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W5R2 - the gremlins call in reinforcements

I did not want to go for a run today. Why am I doing this? It's raining today, and the weather's going to deteriorate, so if I go today, then i'll have to do...

I did not want to go for a run today. Why am I doing this? It's raining today,...

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Graduate•7 years ago

Week 4 & Loving it

I wanted to gush here, as my partner is getting sick of my new running obsession!! The last time I ran was in 2006, I know this for sure because when I left...

I wanted to gush here, as my partner is getting sick of my new running obsession...

•7 years ago

Shin pain

Have had some pain in my right shin since finishing last night's run. hoping it's just muscles and settles in a day or two. not had a problems with my shins...

Have had some pain in my right shin since finishing last night's run. hoping it...

Graduate•7 years ago

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W4R2 Hardest run ever!

London was cold and rainy this morning, but I decided that wasn't stopping me, 'I can finally wear that amazing raincoat I bought for the Andes and never...

London was cold and rainy this morning, but I decided that wasn't stopping me, ...

Graduate•7 years ago

W5R2 oh yes!!

I’ve had problems with my back since the weekend, and then yesterday my neck started playing up. So moped around yesterday and ate like a piggy! Focussed...

I’ve had problems with my back since the weekend, and then yesterday my neck sta...

Graduate•7 years ago

W5R2 "The longest I have ever ran in my entire life!"

It was for just 8 minutes. 01:30 AM, I think this would be my last late evening run. No more working late hopefully. . 2 X 8 minutes. . If I had been told by...

It was for just 8 minutes. 01:30 AM, I think this would be my last late evening ...

Graduate•7 years ago

Running 2 days in a row?

W3R3 done now. Seems to be going slowly. I'm having to resist the urge to run 2 days in a row. Even though I've been through the c25k before i have been told...

W3R3 done now. Seems to be going slowly. I'm having to resist the urge to run 2 ...

Graduate•7 years ago

Going for W2, R2 shortly and feeling tight

Well run 2 of week 2 is already upon us. I am feeling a bit tight in myself, my muscles are still aching ever so slightly and I feel like I need to be...

Well run 2 of week 2 is already upon us. I am feeling a bit tight in myself, m...

•7 years ago

Stuck on Week 4!

Hello all - this is my first post. Weeks 1-3 went well. They went from tough to less tough and I was always able to progress. However, Week 4 was such a big...

Hello all - this is my first post. Weeks 1-3 went well. They went from tough to ...

•7 years ago

W6 Day 3 Nailed!!

I knew today's run would be challenging....I would be helping 1st born break through her psychological barrier of running non stop for 25 minutes. We set off...

I knew today's run would be challenging....I would be helping 1st born break thr...

•7 years ago

!"^%) technology

Help! There I was, 5.45am ready to go and my app tells me "Failed to sync with server. Please check your connection!" on both phones. So, I remembered...

Help! There I was, 5.45am ready to go and my app tells me "Failed to sync with s...

Graduate•7 years ago

Revisiting C25k+ speed

Well, it's approaching a couple of years since I was last able to try these C25k+ podcasts, so I decided to go straight on to them rather than staying on Week...

Well, it's approaching a couple of years since I was last able to try these C25k...

Graduate•7 years ago

Like a Snail on a Skateboard

Second attempt at W6D3 arrived and though my enthusiasm-o-meter was in negative numbers after monday's experience of running head first into the Runner's Wall,...

Second attempt at W6D3 arrived and though my enthusiasm-o-meter was in negative ...

Graduate•7 years ago

App issues

Hiya Is anyone else having problems with the app? I can't open it up and when I look to see if updates are needed, I can't even find the app in Play Store!!...

Hiya Is anyone else having problems with the app? I can't open it up and when I...

Graduate•7 years ago

W5R3 - far easier than expected!!

I had a minor wobble before I left this morning, only 5hrs sleep and heavy rain I nearly repeated R2... but thinking of posts on here I decided to give it a go...

I had a minor wobble before I left this morning, only 5hrs sleep and heavy rain ...

Graduate•7 years ago

Gremlins beaten by germs

After all my angst about whether to have a consecutive day run or to wait, I have been struck down and the decision taken out of my hands and placed firmly in...

After all my angst about whether to have a consecutive day run or to wait, I hav...

Graduate•7 years ago

W2R3 Completed - can hardly believe it!

7am and I've already got my W2R3 under my belt - even though I had to change my route to avoid flooded playing fields. Those extra 30 seconds felt more like 5...

7am and I've already got my W2R3 under my belt - even though I had to change my ...

Graduate•7 years ago

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