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After Couch5k - let’s keep running...

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timetomoveon · 11/03/2019 09:59

There’s a group of us just finished the couch25k (New Years resolutions and all that...) so I thought I’d start a thread for us to keep up with our running progress as I know it was so helpful having the devious thread.

So I did my first post-couch25k run this morning. I was going to do 4.8 but I felt pretty good so decided to do the whole 5k. Managed it in 35 minutes which I was really pleased about. I’m still utterly amazed that I can run longer than 2 minutes without stopping.
So now I think I’m going to keep with the Monday, Wednesday, Friday pattern and keep doing 5k.

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Coldandfrosty · 19/03/2019 22:05

Oh hills are evil aren't they?

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timetomoveon · 18/03/2019 10:30

Hello runners :)
I’ve been away for a work conference and so I did my Wednesday 5k before I went. Managed to do 4K on Friday when away - got a bit lost and had to go up a hill right near the start (it’s totally flat where I normally run at home) which I didn’t like!
Missed my Monday run for the first time since I started as I only got back at midnight last night and couldn’t face getting up at 4.30 to run.
Will run Wednesday but then I’m flying to England this weekend so not sure how or when I’ll run but I intend to try.

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Coldandfrosty · 16/03/2019 11:26

Depends how snowy/slippy/unsafe it is. Mine was cancelled.

BlindTipsy · 16/03/2019 05:05

@Coldandfrosty I live in the fens so all my runs are pretty flat Grin. And I haven't had to cope with snow yet - do they have to cancel park run when it's snowy?

Coldandfrosty · 15/03/2019 17:45

Hello! Well done on completing.

36 is fab. I did 36 on sun but it was all flat! I'm usually more 38/9. I want to get faster cos then it's same distance but less time in the cold! Meant to be at park run tomorrow but due to snow...we shall see!

BlindTipsy · 15/03/2019 06:48

Can I join you even though I wasn't on the original C25k group? I finished c25k just before Christmas with a local group, then went on and did a 5 week improvers course but am still very slow and still working on consolidating running 5k really. I have joined a couple of facebook running groups for motivation but don't really feel like I am on the same level as 'proper' runners yet.

I am also working on losing weight. I started running to help lose weight but now feel like that has flipped a bit as I want to lose weight so I can run faster!

My goals are to get a bit faster (currently at about 36min for 5k) and lose about another 2 stone.

I love running though now, which I never thought I would ever say. It has been amazing for my mental health and got me through a really crap time.

Coldandfrosty · 11/03/2019 17:41

Thanks for this. Will catchup soon. Place marking now.

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