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Couch to 5k Running - Part Two
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Week 2 runs completed! :j
Had both DD and DS accompanying me last night which spurred me on. Hopefully will start Week 3 on sunday morning.
Well done to everyone else - you are very inspiring!
Enjoy the weekend.
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To feed - Me, DH, DD, DS and 1 dog0 -
well done cookiemum! i've just completed week 2 this morning but i don't think i'm ready for week 3 yet. i've found week 2 quite hard but maybe it's because the conditions weren't right (had already walked 2 mile home before doing this mornings run).
i'll see on monday how i feel about week 3 then.LBM 04/10:j
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Just popping in to say hello, I'm off on my hols at the minute and alas the running has gone by the wayside - in Italy and it's very hilly! But have managed a couple of hillwalks which is keeping the fitness levels up. Suspect I'll be back at week 8 again when I return. Hope you're all doing well0
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Lucky you belfastgirl hope you have a lovely time!:D I think we are allowed to have time off for holidays;)JAN GC- £155.77 out of £200
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Week 7, Run 3 done
started off really bad but I think it was all in my head because I didn't do it the time before. Got better after I realised the half way mark came sooner than I expected.
Should be going onto week 8 now (28 min runs) but don't think I'm ready for that, week 7 is killing me
Well done everyone, keep goingJust because you made a mistake doesn't mean you are a mistake.0 -
You just beat me to it, Drea!
Wk 7, run 3 doneWent ok. Am behaving myself and have gone back to the Podcasts. Didn't run as far as I had the previous 2 runs, but also didnt' come back as red in the face
Of course we are ready for Wk 8, Drea. Might go on Sunday night, depending on how things go.
Well done to all the newbies - we're all doing great :T:T:T
Thanks for all the kind wishes for my mum - she's doing great! Hard to believe she's had such major surgery, was climbing stairs with her physio today :j Home on Monday :jNow proud Mumto3 :j0 -
You just beat me to it, Drea!
Wk 7, run 3 doneWent ok. Am behaving myself and have gone back to the Podcasts. Didn't run as far as I had the previous 2 runs, but also didnt' come back as red in the face
Of course we are ready for Wk 8, Drea. Might go on Sunday night, depending on how things go.
Well done to all the newbies - we're all doing great :T:T:T
Thanks for all the kind wishes for my mum - she's doing great! Hard to believe she's had such major surgery, was climbing stairs with her physio today :j Home on Monday :j
Are you sure we're ready? :eek:
A man on a bike stopped me running to ask where the nearest cycle paths were... I must have looked like a sporty person :rotfl:
...I didn't know though.Just because you made a mistake doesn't mean you are a mistake.0 -
Does anyone else here use a GPS to measure how fast they are running? My husband has one for running and I have been using it but I am so slow and I feel like I cant run any faster
I can do 5k now, did it on wed night so am really chuffed but would like to run faster, took me nearly 34 minutes
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Hello
Well, today I did Week 7 Run 3, and out of the whole week this was the best one :j I credit my new running gear! Was so excited to see my running pants have got a small zipped pocket on the waistband just above my bottom, which is the perfect size for ipod and car key. Then held dog lead and poo bag in my hand
So, I should be moving onto Week 8 Run 1 on Monday, but I'm not convinced. I'm like Drea - the 25 min run kills me, let alone 28 min :eek:
Teerah - I use the Runtastic app on my ipod. Today's stats were:
Distance - 2.27 miles
Duration - 35m 33s
Max Speed - 8.53mph
Avg Speed - 3.82mph
Avg Pace - 15:41 min/mi
Calories - 368
The above does include my 5 min warm up and 5 min warm down. So i think on my next run, I will only use it for when I'm running, and not the walking.
Mumto2 - Congrats on your run! You two are overtaking me lol
BelfastGirl - Hope you're having a great hols. I wouldn't worry too much about the running - you're still getting some exercise in.
Well done to everyone else - too many to mention!!!! Everyone's doing so well. So much motivation!! Keep it going0 -
Morning all, just popped on to say have completed wk 2 run 1 this morning...It definitely felt a bit tougher running for the whole minute and a half to start with :rotfl:but to be honest it was fine, although I noticed that my breathing was a bit harder..
belfastgirl Italy !! lucky you, those hill walks sound great..
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