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Managed to keep it up, so I'm hoping that by Thursday I can risk getting weighed. I certainly feel a bit lighter. Keep going Hazel, you're doing really well and you're helping me
This is a big deal for me - I can't tell you how much I am NOT a natural runner!
Good for you! Humans are designed to be runners, it's just some of us have morphed a bit into more of a horizontal position
Mr TS isn't a natural cyclist (he's 18 stone): and tbh, he hates commuting or pootering around the countryside like I do. He just likes bombing from A to B as quickly as possible. Not my idea of fun, but he's liking it.
All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
Risked it this morning and am pleased to say I've lost just over 2 lbs since Friday. Wow, it doesn't sound much, but now I know it's working I may be able to stick with it
Risked it this morning and am pleased to say I've lost just over 2 lbs since Friday. Wow, it doesn't sound much, but now I know it's working I may be able to stick with it
Ta da! Well done, Flo!
There's nothing like a bit of encouragement on the scales front to stiffen the resolve!
Ran 21.5 km last week (13 miles) - will be increasing to 28.5km per wk (17 miles) by June. Am hoping not to embarrass myself too much in the Fun Run! It's 13.5km, but has some right nasty old hills in there. I am not good at hills!
Fortunately we live in the Staffordshire Moorlands about 1/3rd the way up a 150metre high hill so running up and down hills is a regular occurrence..
I try to run up and over Congleton Edge once a week - the hard way via styals and paths. It's good for my lungs.. wheeze wheeze...
Fortunately we live in the Staffordshire Moorlands about 1/3rd the way up a 150metre high hill so running up and down hills is a regular occurrence..
I try to run up and over Congleton Edge once a week - the hard way via styals and paths. It's good for my lungs.. wheeze wheeze...
Think my legs would drop off with all those hills! I went to the Kilnsey Show once and watched some of the 'crag racing' (find a massive mountain, run up it, run down it again) - enough to put you off for life!
With the Fun Run, I've looked at the course map, and it's a bit worrying that there is a section marked 'cardiac hill', so I think I'm going to have to practice some inclines or I might expire!
Think my legs would drop off with all those hills! I went to the Kilnsey Show once and watched some of the 'crag racing' (find a massive mountain, run up it, run down it again) - enough to put you off for life!
With the Fun Run, I've looked at the course map, and it's a bit worrying that there is a section marked 'cardiac hill', so I think I'm going to have to practice some inclines or I might expire!
Running up hills comes with practise.(painful!)
I pulled a hamstring very badly last March and did not run for 6 months. When I started again it was jog 100 metres/walk 300 for week 1 and slowly build up. After 3 months I ran Congleton Edge for the first time since injury and my legs and lungs hurt. Now they do not.
But I do note with age I cannot run it as fast as I did 20 years ago and only run alternate days to let my body recover..
But like all exercise, age is not a reason to give up. I hope to run well into my 70s..:-) (not there yet!)
My 5km 'weekday' route is fairly flat, but the weekend run through the park at increasing distances is whatever it is, hills or not.
Given my extremely amateur status at running, I was dead chuffed to break my 12min mile goal the other day. Ultimate aim is a 10min mile as that is was a couple of guys I know do when they go out for a casual run, but think that is maybe rather ambitious for me!
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