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Garmins

Ok so I've heard a lot of you mention garmins, I usually just track my route using mapmyrun which seems sufficient at the moment. I know they are pretty...

Ok so I've heard a lot of you mention garmins, I usually just track my route usi...

jogon83

•9 years ago

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What has running done for you? Why Did you start?

Good Afternoon, so I've been coming to the site almost daily as the community of runners which I once thought were a bunch of miserable people are in fact so...

Good Afternoon, so I've been coming to the site almost daily as the community of...

jogon83

•9 years ago

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Help!

So, I graduated in February-ish and everything was going well. I was running 5k in just under 28 minutes and my recovery time was pretty quick too. I had even...

So, I graduated in February-ish and everything was going well. I was running 5k ...

christop

•9 years ago

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What is graduating?

I keep seeing this can someone enlighten me?

Eb82

•9 years ago

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Hey up all

Just checking in to report on my maladies over the last few weeks. To cut a long story short, I picked up an Achilles injury towards the end of a fairly...

Just checking in to report on my maladies over the last few weeks. To cut a lon...

Dunder2004

Graduate•9 years ago

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Knee Failure Update

Went to see a knee doc last night. Relieved to find out that it was just my IT band that is inflamed. With massotherapy and easing off with the long...

Went to see a knee doc last night. Relieved to find out that it was just my IT ...

groovyforster

•9 years ago

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W8R2 complete!

Hi, first post here, but have been using this forum for a month or so and have picked up some excellent tips...loving this program in spite of having not done...

Hi, first post here, but have been using this forum for a month or so and have p...

jukebox_lean

Graduate•9 years ago

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Holidays, hills & buns of steel ...............

Earlier this week we returned from a great holiday where I enjoyed some 'challenging' runs. Run 1: Nearly to the end of the beach and back. It started raining...

Earlier this week we returned from a great holiday where I enjoyed some 'challen...

goonkeepgoing

Graduate•9 years ago

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Side effects of running.

I want to make this a positive post not a moaning one. (Believe me when I say I could moan for England today) Two years ago my husband took up bowls. I was...

I want to make this a positive post not a moaning one. (Believe me when I say I ...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•9 years ago

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Woohoo I'm back!!

Five weeks to the day after the horrible hip pain put paid to my running, I finally got out there again today! Did 25 minutes and all seems well. It was my...

Five weeks to the day after the horrible hip pain put paid to my running, I fina...

Arrietty

Graduate•9 years ago

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Off for a scan...pause in running😟😟😟

Had a visit to the physio today and explained how slow progress is with my running. I am apparently building up muscle mass in my calf again (good news ) but...

Had a visit to the physio today and explained how slow progress is with my runni...

Sandraj39

Graduate•9 years ago

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Week 8, Run 1 not my best effort

Think I ate too much lunchtime even though I didn't run til 5pm! That'll teach me :D. Started off and straight away got a stitchy pain in my left side which...

Think I ate too much lunchtime even though I didn't run til 5pm! That'll teach ...

CT67

Graduate•9 years ago

1 Reply

Hubbie says I'm not allowed to mention the r** word for one day

He says I never stop talking about running. He says I'm obsessed- I am. I talk about the runs I've done & the runs im going to do, running in the rain and the...

He says I never stop talking about running. He says I'm obsessed- I am. I talk a...

Sparkyifhungry

Graduate•9 years ago

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Me at Bushy Parkrun

Click on the link and scroll down, there's a report & photo of me graduating at above...http://www.parkrun.org.uk/bushy/news/

Click on the link and scroll down, there's a report & photo of me graduating at ...

davelinks

Graduate•9 years ago

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Trail shoe advice please.

Until now I have done all my running on roads and pavements, but recently I've noticed enticing little tracks leading off some of the roads around here. My...

Until now I have done all my running on roads and pavements, but recently I've n...

Curlygurly2

Graduate•9 years ago

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Back to the Olympic Park

Hi All Like quite a few C25kers, I really enjoyed the Great Newham London Run around the Olympic Park last weekend. I was excited then, when this popped up...

Hi All Like quite a few C25kers, I really enjoyed the Great Newham London Run a...

