200 to 180) but at the end of the program, though i...

I started C25K September 2013 and finished two months later. During this period ...

mjhoole

•10 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for April 2014

Is this sensible?

Old bones will run!

BM10k race

To eat or not to eat....?

Ta da!

Graduated 5k today having done my third run... So pleased and can't quite believe the speed of my progress

Week 2 Run 1- best run yet!! And a pleasant surprise from the scales!

Shin Pain - Fairly Regular/Competent Runner

couch to 5k

2weeks later.... I finally got around to W8R1

Newbie :-)

Dark and Scary.....

Worried I have broken the pattern

W3R1 - Pain down my shins and towards my ankles?

Finally ran 5.14k today!

Week 2 , Run 1

Runs in Richmond?

Achy, tired but happy after my first race.

Help! My Hip Hurts.

Argh! W9r1 goes well then...injury!!!

couch to 5k week 1 run 2

Week 2 run 1

W9R3 completed but disappointing

Officially completed C25K

My C25K 1 year anniversary!

thank you Laura for leading me into the light!!!!!!!

Second outside run, slightly better that the first....

The Juicyju Research project

All in the mind?

Push Through the Pain and Reap Great Heights

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