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Problems with Garmin Connect

Anyone else having problems with the Garmin connect website? My watch is tickety boo and keeping all the history, but for about a week now I'm seeing nothing...

Anyone else having problems with the Garmin connect website? My watch is tickety...

Madge50

Graduate•9 years ago

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Rainbow Run

My 1st 5K :) Great fun running around the RAF base and having paint throw at you about every K ! The green station was the most enthusiastic and I had to...

My 1st 5K :) Great fun running around the RAF base and having paint throw at y...

Golddust

Graduate•9 years ago

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Week 8

Bit of a mixed week this week but completed all three runs so must be good. Started on Tuesday morning by wondering where a footpath went and heading off into...

Bit of a mixed week this week but completed all three runs so must be good. Sta...

Rainbowsmurf

Graduate•9 years ago

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W52 R??? Graduation Anniversary.

Well, realised this morning that it is one year to the day since W9R3. How time has flown, and how strange it all seems. I distinctly remember the trepidation...

Well, realised this morning that it is one year to the day since W9R3. How time...

Rignold

•9 years ago

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Easing back. After chest infection

Ok! After horse poo leapin, dog poo dodging, almost standin on a rat as it ran past my path. Oh nd almost chockin on a fly. I managed 20 mins. Im really...

Ok! After horse poo leapin, dog poo dodging, almost standin on a rat as it ran p...

alarkin1979

Graduate•9 years ago

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A run for RFC!

As promised, I mentally took RFC out on my run with me this morning as she is laid up on the IC and feeling low. It was very overcast but no rain about. As we...

As promised, I mentally took RFC out on my run with me this morning as she is la...

Ullyrunner

Graduate•9 years ago

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Wk5 run3: loved it, smashed it!

19mins @ 8km/h with a 9km/h last minute! I had the prerun dread on this one. I hid the clock on the treadmill so i wouldnt psych myself out with time. I...

19mins @ 8km/h with a 9km/h last minute! I had the prerun dread on this one. I...

cFinn

•9 years ago

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Free at last!

Afternoon All! As I was saying on JuicyJu's thread the other day, I've had a big job on at work which has meant a lot of extra hours, so I haven't had time...

Afternoon All! As I was saying on JuicyJu's thread the other day, I've had a bi...

ActonHighStreet

•9 years ago

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Runner! (W7R3)

Weeks 7 complete. Pretty muggy today, felt a bit like I was wearing weights round all my body, but I was very inspired as a group of cyclists came toward me...

Weeks 7 complete. Pretty muggy today, felt a bit like I was wearing weights rou...

Kasmcc100

Graduate•9 years ago

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Newbie on W2r2, getting back in to physical training...

...after nearly 6 months off sick, and I'm taking it slow - to say the least! This may or may not be a sensible thing to do but I have chosen to add an...

...after nearly 6 months off sick, and I'm taking it slow - to say the least! Th...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Blood in the urine!

I had a hard 5K run at Parkrun on Saturday -- warning -- too much information to follow!!) I try to make sure that I am hydrated well - but that invariably...

I had a hard 5K run at Parkrun on Saturday -- warning -- too much information to...

Bazza1234

Graduate•9 years ago

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Week 8 finished at last!!!!!

After awful runs earlier this week, I went out for r3 at 6 this morning (to dodge the heat which I just cannot cope with) and listened to my own music ( to...

After awful runs earlier this week, I went out for r3 at 6 this morning (to dodg...

sandirm

Graduate•9 years ago

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Smashed it!! New pb :)

Just got back from a run. 5k & a pb!! 35.43 with fastest 1k sub 7mins :) Shocked as haven't run for a week. Defo mind over matter. When I first did 5k it...

Just got back from a run. 5k & a pb!! 35.43 with fastest 1k sub 7mins :) Shocked...

mancunianpoodle

•9 years ago

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Oh Dear!! My third attempt at Orienteering!!

-- was not a success!! :( I had done it two times before -- 4 & 5 klm courses in fairly open parks -- of course you have to run/walk much further than 4 & 5...

-- was not a success!! :( I had done it two times before -- 4 & 5 klm courses i...

Bazza1234

Graduate•9 years ago

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Apropos of nothing else....

Seems to be shoe pic time? Mine...

Anaverageman

Graduate•9 years ago

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First 10k in 2 weeks time!! City of Manchester 10k

I'm doing the City of Manchester 10k on 12th July. Training was going well, but I haven't run for a week (had to go away at last minute, long story). And the...

I'm doing the City of Manchester 10k on 12th July. Training was going well, but...

mancunianpoodle

•9 years ago

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Back to Back 5ks

After graduating 2 weeks ago, I decided to go out of my comfort zone and do back to back 5Ks over the weekend. I live in the Middle East and there aren't many...

