Crossing the bridge from 5 to 10K

Workouts are good. Doing my routine in the gym three times a week has made a hell of a lot of difference!

Arm is same old same old. I've had the injury for well over a year, it's not going away any time soon! Doing physio exercises but I'm not expecting an overnight improvement.

Hoping for a run this morning but woke up late meaning my cup of tea is late so it may jiggle around too much and I may have to do a workout at home and a run tomorrow (I suffer from a lot of stitch when running).

Thanks Reastie. I've got my confidence back now so I can relax & enjoy the Christmas break.

How's your arm?

90 minutes is brilliant given your aim.

Thanks Reastie, I hope so too!

And yes, I'm doing a 10K in May for pancreatic cancer research. I need to do it in under 1hr45 mins so I'm well on on schedule. I just wanted to know I could actually run the whole thing!

Empress that's amazing, well done. Are you training for a specific event to have a just giving page? Hope you don't feel it too much tomorrow!

Thanks Kanye. I finished W12R2 & just kept going.

I was sort of crying & cheering at the same time as I finished. I'd put on my JustGiving page that I was aiming to hit 10K by Christmas & I didn't think it was going to happen, so I was so thrilled to make it at the last minute.

I got some weird looks, but the trainer I had my induction with was around & he understood straightaway. He was lovely - seemed genuinely excited for me.

Back onto the programme now!

Well done!! Great work 🎉 I fully understand the delirium

I only fucking bloody did it.

10K on the treadmill, 90 mins & my knees feel fine.

I was a bit hysterical when I'd finished though.

Thanks empress

Welcome to the group, Reastie!

Hello, wondering if I could join for running motivation.

Brief history; I have lost about 7 stone in the past 5 years (well, been maintaining for past two years). Due to arm injury I had to completely redo my exercise and running was recommended, so for the past three months I've been trying to do a coupe of runs a week. I'm now comfortably doing 5k and starting to build it up to challenge myself. I've done one 8k and one 8.4k in the last couple of weeks, taking roughly 55 minutes. I try to do something every day exercise wise (e.g. Swim/yoga/aerobics/hiit) and I'm a big fan of beachbody workout DVDs (e.g. Insanity). I did do weights but I'm banned due to injury. Interested in hints, tips, etc on building length as well as form.

Runner's tummy doesn't sound good at all. W13 though? You're smashing this!

The gym's going really well, just gut into the habit of going before work every morning (and then straight into the Costa next door). W12R1 done on the treadmill yesterday. Slowly, but done.

My pretties are all blue but I know what you mean, all my sweat-wicking Karrimor workout stuff is pink &/or black.

Seems running immediately after drinking is better than running a day after (l was out for a fancy dinner and drinks last night). I did week 13, run 2 (25 mins x 2) but legs were a bit leaden. I had to slow down at then end; I've never experienced runner's tummy before

How are your gym sessions going? I need to get find a weights or circuits class for the new year.

The pretties arrived amazingly quickly. I love the feel of them, but I'm feeling very petty and thinking of returning them because there's more pink on then than i realised . I'm not really adverse to pink, but it irrationality annoys me on sports gear!

After booze? I'm impressed! Hope your DD's better. Have you got your new pretties?

Knee's improving thanks, bit twingey still but definitely getting there.

I bashed emergency stop on the treadmill when I meant to change to walking speed, so it could have been a lot worse. I had that minute to sort myself out. What are you doing for Christmas?

Oh, that's a pain in the ass to lose your place! Great to have got another day ticked off. How's your knee?

I had a bad week (pukey dd didn't help) but even after a Christmas get together with booze I did 8km this evening in 56mins. I did week 13 run 1 again, 22x2 plus 10 mins at the end to bring it up. Felt good.

W11R3 DONE. Lost track of how far I got because I brilliantly managed to reset the treadmill halfway. But done nevertheless! How is everybody?

Kanye

Hope your head's better. They're very lovely! I know my knees are ok on a 20 min run now so I can keep on working back up.

Argh! I've just bought myself a pair of Brooks runners!! And a sports bra . It's usually the s&b board that does this to me...

They are lovely and from the spec, they look like they might suit me

I had a migraine last night so tonight's run wasn't good. It was run 1 of week 13. I'll definitely be repeating it

Ravenna7s. My parents chipped in as part of my Christmas present.

Good on you for getting out anyway! How was your day out?

OK, I've got my plan. I'm going to drop back to Wk 9 and 3x10 and work back up from there, and stick to the programme this time. With hindsight, adding an extra km every week probably wasn't the best idea.

Oh, they are lovely! What are they? I don't like to spend too much on my runners so I don't feel too bad about changing them more often, so I end up with crappy colours

I really didn't want to go for a run. I did anyway and did 6km. It was hard work, I think I had a bottle glass too many when I was out with my mum and sister for our pre Christmas day out yesterday

Here are the pretties...

No 10K this weekend, I got two thirds of the way through W11R3. But my knee is a lot better. So I think I'm going to drop back a week and go from there.

They feel fabulous! I'll take a picture next time I've got them on .

So I'll do W11R3 on Saturday and hopefully add on a bit longer at the end and maybe, maybe hit 10.

I'm countering the boring bit at the moment with an ever-growing playlist and by running in a different park every weekend.

Period though, when I know mine's coming exercise goes out the window so good on you!

Ooh, show us your pretties! How do they feel??

Just did day week 12run 2 and prety much stuck to it as I wasn't feeling the love tonight (period due any minute - ugh). I got to 8km in the 59mins though and while I wasn't as fast as the last 2 runs I was at the top end of my previous form so still good for me. I was feeling OK at the end, breathing well and although my legs were getting tired I could definitely have for to 10k, but ye gods, running is boring. I wish someone could do something about that....