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Too much

Morning guys think I did too much walking yesterday with dog hour & half quite fast walk so this mornings run 🏃 wk2run2 my head was willing but my legs were...

Morning guys think I did too much walking yesterday with dog hour & half quite f...

kst2222

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 8 Run 2

Met this friendly guy in my yard this morning and took it as a good omen for today's run! Good to know somebody's praying for me, LOL :). The run went well!...

Met this friendly guy in my yard this morning and took it as a good omen for tod...

ReluctantCardio

•7 years ago

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Beans = ice pack

Disclaimer: I wrapped them in a paper towel after the pic 😂 I only own one ice pack so decided beans would work just as well!! Ya do what ya gotta do!! :)

Disclaimer: I wrapped them in a paper towel after the pic 😂 I only own one ic...

vlmiller1225

Graduate•7 years ago

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W10r1

Consolidation................oh go on then just a little bit further on the outward leg...........that's enough.....................Consolidation.

Consolidation................oh go on then just a little bit further on the outw...

RunForestR

Graduate•7 years ago

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W4R1

I'm due to try this tonight. I'm struggling to see how I'll do it but am going to try. I've managed all the other runs but never comfortably so feel rather...

I'm due to try this tonight. I'm struggling to see how I'll do it but am going t...

kitt66

Graduate•7 years ago

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Slow as a turtle! (Maybe slower) W3R1 DONE!

I did it!!! And it was much easier than I expected!!! I even felt like I could keep going and was thinking "wait, is that all?!" Granted I was so very slow......

I did it!!! And it was much easier than I expected!!! I even felt like I could k...

vlmiller1225

Graduate•7 years ago

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On the road again

I've been on the elliptical trainer for 2 weeks recovering from crushing foot pain. £65 down and a second brand new pair of trainers on my feet I'm back out...

I've been on the elliptical trainer for 2 weeks recovering from crushing foot pa...

LesleyD123

•7 years ago

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Which App?

Hiya, I wonder if any of you can help me. I have an old Samsung Galaxy Y phone, which I am very happy with, I use it to call/text and that is about all, I...

Hiya, I wonder if any of you can help me. I have an old Samsung Galaxy Y phone, ...

WendyACJ

•7 years ago

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Week 4 run 2

Feeling very proud of myself, ran even though it was dark and raining. Smug! :-)

Feeling very proud of myself, ran even though it was dark and raining. Smug! :-)...

Antmusic

Graduate•7 years ago

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W4R2

Well boyf and I ventured round the block in the dark with Mr Smooth for company. Boyf was flagging and am sure I was running faster than him at one stage......

Well boyf and I ventured round the block in the dark with Mr Smooth for company....

lostgirl76

•7 years ago

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Life.....

What a busy weekend I've had full of nightshifts at work and hardly any sleep in between and because of that, I have not been able to run since Friday. I'm not...

What a busy weekend I've had full of nightshifts at work and hardly any sleep in...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Today's runs!

Don't worry, I don't mean I did more than one run today. Just wanted to say: hello to the newbies and congrats on starting, there seem to be a few W1R1's...

Don't worry, I don't mean I did more than one run today. Just wanted to say: hel...

icklegui

Graduate•7 years ago

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Newbie

Hi all I'm a 49 soon to be 50 year old unfit and overweight mum and nurse. I've decided that I need to make major changes to my lifestyle with one of them...

Hi all I'm a 49 soon to be 50 year old unfit and overweight mum and nurse. I've ...

Kazzybe

Graduate•7 years ago

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Happy is an understatement, relieved, shocked, surprised they all work but I'm sticking with happy 😊

I am so happy. I am pleased with myself. I feel like everybody else who says I never thought I could do it but guess what 'I never thought I could do it' and I...

I am so happy. I am pleased with myself. I feel like everybody else who says I n...

Tracme

Graduate•7 years ago

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Running with a club

Seeking the return of my enthusiasm, I went along to my local running club this evening. Loads of people including some I know from other places. I joined the...

Seeking the return of my enthusiasm, I went along to my local running club this ...

sheps

Graduate•7 years ago

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Wow. Just wow.

So Kipchoge can run the marathon in 2 hours and 25 seconds. The marathon is 42 km 195m. The way I figure it, that means 1 hour is 21 km and 30 mins is 10.5k....

