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C25K / Park Runs / Running

Anonymous — Wed, 03 May 2017 11:26:40 GMT

Do you run?

Have you completed a park run or couch to 5k recently?

What's your favorite thing about running?

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Martin-O2 — Wed, 03 May 2017 12:14:24 GMT

@Anonymous I do like a good run! Haven't been able to for the last few weeks due to a sprained ankle though

My favourate thing is how great you feel after you've finished your run and cooled down.

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Anonymous — Wed, 03 May 2017 12:16:21 GMT

I tried to do the Couch to 5K but I could barely get it past the front door never mind 5K!!!

Joking aside, I started running about 6 months ago and have successfully completed a couple of non-stop 5K runs....although quite slowly! I'm currently sporting a knee injury so having to postpone running.

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Marjo — Wed, 03 May 2017 13:41:25 GMT

I used to run on the treadmill at the gym. Does that count? I want to start doing that again. Favourite thing about it was that it worked as a good way to take a break from thinking too much and just run... if that makes sense. Put on headphones and run with the music and think of nothing at all.

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Martin-O2 — Wed, 03 May 2017 13:53:31 GMT

Do you remember your run time for the 5K @Anonymous I think the last one I tried was about 40 minutes but hadn't ran that far in a few years!

@Marjo It still counts but it's miles better outside

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Anonymous — Wed, 03 May 2017 14:12:56 GMT

My fastest 5K was just over 34 minutes so very slow however i'm still fairly new (and overweight!!)

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Martin-O2 — Wed, 03 May 2017 14:20:47 GMT

Thats not too bad! 5K's get really hard towards the end

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Beenherebefore — Wed, 03 May 2017 14:50:37 GMT

@Martin-O2 wrote:
Thats not too bad! 5K's get really hard towards the end

That's why I always start at the end and run back to the start (Beenherebefore in redtitbit mode)

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Anonymous — Wed, 03 May 2017 15:15:15 GMT

@Beenherebefore wrote:
@Martin-O2 wrote:
Thats not too bad! 5K's get really hard towards the end
That's why I always start at the end and run back to the start (Beenherebefore in redtitbit mode)

Ha!!!

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Martin-O2 — Wed, 03 May 2017 15:53:09 GMT

@Beenherebefore wrote:

@Martin-O2 wrote:

Thats not too bad! 5K's get really hard towards the end

That's why I always start at the end and run back to the start (Beenherebefore in redtitbit mode)

I've been doing it wrong all these years!

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Anonymous — Sat, 06 May 2017 16:07:35 GMT

@Beenherebefore wrote:
@Martin-O2 wrote:
Thats not too bad! 5K's get really hard towards the end
That's why I always start at the end and run back to the start (Beenherebefore in redtitbit mode)

... @Beenherebefore ... & ... @Anonymous

I aim to walk uphill through the park, when the weather warms up & enjoy the outside air ... do a chair excercise class to music at the town's leisure centre at the top of the park ... gone are the days when I did aerobics & step classes ... don't run = one reason, everything will wobble unsatisfactorily ... ... I know, tmi ... there is a cafe where I can enjoy a nice cuppa afterwards ... that's my goal anyhow

Edited for making sense

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Marjo — Wed, 10 May 2017 11:17:11 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

@Beenherebefore wrote:

@Martin-O2 wrote:

Thats not too bad! 5K's get really hard towards the end

That's why I always start at the end and run back to the start (Beenherebefore in redtitbit mode)

... @Beenherebefore ... & ... @Anonymous

I aim to walk uphill through the park, when the weather warms up & enjoy the outside air ... do a chair excercise class to music at the town's leisure centre at the top of the park ... gone are the days when I did aerobics & step classes ... don't run = one reason, everything will wobble unsatisfactorily ... ... I know, tmi ... there is a cafe where I can enjoy a nice cuppa afterwards ... that's my goal anyhow

Edited for making sense

@Anonymous you made me laugh out loud at the office!

I actually had a dream that I was going to go for a run (maybe due to this thread!!). Great! Had nice new running clothes and shoes and stuff, was very excited and motivated... and then got stuck from my feet somehow to the threshold when I tried to get out the front door. 😞

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Anonymous — Wed, 10 May 2017 21:46:53 GMT

Good to have made you laugh @Marjo

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Anonymous — Wed, 17 May 2017 15:46:20 GMT

Great.

Hopefully the sprain's not too bad, and you're back up and running soon (no pun intended).

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Anonymous — Wed, 17 May 2017 15:49:21 GMT

It's not always easy to be motivated, but some running is better than no running. Look after that knee injury.

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Anonymous — Wed, 17 May 2017 15:50:48 GMT

Treadmills count, but it's not the same as running outdoors. That's cool.

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Anonymous — Wed, 17 May 2017 15:52:51 GMT

Ha. Well, so long as you're not running backwards!

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Anonymous — Wed, 17 May 2017 15:57:27 GMT

But, you're walking uphill, so that's moving. Aerobics and step can help with the cardiovascular.

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Anonymous — Wed, 17 May 2017 16:02:49 GMT

Ah, yeah.. the motivational element. Maybe just start with brisk walks and work up to a run from there.