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W9r1✔️

First run of week 9 this morning. The wind was blowing and drizzle in the air, and there's me thinking it was July 😂. I had to give myself a good talking too...

First run of week 9 this morning. The wind was blowing and drizzle in the air, a...

Graduate•8 years ago

Week 6 complete

Yee Ha, finished week 6 this morning, actually ran 25 minutes !! Did just over 3k, so a little slow but then again , I had never run before a few weeks ago....

Yee Ha, finished week 6 this morning, actually ran 25 minutes !! Did just over 3...

•8 years ago

Week 1 and knee injury

A few days ago I posted that I had completed week 1 run 3 and felt brilliant. It was pointed out to me (in a nice way!) that it's not done on a calendar week...

A few days ago I posted that I had completed week 1 run 3 and felt brilliant. It...

Graduate•8 years ago

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Is it time to re-start.....?

So I have not been running for about 10 days now, having rested the ankle which having discussed with my medical colleagues think is a bit of tendonitis, so...

So I have not been running for about 10 days now, having rested the ankle which ...

Graduate•8 years ago

♫...I've got both feet on the ground...♫

Just completed w6r3. Easier than I'd thought it would be, and getting caught in a heavy rain shower (grumble, grumble, bloody weather etc etc) took my mind off...

Just completed w6r3. Easier than I'd thought it would be, and getting caught in ...

Graduate•8 years ago

Custom Insoles

Wondering if anyone has an opinion on custom insoles? When I had my gait analysed at sweatshop they mold some custom insoles that you can buy if you want to...

Wondering if anyone has an opinion on custom insoles? When I had my gait analy...

•8 years ago

Newbie week 1 complete but struggling - advise

I've just completed week 1 and have done an extra run 60 secs run/90secs walk but still feel like i'm struggling with my breathing, run 3 seemed like i was...

I've just completed week 1 and have done an extra run 60 secs run/90secs walk bu...

•8 years ago

W9R3 - graduation friday!!

Still beetroot red from my run, my week 9 run 3, let me say that again week9 run3!! I cant believe that I have followed the programme over the last 10 weeks,...

Still beetroot red from my run, my week 9 run 3, let me say that again week9 run...

Graduate•8 years ago

My essential running gadgets

https://www.dropbox.com/s/msxksv33g633pv5/IMG_0086.JPG?dl=0 The two-pinter, full of lovely tropical squash is for an hour or two before my run, the big coffee...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/msxksv33g633pv5/IMG_0086.JPG?dl=0 The two-pinter, full...

Graduate•8 years ago

Couch to 5k week 4

So I started couch to 5k and things were going well until I met week 4! I'm finding I can only just make it to the halfway point of the program but I can't...

So I started couch to 5k and things were going well until I met week 4! I'm find...

•8 years ago

Week 6 Run 2

Hi all, this is my first post. I've just completed run 2 of week 6 and I'm feeling very proud of myself! My new best friend is Laura ;)

Hi all, this is my first post. I've just completed run 2 of week 6 and I'm feeli...

•8 years ago

Week 3 Run 1 in the rain.....

On to week 3 after a four day rest....found the thought of 2 x 3 min runs daunting and not an inspiring day to run as grey and drizzly but just made myself get...

On to week 3 after a four day rest....found the thought of 2 x 3 min runs daunti...

lightweightkate

Graduate•8 years ago

I believe I can fly .....

.... Not really but I can run for 30mins and almost doing 5K. This morning I completely week 9 run 3, an amazing feeling to have completed the programme in 9...

.... Not really but I can run for 30mins and almost doing 5K. This morning I co...

Graduate•8 years ago

Graduation

Yeahhh today at 7.00am I became a graduate of 5K officially. From week 8 I was finding this quite difficult and to be honest 30 minutes is still knackering BUT...

Yeahhh today at 7.00am I became a graduate of 5K officially. From week 8 I was f...

Graduate•8 years ago

First serious attempt

I am 6 months off my 60th birthday and decided to attempt the C25K as I have wanted to run all my adult life and plan to do 60 new things. In the past I have...

I am 6 months off my 60th birthday and decided to attempt the C25K as I have wan...

Graduate•8 years ago

Another One Bites The Dust

That's another week over in my journey to developing good habits which include running three times a week. Being the last run of the week I felt that I could...

That's another week over in my journey to developing good habits which include ...

Graduate•8 years ago

Finished week three then life happened

So I finished week 3 and then stopped running. First a close relative passed away then it was the busy time at work with overtime so no time to do anything but...

So I finished week 3 and then stopped running. First a close relative passed awa...

•8 years ago

Week 1 run 2 (5k-10k bridge)

Whew! Tempo running is much harder than my normal running speed. Today I did a 10 minute jog, 3 minute tempo run, and 10 minute jog (of which I walked the...

Whew! Tempo running is much harder than my normal running speed. Today I did a 1...

RunningForBroke

Graduate•8 years ago

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