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Well done expat! It was such an amazing feeling crossing that finish line wasn't it?! I managed it in 30:24 which I was amazed by as i'd been much slower in training - think I must have had a surge of adrenalin! I'm also doing the bridge to 10k app now (definitely not as good as get running but it d...

Thanks for the advice Starknut, glad to hear i'm not the only one. I think it got my by surprise more than anything! I don't think I was breathing unevenly but I did have some diet coke about half an hour before I went out so I think maybe that was the culprit grrr. I'm going to give it another go t...

Hi all, So this evening was meant to be week 7 run 2 for me. Up until now, every run has been manageable and gone really well (some might even say it's been fun!) but tonight I seemed to hit my stumbling block and I wasn't able to finish the run due to a recurrent stitch. It was all going well until...

Snap! I've also just signed up for the Regents Park jog in March so providing I don't have a crisis of running confidence I shall see you there!

Have you heard good things about it?

Thanks for the tips guys! I've just signed up for my first ever 5k race in 6 weeks time (eek!!) so I'm sure there will be lots of other runners there to try hi-fiving, waving at and greeting!

Writing the words 5k race all makes it feel very real and scary now...!

Ha! That would be amazing, i'm thinking a cheeky wink next time!

Hi all, So I'm pretty new to all of this (just finished week 3, run 2) woo! I ran a new route tonight and came across quite a few other runners and it got me wondering whether there was a particular 'runner's greeting' So what do you all do if you cross paths with a fellow runner? Is it a smile, pol...