So Kipchoge can run the marathon in 2 hours and 25 seconds. The marathon is 42 ...

ejvcruns

Graduate•7 years ago

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Invictus Games

Watching the running...Humbled

Hidden

•7 years ago

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5k

I graduated from C25k on Saturday and if you have read my post you'll know how excited I was but that elusive was playing on my mind. So today I got back on...

I graduated from C25k on Saturday and if you have read my post you'll know how e...

Mandygecko

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 2 Run 1

Well I did it, I was filled with dread at the thought of it, but it was easier than I expected. After so long I cannot believe I have been out...

Well I did it, I was filled with dread at the thought of it, but it was easier t...

WendyACJ

•7 years ago

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Week 4 done

Last run for week 4 today, seemed harder than the last 2 possibly because I was running in a different area. Am away for a couple of days by the sea and...

Last run for week 4 today, seemed harder than the last 2 possibly because I was ...

neddytime

Graduate•7 years ago

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4 weeks without running 😩

So it’ll be 4 weeks since I last had my running shoes on, mainly due to being away on holiday then struggling to fit it in round my shifts. I had only...

So it’ll be 4 weeks since I last had my running shoes on, mainly due to being aw...

Lauralou24

•7 years ago

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W4R1 Completed - that was a step change... (and the knees held up)

I completed W4R1 this evening, having skipped the Wednesday and Saturday sessions last week, to let my knees recover. The rest seemed to help. I certainly...

I completed W4R1 this evening, having skipped the Wednesday and Saturday session...

nikonphotobro

Graduate•7 years ago

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Treadmill replacement?

Hi My Roger Black treadmill has gone pop smoked and stopped working. Fortunately I had done Wk6R2 and was on the last 10 seconds of warm down. Need to replace...

Hi My Roger Black treadmill has gone pop smoked and stopped working. Fortunately...

Nemota

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 4 done, had better runs...

My last run of week four was not one of my better ones, I'd been on my feet (at work) for a straight nine and a half hours with no lunch break :( Going into...

My last run of week four was not one of my better ones, I'd been on my feet (at ...

Feegle

Graduate•7 years ago

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W1 R3A

Well I started my third run rather late in the day and enjoyed watching the sun set across the fields. However it turned pitch dark very fast - the street...

Well I started my third run rather late in the day and enjoyed watching the sun ...

TheClaw

Graduate•7 years ago

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I Was Told C25K is A Slippery Slope, but..

Having come down with a bad cold instead of completing a park run and being on my final run today after a week off I set off for week 8 run 3. I was still a...

Having come down with a bad cold instead of completing a park run and being on m...

LittleNell83

•7 years ago

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Running foreign climes!

Well that's me back from a lovely holiday with my vit d nicely topped up (you should see my white bits!) Did some relaxing, lots of walking, a little swimming...

Well that's me back from a lovely holiday with my vit d nicely topped up (you sh...

rolysmate

Graduate•7 years ago

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Hi

All I'm on week 3 off couch to 5k , I used to run all the time I could run 10k but I had to stop after injuries but I gained 3 stones and I've just started...

All I'm on week 3 off couch to 5k , I used to run all the time I could run 10k b...

Marv2312

•7 years ago

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W1 R1 I did it!!!

Just completed my first run and it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be :) I went slowly and although I'm a bit sore now I feel great! Thanks to...

Just completed my first run and it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it would...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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W8 and really enjoying the rain!

When I started, I never thought I could do it. It can be hard but so far so good!

When I started, I never thought I could do it. It can be hard but so far so good...

Florisu

Graduate•7 years ago

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All posts for September 2017

Too much

Week 8 Run 2

Beans = ice pack

W10r1

W4R1

Slow as a turtle! (Maybe slower) W3R1 DONE!

On the road again

Which App?

Week 4 run 2

W4R2

Life.....

Today's runs!

Newbie

Happy is an understatement, relieved, shocked, surprised they all work but I'm sticking with happy 😊

Running with a club

Wow. Just wow.

Invictus Games

5k

Week 2 Run 1

Week 4 done

4 weeks without running 😩

W4R1 Completed - that was a step change... (and the knees held up)

Treadmill replacement?

Week 4 done, had better runs...

W1 R3A

I Was Told C25K is A Slippery Slope, but..

Running foreign climes!

Hi

W1 R1 I did it!!!

W8 and really enjoying the rain!

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