ActonHighStreet

•9 years ago

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Need to get started again

It's been a long time since I started my c25 k journey I picked up a nasty injury and was out of action for the best part of a year in my head I desperately...

It's been a long time since I started my c25 k journey I picked up a nasty inju...

Juski

•9 years ago

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First time 5k training

Been training for my first 5k i am on week 5 run 2 and the 2nd round of 8 minutes i had to walk a couple times for about 15 seconds. First time i had to walk...

Been training for my first 5k i am on week 5 run 2 and the 2nd round of 8 minute...

gsantos

•9 years ago

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At last, the "yay" moment

I have only written one post before and it was basically saying how hard I had found each week and when would I have the "yay" moment. I have just completed...

I have only written one post before and it was basically saying how hard I had f...

jwiz

Graduate•9 years ago

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pain

my muscles are very stiff and painful any suggestion

hanifab23

•9 years ago

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Back again, a year later!

I'm not sure if anyone will remember me, but I was here last year (2014) for a while. I was building my way up to C25K by walking and then decided to run. That...

I'm not sure if anyone will remember me, but I was here last year (2014) for a w...

Moickle

•9 years ago

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Week 4 Run 3

Proud of myself today as I've travelled in to London, spent the afternoon there for work and then travelled back, was exhausted, but still went running! And I...

Proud of myself today as I've travelled in to London, spent the afternoon there ...

sarah469

Graduate•9 years ago

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Started week 4

It's strange how week four seemed so far away on that first evening I took to the pavement and now it seems to have come around so quickly and I have come so...

It's strange how week four seemed so far away on that first evening I took to th...

Idolitorus

Graduate•9 years ago

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Another old shoes/new shoes post

OK, Old shoes/new shoes. Starting top left, my first proper pair of running shoes (we'll ignore the Tesco value ones I bought and used for the first 3 weeks...

OK, Old shoes/new shoes. Starting top left, my first proper pair of running shoe...

Beads

Graduate•9 years ago

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Moving on

Having just completed C25K, and following some great advice and encouragement in another post, I have decided to move on to the C25K+ podcasts for a few weeks....

Having just completed C25K, and following some great advice and encouragement in...

enbee

Graduate•9 years ago

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Onto graduation week!

Week 8 done! I was so tired tonight after work & really couldn't be bothered but I went anyway all done! Onto graduation week 😁

Week 8 done! I was so tired tonight after work & really couldn't be bothered but...

Vicxzy

Graduate•9 years ago

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Just run further and longer.

well as I graduated in June and did my R4Life last Sunday, decided its time I ran further than 5k, had got up to about 45 mins of running, tonight I decided to...

well as I graduated in June and did my R4Life last Sunday, decided its time I ra...

jenman1

Graduate•9 years ago

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First post, graduated so what is next?

Hi everyone! I am a long time lurker and this is my first post. I graduated a couple 3 weeks ago and have a love for running that I didn't ever expect when I...

Hi everyone! I am a long time lurker and this is my first post. I graduated a co...

Tom-k

•9 years ago

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Lovely run this morning

I got up super early this morning - 5.15am - it was a bit of an effort but so worth it. The weather was perfect. Clear air, sun just warming up and a gentle...

I got up super early this morning - 5.15am - it was a bit of an effort but so wo...

Sharonb9999

Graduate•9 years ago

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W9R1

2 runs to go!!!!! Feeling awesome!!!

vsbrumb

Graduate•9 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for July 2015

Garmins

What has running done for you? Why Did you start?

Help!

What is graduating?

Hey up all

Knee Failure Update

W8R2 complete!

Holidays, hills & buns of steel ...............

Side effects of running.

Woohoo I'm back!!

Off for a scan...pause in running😟😟😟

Week 8, Run 1 not my best effort

Hubbie says I'm not allowed to mention the r** word for one day

Me at Bushy Parkrun

Trail shoe advice please.

Back to the Olympic Park

Need to get started again

First time 5k training

At last, the "yay" moment

pain

Back again, a year later!

Week 4 Run 3

Started week 4

Another old shoes/new shoes post

Moving on

Onto graduation week!

Just run further and longer.

First post, graduated so what is next?

Lovely run this morning

W9R1

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