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Lower leg tightness
I just finished c25k on Friday. I'm not running 5k yet, but I'll get there. The last week or so my calves have been tight, so I've been doing lots of stretching. I noticed after my run yesterday morning (2 miles at 12:30 pace) my left calf was especially tight, and on the outside of my left shin it was even tighter, almost…
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Any time fitness info
The closest gym to me is anytime fitness, and I'm going in tomorrow to talk to them. I'd just like to go in knowing what to expect, and their website offers very little info on their membership prices, and terms. I know prices will vary depending on location, but I'm just looking for a ballpark of what I can expect it to…
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Short-term running substitute
I finished c25k about 3 weeks ago, so I'm still fairly new at running. My husband is leaving on Saturday for what was supposed to be a week, but has been extended to 3-4 weeks. I have. 2.5 year old, and a crappy stroller, so running with him is out of the question. We don't have money for a gym with child care, and my…
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Fitbit numbers not adding up.
The last week or so I have noticed that the estimated distance doesn't match up with the number of steps I've taken, and I think that its messing with the number of calories it is allotting me. The last two times I ran 5k, I did it first thing in the morning so I maybe had a few hundred steps before beginning. When I got…
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What's a reasonable routine?
I just finished C25K last week, and I'm struggling to figure out what my routine should be now. I'm very very slow (5k takes me about 45 minutes) I'd like to increase my runs to 4x/week instead of 3x/week. What I don't know is how many km I should be doing. This week I did 4 runs for a total of 15.4km, previously the most…
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Weirdly disappointed
Today I did w5d3 of c25k which is the dreaded 20 minutes with no breaks. I slowed my pace down (I'm not that fast to begin with) because I'd rather finish slowly than not finish at all...or maybe not. I think I slowed my pace down too much because it was pretty easy. Yesterday I struggled hard to finish the second 8 minute…
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Fairly new to running, tweaked my knee
Today I did week 4 day 1 or c25k, which was (jog 3 min, walk 1.5min, job 5 min walk 2.5)x2. After my final 3 minute jog my right knee felt a little weak, but no real pain so I kept going and completed the final 5 minute jog. During the cool down I noticed I was limping and was mildly sore but that my knee felt like it was…
