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Jacket

Hi I've just finished week 2 and am loving running so far. However as it's cold and rainy at times I have been wearing my trusty Peter Sorm anorak. I want...

Hi I've just finished week 2 and am loving running so far. However as it's cold ...

Sajalo

•6 months ago

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Just graduated!

I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself having just completed my final run of the programme and graduated this morning!Would never have believed it was possible...

I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself having just completed my final run of the...

Stumper22

•6 months ago

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W7:3 Fasting, timing, pacing, slowing

Well… I got out there, did the 25 minutes, and within a few minutes of stopping, felt OK. But the contrast between the last run, which felt easy, and this...

Well… I got out there, did the 25 minutes, and within a few minutes of stopping,...

ktsok

Graduate•6 months ago

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Financial Times - weekend edition : slow running article

Just thought I’d post this , a nice article in the paper on slow running being a thing this weekend. Good for stamina and building up tolerance for longer...

Just thought I’d post this , a nice article in the paper on slow running being a...

Seacabbage

•6 months ago

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Doesn’t always go to plan!!

Hello you lovely bunch of runners! Happy new year to you all…I sincerely hope you all had a lovely festive season and are coming back in January full of...

Hello you lovely bunch of runners! Happy new year to you all…I sincerely hope yo...

Mummycav

Administrator•6 months ago

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Thank you motivators

Hi all. Reading your posts helps me so much, so just wanted to say a big Thank You! I feel like I’m back on the road after a lazy November/December. How hard...

Hi all. Reading your posts helps me so much, so just wanted to say a big Thank Y...

Beistol

Graduate•6 months ago

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Week 8 Run 2

A little delayed posting this one as I did this run yesterday evening. Finished work and headed for treadmill because I knew my youngest daughter was calling...

A little delayed posting this one as I did this run yesterday evening. Finished...

LeeU

Graduate•6 months ago

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Keeping Going....Easy and Slow 🐌

This morning I surfaced and did some weights. The sun came up and I checked the outside temp which was a tropical 1c but felt like minus 2 so no run today. Ah...

This morning I surfaced and did some weights. The sun came up and I checked the ...

hamit

Graduate•6 months ago

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weird recovery

first gentle run today following COVID- thought I’d tackle a nice slow mile with NRC in the sunshine. Turned out I did the fastest 2 miles I’ve ever run!...

first gentle run today following COVID- thought I’d tackle a nice slow mile wit...

Madwife60

•6 months ago

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CALLING All RUNNERS! NEW and not so new! Where are they running to... ?

Good morning runners!! This post is intended as a WAKE-UP call! Here we are at the beginning of a brand new year and for many of us a the...

Good morning runners!! This post is intended as a WAKE-UP call! Here we are at...

Oldfloss

Administrator•6 months ago

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Week 8 complete

We're almost at the finish line, finished week 8 on Tuesday, going to take a longer break than usual and start week 9 on Saturday to give my body a break,...

We're almost at the finish line, finished week 8 on Tuesday, going to take a lon...

Mmcv96

Graduate•6 months ago

1 Reply

I’ve only gone and done it .

week 9 run 3, yes so proud of myself. Actually went really well, excited to go again. Thanks for your support, I’ve even got my heat more controlled.

week 9 run 3, yes so proud of myself. Actually went really well, excited to go ...

Roadrun

Graduate•6 months ago

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starting again

been 4 years since I’ve been here! HNY !

Surrendered

•6 months ago

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Hello there. Does anyone else experience days when they love running and then days when they hate it?

I am a newbie (W3R3) to running and due to the dark evenings and the need to avoid pavement pot holes, I have been running on a treadmill . I have noticed that...

I am a newbie (W3R3) to running and due to the dark evenings and the need to avo...

Resolute1

Graduate•6 months ago

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2024: W30R2 - 10K!

Today was a beautiful day! Due to lack of time at the end of the week, I tried a longer route today. I hit the 10 kilometer mark today! That's my personal...

Today was a beautiful day! Due to lack of time at the end of the week, I tried ...

lusmo

Graduate•6 months ago

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help needed

can anyone tell me how to put more than 1 picture on a post please

Kevin1604

Graduate•6 months ago

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steaming up

Chuff me I’m all steamed up after that but plodded on even tho I needed the toilet 💩after 10 minutes. Listening to the reacher 2 playlist kept me at a decent...

Chuff me I’m all steamed up after that but plodded on even tho I needed the toil...

Kevin1604

Graduate•6 months ago

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Well now, I might actually be back....again!🤣

So its been a long, long drought in the running department round here....I have battled illness long, very long and very hard.......no running in the last...

So its been a long, long drought in the running department round here....I have ...

