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First post-grad run/first parkrun

Hello lovely runners. Plucked up the courage to sign up for my local parkrun as my first run since completing wk9r3 last week. This is a scenic double lap...

Hello lovely runners. Plucked up the courage to sign up for my local parkrun as ...

PashleyPedaller

Graduate•7 years ago

34 Replies

Pep talk needed!

I’ve decided that this C25K challenge is like climbing a mountain. When you start your looking at the top of the mountain thinking you can’t do it, then you...

I’ve decided that this C25K challenge is like climbing a mountain. When you star...

Susieq174

Graduate•7 years ago

8 Replies

Park Run Saturday

So I have taken the plunge and signed up for the Whitley Bay park run next Saturday. No doubt it will be absolutely freezing on the north east coast but I...

So I have taken the plunge and signed up for the Whitley Bay park run next Satur...

ChrisAllen1

Graduate•7 years ago

9 Replies

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My life init

Hi guys im new to this site,i hope I can get alot better at running and have more stamina for the misses. I recently got a dirty dog and it loves to go out and...

Hi guys im new to this site,i hope I can get alot better at running and have mor...

Big_Jon0161

•7 years ago

3 Replies

W6R2

Well that was a first running in snow ⛄️ 6 weeks ago I never went out running now so determined not to let a bit of white stuff stop me. Run done and feel...

Well that was a first running in snow ⛄️ 6 weeks ago I never went out running no...

warrenw65

Graduate•7 years ago

5 Replies

Week 4 Run 1 down

Phew, I feel like I'm back on track with the programme again. Previously I'd got up to Week 3 run 2 but then my knee went and I had about a month with no...

Phew, I feel like I'm back on track with the programme again. Previously I'd got...

Barns

Graduate•7 years ago

9 Replies

Week 2 in the bag

I completed run 3 of week 2! Mmmm weather was awful and had to push myself to get out there! Once out though I actually enjoyed the run/walk! Onward and upward...

I completed run 3 of week 2! Mmmm weather was awful and had to push myself to ge...

Saffa71

•7 years ago

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W7R1..."oh the weather outside is frightful..."

W7R1 – well now, last week was a really demoralising one for me for no particular reason. I'd read all the grave warnings about W6R1, I went out with caution...

W7R1 – well now, last week was a really demoralising one for me for no particula...

LEDruns

•7 years ago

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W7R3 - What a treat - a daylight run!!

Yesterday, for the first time in 21 runs I actually got out in daylight. My usual route is on back lanes with no pavements or streetlights. Yesterday I did...

Yesterday, for the first time in 21 runs I actually got out in daylight. My usu...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Weekly chat 11th to the 17 December❄️

Please feel free to share your runs here and chat about how it's all going, Sometimes we don't feel like putting a whole post up but just want to share...

Please feel free to share your runs here and chat about how it's all going, Some...

ju-ju-

Graduate•7 years ago

9 Replies

Suggestions?

I graduated (took 11 weeks) and though I’m proud of that achievement I haven’t got the ‘running bug’ yet. I want to say I enjoy running but I don’t. Will this...

I graduated (took 11 weeks) and though I’m proud of that achievement I haven’t ...

Ohdearodell

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Back in the saddle again...

After a 2 week lay off due to a killer cold it was back out on the streets....boy do I pick my times or What? Freezing temps, hail and gale force winds. I...

After a 2 week lay off due to a killer cold it was back out on the streets....bo...

Pennyj66

•7 years ago

2 Replies

I am a graduate!!!! Yipeeeee!

So I did my week 9 r3 yesterday after nearly 4 days of no running due to moving houses! My trouble was that the small apartment we were living in had a lovely...

So I did my week 9 r3 yesterday after nearly 4 days of no running due to moving ...

Zarmina

•7 years ago

8 Replies

If I’m running 4km in 30 mints is it healthy

Hi.. I’m 27 years old and I usually rum 4kms in 30 mints is it benefited for me

Hi.. I’m 27 years old and I usually rum 4kms in 30 mints is it benefited for me ...

Nitin9999

•7 years ago

10 Replies

What is your week December (2)

Hi there and welcome to What is your week December (2) Nice to see so many of you joining in, it is a great support to everyone. The idea of "what is your...

Hi there and welcome to What is your week December (2) Nice to see so many of y...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•7 years ago

27 Replies

Cold weather skin! 🤔

Hi everyone While still enjoying my running days, my skin is really suffering from this cold snap; sore red patches around my eyes and face generally, no...

Hi everyone While still enjoying my running days, my skin is really suffering fr...

