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The base fitness is already there as you used to run. It might have been hard and that makes you feel discouraged, but believe me, your fitness will come back really quick once you're running regularly.

I don't log them as there's no way of accurately knowing how many calories I've burnt.

Running never actually really gets any easier, in that you always go out and try harder. You just get better and faster over time. Running regularly and consistently is the best thing.

I use MapmyRun for tracking my running.

You need to control your breathing, stitches are usually caused by breathing too fast and too shallow. Really concentrate on making sure your breathing is nice and deep and slow, even if that means slowing down your pace a bit.

I do kettlebells, I go once a week to a proper class, then at home I follow Bodyfit by Amy on youtube.

I agree with the others that have said this is normal, the cold just does that to lithium batteries, it doesn't drain, it simply cannot function at that temperature. It's not a problem if my phone is next to my skin so it keeps warm, there was one particularly cold run where I got the phone out to take a picture and the…

I ran it xmas eve too, I was wearing my xmas leggings to get into the mood! Yes, it's a little bit on the hilly side! The Burnham one is nice and flat which is nice when I don't feel like running up a giant hill!

Shin splints occur because you're body is adjusting to the new sudden pounding it's taking. You're right, it is a vicious circle, you need to run in order to get used to it, but you need to stop running to recover! When you go out and run, run really slowly, slower than you would normally, and don't go too far to start…

If you feel like running, go for it, if you don't don't worry. I often still run when I'm ill, but only if I feel like I can.

Thank you! My home ParkRun is Ashton Court in Bristol, but also do the Burnham and Highbridge ParkRun.

I hate getting new running shoes dirty, I always try to run somewhere dry and clean to start with but inevitably they end up dirty within a week or so! I often take pics of my new ones with my old ones so you can see how beaten up and filthy they become, they travel hundreds of miles so they tell a story!

I use MapMyRun, never have any problems with it. It's not as accurate as my Garmin, but it's pretty close, I now use it instead of my Garmin just because I always take my phone running anyway, and the Garmin takes too long to find the satellites.

Another vote for BodyFit by Amy, I follow her kettlebell workouts but she does all sorts.

Yes I do ParkRun most Saturdays, there's two that are fairly close to me so I usually alternate for a change of scenery! I have only recently started doing them, I'd heard about them a long time ago but never really got around to doing it, I'll be doing my 10th one this Saturday!

You need rest days to recover. I'm currently doing a running every day challenge throughout January, and I've been running for many years so I am already used to running, but I'm looking forward to having a rest day as soon as this challenge is over, I need it! On the days I would normally be resting, I'm just doing a slow…

Deep slow breaths, if you can't do that and your breathing is shallow and fast, you're likely running too fast to keep it under control.

I love kettlebells too, been doing kettlebell workouts for over a year now!

Your shoelaces are too tight if you foot is falling asleep, it's because as you run your feet swell up. Loosen the laces a bit. I had this problem all the time until someone told me that, and I always switch my laces on new running shoes to elastic laces now, no more numb feet!

I do kettlebells but I don't bother logging them. I only log my running, just because I know how many calories I've burnt running but no idea with the kettlebells.

As a very rough guide, you burn about 100 calories per mile running, in which case your treadmill is giving you a fairly close estimate.

Weightloss has definitely made my pace quicker. I lost 35lbs last year, and in a recent race got a three minute PB(a PB set 8 years ago when I was what I thought my fittest!), I didn't even know I could run that fast!

It can take months to actively notice a change in the way you see yourself. I started out this time last year, I didn't weigh myself for the whole of January as I knew the scales wouldn't change and I didn't want to give up. I lost 35lbs last year, taking 6 months to get to my goal, but it was a couple of months before I…

Haha, I live in the UK, if I didn't ever go out when it's raining, I'd never get out!

You need to get your gait tested at a running store, like others have said, best thing you can ever do.

I'm always freezing after running in winter, I have to go and scald myself in the shower after. I assume it's because the blood rushes to the skin to loose heat during the exercise, and in the winter my skin gets very cold so after I've stopped, the blood still keeps getting cooled down.

Check out BodyFit by Amy on Youtube, I do her kettlebell workouts, but she had a baby not that long ago so she's got a load of post-partum exercise videos to follow.

Just run on the grass in training more than running on the road, that will at least give you a feel for what it's like running on something more resistant than the tarmac. Running on the beach isn't too hard if you stay on the wet sand, but obviously you won't be able to go at the pace you would do normally.

I have a head torch clipped to my baseball cap, high viz, armband light and clip on lights on my shoes.

Yes I do, I only started doing geocaching last summer, it's great fun. Not done so much lately as it's not much fun getting all muddy, though I did get one this morning on my way to ParkRun!