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All done , after 9 weeks I've finally got there . When I think back to week 1 where I was all over the place with my breathing and aching like mad , then week 3 where I had real problems with my knees and had to take a week off but since then it's been plain sailing until the end . Must say my final...

After 9 weeks of running I'm now down to my last run on Wednesday when I will finish the programme , I was going to do the bridge to 10k app next but I've decided just to do my own thing instead , I'll take this opportunity to thank everyone for all the encouragement and advice given to me especiall...

Stitch is caused by your diaphragm going into spasm , I usually get this if I've eaten to much to soon before a run it's best to leave food at least 1 -2 hours before your run , also can be caused by irratic breathing if your going to fast for your body or talking during a run , it's very important ...

Run 2 completed , took it nice and steady today just totally enjoyed the run , only 4 more runs until I've completed the programme , legs felt really strong today so much so I'd begun to wish I'd pushed harder when the 28mins was up and yet I still did just over 3 miles so it's really coming togethe...

Well done Dunna we are both doing brill as you said just to run for 28mins is tough in itself , I wouldn't worry about the distance your covering your certainly not that far away , I'm also entering a 5k but in December all being well , keep up the good work we've both come along way since week 1 , ...

Just completed run 1 and managed to cover the 5k distance in just over 27mins so I'm well happy with that , still around a week and a half to complete the programme so I feel I'm well on the way now , just invested in a proper running watch as well and having given its 1st run out I must say I'm wel...

Week 7 now completed with no real problem , I did run 2 at the gym on Monday and run 3 I did today as normal outdoors , both workouts went really well , I'm got an improvement in distance each day and ended week 7's 25min runs just short of the 5k . Week 8 starts on Saturday for me and I will be rea...

Hi Jess , I to suffered with my knees around same stage as you , Ive now just completed week 7 run 1 with no problem . I battled through the pain until end of week 3 using ice packs after each run on my knees when I could take no more pain so I took a week off the programme and just used my exercise...

Just run run 1 week 7 , felt very tired today at the end think my whole preparation for today's run wasn't what it usually is , plus I probably started off a bit to quick on the plus side I improved my distance on last run of 25 mins covering 2.8 miles , I'm going to do run 2 at the gym on Monday ju...

Just finished run 3 (25mins run) with no problems at all I even nearly covered the 5k distance with just the running time and went well past it if you include the 5min walks either side of the run and as this was my 1st 25min run I'm well pleased with that and with 3 more 25min runs next week I'm ho...