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New shoes! 👟

Hi all, I had been holding back buying some new road shoes, but my gift voucher got the better of me........I've also been getting toe bruising/bumping when...

Hi all, I had been holding back buying some new road shoes, but my gift voucher ...

Madge50

Graduate•7 years ago

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W4r1

Only just managed to finish w3r3 so was dreading today. However this morning I got out on the treadmill early. I had read what was needed and then Laura...

Only just managed to finish w3r3 so was dreading today. However this morning I g...

glendam52

Graduate•7 years ago

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Why does running make me feel this way?

Running is a love/hate relationship to me, why do we stick with it? I started as I wanted to get fitter, healthier and possibly lose a bit of fat on the side...

Running is a love/hate relationship to me, why do we stick with it? I started as...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Week 3

Week 3, run 1 was lunch time today and we did it again, no breaks! As ever, we went very steadily, so much so a brisk walker was keeping up with me :\\ :D I...

Week 3, run 1 was lunch time today and we did it again, no breaks! As ever, we ...

TracyC1980

•7 years ago

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The barking walrus can run!

Ok, I finally admit it. I'm beginning to see the fun in this! Having had a whole week off and still in some trepidation, I've picked up where I left off and...

Ok, I finally admit it. I'm beginning to see the fun in this! Having had a who...

MotwCoop

Graduate•7 years ago

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Chilly wind and a little snow on the tops - so nice to be back out running (well sort of!)

Since the end of December I have done very little running due to an accident with a minibus door, then the lurgy and the last two weeks long hours at work. I...

Since the end of December I have done very little running due to an accident wit...

skysue16

Graduate•7 years ago

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Start of week 6 - my third post

Yikes ! I have come so far. Last night I ran for 20 minutes non stop. Slow and steady but I don't care. At the moment I am averaging 10 minutes per kilometre....

Yikes ! I have come so far. Last night I ran for 20 minutes non stop. Slow and s...

DD2306

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Newbie Scared of week 4

Hi! I'm new on this forum but I signed up feeling like I need a community to be part of. I don't know any other runners, so I'm out on my own and now I've...

Hi! I'm new on this forum but I signed up feeling like I need a community to be ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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W5R1 Here we go again!

In the end I decided to give it a go at W5, and to be honest I have found this first run easier than W4! You guys gave me a really good piece of advice telling...

In the end I decided to give it a go at W5, and to be honest I have found this f...

yaskas

Graduate•7 years ago

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W6R1

Winston and I set off thinking 'we're gonna breeze this'! How wrong?! It's really cold today and the first 5 min run nearly killed me. I couldn't get my...

Winston and I set off thinking 'we're gonna breeze this'! How wrong?! It's rea...

ANewMe2022

Graduate•7 years ago

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Feeling daunted but determined...got W6,R3 Wednesday!

Hi. I was really pleased that I managed W6,R2 today, despite not feeling 100% (the reasons I'm having a hysterectomy!), but left wondering if W6,R3 will be a...

Hi. I was really pleased that I managed W6,R2 today, despite not feeling 100% (t...

NickiCS

Graduate•7 years ago

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W4 ... wondering if I will make it to 5k in 30 mins

I use run keeper to track my runs and today I did 3.8k in w4 - I'm trying to figure out if I run for the whole time - 30 mins whether or not I'll make it to...

I use run keeper to track my runs and today I did 3.8k in w4 - I'm trying to fig...

Joolez

Graduate•7 years ago

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January 2017 Roll call for our new Graduates

Please join with me in congratulating our newest Graduates for January 2017. Such determination, as I know a lot of you have been battling with some terrible...

Please join with me in congratulating our newest Graduates for January 2017. Su...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•7 years ago

8 Replies

Help! Starting fresh!

Hello everyone, After some advice really, I almost (1 week away) completed this programme 2 years ago now, I stopped for various reasons, most of which I...

Hello everyone, After some advice really, I almost (1 week away) completed this ...

sophie89

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Gait Analysis and New Running Shoes

I'm off to have a gait analysis today and buy a new pair of running shoes. I've been running with a pair of Lidl Ladies Running Shoes which have served me well...

I'm off to have a gait analysis today and buy a new pair of running shoes. I've ...

Redbillie21

Graduate•7 years ago

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Chomping at the bit

Morning all, just checking in. Had a hernia op ten days ago, healing up nicely. Frustrated though that I can't get out in the park just yet... perfect...

Morning all, just checking in. Had a hernia op ten days ago, healing up nicely. ...

trieste

Graduate•7 years ago

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W6R1 "Surprisingly tough."

5 minutes ~ 8 minutes and a 5 minute run. Seriously 😒, it could be a multitude of factors. 1. Egotistical head on completing 20 minutes last week W5R3 2....

