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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I tried to do 11k yesterday but had a panic attack in the park. Probably because I'm not sleeping and it was harder than usual. Will try again tomorrow.

    I have a twinge in my knee but I'll just mention it to my GP when I'm next in, probably nowt.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    aw hope youre ok kate x
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Reckon I will be when I get my sleep sorted, surprising how difficult it makes exercising! thanks
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I have put myself in the ballot for the Brighton marathon. :hyper:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    aggghhhhh ME TOO. I wanted to do london but its full already.

    WHAT ARE WE DOING???? :lol:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I went into the ballot for London. :eek2:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Awesomesauce!

    On pay day, I'm entering the Bristol half marathon. :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    when is that?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    one year id like to do this http://www.scotlandcoasttocoast.com/challenger.html
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    SuzyCreamcheese wrote: »
    one year id like to do this http://www.scotlandcoasttocoast.com/challenger.html

    That looks awesome
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Namaste wrote: »
    I have put myself in the ballot for the Brighton marathon. :hyper:

    Me too.

    I don't even know why.

    I blame Suzy...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    :yippe:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    SuzyCreamcheese wrote: »
    :yippe:

    I dunno what you're cheering for, if I die half way through I expect you to carry my body to the finish line :p.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lol

    Bit of advice please, guys:

    I've just signed up for the 5k run Race for Life. Now, the last time I ever really did any running, was, er, 6 odd years ago at school. How much preparation do I need for this? Do I really need to buy stupidly expensive trainers? I know my current pair aren't good enough - although another pair I have somewhere, may be ok. I just don't want to injure myself.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Has anybody gained weight running?

    I weighed myself for the first time in two weeks tonight and I appear to have put on two pounds. :crying: I feel embarrassed because I've not made any progress since a month and I haven't put anything on around my waist (in fact, I think I have lost fat, I need to measure tomorrow morning and should probably weigh myself in the morning too)...

    I don't know what to think, other than maybe this is down to muscle gain?

    I don't want to get fat on running though... I need to be thin for travelling and still have 10-16 lbs I wanna lose.

    Note: I record my calories and have only gone over one or two days... I've been out drinking maybe twice, but not enough to warrent 7000 calories! I also eat one junk food a week and sometimes one sweets. I generally eat very well.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It sounds like muscle gain to me.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yes... But 2lbs muscle? :confused: I don't run a lot...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I don't weigh myself but I've not lost any bulk at all. I seem to have stayed the same despite being stricter over what and when I eat and doing 8-10k runs three times a week.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yeah... I am gonna give it a month, but may put it on the back burner until I reach my goals.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ok... 1/2 an inch off my waist and 1 inch off my hips... :confused:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I think I'm going to walk instead of running this.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ok... I'm officially running the Bristol half marathon in September!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    First proper run since a bout of not sleeping kicked in and I still managed just under 9km so that's encouraging. If I sleep ok tonight I'll go out again tomorrow evening.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Dont weigh yourself on an evening, it should be the same time of day, first thing on a morning before you have eaten or drunk anything. Also after you have been for a wee etc.

    For example, I just drank a 500ml bottle of Dr Pepper, that in itself is around 1.1llbs anyway.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Namaste wrote: »
    Ok... 1/2 an inch off my waist and 1 inch off my hips... :confused:

    woohoo, thats a much better indicator of progress than what the scales say. The scales can fluctuate so much for so many different reasons. Well done/
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I ran 9K today! Time wasn't great (around 65-70 minutes, but OK for a dyspraxic newb), but I'm happy I can run it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Any advice on stopping hunger?

    Since I significantly upped my cardio and running, I am starting to get hungry. I haven't really felt this in years and it's uncomfortable and embarrassing...

    I'm not giving in and I don't really enjoy or have an emotional attachment to food (I'd just take a pill if I could, eating bores me), but the hunger is distracting and I hate it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You need food that's filling and releases energy slowly.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    if youre genuinely hungry, then eat. If its proper hunger rather than just wanting to snack out of boredom or psychological reasons, then you need to up your food or make different food choices. It may be that youre not getting adequate protein from a vegan diet to support the extra exercise youre doing, so youre not feeling sustained? A supplement might help?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ive now upped my runs to 14km and most of my aches and pains seem to be improving since i started stretching better afterwards and wearing orthotics.
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