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Meeeeee! I'm training for my first half marathon in early September.

Hi Cooriander, can I join again with 75 miles pleeeeeease? Many thanks, Flab4

I suggest... Slow down...you should be able to speak a few words, otherwise you're going too fast Grit teeth Try not to think about what you're doing. Listen to music, or count cars, or anything but thinking about the fact that you're running longer than you've ever run before... Go for it! In my opinion, if you repeat the…

Well done 'that guy'!

Well done! You won't regret heading outside :smile:

Made it! 6 miles with hills and added rain today.

First of all, good luck! 1) Do you have some sort of app on your phone which can track your speed? 2) You said that you start out fast and then slow down on the 4th lap.Maybe try starting a little slower (not much) and trying to keep your pace up - and even go for it on the last lap! 3) I second CarsonRuns - if you're…

Not quite as intended but you get the idea - I do have to hold the pants up on both sides!

I'm 5'2 and a half and I started by counting calories. I weighed 160 lb when I started. I also began running when I was fit enough (never ran before but did Couch to 5K and really enjoyed it). Now I'm maintaining and I weigh around 118 lb. Trousers in the pic are UK size 16 and have just gone into the charity bag - I'm now…

5 more miles today...if anyone can explain why my steady run pace is faster than when I do fartleks I would be most grateful :grumble:

I'd divide bad runs into: 1) runs that feel hard (which quite often is a good thing, I got a bit soft and then decided I needed to do some runs with hills and stuff) - those feel like runs when I'm developing so I'm OK with those. 2) plain bad runs when things go wrong (too hot, route underwater, stinging nettles and wet…

4.9 sweaty miles of fartlek this morning!

I don't have tummy pics BUT my stomach no longer looks like Jabba the Hutt, it looks like a normal flattish stomach. This is after 2 kids, weight gain, small car accident which resulted in lower back pain and general meh. The weight loss has been achieved by eating less rubbish and running, I haven't done extensive stomach…

This is easier said than done, but: Relax, have a banana or a slice of toast and some water, find a chilled album on your phone, go out, warm up and run slowly enough that you can still talk in sentences. (NB I have 2 speeds, as fast as I can and not quite as fast as that) Oh yes, try and keep your elbows at less than a 90…

It's fine to run slower when you do a longer run...come on, this is new territory! If in time you decide to run longer distances, you will come across the 'long slow run' where you do a steady run slower than your normal pace to get used to a longer distance. I didn't time myself but I think I was probably running about a…

8 miles today, very warm and ran the gauntlet of several packs of midges!

I found W5D2 harder than W5D3...it's weird because W5D3 builds up in your mind...but once you've DONE it, well, you feel invincible!

parkrun! 3.1 today in SUNSHINE.

1. C25K (obviously!) 2. Keep trying 3. If you try running and you hate it, there will be other exercise out there 4. If you try runnning and love it, be sure to get proper shoes fitted at a running store (and I've run in mine first time and loved every pair) 5. Just do it. If you have to stop and walk doing C25K, it…

Under 10 minutes a mile seems to be what most people consider to be the threshold...I've got to the point now where I run between an 8-9 minute mile...but then at parkrun I get lapped by the guys who can run 5K in 18 minutes or less...and then I feel like such a jogger!

Outside is harder but so much more rewarding. I would definitely recommend that you run outside at least once a week - because it is a big shock! I could run for 20 minutes on the treadmill, went outside and could barely manage 2...although maybe I was just unfit. Treadmill is last resort now!

Right! Go running (5-minute warm-up walk first) and report back! :wink:

Don't think it matters!

How far can you run? Or how long can you run for? Would a structured programme like Couch to 5K or Bridge to 10K help?

6 mile tempo run today...OMG!

I arbitrarily picked mid-range BMI weight for my goal, (for me that's 8 stone 13 lb as I'm 5' 2.5") and decided to see how I felt when I got there. Got there in November...but in the meantime I'd taken up running. I still had some baggy bits...by then I'd stopped logging for quite a while as the weight was just coming off.…

Amazing work! That is such a great NSV! Well done!

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger :happy: Seriously, I recall that I did repeat a day in this week - it is a bit harder. Have a go, see what you think, and if you more or less do W4D1, then do W4D2. I found C25K hard - but what I didn't want to do was endlessly repeat weeks making sure I could run every step at a…

No WAY! I am amazed! :ohwell:

Oh I do like a nice glass of wine! Or two... Now I'm a bit lighter it goes to my head faster and I can't drink as much...literally I'm a lightweight! Another thing is that I now like to run...I run a 5K parkrun most Saturdays at 9am and I get a Sunday run in early (usually out at 8). So that does tend to curb the drinking…