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by Monkeys
Fri May 30, 2014 9:06 am
Forum: General Running Discussion
Topic: 2014 Calgary Marathon Turns 50
Replies: 374
Views: 51604

Re: 2014 Calgary Marathon Turns 50

It's perfect running weather! Beats -20c, wind and snow.

I am running the 10k and will be there cheering on the longer distances.

Have fun!
by Monkeys
Thu May 01, 2014 10:30 pm
Forum: The Scenic Route
Topic: New(ish) to running
Replies: 10
Views: 13129

Re: New(ish) to running

Thanks again!

There's so much info out there. It's hard to know where to start, but now I have a direction and a goal to reach. Run a full 10k. I may or may not reach that by my 10k in June, but will definitely have it by September.
by Monkeys
Thu May 01, 2014 11:36 am
Forum: The Scenic Route
Topic: New(ish) to running
Replies: 10
Views: 13129

New(ish) to running

After finishing the c25k I changed to the couch to 10k and started at the 5k mark. I run for the set times, 17 or 18 minutes this week and walk 1 minute and do this 3 times per week. Before I ran my first race I thought my time was below average, but found out I was a lot faster than I thought. So n...
by Monkeys
Thu May 01, 2014 7:35 am
Forum: The Scenic Route
Topic: New(ish) to running
Replies: 10
Views: 13129

Re: New(ish) to running

Thanks for the help.

In the first two races I did really well (top 10 in my age group) and need people to tell me to take it easy with training. Just by going for my scheduled runs, it will help.
by Monkeys
Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:24 am
Forum: The Scenic Route
Topic: New(ish) to running
Replies: 10
Views: 13129

New(ish) to running

I started running in January, exclusively outside. My motivation to do anything drops to zero when I am indoors, no treadmills. I have 2 5k under my belt and have completed a c25k program and am working toward my first 10k in June. When I run I follow the directions of the app, which is fine but I a...

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