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Thanks for the welcome back, work is still testing, next week will mainly be on the road, this week has been one operational review after another. And people are dropping like flies due to work pressure. Its so nice to continue to see this place continue to offer support, encouragement and inspiration to those who need it.…

Hi guys, sorry I dropped off the radar, too many issues around work, parents, other relatives and I succumbed to all sorts of poor dietary habits, the one reason I came here in the first place was to lose weight and improve my eating habits. Plus 6 kgs in the last 6 months, +13kgs in the last 10. It all went wrong and I…

Good to see you guys out and about, have not done anything since Friday, other than some easy reffing. Been down with a viral infection and have spent 12 hours a day in bed over the weekend. Away from home at the moment so no comfort of my own bed and the vagaries of chain hotel food. @taeliesyn had not appreciated you…

I start at around an hour if it's hot, but normally if I think I am going to be out for 90 minutes or more and how hydrated I feel. I tend to take on a pint of fluid before going out though.

Heavy rain, freezing temperatures, 15mph northerly winds. The sort of weather when you get out of a warm bed, you wish you had stayed there for another hour. Parts of the route into work this morning were flooded, which is unusual. 90 minutes in that was never going to be fun. Positive side, Just in from work and hoping…

@KRPolo whilst I was out the last 2 nights, I thought about what really made a difference. The other thing I missed, is that I used to try and run every session like a race, faster and harder than the last one. When I actually settled down to doing mileage runs and the odd fast/ hill session, I found that I didn't end up…

The truth is out there!!

I used to suffer it a lot, but losing 6 stone helped me with getting rid of a whole load of symptoms caused by being clinically obese. I found taking salbutomol about 20 minutes before going out really helped. I knew I was going to suffer so pre medicated. I really don't think about breathing, I let it happen, I find…

@cyndi2012 What length is your duathlon?

Sorry to hear it, I think I looked at the results proabably just after you decided to pull out, as the timings between where 1st and you were, were not that different. Here's hoping that you have not done any serious damage. Hope the recovery is swift. Well done, it was wet and cold here and the thought of 20 miles,…

Made me titter :D

NIce to see some old faces posting again. So this week so far, 16 miles on the bike Monday, 7.5miles Z2 run Tuesday, 7 mile fast finish run last night and a 4.5 mile z1 run this morning. Tomorrow is a rest day, although I might go out for a bike ride before work. The fast finish run is never fast enough, I still miss the…

@brant710 It looks like a standard 5k to 10k extender. You are right, you are unlikely to run a 10k in under an hour, most people don't, I certainly didn't, but 10k sits around 53mins for me now. However you will be able to run a 10k off the back of it. Most of those plans are designed for you to get confidence that you…

Aahh the itch, try not to scratch it, it'll get worse. ;) It's hard and if you are like me, watching the plan not be fulfilled is hard. You know how bad you feel, but xercising hard (running is stressful for the body) will delay your recovery. There will be a inversion point where exercising is less damaging than more…

I'd rest and get back to running when not sick. I find stressing the body when sick just makes me sick for longer. Hope you feel better soon.

A quick dip into the site and I saw this, Active 10k run walk plan and it has you doing 64 mins, so not sure where your 27mins comes from. Most plans go longer than 27mins for 5k. If you could shed some light on the plan, you may get some more specific advice. I used zen labs bridge to 10k programme and that worked well…

@taeliesyn Good luck at the weekend. I though mid February I was going to get close to you, Strava distance wise. How wrong I was!! You seem to be on a roll with these long distance efforts, I still struggle mentally of going out for a four hour training run. Even 80 minutes this morning was a close call, but when I get…

Your body gets stronger on rest days, so if you never rest? However I run 5 days a week and long runs sit at 14-20 miles, and the remainder sit between 4 and 8 miles. Why not look up a 10 mile training plan that has you running 5 days a week and follow that? If you are wanting to exercise daily then look at cycling or…

@looseboy Welcome, this tends to be an esoteric forum, most of us have graduated from C25k and are doing other things, other than 10k. Others will no doubt introduce themselves later. Good luck with the 10k in 6 weeks, you will be fine if you continue with the plan. Personally I am doing parkruns as a bit of speedwork but…

Woohoo

Tuesday, Wednesday and today - 6,4 and 6 miles. Tuesday and Wednesday good sessions, meeting the planned requirements for the sessions. Todays was blah, never got going, so missed all the pace requirements. Not sure if it's the accumulation of early starts and late finishes at work, the cold or the first signs of pushing…

Slow is relative don't let comparison be the thief of joy. Be happy in your success and have fun.

Sign up for a race?

It's amazing the progress you make, I started C25k in June 2014 and am now in training to run 69 miles in under 24 hours. Keep at it, this group is pretty casual, come and go as you please. I find reading about other peoples exploits here given some of the conditions they have, truly inspirational. It has helped me during…

Had a rest day today, but got bored so went out for a gentle bike ride for 80 minutes just got over 18 miles done in and around the city. Found a couple of roads I never knew existed. The fun of not having a plan.

Had a good run on Friday to get a seven day streak and the did the usual 5k parkrun on Saturday morning. It was 30 secs slower than I thought I could go so was a little disappointed but according to runbritain it was my best run given my current handicap. Had a long run Saturday lunchtime on some very tired legs, it was…

Glad you posted on the main thread, it does tend to be a single thread forum unless you point to it in the main thread. We are just lazy!! ;)

I am not overweight just underheight I am not that overweight, I just have big bones It gives <significant other> something to cuddle Why would I want to live longer and be miserable? I barely eat anything now, I just don't understand why I weigh so much (as their hand disappears into the cookie jar again!!) No diets work,…

Nice 10km run this morning, really dry and cold, a change from the rain yesterday. Looking forward to a gentle ease out session tomorrow before the full on parkrun followed by a further 15 miles for the long run on Saturday

Sorry to hear about your mother, remember that weight loss is predominantly about input rather than output. You also need to balance the fuel your body needs to repair itself as you do longer and longer training runs in preparation for your 10 mile and HM, don't neglect the fueling element. If you get to do the 10 miles…