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Week 4 is so much harder than week 3!

Tadaaa, week 3 done and dusted and in the bag and all that. I was really looking forward to week 4 because this was the point where I was forced to give up...

Tadaaa, week 3 done and dusted and in the bag and all that. I was really looking...

allegrachick

Graduate•7 years ago

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W6 R1

Evening all pleased to report that tonight's one went reasonably well full stop it was a cold wind that blew in from the North West Tonight and Quite Bitter to...

Evening all pleased to report that tonight's one went reasonably well full stop ...

MotherPip

Graduate•7 years ago

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A surprise 10k! Unplanned and unexpected bonus :)

My last 10k was in early December and I really wanted to prove to myself that I could still do it. But not today for lots of reasons......a bad night waking in...

My last 10k was in early December and I really wanted to prove to myself that I ...

skysue16

Graduate•7 years ago

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Blowing the gremlins away!

After my less-than-stellar run on Sunday, I wasn't entirely looking forward to tonight's outing. Home from work, got changed, charged my phone and torch for a...

After my less-than-stellar run on Sunday, I wasn't entirely looking forward to t...

RainbowC

Graduate•7 years ago

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W9R2 and my first run in rain!

And....WHAT rain....and wind...and horizontal hail...! I hate being out in any sort of rain. I'm the least "out doors-y" person I know - or was - so how come I...

And....WHAT rain....and wind...and horizontal hail...! I hate being out in any s...

Emmy9

Graduate•7 years ago

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Graduation one year ago

One year ago tomorrow I completed run 3 of week 9 and graduated. It was an early morning run, we had snow on the ground and consequently I was very slow, which...

One year ago tomorrow I completed run 3 of week 9 and graduated. It was an early...

JaySeeSkinny

Graduate•7 years ago

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W4R1 completed - was hard, but I managed :)

Hi, I want to share with you how proud I am with today's run. It was very hard, as my dog was just crazy: pulling, stopping, all possibilities. And yes, I did...

Hi, I want to share with you how proud I am with today's run. It was very hard, ...

IgaT

Graduate•7 years ago

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Getting there now! Week 7 next......

Had a good 25 minute run! The sun was out, the birds were singing and I'd got myself mentally ready for it. And when Laura said I can now call myself a runner...

Had a good 25 minute run! The sun was out, the birds were singing and I'd got my...

Chrysanthemum

Graduate•7 years ago

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W9R2 - best run yet...

Felt tired and overworked recently but still went out for my run this morning not expecting it to be great but it went really well, nice and easy pace, could...

Felt tired and overworked recently but still went out for my run this morning no...

KS69

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 6 Run 2, Laura change the record!

Hello all I have just finished run2 of week 6, just long runs left! I hope the music on the future podcasts changes, otherwise I will have to make my own...

Hello all I have just finished run2 of week 6, just long runs left! I hope the m...

wizzbang

Graduate•7 years ago

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Why is week 6 run 1 such hard work

I did W5R3 on Sunday morning, in the rain and into a head wind ( until i turned round and had the wind behind me!) and actually enjoyed it. So why did the...

I did W5R3 on Sunday morning, in the rain and into a head wind ( until i turned ...

newrunner56

Graduate•7 years ago

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Taking a little break, hopefully I won't be out of action for too long.

Hello everyone, Next Tuesday I will be ducking out of the forums for a week or so. As some of you know I haven't been doing my beloved events for nearly a...

Hello everyone, Next Tuesday I will be ducking out of the forums for a week or ...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•7 years ago

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dummy run

Finally have moved on to week 5 today I did run 2 of Week 5 and am going to call it a dummy run as the second 8 minutes was a real struggle. I still cant...

Finally have moved on to week 5 today I did run 2 of Week 5 and am going to call...

sarahspain

Graduate•7 years ago

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Couch to Half Marathon

I hesitated about which forum to put this on, but when I was doing c25k I always found reading reports from graduates encouraging, so that is why I'm putting...

I hesitated about which forum to put this on, but when I was doing c25k I always...

ajwyld

Graduate•7 years ago

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W8R3 done :)

Well I felt much better last night so went for a run with the intention of maybe just running 20 mins - slow and steady and I did the whole 28 mins! Very happy...

Well I felt much better last night so went for a run with the intention of maybe...

giddyaunts

Graduate•7 years ago

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Heckled & thought of you

Did Wk8 R3 today & was heckled by two men about my slow speed as I ran past them. Had I not been a regular visitor to this forum, I think I'd have been...

Did Wk8 R3 today & was heckled by two men about my slow speed as I ran past them...

JojoButter

Graduate•7 years ago

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Inspiration needed, please!

Hi all - I am looking for some motivational thoughts from you. I completed c25k 18 months ago and was so excited and motivated. I was aiming to get up to 10k...

