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Week 3 run 2 and knee injury

Argh ! Right knee hurts - Dr.google says I should lay off running for a while, I've icepacked it, feels a bit better. Please tell me its not bad ! How long...

Argh ! Right knee hurts - Dr.google says I should lay off running for a while, I...

Sangy777

•8 years ago

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Joined the club on Strava....

Haven't logged a run yet... but that's some pretty stiff competition: 25k and 1 run?? Really?

Haven't logged a run yet... but that's some pretty stiff competition: 25k and 1 ...

RuNananana

Graduate•8 years ago

13 Replies

Week6 Run3 ....

Wow that was crazy first time I have ever ran for 25mins non stop - well chuffed! Thank you Laura ...

Wow that was crazy first time I have ever ran for 25mins non stop - well chuffed...

Jamseeboy

•8 years ago

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Week 5 run 3 - YES!!!!!

20 minutes non-stop running!!! :D And my average pace when running was faster than when I was walking!!

20 minutes non-stop running!!! :D And my average pace when running was faster th...

CookieM

Graduate•8 years ago

11 Replies

Gutted

Due to do W5r3 today. but woke up this morning with a stinky cold so it will have to wait till I am feeling better. was really looking forward to this one as...

Due to do W5r3 today. but woke up this morning with a stinky cold so it will hav...

Linda_pink

Graduate•8 years ago

6 Replies

The Wild vs The Treadmill

I'm finding a huge difference between running in The Wild vs running on the treadmill.... I'm going to reserve saying what that difference is until I hear from...

I'm finding a huge difference between running in The Wild vs running on the trea...

RuNananana

Graduate•8 years ago

30 Replies

4am with a bit of Déjà vu thrown in for W8 R1.

W8 R1 the run I did by mistake in Blackpool last week. This time it was a bit tougher as Portland is anything but flat, once your off sea level. The run was...

W8 R1 the run I did by mistake in Blackpool last week. This time it was a bit ...

Hidden

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Profile pic

I must be being incredibly dim, but how do I add a profile pic. I can't see an option to do this, is this because I'm using my mobile and not a PC, or am I...

I must be being incredibly dim, but how do I add a profile pic. I can't see an o...

Von99

Graduate•8 years ago

5 Replies

Ten second post...

...because I need to go and cook dinner. Very windy. Very, VERY, windy. Legs twinging a bit but didn't feel the need to stop. Brief on the spot jog had to take...

...because I need to go and cook dinner. Very windy. Very, VERY, windy. Legs twi...

Maddee_6333

Graduate•8 years ago

20 Replies

Ready for the Off

I have my running gear on, all except for my shoes and my running jacket. I need to go out to the car in a minute and get out my head torch (as I'll be heading...

I have my running gear on, all except for my shoes and my running jacket. I need...

Maddee_6333

Graduate•8 years ago

3 Replies

Do I need an expensive personal trainer?

Hi folks, I've been on the injury couch for a couple of weeks, first with shin pain, then knee pain, both of which have cleared up after a few days' rest. I...

Hi folks, I've been on the injury couch for a couple of weeks, first with shin ...

northernlass1965

Graduate•8 years ago

28 Replies

Little Bunny Rabbit! W10R3 B1-2

Good morning runners! Well I am hoping to download my Strava run for you this afternoon, but I am having technical difficulties! For my Scottish friends, I...

Good morning runners! Well I am hoping to download my Strava run for you this af...

Flossie22

Graduate•8 years ago

12 Replies

Black Friday Deals

Just picked up a half price pair of Asic Gel-Nimbus 18 from Runners Need... £72 incl free delivery... not bad I think :-)

Just picked up a half price pair of Asic Gel-Nimbus 18 from Runners Need... £72 ...

AndyD

Graduate•8 years ago

10 Replies

Fibromyalgia, Lupus & C25K

Hello everyone, I've just come across the C25K on the NHS website and thought it looks like the perfect beginners running guide. I just wondered if anyone here...

Hello everyone, I've just come across the C25K on the NHS website and thought it...

NatalieAmelia

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Graduation Run!

I thought about the canal, then thought about the rain on Monday, and instead put on the gear, did the school run, and then headed to the lake on the way...

I thought about the canal, then thought about the rain on Monday, and instead pu...

AlbertRoss

Graduate•8 years ago

7 Replies

Have been away tracking down member of the Doz army - we do need a portable harp.

It seems it's a portable lap harp not one in a frucksack. Have been spending non excercise time trying to find our harp player. And we have her! It's Second...

It seems it's a portable lap harp not one in a frucksack. Have been spending no...

dozzer19

Graduate•8 years ago

18 Replies

Week 9! Run 1 in the bag :) only 4.5k though... what next? 10k apps? Weight loss would be good!

Well I just got back from week 9 run 1 and it was GREAT! I even ran for an extra 3 minutes (ish) just to prove to myself that I could. I genuinely never...

