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its saturday again!!

hi well tomorrow beckons for all us parkrunners Hope you all have a good run if you are venturing out tomorrow to your local parkrun...and hopefully a PB...

hi well tomorrow beckons for all us parkrunners Hope you all have a good run if ...

givman

•9 years ago

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Obligatory nushupawn

Here they are... Asics Gel Pulse 7 £72 I had my gait analysed this morning. Natural pronation apparently. Excellent customer service from Essential Sports in...

Here they are... Asics Gel Pulse 7 £72 I had my gait analysed this morning. Nat...

simonwilliamstutor

Graduate•9 years ago

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I've done it!!!

I did the last run today - felt hard compared to R1 and R2 of the week but I think some runs are just difficult? I did 2.6 miles today so I am getting...

I did the last run today - felt hard compared to R1 and R2 of the week but I thi...

emmabrambles

Graduate•9 years ago

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Graduation by Xmas plus a small bit of panic!!

I've just done Wk 8 run 1 (28 minutes) and suddenly realised that, if all goes well, I can give myself the best Xmas present ever by graduating the C25K! It...

I've just done Wk 8 run 1 (28 minutes) and suddenly realised that, if all goes w...

Pinguette

Graduate•9 years ago

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Planning a session on a cross trainer

My left foot is still hurting today (I broke a bone in it last year). The two eight minute runs seem to have upset it. So I think I will go to the gym and...

My left foot is still hurting today (I broke a bone in it last year). The two e...

KayFitz

Graduate•9 years ago

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The Glasgow Hills were alive...

With the sound of my breathing :-) We decided to do hill runs today. So went up and down and up and down and up and down many hills. Hopefully running on...

With the sound of my breathing :-) We decided to do hill runs today. So went up...

ashishkulkarni

Graduate•9 years ago

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The only thing harder than starting...

... Is restarting! I got to the second to last week in a previous life and stopped because I forgot to bring my trainers with me on a two week holiday in...

... Is restarting! I got to the second to last week in a previous life and stopp...

KTMACNESS

Graduate•9 years ago

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Training for a 10K post C25K

So I just finished C25K. I've done 2 park runs and super proud of myself. To keep myself motivated I've signed up for a 10K in 2016. The problem I have is...

So I just finished C25K. I've done 2 park runs and super proud of myself. To kee...

Mulcahkk

•9 years ago

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So much slower this time around!

Hi all, I just finished W6D3 of my second C25K of 2015. I did a leisurely one between Aprilish and the end of August (leaving longer breaks between days after...

Hi all, I just finished W6D3 of my second C25K of 2015. I did a leisurely one b...

TheHistoricalPresent

Graduate•9 years ago

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First post grad outing

Just done my first run after graduation - took a new route to treat myself, as Laura suggested and off in my funky new reflective vest through the freezing...

Just done my first run after graduation - took a new route to treat myself, as L...

shinyhappy123

Graduate•9 years ago

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Week 9 Run 2.... the best of times...the worst of times?

Actually...it was the best of times, but I only decided that half way through the run. It was very, very dark this morning and having woken early, I decided to...

Actually...it was the best of times, but I only decided that half way through th...

Oldfloss

Administrator•9 years ago

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Some runs are more difficult than others

I remember the first time I was on W5R3. After 12 minutes I had to give up, reduce speed and go back at it. Yesterday, for the first time after graduation, I...

I remember the first time I was on W5R3. After 12 minutes I had to give up, redu...

ashishkulkarni

Graduate•9 years ago

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W5R2

Did my two eight minute runs. No real problems but my legs and feet felt very sore afterwards. I've done loads of stretching and icing so here's hoping I...

Did my two eight minute runs. No real problems but my legs and feet felt very s...

KayFitz

Graduate•9 years ago

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Graduate

I have often seen posts telling runners that have completed the C25K to get their graduation badge. How do you do this? not complete the runs but get the badge...

I have often seen posts telling runners that have completed the C25K to get thei...

Ken4321

Graduate•9 years ago

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A wee bit fed up

Oh dear. I'm sorry I feel a whinge coming on. I am delighted to have completed C25K and really, really want to keep going, and to improve, and to find it...

Oh dear. I'm sorry I feel a whinge coming on. I am delighted to have completed C...

AvatheGardener

Graduate•9 years ago

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Parkrun tourism !!

I have some major parkrun tourism coming up !! I'm sure you will understand how excited I am - I am off to Cape Town (will be living on beans on toast most of...

I have some major parkrun tourism coming up !! I'm sure you will understand how ...

Girlyswot

Graduate•9 years ago

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Wk9 R3... Whoop Whoop!!!

Well after a couple of false dawns, delays due to work commitments and minor injuries I have finally done it, I have completed the C25k challenge and it feels...