After graduating 2 weeks ago, I decided to go out of my comfort zone and do back...

bugdoctor

Graduate•9 years ago

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Week 9 Struggle!

So close to finishing couch to 5k! I've been getting really bad hip and knee pain since w8r3. I finished w9r1, but I've tried r2 three time now and I've had to...

So close to finishing couch to 5k! I've been getting really bad hip and knee pai...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Oh my jesus, the fatigue.

Nowhere did I read that at the end of week one you will need a loooooooong nap and refuse to even try to do more exercise. I have had so much get up and go...

Nowhere did I read that at the end of week one you will need a loooooooong nap a...

jamsammich

Graduate•9 years ago

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Another 10k? why not!? eek! And new shoes on horizon! :)

Am posting this as a pledge or i may chicken out! going to do my 1st IOW event tomorrow , Brading 10k: "The course is an undulating single lap taking in Ashey...

Am posting this as a pledge or i may chicken out! going to do my 1st IOW event t...

aliboo70

•9 years ago

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First parkrun done!

well after graduating 3 weeks ago I decided today was the day to do my first parkrun, lovely sunny morning for it, actually a tad too warm even running along...

well after graduating 3 weeks ago I decided today was the day to do my first par...

jenman1

Graduate•9 years ago

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Today I run for RFC

As RFC asked... and guess what ? new PB!!! Which I dedicate to our brilliant administrator! For the very first time I run 5 k just under 40 minutes -...

As RFC asked... and guess what ? new PB!!! Which I dedicate to our brilliant a...

Pigivi

•9 years ago

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Bitty. BITTY!!

NO! I'm not talking about the "Little Britain" sketch where David Walliams character asks to be breast fed AGED 40!! No, I am in fact talking about my run this...

NO! I'm not talking about the "Little Britain" sketch where David Walliams chara...

danzargo

Graduate•9 years ago

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Plodding on at w7r2

Hello, After a small setback on holiday, I've done w7r2. Breathing now has a good rhythm, but it feels tough on pins, and just think it feels like a plod. But...

Hello, After a small setback on holiday, I've done w7r2. Breathing now has a goo...

davelinks

Graduate•9 years ago

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First Park Run completed.....

Ok, so I went on my first park run which was on the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. I have to admit that it was a learning curve and I am pleased I did it....

Ok, so I went on my first park run which was on the Wimpole Estate in Cambridges...

blunta

Graduate•9 years ago

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2nd Park Run

Did my 2nd Park Run today 37.33 which was 1 minute slower than first one ;( I did however walk down the steep hill on the second circuit as I am sure its what...

Did my 2nd Park Run today 37.33 which was 1 minute slower than first one ;( I d...

ridingstar

Graduate•9 years ago

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Another 2 weeks out

Well after resting my injured knee for a week , using ice packs etc and physio as per the link Ali sent me my doctors appointment finally arrived. Well i say...

Well after resting my injured knee for a week , using ice packs etc and physio a...

paulb67

Graduate•9 years ago

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Found out why I have been feeling so miserable lately.

My last post was to share that I had put in for a 10km race in October. I treated myself because everything was getting on top of me and I felt like I needed...

My last post was to share that I had put in for a 10km race in October. I treat...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•9 years ago

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No HM for me!! --

I'm going back to my Jack Daniels! Marathon race "season" here is late Autumn through Winter. I wanted to do a HM this year - but I knew that from a training...

I'm going back to my Jack Daniels! Marathon race "season" here is late Autumn t...

Bazza1234

Graduate•9 years ago

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I found 4 minutes!!!

2 weeks ago, at my first parkrun after our 7 week long "holiday", I discovered that I had lost 5 minutes of my previous PB. I have been looking everywhere for...

2 weeks ago, at my first parkrun after our 7 week long "holiday", I discovered t...

Bazza1234

Graduate•9 years ago

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Couch to 5K

All posts for June 2015

Problems with Garmin Connect

Rainbow Run

Week 8

W52 R??? Graduation Anniversary.

Easing back. After chest infection

A run for RFC!

Wk5 run3: loved it, smashed it!

Free at last!

Runner! (W7R3)

Newbie on W2r2, getting back in to physical training...

Blood in the urine!

Week 8 finished at last!!!!!

Smashed it!! New pb :)

Oh Dear!! My third attempt at Orienteering!!

Apropos of nothing else....

First 10k in 2 weeks time!! City of Manchester 10k

Back to Back 5ks

Week 9 Struggle!

Oh my jesus, the fatigue.

Another 10k? why not!? eek! And new shoes on horizon! :)

First parkrun done!

Today I run for RFC

Bitty. BITTY!!

Plodding on at w7r2

First Park Run completed.....

2nd Park Run

Another 2 weeks out

Found out why I have been feeling so miserable lately.

No HM for me!! --

I found 4 minutes!!!

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