Well I just got back from week 9 run 1 and it was GREAT! I even ran for an extra...

Snorkmaidenuk

Graduate•8 years ago

3 Replies

W5R3 - I did it!

Just got back from the dreaded run3 and I managed it! I know there are several others who have this coming up in the next couple of days so I just wanted to...

Just got back from the dreaded run3 and I managed it! I know there are several o...

ClarePB

Graduate•8 years ago

8 Replies

Week 6 is hard

I completed week 6 run 2 yesterday, and its hard, Ive found both runs this week really hard and I cant tell exactly why, its not my cardio as I can still give...

I completed week 6 run 2 yesterday, and its hard, Ive found both runs this week ...

dipdab

•8 years ago

5 Replies

Indoor running for me

So the time has come to return to the treadmill due to the cold weather. I m not looking forward to it as I ve come to like running outside but to keep it...

So the time has come to return to the treadmill due to the cold weather. I m not...

Tombenoly

Graduate•8 years ago

3 Replies

Bell Time

Carol the weatherlady was quite right when she forecasted that today would be a much better day. Still cold but a cloudless sky. The brilliant white crescent...

Carol the weatherlady was quite right when she forecasted that today would be a ...

NIGHTINGALE1

Graduate•8 years ago

6 Replies

A nice thing happened

Last week when I was out for my early morning run I'd got to the end and was doing the warm down walk. I heard someone running up the path behind me so I moved...

Last week when I was out for my early morning run I'd got to the end and was doi...

loisamelia

Graduate•8 years ago

2 Replies

On the IC 😢 Whinge warning

Haven't posted for a while because work stupid busy and I'm also feeling a bit fed up. So this post is probably a bit moany.. But you have been warned. Week 8...

Haven't posted for a while because work stupid busy and I'm also feeling a bit f...

Raven2016

Graduate•8 years ago

20 Replies

How do I fit in a third run?

Hello. I'm on week four and things are going well. I ran today, but I am busy all the way through Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so can't do my third run...

Hello. I'm on week four and things are going well. I ran today, but I am busy al...

Lauracorin

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Not really loving winter running?

Hats off (and then hats quickly back on before head freezes) to all of you who currently doing the C25k plan. God bless you. On the bright side, finishing the...

Hats off (and then hats quickly back on before head freezes) to all of you who c...

AnneDroid

Graduate•8 years ago

5 Replies

Tough and Muddier

I thought the weather looked positive this morning, so I was really looking forward to completing Week 7 Run 3. I'd managed it with the water fairies and...

I thought the weather looked positive this morning, so I was really looking forw...

Razouski

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Come and join the Strava C25K Club

This is a great place to share your achievements, meet other runners and track your performance. The NHS Couch to 5K, a group for graduates and undergraduates...

This is a great place to share your achievements, meet other runners and track y...

timbradley

Graduate•8 years ago

3 Replies

Week 1 R 2 .... Didn't realise this was so hard

Hi I'm new here and to running ...... I have just started using the app and just scrapped trough run 2 with a couple of missed runs that I had to walk through...

Hi I'm new here and to running ...... I have just started using the app and just...

Richard00100

Graduate•8 years ago

36 Replies

Omg, I'm on Week 6! And I got a question about pace.

Guys!!!!!!! Omg, I'm on Week 6! I can't believe it. I really can't believe it. For the past couple years I've tried out different health related fixes. Like a...

Guys!!!!!!! Omg, I'm on Week 6! I can't believe it. I really can't believe it. F...

Sodaonthesofa

•8 years ago

19 Replies

Ah, week 6... the false sense of security week.

Well, week 6 run 2 done and dusted. I have to say out of the whole thing so far (I know I haven't tackled the last three weeks yet) these were the toughest....

Well, week 6 run 2 done and dusted. I have to say out of the whole thing so far ...

russellwalker

•8 years ago

7 Replies

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All posts for November 2016

Week 3 run 2 and knee injury

Joined the club on Strava....

Week6 Run3 ....

Week 5 run 3 - YES!!!!!

Gutted

The Wild vs The Treadmill

4am with a bit of Déjà vu thrown in for W8 R1.

Profile pic

Ten second post...

Ready for the Off

Do I need an expensive personal trainer?

Little Bunny Rabbit! W10R3 B1-2

Black Friday Deals

Fibromyalgia, Lupus & C25K

Graduation Run!

Have been away tracking down member of the Doz army - we do need a portable harp.

Week 9! Run 1 in the bag :) only 4.5k though... what next? 10k apps? Weight loss would be good!

W5R3 - I did it!

Week 6 is hard

Indoor running for me

Bell Time

A nice thing happened

On the IC 😢 Whinge warning

How do I fit in a third run?

Not really loving winter running?

Tough and Muddier

Come and join the Strava C25K Club

Week 1 R 2 .... Didn't realise this was so hard

Omg, I'm on Week 6! And I got a question about pace.

Ah, week 6... the false sense of security week.

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