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Can I Graduate?

Started w7 R1 with doing my warm up walk going to the shop and back and running the podcast warm up plus the 25 min run so did 30 min and run 3.2 miles. Did...

Started w7 R1 with doing my warm up walk going to the shop and back and running ...

BorntoRun

Graduate•11 years ago

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Penelope Pitstop???!!!

So, the conversation with my brother (by phone) goes like this: Me: did I tell you that I've taken up running and I love it? Silence Him: the last time I saw...

So, the conversation with my brother (by phone) goes like this: Me: did I tell ...

Irishprincess

Graduate•11 years ago

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w5r3 - Cheating on Laura

....... with Fatboy Slim. Tried to mix up up week 5 run 3 - knowing it was a 20 minute run. So ditched Laura for somes 'tunes. The problem I had was i didn't...

....... with Fatboy Slim. Tried to mix up up week 5 run 3 - knowing it was a 20...

RedditchMark

•11 years ago

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Finished Week 3 with a sprint !

Went to Parkrun this morning - and did final day of C25k Week3 as part of the timed 5K event. What with the 5 minutes before and after warmup/cooldown and the...

Went to Parkrun this morning - and did final day of C25k Week3 as part of the ti...

Bazza1234

Graduate•11 years ago

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W5 day2 ankles hurt someone said not enough stretching ? Or could it be footwear ? Just looked at days ahead looks scary !! Well done all x

didge1234

•11 years ago

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Complete

Week three complete and nowhere near as scary as I thought feeling pretty good at the moment!

Week three complete and nowhere near as scary as I thought feeling pretty good a...

Juski

•11 years ago

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Found the App!

Now I've got the best of both worlds: my music AND the lovely Laura. I downloaded the wrong C25K App, not the NHS one, after reading about an App on here a...

Now I've got the best of both worlds: my music AND the lovely Laura. I download...

Zizzy

Graduate•11 years ago

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Excessive Pain in Upper front thigh - Help!

Graduated Tuesday. Friday - intense pain in upper front thigh. Unbearable actually even although I believe I have high pain threshold. Trying stretches and...

Graduated Tuesday. Friday - intense pain in upper front thigh. Unbearable act...

norun

Graduate•11 years ago

1 Reply

Yippee Week 6 done

Such a surprise to find that it got easier the longer I ran (jogged) for.

makmurthly

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Treadmill or the Great Outdoors?

I've been doing my runs in a gym on a treadmill but reading many of the threads on here, most appear to be running outside. I wonder which is best and whether...

I've been doing my runs in a gym on a treadmill but reading many of the threads ...

Janey22

•11 years ago

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Week 10 - Marathon Training- Easy does it:-)

I am all smiles this week - at last my rather creaky body is starting to adapt to the rigours of running and built up some resilience. Some of you will...

I am all smiles this week - at last my rather creaky body is starting to adapt t...

suzybenj

Graduate•11 years ago

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Do you get cramp in your feet when running?

If the answer to the above is "yes" then check out this site, it may just be a question of adjusting your shoe laces....

If the answer to the above is "yes" then check out this site, it may just be a q...

Oldgirl

Graduate•11 years ago

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Splish! Splash! i was taking a run................!week 8 run 2..........

Well it was week 8 run 2, and as it was dry i ran down the seafront again. Knew the tide would be in but when we arrived it was slightly more sploshy than i...

Well it was week 8 run 2, and as it was dry i ran down the seafront again. Knew ...

aliboo70

•11 years ago

15 Replies

Just to say thank you

Many, many thanks to each and everyone who has taken the time to reply to my post regarding my return from the dark side!!. Its not easy getting back out there...

Many, many thanks to each and everyone who has taken the time to reply to my pos...

Oldgirl

Graduate•11 years ago

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Today is the day, w9r3 it's done!

Ok people, it's done and it was a beauty. Felt that as it was my last c25k I would go up to Harrogate and run the stray, valley gardens and pine woods, such...

