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Does rollering your calves count as cross training??!

I swear I’m building up my biceps and shoulders doing it! 😓

Hidden

•5 years ago

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My very first 10-miler!

Hello lovely running fiends 👹 I just realised that it has been a very very long time since I made a post on this site, so I will try not to ramble on too...

Hello lovely running fiends 👹 I just realised that it has been a very very long...

Sadie-runs

Half Marathon•5 years ago

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A close encounter of the deer kind

Not a big run post or anything but on my 10 on Monday, exactly at my turnaround point was this lovely White Tail Deer just munching away with no care...

Not a big run post or anything but on my 10 on Monday, exactly at my turnaround ...

Decker

Ultramarathon•5 years ago

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October Half Marathon Group 😄 Cross training and lashings of ginger beer 🤤

Hello posse!!! How was this past week for you? Tell us all about it 😊😊😊 I have cross training on my mind as I'm working on a triathlon at the moment, so I'm...

Hello posse!!! How was this past week for you? Tell us all about it 😊😊😊 I hav...

roseabi

Ultramarathon•5 years ago

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10K to Half / Full

Hi So I have recently completed Couch to 5k I’m currently working on a 5k to 10K training programme (I should complete this in September) In March I have a...

Hi So I have recently completed Couch to 5k I’m currently working on a 5k to 10K...

Shubo

•5 years ago

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HM training week3 day2:

This was done after a bad night. I woke up at 3am needing the loo (so much for hydrating well the day before a run!). Went back to bed and my mind decided to...

This was done after a bad night. I woke up at 3am needing the loo (so much for h...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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HM training week3 day1:

15 minutes in zones 1&2, 10 minutes in zone 3, 10 minutes in zone 4, 5 minutes in zones 1&2 I was a bit apprehensive after my head whacking accident...

15 minutes in zones 1&2, 10 minutes in zone 3, 10 minutes in zone 4, 5 minutes i...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Gotta get back to running 5K!!!

I have probably run/walked around 1500 klms over the past 12 months - with distances up to 42.2 klms and time on feet over 6 hours. During all that time , I...

I have probably run/walked around 1500 klms over the past 12 months - with dista...

Bazza1234

Marathon•5 years ago

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Nike Run Club half marathon training plan

Hi. Just wondering if anyone else has used the Nike Run Club app for a training plan? I’ve been using it for 5 weeks now, running 3 times a week but each week,...

Hi. Just wondering if anyone else has used the Nike Run Club app for a training ...

Spencer131

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Need to get this off my chest and move on ...

Flat Linda! Top and leggings - BNWT - all good to go. Except I can’t. Not for at least another five and a half weeks according to the consultant I saw today...

Flat Linda! Top and leggings - BNWT - all good to go. Except I can’t. Not for at...

linda9389

Administrator•5 years ago

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Weekly Chat July 15th - 21st 😊 Maintaining serenity!

Hello everybody! Welcome to another new week - let's put our feet up with a coffee/tea/sparkling-water/EDIT: BEER!! 😄 and chat about...

Hello everybody! Welcome to another new week - let's put our feet up with a coff...

roseabi

Ultramarathon•5 years ago

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Half marathon training and intervals

I am going to run HM distance before my 70th birthday next July, not in a race just me and my pups in the Forest. I have looked at training plans and most...

I am going to run HM distance before my 70th birthday next July, not in a race j...

Setters

Half Marathon•5 years ago

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Is it a failure?

Well it's now over half way through 2019....one of my original goals for this year is not going to happen. I wanted a marathon.... What made me change my mind?...

Well it's now over half way through 2019....one of my original goals for this ye...

Windoze

Half Marathon•5 years ago

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My Bigfoot 12.5k Trail report 🥵😵☠️

Well, that didn’t go as planned. I knew it was going to be tough given we are in a heat wave and I decided to not get a hotel but instead drive 2 1/2 - 3...

Well, that didn’t go as planned. I knew it was going to be tough given we are i...

SaskAlliecat

Half Marathon•5 years ago

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Couch to Marathon Intention.

My friend the garden is not going to let me go for a while.No gym, no running just hard graft. I hope my friend will reward me when I start my intended journey...

My friend the garden is not going to let me go for a while.No gym, no running ju...

Tbae

Metric Marathon•5 years ago

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HM training week 2 day 5

That was really hard. The whole 80 minute run was in zones 1&2. I was running so slowly in the warm up section that my watch kept auto pausing. But I do notice...

That was really hard. The whole 80 minute run was in zones 1&2. I was running so...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Hello

Hello I started C25K 2 years ago when I lost some weight doing slimming world and would like to share my story C25K weeks one to three were done in the gym...

Hello I started C25K 2 years ago when I lost some weight doing slimming world a...

Murphy113113

•5 years ago

22 Replies

Slight body freeze

Hi, I've been training for my first HM for some time now as I want to give myself the best chance. For the last couple of months I've been running one long run...

Hi, I've been training for my first HM for some time now as I want to give mysel...

