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Week 8 run 1 - I only have 5 runs left!!

Oh my goodness I can’t believe the end is in sight! Did run 1 this morning and only 5 runs until graduation! I did a bit of online research as my legs have...

Oh my goodness I can’t believe the end is in sight! Did run 1 this morning and o...

dennymac82

•6 years ago

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Too cold to run home?

Was planning on running home tonight from work, will be about 13km. Just been out for lunch and boy its is chilly! Will be about 4 degrees when i leave work,...

Was planning on running home tonight from work, will be about 13km. Just been ou...

KimLoulou

Graduate•6 years ago

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Wk 9 run 2

Omg this run felt so comfortable, am loving these long runs 😁😁 1 run left and then I’m graduating 🙊🙊

Omg this run felt so comfortable, am loving these long runs 😁😁 1 run left and ...

Ajs07

Graduate•6 years ago

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Christmas (sorry) list

Hello, My very sweet nan is repeatedly requesting a list of things she can buy me for christmas. I keep saying there is nothing I need and she should make a...

Hello, My very sweet nan is repeatedly requesting a list of things she can buy m...

VictoriaRuns

Graduate•6 years ago

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Really hard start

So I haven't ran for at least a decade and am well overweight but cant believe how hard Wk1 R1 was. Had to split each run into half and was still gasping. Got...

So I haven't ran for at least a decade and am well overweight but cant believe h...

Gazjoneswales

•6 years ago

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Who even am I anymore??

I am a bona fide lazy arse. I enjoy nothing more than plopping on the sofa with a glass of wine, and then staying in bed in the morning until the last...

I am a bona fide lazy arse. I enjoy nothing more than plopping on the sofa with...

Trying2run

Graduate•6 years ago

15 Replies

Nice, easy run

So, this morning it’s chilly but after walking the dog I was just about warmed up for a run...so off I went...in the sunshine...crispy leaves, fluffy clouds,...

So, this morning it’s chilly but after walking the dog I was just about warmed u...

Mummycav

Administrator•6 years ago

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What and when do you eat before a run?

I'm on W9 now and on my last run I was distracted by hunger!! I don't want to run with food in my stomach as i know thay will give me cramps. Any advice? If i...

I'm on W9 now and on my last run I was distracted by hunger!! I don't want to ru...

Ubercrone

•6 years ago

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W8 R3 failed :(

Really felt good before starting the run but failed epically. Gold star to those of you who can do this on a treadmill!!!!! My first proper go at doing the...

Really felt good before starting the run but failed epically. Gold star to thos...

1slowcoach

Graduate•6 years ago

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W5R3 - Done!!

This was the one I've been worrying about - 20mins running with no break. It seemed almost like a misprint at the end of week 5. I went out last night...

This was the one I've been worrying about - 20mins running with no break. It see...

Hidden

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Treadmill to outdoor running

I am currently on week 4 and do my training on a treadmill at home. I prefer this at the moment as I cannot always get outdoors to run and after a disasterous...

I am currently on week 4 and do my training on a treadmill at home. I prefer th...

raquelscatt

Graduate•6 years ago

8 Replies

Rest days

Woke up this morning thinking ‘yahoo, I’m going for a run’ - then realised it was a rest day. Don’t know what shocked me more. Waking up and wanting to go for...

Woke up this morning thinking ‘yahoo, I’m going for a run’ - then realised it wa...

RuthL

Graduate•6 years ago

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Running in heavy rain?

Morning All, I would welcome some advice. I am on week 3 / run2 this morning, but its raining heavily. I am using sketchers so far (in case i did not...

Morning All, I would welcome some advice. I am on week 3 / run2 this morning, bu...

Pgib

•6 years ago

20 Replies

New approach

After graduating in Feb this year my running was going great until Sept. Since then I have had daughter’s wedding & 2 major bouts of respiratory infections...

After graduating in Feb this year my running was going great until Sept. Since t...

Dhiny

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Crimewatch

Well after 2 weeks of not running and 2 months not running in the morning,I did it today. I was worried though about being arrested. When I got up at 5.40 I...

Well after 2 weeks of not running and 2 months not running in the morning,I did ...

Barbs1965

Graduate•6 years ago

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W9R3 😀😀😀😀

Morning all beautiful morning sky full of stars just heading out for my final run of the program see you on the other side 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️👍

Morning all beautiful morning sky full of stars just heading out for my final ru...

Wantorun2013

Graduate•6 years ago

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Keeping focused

4days break but moving forward 😉

Heather2974

Graduate•6 years ago

1 Reply

Wobble over; back on track!