5 minutes ~ 8 minutes and a 5 minute run. Seriously 😒, it could be a multitude...

nchunc

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 6 block

Aargh! All was going so well! I seem to have hit a point where my right calf just *doesn't want* to do a 25-minute run. I have tried W6R3 twice - the first...

Aargh! All was going so well! I seem to have hit a point where my right calf jus...

park79

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Need motivation

Not sure where I will get it from...Not sure when I'll get a chance to go out again as my back has bothered me today...Might rest up til Tuesday and maybe then...

Not sure where I will get it from...Not sure when I'll get a chance to go out ag...

MotherPip

Graduate•7 years ago

17 Replies

Buffing up

I know there are a few fans of buffs on this site and after reading how much they love them, and seeing as I am supposed to avoid breathing in cold air at the...

I know there are a few fans of buffs on this site and after reading how much the...

northernlass1965

Graduate•7 years ago

15 Replies

Starting again !!

Hi everyone I only got as far as the start of week 3 and then pulled a muscle in my back ( bending over to put my trainers on !?!?) Then got the cough/cold...

Hi everyone I only got as far as the start of week 3 and then pulled a muscle i...

Happygirl1970

•7 years ago

7 Replies

week 2 pace

I ran week 1 at 5mph and walked 3mph, just completed week 2/1 ran at 5mph and walked at 3mph, puffing very hard at the end!!

I ran week 1 at 5mph and walked 3mph, just completed week 2/1 ran at 5mph and wa...

wizzbang

Graduate•7 years ago

4 Replies

London Winter Run 2017

What a brilliant day. I was lucky enough to be part of the London Winter Run without taking part. I've been going for the last three runs, two as a spectator...

What a brilliant day. I was lucky enough to be part of the London Winter Run wi...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•7 years ago

7 Replies

Start date

Now the route is clearer after the blaze the other night and Monday is my cheat day I will be starting c25k Tuesday. Plus I have cold atm so hope it shifts by...

Now the route is clearer after the blaze the other night and Monday is my cheat ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Oh what a night! 5k - done!

Sunday evening, time to run round the next village while Miss Rainbow is there. It's been nice all weekend - not exactly warm(!), but sunny (in parts) and dry....

Sunday evening, time to run round the next village while Miss Rainbow is there. ...

RainbowC

Graduate•7 years ago

11 Replies

Slightly short

I've done this programme a few times, graduating two years ago. Last Friday I finished week 5 run 3! The main difference this time is that I'm on a treadmill...

I've done this programme a few times, graduating two years ago. Last Friday I fi...

Fiddler71

Graduate•7 years ago

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W3R1 - runners are made not born

Just completed W3R1 - gremlins were hard at work this morning before I left and I had a headache I couldn't shake. Still I forced myself into my running...

Just completed W3R1 - gremlins were hard at work this morning before I left and ...

Ajtarbotton

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Running, more like shuffling??

I have just started week 4, run 1, and survived. But just wanted to ask about speed. Should I be trying to get faster as it feels like I'm shuffling along and...

I have just started week 4, run 1, and survived. But just wanted to ask about sp...

Ardmhaca

Graduate•7 years ago

43 Replies

50th parkrun

A year ago I was midway through my C25K and starting to go to parkrun each week. I set myself a target on my 49th birthday. I would do my 50th parkrun on the...

A year ago I was midway through my C25K and starting to go to parkrun each week....

terrapin

Graduate•7 years ago

11 Replies

Officially a Runner now !

Or so says Laura after finishing W6R3 this afternoon.I've got to say that running for 25 minutes was hard, but not as hard as I imagined it would be. Six weeks...

Or so says Laura after finishing W6R3 this afternoon.I've got to say that runnin...

soon_fit

Graduate•7 years ago

10 Replies

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Couch to 5K

All posts for February 2017

New shoes! 👟

W4r1

Why does running make me feel this way?

Week 3

The barking walrus can run!

Chilly wind and a little snow on the tops - so nice to be back out running (well sort of!)

Start of week 6 - my third post

Newbie Scared of week 4

W5R1 Here we go again!

W6R1

Feeling daunted but determined...got W6,R3 Wednesday!

W4 ... wondering if I will make it to 5k in 30 mins

January 2017 Roll call for our new Graduates

Help! Starting fresh!

Gait Analysis and New Running Shoes

Chomping at the bit

W6R1 "Surprisingly tough."

Week 6 block

Need motivation

Buffing up

Starting again !!

week 2 pace

London Winter Run 2017

Start date

Oh what a night! 5k - done!

Slightly short

W3R1 - runners are made not born

Running, more like shuffling??

50th parkrun

Officially a Runner now !

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