Mya2019

Half Marathon•5 years ago

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HM training week 2 run 4 - intervals 🥵

That was TOUGH! The fast bits were only 4 minutes each, but I found myself wishing they would end, and my legs were aching. I stayed pretty much in the zones...

That was TOUGH! The fast bits were only 4 minutes each, but I found myself wishi...

Hidden

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Why Strava gave Relive the boot 💔

Interesting and informative article about it here:...

roseabi

Ultramarathon•5 years ago

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It's the weekeeeeeend...so it's pompom time! 🎉🎉🎉Events 13th, 14th...and18th July 🎖️🎖️🎖️

It's a bit of a quieter weekend coming up, but with some sneaky midweek races too. We'll have to cheer double loud for our runners to make the pompoms last all...

It's a bit of a quieter weekend coming up, but with some sneaky midweek races to...

Sqkr

Half Marathon•5 years ago

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Week 2 run 3 HM training:

You can see from the pic how hot I got, and I’m someone who loves the heat normally. The entire run was in heart rate zones 1&2. I really wasn’t feeling it to...

You can see from the pic how hot I got, and I’m someone who loves the heat norma...

Hidden

•5 years ago

20 Replies

Follow a plan or run to feel?

I have been reassured by Yorkshire Marathon that should I need more than 7hrs to do the Yorkshire Marathon that I will be moved onto the pavement but fully...

I have been reassured by Yorkshire Marathon that should I need more than 7hrs to...

Pippa49

Half Marathon•5 years ago

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Goal achieved

My current goal was to reach 20 miles. I hit just over 21 on Wednesday. I was out for a total of 5hrs 22mins, with a 10 min warm up walk and roughly the same...

My current goal was to reach 20 miles. I hit just over 21 on Wednesday. I was ...

GoGo_JoJo

Ultramarathon•5 years ago

54 Replies

Upton Court parkrun anyone?

I'm not sure if this is close to anyone on this forum - it's just off jn 5 of the M4, but I'm volunteering there on 3rd August. I'll be timekeeper so it would...

I'm not sure if this is close to anyone on this forum - it's just off jn 5 of th...

linda9389

Administrator•5 years ago

9 Replies

Day 5 HM training:

I put my max HR up to 170. It certainly helped and this run was much more realistic, but it's still too low, so i'm going to take SlowLoris's advice and put it...

I put my max HR up to 170. It certainly helped and this run was much more realis...

Hidden

•5 years ago

18 Replies

October Half Marathon Group: Stay cool, and find your smile! 😊

Hi Group! How are you all getting on with your training? Tell us all about it 😊😊😊 There is a lovely, uplifting comment from Mr Fox on last week's...

Hi Group! How are you all getting on with your training? Tell us all about it 😊...

roseabi

Ultramarathon•5 years ago

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New Forest 10. Marshal's report.

This is the very nice horse brass that is the bling for the NF10. I was a marshal on the event but ran the course on the day before. It is a very scenic 10...

This is the very nice horse brass that is the bling for the NF10. I was a marsha...

SlowLoris

•5 years ago

10 Replies

My light bulb moment 💡.... It's time to stop and smell the roses (or sagebrush), feel the wind and sun on my face, and take in the scenery

I'm keeping up with my HM trail running plan but am failing miserably on crosstraining, stretching, strength training, although I did get out a couple times...

I'm keeping up with my HM trail running plan but am failing miserably on crosstr...

SaskAlliecat

Half Marathon•5 years ago

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Leamington Spa Half Marathon - a race report..sort of...

I've spent this afternoon pondering how to describe this run. My local half marathon...what could possibly go wrong? 8 weeks of training...hill...

I've spent this afternoon pondering how to describe this run. My local half mara...

Windoze

Half Marathon•5 years ago

47 Replies

Posts - Fun Beyond 10K & Race Support | HealthUnlocked

Fun Beyond 10K & Race Support

All posts for July 2019

Does rollering your calves count as cross training??!

My very first 10-miler!

A close encounter of the deer kind

October Half Marathon Group 😄 Cross training and lashings of ginger beer 🤤

10K to Half / Full

HM training week3 day2:

HM training week3 day1:

Gotta get back to running 5K!!!

Nike Run Club half marathon training plan

Need to get this off my chest and move on ...

Weekly Chat July 15th - 21st 😊 Maintaining serenity!

Half marathon training and intervals

Is it a failure?

My Bigfoot 12.5k Trail report 🥵😵☠️

Couch to Marathon Intention.

HM training week 2 day 5

Hello

Slight body freeze

HM training week 2 run 4 - intervals 🥵

Why Strava gave Relive the boot 💔

It's the weekeeeeeend...so it's pompom time! 🎉🎉🎉Events 13th, 14th...and18th July 🎖️🎖️🎖️

Week 2 run 3 HM training:

Follow a plan or run to feel?

Goal achieved

Upton Court parkrun anyone?

Day 5 HM training:

October Half Marathon Group: Stay cool, and find your smile! 😊

New Forest 10. Marshal's report.

My light bulb moment 💡.... It's time to stop and smell the roses (or sagebrush), feel the wind and sun on my face, and take in the scenery

Leamington Spa Half Marathon - a race report..sort of...

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