Cakerunner

Graduate•6 months ago

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first 20 mins run everrrr!!

wanted to post on here to avoid social media validation…just completed my first ever 20 minute run in my life!! week 5 run 3 - taken me about a year on/off...

wanted to post on here to avoid social media validation…just completed my first ...

geminifrog1999

•6 months ago

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W7:2 a hot water bottle warmup, a breathing, mindful run, and cat vs skunk

Beachcomber66 told me they warm up their knees for a run with a hot water bottle. I find myself touched by this - what a nice knee parent they are. I could...

Beachcomber66 told me they warm up their knees for a run with a hot water bottle...

ktsok

Graduate•6 months ago

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Invigorating run

Woke up to a beautiful sunny morning but cold. After a lot of faffing around deciding how many layers/pairs of socks I should wear I eventually got out....

Woke up to a beautiful sunny morning but cold. After a lot of faffing around dec...

Bruch1

Graduate•7 months ago

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🍏Behind every cloud…

🍏 When we are feeling down and life feels very hard… or when those endless grey skies, cold winds and icy lanes deter our running… it’s good to know that way...

🍏 When we are feeling down and life feels very hard… or when those endless grey...

Annieapple

Administrator•7 months ago

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2024: W30R1 - Shorter trip today in -10°C

After a hectic week and lack of sleep, I didn't want to go out into the cold today. Thoughts of how nothing would happen if I "missed one time" raced through...

After a hectic week and lack of sleep, I didn't want to go out into the cold tod...

lusmo

Graduate•7 months ago

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wowzer

Well that went well K25K week 5 day 2 and I completed it !!!! The next one is a BIG ONE 🤦‍♂️ Fingers crossed it doesn’t go pear 🍐 shaped

Well that went well K25K week 5 day 2 and I completed it !!!! The next one is a...

Kevin1604

Graduate•7 months ago

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Week 8 Run 1

Instead of running in the morning ai thought I'd change and bring the running in line with when I go to the gym.There is a reason for this, I use weights, etc...

Instead of running in the morning ai thought I'd change and bring the running in...

LeeU

Graduate•7 months ago

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CATCH -Up CORNER... JANUARY WEEK 2... Come on in... because some days...

Hello Everyone... Good to see you ! Welcome to the Corner. I have to say, that today the temperatures have been and are very low and as a result, the corner...

Hello Everyone... Good to see you ! Welcome to the Corner. I have to say, tha...

Oldfloss

Administrator•7 months ago

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Tackling that uphill incline at the end of my runs!

My favourite 4k route has been somewhat soggy over the past few weeks... So, instead of my 4k runs, I've been concentrating on improving my uphill running,...

My favourite 4k route has been somewhat soggy over the past few weeks... So, ins...

SummerDark

Graduate•7 months ago

1 Reply

quick run today

quick half hour today down canal 3 degrees big contrast to last weeks 29 in Barbados but still back to everyday now but been out and still going

quick half hour today down canal 3 degrees big contrast to last weeks 29 in Barb...

Thejogger

Graduate•7 months ago

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Snow celebration!

Well, I really didn’t want to run today, I’ve had a busy, lovely Christmas, with no time for my running, & was finding it hard to get back into it. But it...

Well, I really didn’t want to run today, I’ve had a busy, lovely Christmas, wit...

Sammyyy

Graduate•7 months ago

1 Reply

Strange private message or something on the site you’re concerned about? REPORT IT!

Hi everyone! It’s been a while since we’ve put out a reminder like this and since it’s a new year, it seemed like a good time for one. We want everyone to...

Hi everyone! It’s been a while since we’ve put out a reminder like this and sin...

MissUnderstanding

Administrator•7 months ago

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Couch to 5K

All posts for January 2024

Jacket

Just graduated!

W7:3 Fasting, timing, pacing, slowing

Financial Times - weekend edition : slow running article

Doesn’t always go to plan!!

Thank you motivators

Week 8 Run 2

Keeping Going....Easy and Slow 🐌

weird recovery

CALLING All RUNNERS! NEW and not so new! Where are they running to... ?

Week 8 complete

I’ve only gone and done it .

starting again

Hello there. Does anyone else experience days when they love running and then days when they hate it?

2024: W30R2 - 10K!

help needed

steaming up

Well now, I might actually be back....again!🤣

first 20 mins run everrrr!!

W7:2 a hot water bottle warmup, a breathing, mindful run, and cat vs skunk

Invigorating run

🍏Behind every cloud…

2024: W30R1 - Shorter trip today in -10°C

wowzer

Week 8 Run 1

CATCH -Up CORNER... JANUARY WEEK 2... Come on in... because some days...

Tackling that uphill incline at the end of my runs!

quick run today

Snow celebration!

Strange private message or something on the site you’re concerned about? REPORT IT!

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