h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

That is fantastic Z. So glad you've got this far! Well done

Absolutely, well done! It"s not as though it was supposed to be easy or it wouldn't be an achievement!

I've found the app to be really good, I like the way it plots your pace on a graph and your route on a map. I'm at a conference in Llandudno so running along the prom, then i'm off to Lisbon, so it will be a great way to explore the city.

Good going!

I don't have any shiny apps like that, just using the mp3s off the NHS website and guessing the distances. Maybe I'll borrow a GPS again.

The app I use does a time, and then by the end you are nearly at 5k, I did my first 5k today including warm up, and that took 40
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Well done Z! Seriously well done!

I'm actually doing a 10k run tomorrow, and, er haven't done any training yet this year. Oops.

There are a few different couch-to-5ks, but they follow the same pattern, pretty much. You don't need to measure the distance, you can use time as the yardstick if it's handier.

I've done it a few times, but only actually finished it twice - then I backslid
But yeah, it does work if you stick with it - that's the hard part! So well done, Z.

I need to make running part of my daily routine, I feel so much better after I've done it. But I can't remember that feeling for more than 24 hours! Also I've entered a race, which should be useful.

I know exactly what you mean. When you're out there running it really does make you feel great, and you think "bloody hell, I should do this all the time!"

Picking a race to aim towards is a great idea, though - it gives you a target to aim for and motivates you a lot.

Yes, because there are visible consequences if you don't!

I shouldn't have been overenthusiastic and started without reasonable shoes, though. My knees are really sore today; I had trouble getting up on the . (I nearly wrote "I had trouble mounting Charlie", but that would've sounded wrong. )

My knees are awkward customers, too. If I've been mean to them they soon let me know they disapprove.

I mentioned going for a run to my mate the other day. His response:

"But your knees are made of biscuit."

Tasty!

It's a little pathetic that Fitocracy actually works to keep me motivated. I always feel guilty for not logging anything on a given day.

Unfortunately, I have no problem ignoring Fitocracy.

We've got a challenge for the h2g2 group at the moment, for who can climb the most stairs in a week.

Yes, I got an email about that. I work in a one story building.

I have no stairs at work either.

I live in a one story house too, if that helps.

I'm glad Fitocracy works for you too, Mala.

No, wait, I got that wrong. I live in a two storey house. I fail at counting to one. I would try to excuse myself by saying it's the American-British thing of 1st floor/2nd floor vs Ground floor/1st floor argument, but that's just an excuse.