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No but I am doing the Great West Run in Exeter on Sunday, Good luck with your run.

Great result, well done. I am doing my second half next Sunday and would be delighted to run 2:08.

Hi all after 17 days eating and drinking on a cruise ship and only a treadmill to run on, I returned to shore Friday and as prep for my half marathon next Sunday I ran in a local 5k on Saturday. I found it hard going but still managed 28:29 which is only a minute or so off my PR and was 3rd ( out of five) in my age group.…

Hi all I did a Park Run 5k this morning, on a fairly muddy hilly course. I finished in 27:16 which was 3:04 faster than my PR. I was 81st out of 166 runners so I finished in the top half. It is less than a year since I got off the couch and in my first race last January a 10k in 1:18 I finished 2nd last. So I am pleased…

6ft 2in, 14st 2lbs My wife won't let me wear a dress

I had exactly the same thing a couple of runs ago, I put it down to a cramp, it happened 9 miles in on a 10 miles run when I had been extremely stupid and had not drunk my water before I set out on a warm morning, I was sore for 48 hours but was able to run again after 2 days, no problems since. Good luck I hope your…

I love my GPS watch, while I run I am constantly checking my speed, pace, distance and heart rate. I calculate how I'm doing as I go in my head from this data. If my body says enough, I tell it that the watch says you're not finished yet, and it keeps going. When the run is over there are hours of fun to be had analysing…

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I have taken the rest of my life off work, so that I can run when I like. Enter smug mode!! :)

At the moment, here in SW France I run just after the sun comes up, to avoid the heat. Temp up in the 90s. When I go back to the UK, it will be later in the AM.

^^^^^^ This

Hi for the information of our Non English friends a consultant is a very senior NHS doctor. To the OP I would suggest that you just google " low impact cardio" and you will come up with dozens of exercises, DVDs and videos you could try. I know you are looking for motivational groups and it may be that there are some group…

On birthdays, wedding anniversaries, high days and holidays. I celebrate, eat and drink like I always used to. I log 3 or 4 thousand quick cals depending on how well I celebrated. Then I move on. I continue the journey as if nothing had happened and I have still lost over 100lbs in eleven months. I hope you had a great day…

Last October I started running, shuffling, to help lose weight. As I have progressed the emphasis has changed and I now run, because I can! However I do enjoy having 2 breakfasts on running days, one before I set off and one when I return. I have read that you should always eat to replenish your reserves as soon as you can…

Good for you, well done!

Hi yes I am from Exeter though we do spend a lot of time away now that we have retired. I have sent a friend request.

I'm using the polar RC3 GPS, very accurate gives me all the info I need, easy to use and when the data is downloaded onto my laptop it gives loads more. Very happy.

Sorry I can't help but just had to post to say, WOW!!! good for you. I hope you get the advice and support you need and good luck in your venture.

Thanks for all your support and advice, I now have a plan. I will continue to drop the last few pounds till I reach the "normal" range BMI, but I will aim to slow the loss down to about half a pound per week as I head towards maintenance. I will continue with my cardio work, as I enjoy it. Then when I return to the UK for…

Thanks for your thoughts, I'm afraid I've been banned from running in most of the ports as apparently my wife wants me to take her on sight seeing trips, but I will try to sneak off and put some miles in. It looks like me and the treadmills are going to become good friends at sea. I am trying to get my head round the idea…

I have been looking this up on the net and the info I have found suggests 1 see a doc 2 rest 3 surprisingly this golf ball thing (roll it under the arch of the foot) 4 rest 5 ibuprofen 6 rest 7 more rest

It's at times like this I'm glad I'm 6ft 2 and male. I get to eat 2400 when I get to maintenance.

Well done you.

Hmmmm, this might get interesting.

I too am a new runner, I ran my first 10k race in January, did a couple more, then ran a half in June . In training I was running 10 miles on my long run no problem. In the race the extra 3+ was a lot harder than I expected. I have read on here that a full is a world of difference away from a half. For what it's worth my…

Does it work the other way round as well. Since I lost weight, I sleep better. Ah I get it, it's a virtuous circle lose weigh, sleep better. Sleep better lose weight! It's win win.

When I started running, I ran without music and thought that people who did were silly. That was till I tried it. I find it I tend to run to the beat and I now play rock genre songs at random as I run. When meatloaf comes on with "Bat Out Of Hell" I run 1 min a mile faster. I pretty much run off road so traffic isn't a…

No barefoot, you don't shuffle, you rock. Thank you for this, just what I needed.

Congratulations on your 11 miles, you are so going to love your first half marathon, I did mine back in June and had a ball. It is so different at a race from just pounding the roads training. The spectators cheering, the hundreds maybe thousands of other runners, so exciting, I can't wait for my next one, also in October.

Sooo you're saying do it, or die young. Yup that's what I call major motivation. I might also add that since I lost my weight, I have so much more energy and vitality.