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by Carole and Nia
Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:23 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Week 6
Replies: 2
Views: 3113

Re: Week 6

After our bad run 1 we set out for run 2 together and it was really tough. My phone froze halfway through the second run and to be honest we sort of gave up and walked the last few minutes home with our tails between our legs. We talked about redoing this week and not bothering with the 25 min run, ...
by Carole and Nia
Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:48 am
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Week 6
Replies: 2
Views: 3113

Week 6

Hello all! After our success at week 5 run 3 we were really looking forward to week 6 run 1, thinking it would be easy. Due to random events like birthday parties and torrential rain I ended up running it on my own last night and it was soo hard! I was ready to give up half way through the 8 minutes...
by Carole and Nia
Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:41 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Week 5 run 3 - solid 20 mins (eek!)
Replies: 86
Views: 69746

Re: Week 5 run 3 - solid 20 mins (eek!)

Tonight we ran for 20 mins non stop. At week 1 this day seemed so far away. It's amazing how quick it has come round! It was easier than we expected although nia did have a lot more energy than me at the end, but that's what a 25 year age gap will do lol! Towards the end we had to really concentrate...
by Carole and Nia
Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:55 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: New at running, breathing tips needed
Replies: 9
Views: 7854

Re: New at running, breathing tips needed

I was the same. I found I was panting so much my chest hurt for the first few weeks, but then after W3R3 I realised I has got all the way to the end and I was fine. My breathing seemed to even out at 3 strides in and 3 strides out and it didn't get any worse. It felt soo good and that was when I rea...
by Carole and Nia
Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:44 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Sticky: Introductions!
Replies: 529
Views: 617164

Re: Sticky: Introductions!

Hi all :) We are Carole and Nia who are mum and step daughter. I started the couch to 5k after finding it on the internet, but found having to check the intervals on my stopwatch a nightmare! After 2 weeks I found this app and haven't looked back. Nia wanted to run too, so she started running with m...