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Week 2 Starts here

First week 2 run today with Laura on the pod cast. I had a few to many last nigh...
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W9R3 graduation and park run

Arrived at Shorne Wood Country Park with hubby and hound in tow to find about 20...
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Finally braved the Parkrun

thanks to those who persuaded me to be brave and try a parkrun, just managed my ...
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What sort of runner are you?

You can classify runners into two types: Associators and Dissociators. Associato...
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Ouch...

So today is my W6 R3 25 min day. The sun is out (although a bit cold but I don't...
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Lesson learned: A steady pace does the trick

Thursday I did W7R1 and hated it. This morning I did W7R2 exactly the same run -...
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This programme is 'mental'!

A week ago I did the W5R3 20 min run with no difficulty - my first grandchild ha...
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Calf muscle strain ends Week 6 r2 early

My right calf muscle tightened during my Week 6 r1 and I've been doing lots of s...

(almost) "naked" run

Just as I reached the gym I realised I'd left my phone at home. I need my phone ...
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Advice on fatigue / aching muscles Week 8

Hey guys :-) I'm new to this group. This is the 4th time I've tried and the furt...
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Treadmill?

Hi All  Can I use my treadmill to complete this challenge? 
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how many runs a week???

how many runs a week ???....I'm on week one...
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W5R3 really!!

How did that just happen?!? I just ran for 20 minutes, pushing my sleeping babes...
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Just started couch to 5k...day two

H everyone, I'm new to this, just started the "couch to 5K" , and tips would be ...
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Local 4/30/2016 5K Run has been rescheduled to 5/14/2016

Inclement weather has moved our 5K to Saturday, May 14th, 2016 Bummer, I was re...
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W3 done and feeling happy.

My first outing on W1 was Sunday morning, quite uneventful apart from murderous ...
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W9R3 We've only just begun...

Yay completed my graduation run this morning. Absolutely delighted! I didn't thi...
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Body Fat pt 2

I also found this video, by the very splendid Alan Thrall quite eye-opening. In ...
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Feeling pretty chipper!

Hi, I'd just like to share my exciting news (because you'll all understand) - ju...
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Slowly getting faster

Most of my 5 ks come in at about 38 minutes, just over 7.5 mins/km. It's not eas...
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Fat vs Lean: Benefit vs Cost

I was reading this yesterday and thought would share. The Infographic is the sho...
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I am ready, bring it on!!!!!

Hi all,  1st of May on Sunday so I have the challenge to run 50 miles through th...
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W4r2

So I have got this far without knowing this forum existed. Did anyone else find ...
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Run 3 Week 8 phew

Dug in for those first 10 minutes and pushed on until Laura said that's the end ...
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Experience with the Garmin 610?

Hi all, I have a vivoactive watch and it is does many things well .... hardly an...
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A friend put this up on facebook ...

... and I thought you might find it interesting. http://nymag.com/scienceofus/20...
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Week 1, Run 3 - Full winter coat and woolly hat

More weird weather, a carpet of thick white snow and pelted by hail! What's goin...
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Week 1 Run 2

So I went out at lunch time today for my second run. I did a different route to ...
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wk1 done, roll on wk2

well, i managed it :) i set the alarm early again today and headed out for WK1R3...
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I did wk 1!!

Ok so it is only week 1 but that means I ve run 24 minutes more than I did last ...
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