Well after a couple of false dawns, delays due to work commitments and minor inj...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Still going, and now just a little bit faster.

This evening I smashed my speed record. I did 10 mins 5 secs per mile on Monday and tonight ran 3.5 miles at 9 mins 37 secs per mile. I know speed isn't the...

This evening I smashed my speed record. I did 10 mins 5 secs per mile on Monday ...

Monners

Graduate•9 years ago

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Any meteorologists out there?

Why is it that no matter which direction I go in the wind is always against me!!?.

Why is it that no matter which direction I go in the wind is always against me!!...

SarahFox

Graduate•9 years ago

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Lack of speed/pace getting me down.

Well I was feeling good and positive about being able to run 5K. That was until surfing online I read that my 4mph pace is classed as a walk and that I am only...

Well I was feeling good and positive about being able to run 5K. That was until ...

Sezza2u

Graduate•9 years ago

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100 runs

Today was my 100th run. 27 C25k runs, 15 parkruns, various pace runs, interval runs, walk/run runs. Most completed on my home turf in Southsea but some in...

Today was my 100th run. 27 C25k runs, 15 parkruns, various pace runs, interval r...

Coddfish

Graduate•9 years ago

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Final foot injury update!

Yes, folks, I reckon I can confidently say I'm over my achilles injury. It's just an occasional dull ache now, and I've run four times since I started back,...

Yes, folks, I reckon I can confidently say I'm over my achilles injury. It's ju...

Steve_L

Graduate•9 years ago

14 Replies

Absolute beginner

Hi all, I'd really like to get running. But am really daunted and don't know where to begin. Can someone please advise on the basics (super basic, apologies...

Hi all, I'd really like to get running. But am really daunted and don't know wh...

LearnGirl

•9 years ago

22 Replies

I DID ITTTTT!

I did! And if you had tapped me on the shoulder 51 days ago and suggested I could run for 30 minutes, finish week 9 and feel GOOD then I would have laughed...

I did! And if you had tapped me on the shoulder 51 days ago and suggested I cou...

shinyhappy123

Graduate•9 years ago

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Santa Dash Earl Mountbatten Hospice .

Had fun with my youngest, and some friends at our local Santa dash on Sunday .... Not sure how many Santas but a lovely atmosphere .... My boy did good ❤️

Had fun with my youngest, and some friends at our local Santa dash on Sunday ......

Caroline69

Graduate•9 years ago

6 Replies

running home from work

hi Dont know about you but sumtimes dont feel like training when I get home from work...dark nights etc So decided to run home from work tonite...advantages...

hi Dont know about you but sumtimes dont feel like training when I get home from...

givman

•9 years ago

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Week 9 Run 1...Sneaky little incline!

Well, having planned the route, at least a hundred times and even dreamt about it... I finally started Week 9 this morning. Brighter this morning with a hint...

Well, having planned the route, at least a hundred times and even dreamt about i...

Oldfloss

Administrator•9 years ago

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Week 5 begins

Having got muddled up, I was gearing myself up mentally for an eight minute run in the first session today. When I realised I was wrong I cranked up the pace...

Having got muddled up, I was gearing myself up mentally for an eight minute run ...

KayFitz

Graduate•9 years ago

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Old Faithful Week Six again!

Well - following my three-week gap after the fall in Madeira, I got out on Saturday, and decided to only go for 20 minutes running. (Before Madeira I was back...

Well - following my three-week gap after the fall in Madeira, I got out on Satur...

runningphobe_no_more

Graduate•9 years ago

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Breathing

I have just done R2W6 (and found it the toughest so far). My breathing is not as regular as I would like it to be.....Laura suggested she was able to time her...

I have just done R2W6 (and found it the toughest so far). My breathing is not a...

jojo57

Graduate•9 years ago

15 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for December 2015

its saturday again!!

Obligatory nushupawn

I've done it!!!

Graduation by Xmas plus a small bit of panic!!

Planning a session on a cross trainer

The Glasgow Hills were alive...

The only thing harder than starting...

Training for a 10K post C25K

So much slower this time around!

First post grad outing

Week 9 Run 2.... the best of times...the worst of times?

Some runs are more difficult than others

W5R2

Graduate

A wee bit fed up

Parkrun tourism !!

Wk9 R3... Whoop Whoop!!!

Still going, and now just a little bit faster.

Any meteorologists out there?

Lack of speed/pace getting me down.

100 runs

Final foot injury update!

Absolute beginner

I DID ITTTTT!

Santa Dash Earl Mountbatten Hospice .

running home from work

Week 9 Run 1...Sneaky little incline!

Week 5 begins

Old Faithful Week Six again!

Breathing

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