Well, of course you were all correct - W7R1 done. Wouldn't say I smashed it, but I did enjoy it, and when I got home no-one said 'wow Mum, your face is the...

Well, of course you were all correct - W7R1 done. Wouldn't say I smashed it, but...

Herbal-T

Graduate•6 years ago

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Still Attempting...

Been hampered with Knee injuries for the last month or so!😥Finally got running again last week and completed Week 8 Run 1 and I’ve now got an issue with my...

Been hampered with Knee injuries for the last month or so!😥Finally got running ...

Jakezilla

•6 years ago

2 Replies

One run to go!!!

Had a tough day at work, am used to it usually, but today it knocked the stuffing out of me a bit. So, my running gear became my comfort blanket, and Wk9Run2...

Had a tough day at work, am used to it usually, but today it knocked the stuffin...

Snodi

Graduate•6 years ago

11 Replies

Mr Smooth, Please Give Me A Hug

Having been thoroughly impressed by both Hidden doing a sub 30 minute 5k and Razouski running an utterly tremendous 4 mins 15 seconds 1km, I came to the...

Having been thoroughly impressed by both Hidden doing a sub 30 minute 5k and Raz...

Hidden

•6 years ago

25 Replies

Going for it!

Had a difficult day. Challenging students coupled with up and coming anniversary of losing my Dad tomorrow so was feeling a little sad. 😥 I could either sit...

Had a difficult day. Challenging students coupled with up and coming anniversary...

TJMazz

Graduate•6 years ago

16 Replies

Feel a bit silly 😂

Invested in this little beauty... the light it gives out is pretty good... can't wait to try it out tomorrow on my next run 🏃

Invested in this little beauty... the light it gives out is pretty good... can't...

Terimanning25

Graduate•6 years ago

11 Replies

W9r2

Should have graduated last Saturday but bug scuppered last Tuesday run then lost mojo for Thursday, lazy on Friday and Saturday and trailed self out of bed on...

Should have graduated last Saturday but bug scuppered last Tuesday run then lost...

Cuba2005

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 6 day 2

Hummed and hawed about running tonight. I wasn't really in the right frame of mind but my son was running so I went with him. Not an easy run, I do think that...

Hummed and hawed about running tonight. I wasn't really in the right frame of mi...

Geo-Lesley

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Graduate!!

Well, I’ve only gone and done it! Today I ran an extra 5 mins doing 3.7k in 35 mins. Not the elusive 5k but I felt that I could’ve kept going and the breathing...

Well, I’ve only gone and done it! Today I ran an extra 5 mins doing 3.7k in 35 m...

Julie53

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Continuing with week 3! 🤓

Been advised to simply ice my ankle straight after cool down to counteract any swelling around the ligaments, which I done after R2 last night and I am mega...

Been advised to simply ice my ankle straight after cool down to counteract any s...

Hidden

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Week 9 Run 1 washed out!!!!

So I had planned to start my final week tonight but any possibility of heading out was scuppered by a night fit for neither man nor beast here on tropical...

So I had planned to start my final week tonight but any possibility of heading o...

ChrisAllen1

Graduate•6 years ago

8 Replies

Keeping on running

Hello, everyone! I graduated on 9th November and since then I’ve been running every other day. I do thirty minute runs with a 5K every third run. Today I ran...

Hello, everyone! I graduated on 9th November and since then I’ve been running e...

Hidden

•6 years ago

10 Replies

London - Run - no fun 🙁

So this week I’m cloistered in London but didn’t want that to stop me keeping up with the programme, in fact I was quite taken with the romantic notion of...

So this week I’m cloistered in London but didn’t want that to stop me keeping up...

Suesky17

Graduate•6 years ago

16 Replies

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Couch to 5K

All posts for November 2017

Week 8 run 1 - I only have 5 runs left!!

Too cold to run home?

Wk 9 run 2

Christmas (sorry) list

Really hard start

Who even am I anymore??

Nice, easy run

What and when do you eat before a run?

W8 R3 failed :(

W5R3 - Done!!

Treadmill to outdoor running

Rest days

Running in heavy rain?

New approach

Crimewatch

W9R3 😀😀😀😀

Keeping focused

Wobble over; back on track!

Still Attempting...

One run to go!!!

Mr Smooth, Please Give Me A Hug

Going for it!

Feel a bit silly 😂

W9r2

Week 6 day 2

Graduate!!

Continuing with week 3! 🤓

Week 9 Run 1 washed out!!!!

Keeping on running

London - Run - no fun 🙁

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