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Yes, it sadly does . 3 directions to get back to my house involve uphill and the 4th is flatter but I don’t like it. I plan my routes to finish at bottom of hill though, and use the hill walk as ‘cool down’

buster doesn't that mean you finish uphill?

Thank you maya got some antibiotics today 💃 so fingers crossed

I agree iamblossom, ideally i start down hill to ease me in!

morning all. I bob on here from time to time. Had a great run in the cool this morning, sun was out, new route down country lanes.

I hate the first 10ish minutes of any run pretty much, but then I find my breathing gets better and i get into a rhythm.

Managed 9km.

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Well done emummy, that sounds like a lovely course but running hills in the heat .

Buster - I hope you are back to 100% soon

Started - I've been on SW for a few weeks and thought that running might boost the weight loss but it's slowed down. I'm not worried as I'd rather lose slowly and get fit but it's odd.

Lance - I'm very pale too and suffer in the heat. I foresee a lot of late evening running over the summer

5 miles from me tonight. I ran the first 5k at my usual 5k pace - I usually want to collapse after that but I wanted to see whether I could carry on. When I've managed to run further I've always done the whole run slowly. My legs ache now but I think the breathing is getting easier. 5 weeks until Edinburgh 10k.

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Well done emummy! Sounds lovely.

It is frustrating Buster but you'll get there. My bad cold really hung around this year!
RunBalmoral done, not a pb but a course best so that will do! Very warm & beautiful sunshine, unlike the previous 2 year's worth of snow. Hilly course so it was never going to be fast, happy with how it went. And another nice medal!

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5 from me tonight, I’m still not 100%, couldn’t catch my breath today-annoying!

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I'm not worried about it - I don't exercise to lose weight - but I have lost no weight at all since I started running 4x a week (roughly 3.5 hours a week).

I am clearly eating to compensate. I have noticed an increased craving for carbs.

7k is great Justgettingstarted I also have a 2k route around my block which is great for laps but unfortunately it's pretty hilly. I tell myself all the hill running is good for me!

Good luck for Saturday emummy I am also in total awe of people who run marathons.

Glad everyone is enjoying runs in the sunshine. I did six miles today in the gym as I'm super pale and managed to catch the sun yesterday (plus the treadmill is flat).

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I have a convenient 2km loop from my house (no busy roads to cross, mostly level). I tried to get out while it was still only 15 degrees. I put a bottle of water on my porch and stopped for a sip when I passed the house. I added a few bits on side streets and made it an even 7k.

I'm still very slow and plodding.

Oops! Didn't mean to post it twice, pesky phone!

It was amazing Buster! Not always fun, but my overall memories of it are great. Definitely my favourite medal! Glad you enjoyed your sunny run.

It was amazing Buster! Not always fun, but my overall memories of it are great. Definitely my favourite medal! Glad you enjoyed your sunny run.

I take it you did it last year emummy? Wow! Well done!! Was it an amazing experience? I genuinely can’t inagine getting to 16 miles and the. Still having 10 to go!

Good luck for Sat too

3 miles at lunch today, I got massively distracted by taking pics as the sun was out though!

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Lovely warm sunny forest run today, although had to stop lots - the nice weather brought everyone out! Dogs, horses, big groups of people...never mind! Next run is the Balmoral 10k on Saturday, so instead of running on Sunday I'll be watching London and reliving memories of last year!

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Thank you I'll try that - I think it's looking like I might have to go up on my budget a bit to try get a good one! Looking around £150 now I would say

Dc Rainmaker's website is good for reviews

Thank you emummy I have been trying to do a bit of research but keep seeing so many reviews good and bad - hard to pick!

Justusformow there are a range of good watches. I have a Tomtom runner which is great and many people have Garmin watches. If you have a look online you should be able to find one in your price range.
JustGettingStarted I think the accepted wisdom is to work on distance first, then speed. I agree that you will get gradually faster as you get stronger at running. Once you can do 10k comfortable you can work on speed by adding in interval sessions, fartlek and/or hill reps, which all help to build speed.

I'm hoping to see improvements in my 5k speed as I continue to plod through the longer runs (up to about 7/8k, but with 3 one-minute walk breaks).

I don't know if the run/walk method is even ideal for increasing distance. It seems to me that I could just add a kilometre on to a couple of runs each week, slowly adding by each week.

So I'm not the runner it's for my partner can anyone help? My partner has been running for around 4 years around 2 years ago her friend gave her her old watch - which she has been using since,however it's quite big and bulky and can't keep a lot of info on it - just generally ood. I want to buy a new one as a surprise as she has recently moved to my home town and joined a new running club here. but don't know where to start - preferably it would track runs and Heart rate and activity track - I only have around £100. I have a fitbit2 myself however she would need one more specific to running - for laps and sprints etc. Any help would be great ! Thanks in advance

JustGettingStarted I think I'm only a bit further along with you distance wise- I just managed to run 10k last week! But I have found speed has increased naturally as I have run more. Back in January I was running with an average pace of about 13.5 min miles. Over time that has naturally decreased and I now run between 11-12 min miles on longer runs or about 10.30-10.40 min miles on shorter runs if I am pushing myself.

I guess there are things you can do to gain speed if you are sticking at a distance, but I think if you are pushing to increase distance then you'll also get small speed gains naturally? But I'm very new to this so I might be talking rubbish!

Progress is definitely a great feeling limesoda

I'm still plodding along, doing the Bridge 210k program by time. My speed shouldn't matter. I only remotely think about my speed during parkrun. I have no idea when I'm supposed to add in speed to the equation. I suppose after I have managed to run 10k? I am not really sure how to introduce this element to training, to be honest.