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Couch to 5K

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Back to 30 seconds of running!!

After 20 months and 1400 Klms, running 5K parkrun in 30mins :30sec and a 10K rac...
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I can't believe it's not butter!

Well actually it is butter, it is just in a back-pack. My father-in-law is retu...
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My second proper race!

I've been "encouraged" to record my experience of today here to share with peopl...
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I wasn't built for speed!!

After 3 good runs this week, (7,7 and 5k) I thought I would go out and do 3k and...
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Week 9 Is it always this hard?

All you graduates...I need to know whether running for 30 minutes ever gets any ...
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Getting back on track

After a few weeks of total chaos, I'm back out on a regular basis and still very...
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W6R1...and bought graduation t-shirt so have to finish C25K now!!

Ordered one of the t-shirts from Complete Runner, expecting it to take a while t...
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Colour run Belfast

'Twas amazing! Went too fast, but just sucked it up. Lovely PB as well.
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What a difference a year makes....

This time last year we decided to go and watch the first Brooks 10KM race, we wo...
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Week 8 eventually, yay!

I have finally made it to week 8 after what seemed forever on week 7. I managed ...
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New to running

I have two friends that own a gym and started teaching a running group for begin...
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Try, try try again

I did w5r1 then had a sore back and a bad cold. I've had a 4 day rest and decide...
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First "Real" Race.... and a new PB!

Apart from a couple of fun/charity runs I have never taken part in a "proper" ra...
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Feeling good

I'm a 40+ overweight mum of 2 with slightly raised blood pressure who has never ...
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Week7 started... And brekkie

Oh my goodness. I have just done W7R1... It was so much easier than W6R3, possib...
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Sleep

Has anyone else noticed an increase in the amount of sleep they need now they ar...
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Speeeeeeeeeed

After my victorious and glorious beetroot-faced Stepping Stone outing on Thursda...
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Trainers?

Hi I have been reading quite a few of your posts and I am so inspired, I feel li...
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Running for Fitness

A good read between training sessions perhaps? http://www.runningforfitness.org...
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So close yet so far...

Bugger. W8R1 done and dusted, but my right knee is really not happy. Having look...
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A new Korean NIKE ad

Worth watching http://mashable.com/2015/08/29/nike-korea-ad/
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Couch 2 42.2K or, The Joy of Stubbornness

Hi All So, after graduating Couch 2 5k back on March 7th, I've been stubbornly ...

Foam rollers have come to Chile & new sport embarrassment

Finally I have a foam roller and not a moment too soon as my calves are starting...
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Another happy Park Run with another PB

My fifth Park Run and a fifth PB 28:11 a full 31 seconds better than my previous...
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Week 5 Run 3 - I did it!!

Just back and sitting here with a silly grin on my face. I did it! I ran for 20 ...
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First week, first run

Hello I completed my first run this afternoon, I found the first 2 minutes quite...
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Proud and happy

So I have just completed W9 R3 and it seems that amazingly I have now completed ...
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Using or Losing my GUMPtion? - time will tell

The weather has got in the way this week and although I completed the week 5/3 m...
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Question re: post run recovery

A question really to the more seasoned of runners. As you get fitter do you reco...
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Missing a day

I just completed day one of week 5 and tomorrow will be day two and a friend has...
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