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Unless you live somewhere hot you shouldnt need to take water with you for a 5k. I made this mistake early in and kept getting stitch. Keep your core strong and glutes activated with your strength work, will help minimise injury. Take it slow. If you're out of breath, you're going too fast.

Do the rest of your training for the next few weeks outside. Treadmill running is very different and you may find you struggle more outside. Get yourself used to the terrain and extra impact. Parkrun is excellent, I absolutely adore it. You get some really quick people there, don't be tempted to try and keep up with them!!

Running on the road will be harder than treadmill, be ready for that. Couch to 5k is excellent. Keep at it, don't get disheartened. If you need to repeat some runs to nail it, don't be afraid to do that. Running is mostly a mental activity, unless you're in genuine pain or can't breath, you're ok! I started with the C25k,…

Shock Absorber. I used to be 38FF and am now 36E, I run and they keep everything in place perfectly

Well done guys! I started the C25K in spring last year. I found it really challenging but I learned a lot. I'm now training for my first Marathon and ran 25K last Saturday. Keep going, it really works and you'll be amazed what you can achieve. (Also, for the record, I started at 16 stone!)

Unless your plan is personalised to you there is room for movement. If you don't feel it's upsetting your training, keep doing it. As Ann262 above said, most programmes call for 5 days running. I personally run only 3 or 4 with a spin session and a 1k swim a week too (and a strength training session) and i'm very happy…

Agreed with the eating them in advance if you know roughly how much you'll be burning. If not, and you're not hungry after your workout (maybe try and get something in though, a small snack or a shake) then you could save them for breakfast. I know it doesn't look great with your logging the next day but your body doesn't…

Thank you for the offer, but I never remember to stick to challenges on here!

Burpees if I'm doing a HIIT workout that requires them. Or Intervals during running. Much prefer long steady miles or quick shorter runs but at the same pace.

Getting your kit right can be the hardest part!!

Foam roll, protein after your workout, warm baths/showers to relax your muscles, stretch and sleep well. Build this into your routine to manage DOMS. I love my foam roller, it hurts but in a really good way. If you're still feeling sore 3 or 4 days after, after doing your routine for a few weeks, you're doing too much and…

Theyre both very different, and personally I much prefer running outside. I find it hard to run on a treadmill, it makes me quite tense. But, you'll easily transition between the two with practice, but running outside will feel harder until you build up. Don't think you'll be able to run as far on the road as you can on…

I wash my hair on cardio days, so after runs and spin. On weights days I don't sweat anywhere near as much and just use a bit of dry shampoo. If I was my hair too much it gets really dry and frizzy. Plus, i hate doing it, such a chore.

Measure. I had 3 solid months of my weight not moving, I have body fat scales too and my fat % was going down and I took my measurements and I'd lost inches all over whilst maintaining the same weight. Your weight is not everything.

RIGHT! BMR - 1612 on one calculator, 1649 on another. TDEE - 2786 on the first, 2555 on another. I eat on average between 1700 and 1900 a day. MFP set me at 1520 which makes sense for the BMR but then I guess I'm eating like 900 less than my maintenance for TDEE a day which can't be good?? Or am i getting it wrong? Jeez.

I 100% won't have only eaten 1000 cals. I bet I didn't finish logging. Some days I dont finish my diary. Wednesday sounds right. I ran, burned 600 cals. So ate 400 of those back. The rest will be fitbit from walking around work

I do though! I have a fitbit which recons I burn like 700 extra calories at work when I already have mfp set to moderately active (or whatever it is) so I ignore that but I always eat back some/most of my actual work out calories. If I eat any more I won't lose anything, I'm already only averaging half a lb loss when ive…

Haha. I get a solid 7.5 to 8 hours a night. My sleep is fine. It's MFP. I thought MFP worked out my tdee calculation for me and used that, am I wrong? Bahahaha if i could even remember what sex was maybe i'd take you seriously Could be! I'm really irregular because of my implant so I never know when it's 'time', and…

The 30 day shred is HARD! Maybe once she can actually walk and swim a decent amount.

Nut butter sachets, boiled eggs, beef jerky.

In the week I run at 6.30am and don't eat before hand, but on Saturday I go to parkrun which is 5k and starts at 9am so I have a small cereal bar which has oats, nuts & seeds in. Keeps me going, good energy but small enough that it doesnt make me feel ill when running. I eat this at 7.30 so an hour and a half before.

Wear the same clothes you'd usually wear for that temperature and then a hat or visor to keep the rain off your face. Change of clothes for after the race. Theres nothing wrong with getting a bit wet!

I prefer to run in the mornings. So I'll run 3 mornings a week and go to the gym one morning, but both my spin class and swimming sessions are in the evening. I only swim after dinner though, I don't think I could run or spin after a meal!

Thank you for this. My local club has a specific road section with social runs and time trials and say they accept from beginner upwards which is great. You do however have to pay the joining fee before going on your first run with them and at £40 I can't really afford to not get anything out of it and just stop going, so…

I think you missunderstood what I meant. A gym and personal trainer is completely different to an athletics club. I'm a member of a gym anyway, for strength training and cross training. I have the right shoes, it has nothing to do with shoes!

You probably didn't push as hard/youre getting fitter.

You're obviously not using MFP right. Put in your stats and how much you want to lose a week. It will tell you how many calories to eat. You can work out and then eat those calories you burned back if you want or bank them for extra loss/cheat day (whatever works for you). Of course you can perform on your bike! I eat…

Matrix is amazing. They have gorgeous flavours too.

I'm building up marathon training so my run timings are going to go up but currently I run for around 2 hours a week, split differently depending on what I'm doing, I do a 45 minute swim session, and hour spin class and a 45 minute weights session.

Yep! If I don't get the ballot though I'll find another one to do. Would just be nice for my first to be London. I doubt I'd be able to raise enough for a charity place