LouIselsqy

Graduate•7 years ago

14 Replies

W5R1

I managed that pretty well yesterday but it did push my endurance . No way was i going to stop . I guess that is the point of the programme ..to get is to push...

I managed that pretty well yesterday but it did push my endurance . No way was i...

Runwithbob

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Netflix Binges to Running on Ice?

Today I learnt that my best friend has breast cancer and I felt the sudden urge to start running. My ultimate goal is to run the Angkor Wat Marathon in August...

Today I learnt that my best friend has breast cancer and I felt the sudden urge ...

2017runnernat

•7 years ago

15 Replies

GAIT ANALYSIS………..WHAT, WHY, WHERE.

As a new runner, choosing your first pair of running shoes is a bit of a shot in the dark. The ranges available are vast and the choice is utterly confusing to...

As a new runner, choosing your first pair of running shoes is a bit of a shot in...

IannodaTruffe

Mentor•7 years ago

27 Replies

Week 9.3 DONE!!

Well I can't actually believe that I'm able to run for 30 minutes (treadmill) without a break. If someone told me that 10 weeks ago, I would have had the...

Well I can't actually believe that I'm able to run for 30 minutes (treadmill) wi...

duck78

Graduate•7 years ago

9 Replies

I'm not afraid of the cold!.......Well.. maybe still a little...

Yesterday I completed week 5 run 2 and I am so chuffed with myself! It was tough but I managed it, plus it was 0° outside!! Never in million years did I expect...

Yesterday I completed week 5 run 2 and I am so chuffed with myself! It was tough...

Christinasmith04

•7 years ago

9 Replies

I did it! W9R3

Completed , finally, my W9R3 tonight. I ran on the treadmill , first time in the program, because I was worried about the slippery pavements ! Enjoyed it and...

Completed , finally, my W9R3 tonight. I ran on the treadmill , first time in the...

bsimonuk

•7 years ago

16 Replies

I am new

I am really new to this forum and this club... don't know how to start the program or what to do exactly... any tips will be great help

I am really new to this forum and this club... don't know how to start the progr...

Xxdarkfox

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Badge

Hi I hear talk of a badge. Would I be able to get one please

pilquin

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Oh, no, too much snow!

Woke up this morning to poring rain, so checked the BBC weather forecast for my area, which said it was due to try up for a bit round lunchtime. I decided to...

Woke up this morning to poring rain, so checked the BBC weather forecast for my ...

davesmith

Graduate•7 years ago

7 Replies

Week 2 done

So just finished week 2 in the cold -almost praying for Sarah Millican to say that was 90secs up - just managed to keep going - looked at next week and it...

So just finished week 2 in the cold -almost praying for Sarah Millican to say th...

Gbh36

•7 years ago

9 Replies

New bling

Second bit of bling

Cornet-Carolyn

Graduate•7 years ago

13 Replies

Santa Run

Great atmosphere at the Charity Santa 2k run in Norwich this morning. Shoes now drying out after their first outing in heavy rain!

Great atmosphere at the Charity Santa 2k run in Norwich this morning. Shoes now ...

Cornet-Carolyn

Graduate•7 years ago

3 Replies

W6R1 Neither too cold nor too hot but...

Wrong! Just all wrong! I've never run in conditions like this before--the last time anyone tried to make me I hid in the changing rooms and played poker with...

Wrong! Just all wrong! I've never run in conditions like this before--the last ...

MickGJ

Graduate•7 years ago

3 Replies

Lovely run this chilly frosty morning

Morning all. Hope you are managing what ever weather you have this morning . In Manchester it’s cold and frosty no snow, so just perfect for a Sunday morning...

Morning all. Hope you are managing what ever weather you have this morning . In ...

Mollydex

Graduate•7 years ago

8 Replies

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Couch to 5K

All posts for December 2017

First post-grad run/first parkrun

Pep talk needed!

Park Run Saturday

My life init

W6R2

Week 4 Run 1 down

Week 2 in the bag

W7R1..."oh the weather outside is frightful..."

W7R3 - What a treat - a daylight run!!

Weekly chat 11th to the 17 December❄️

Suggestions?

Back in the saddle again...

I am a graduate!!!! Yipeeeee!

If I’m running 4km in 30 mints is it healthy

What is your week December (2)

Cold weather skin! 🤔

W5R1

Netflix Binges to Running on Ice?

GAIT ANALYSIS………..WHAT, WHY, WHERE.

Week 9.3 DONE!!

I'm not afraid of the cold!.......Well.. maybe still a little...

I did it! W9R3

I am new

Badge

Oh, no, too much snow!

Week 2 done

New bling

Santa Run

W6R1 Neither too cold nor too hot but...

Lovely run this chilly frosty morning

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