Hi all - I am looking for some motivational thoughts from you. I completed c25k...

Pip66

Graduate•7 years ago

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I've done it!

W9R3 completed. I have had a busy morning and had to be at my desk for 9am having completed a school run on the way. I had prepped myself and knew that I...

W9R3 completed. I have had a busy morning and had to be at my desk for 9am hav...

CJ24

Graduate•7 years ago

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One of those runs

I graduated about 10months ago and have been consistently running 2-3times a week since. It hasn't all been plain sailing and today was definitely one of...

I graduated about 10months ago and have been consistently running 2-3times a wee...

ChezLiz

•7 years ago

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Slow down and breathe

I'm not sure that can be said enough really! Hi everyone, I'm new and this is my first post, having lurked for a little while. I tackled W4R1 last night and...

I'm not sure that can be said enough really! Hi everyone, I'm new and this is my...

Carolinemcd

Graduate•7 years ago

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Here we are again

After a long, really long battle with stress, injury and anxiety, finally hitting the tracks all over again. I stopped last year around this time at W6R3....

After a long, really long battle with stress, injury and anxiety, finally hittin...

Resurrected

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 4 Run 1 - follow up to despondent thread!

I did it!! I am so, so grateful to every single one of you who took the time to support, encourage, advise and motivate me on my last thread. I set off really...

I did it!! I am so, so grateful to every single one of you who took the time to ...

Bigfatsal

Graduate•7 years ago

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Post graduation advice

Having graduated today, I am going to take Michael Johnson's advice & follow week 9 for a few weeks until I can run 5k without stopping - I'm not looking for a...

Having graduated today, I am going to take Michael Johnson's advice & follow wee...

Dhiny

•7 years ago

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New PB

For tonight's beginner run we had 3 beginners. Though beginners might be too strong a word. They are certainly new to canicross, and they had told us that they...

For tonight's beginner run we had 3 beginners. Though beginners might be too str...

Maddee_6333

Graduate•7 years ago

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12 runs down! Week 4 done!

I posted for the first time two weeks ago, after surprising myself and finishing week 2 of the podcasts. Well today, I have only gone and finished the third...

I posted for the first time two weeks ago, after surprising myself and finishing...

EasterBunny32

•7 years ago

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W9R1 - Me and Drooling took Laura for a run

So, W9R1. What a wonderful day for a run. Not. The rain and hailstones came so thick and fast this afternoon I could hardly see the houses opposite. The...

So, W9R1. What a wonderful day for a run. Not. The rain and hailstones came ...

SlowSlowKwikKwikSlow

Graduate•7 years ago

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Wk7r3 consolidating

So I cracked out a 4.5k in 30 mins, I know I shouldn't be doing this yet, but after accidentally doing 5.32k at the weekend it felt too easy to do the...

So I cracked out a 4.5k in 30 mins, I know I shouldn't be doing this yet, but af...

EFox89

•7 years ago

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Laura, is it me?

Have I been listening to the wrong podcasts? I heard that Laura was joined by someone on w8 and w9 and I have just completed w9 and she is on her Jack Jones....

Have I been listening to the wrong podcasts? I heard that Laura was joined by s...

Raymond16460

•7 years ago

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Introduction, I'm new here...

Quick intro. I was an overweight smoking unfit middle age man with a large belly so at Christmas I was determined to do something about it. Stopped smoking on...

Quick intro. I was an overweight smoking unfit middle age man with a large belly...

Marky_D

•7 years ago

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Carb Loading?

Yesterday I ate quite a lot of crisps late on in the afternoon. So when it came time to eat my dinner I wasn't hungry and thought, "I'll get it later"....

Yesterday I ate quite a lot of crisps late on in the afternoon. So when it came...

AnneDroid

Graduate•7 years ago

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All posts for February 2017

Week 4 is so much harder than week 3!

W6 R1

A surprise 10k! Unplanned and unexpected bonus :)

Blowing the gremlins away!

W9R2 and my first run in rain!

Graduation one year ago

W4R1 completed - was hard, but I managed :)

Getting there now! Week 7 next......

W9R2 - best run yet...

Week 6 Run 2, Laura change the record!

Why is week 6 run 1 such hard work

Taking a little break, hopefully I won't be out of action for too long.

dummy run

Couch to Half Marathon

W8R3 done :)

Heckled & thought of you

Inspiration needed, please!

I've done it!

One of those runs

Slow down and breathe

Here we are again

Week 4 Run 1 - follow up to despondent thread!

Post graduation advice

New PB

12 runs down! Week 4 done!

W9R1 - Me and Drooling took Laura for a run

Wk7r3 consolidating

Laura, is it me?

Introduction, I'm new here...

Carb Loading?

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