[Nat]

Hi all, new to this running lark! Haven't really done any running since school, but I'm not that unfit!

I run a couple of times a week (well, jog!) on road and off-road paths etc at approx 10minute mile but I'm hoping to increase speed and distance!

Based in Cambridge at the moment, but will be relocating this year down to Braintree.

Say hi if you see me!

 

[richardsimkiss]

Welcome to the forum Nat... I'm sure it'll give you plenty of motivation and hopefully plenty of answers to any questions you might have :d

 

[dimple]

Hello and welcome, I'm new to. Sounds like you're doing well

 

[Nat]

Thanks both! Nice to be here!

 

[Dave]

Thanks both! Nice to be here!

Don`t let them lull you into a false sense of security Nat.........................

 

[Sue]

Hi Nat and Dimple

I'm new too.

Have been running since January this year and following the BUPA 5k training 8 week training and now following their 10k training plan.

Looking through some of the forum posts, my running speeds are quite slow by comparison. I'm currently training 3 times a week in the gym and once a week with a group which I have just joined. Although I was told that running outside is harder than in the gym, I am finding it the opposite so am hoping to increase this to twice a week with the grou and drop one of the gym sessions. I did a 5km treadmill "fun run" at the gym on Wednesday and when I set it to my usual running speed I kept running into the handrail, so upped the speed gradually. Total time for the 5k was 32.08 - but I did cheat by keeping the gradient lower than the treadmill wanted, so my goal for the next couple of weeks will be to resist changing it!

I've also been trying to lose weight since January and as I've now dropped one of the Fs from my GPs FFF file note I think I need to get some nutritional advice now that I'm beginning to embark on longer runs.

Sue

 

[Nat]

Oh no, hope there isn't an initiation ceremony to go through!

 

[Steve]

Oh no, hope there isn't an initiation ceremony to go through!

Of course there is...............involves lots of chocolate if you're a woman and lots of ale if you're a bloke!:d

 

[Nat]

Wow Sue, you sound WAAAAAY more disciplined than I!

Great stuff Steve, I can eat my own weight in chocolate! :d

 

[Steve]

We can have a choccy fight off ...or eat off I guess..

Nat v. Trin!!

 

[twinkle toes]

Hi Nat and Sue

Sounds to me like you are both doing great, keep at it.

Welcome to RF, hope you stick around.


Twinks

Choccy for girls and beer for boys but I like both can I have both please please :d

 

[Steve]

Choccy for girls and beer for boys but I like both can I have both please please :d

That's just greedy!!

 

[Trinity]

It's a little known fact that chocolate and beer go remarkably well together

 

[pedestrian]

It's a little known fact that chocolate and beer go remarkably well together

You may have to flush more than once though!