Ok people, it's done and it was a beauty. Felt that as it was my last c25k I w...

Gareth01423

Graduate•11 years ago

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Running after two weeks holiday - in Mexico

I am writing this relaxing in my daughter's flat in Mexico. I have had a lovely holiday but haven't run for 2 weeks. Achieved W9R1 just before I left UK....

I am writing this relaxing in my daughter's flat in Mexico. I have had a lovely...

moonmar

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 2 Run 1 - Running with rheumatic knees

Have started yet again - from the beginning, but not on the tredmill - outside. It's a real boost in the morning and sets me up for the day. I started W2 R1...

Have started yet again - from the beginning, but not on the tredmill - outside. ...

elizmelone

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Completed Week 5 Run 3!!!

I'm so pleased to share that I have finished my 20 min run. I'm really enjoying this program, I know I would have given up long before this without it.

I'm so pleased to share that I have finished my 20 min run. I'm really enjoying ...

MickMyles

•11 years ago

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Can I join the Graduation Club ? :D :D Whoop whoop whoop !!

Well, 9 weeks from when I started in the last week of December I find myself sitting here having completed W9R3 !! Feeling pretty darn good right now. :-)...

Well, 9 weeks from when I started in the last week of December I find myself sit...

Mum2run

Graduate•11 years ago

15 Replies

Week 2 first run tonight

Hello, I'm still pretty rubbish following this site so I'm not sure who reads these posts or if I'm posting them in the right place? Only started programme...

Hello, I'm still pretty rubbish following this site so I'm not sure who reads th...

Jennyprano

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Despondent :-(

I had been feeling invincible. Couch to 5K completed. A 10K entered next July. Ensconced In NZ since Jan, running 5k three time a week in the sun. And then...

I had been feeling invincible. Couch to 5K completed. A 10K entered next July. ...

turnturtle

Graduate•11 years ago

20 Replies

Hi folks. Just been reading all the advice to Amberduck for wk 5. What sort of speeds are people running for their 20 mins?

I turned the pace down on the treadmill as I went into wk 4 & wonder whether I need to do the same again for wk 5. It was good advice to me to focus on keeping...

I turned the pace down on the treadmill as I went into wk 4 & wonder whether I n...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Week 8 - finding it hard, no longer enjoying it :(

Now this may be my own fault as for the last couple of weeks I have not been able to get out every second day, so my W7 and W8 runs have been 3 (or on one...

Now this may be my own fault as for the last couple of weeks I have not been abl...

Snorkmaiden

Graduate•11 years ago

12 Replies

cside

i did it, i did it, i did it! w5 r3, 20 mins non-stop, beautiful sunny, frosty morning. Thank you all of you for your encouragement to 'trust the plan'. I...

i did it, i did it, i did it! w5 r3, 20 mins non-stop, beautiful sunny, frosty m...

cside

Graduate•11 years ago

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Anyone used running to sucessfully lower cholesterol?

My friend who has just started running with me has been diagnosed with high cholesterol and is hoping the running will help. She isn't overweight and is pretty...

My friend who has just started running with me has been diagnosed with high chol...

Wheatls

Graduate•11 years ago

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Today is the day! W9r3

Well today is D-day, W9r3! I am so happy and so excited, like a child waking up on Christmas morning. These have been some of the best weeks of my life. Like...

Well today is D-day, W9r3! I am so happy and so excited, like a child waking up ...

Gareth01423

Graduate•11 years ago

14 Replies

Tips for tackling week 5?

Hi, I am just about to start week 5 and am feeling a bit nervous, especially about run 3! Can't see how I can possibly go from just managing 5 mins to doing 20...

Hi, I am just about to start week 5 and am feeling a bit nervous, especially abo...

amberduck

Graduate•11 years ago

23 Replies

Sciatica Sorrow :(

The weekend before last (15 / 16th), I had a small niggle in my hip / back. It didn't hurt when I ran but when sitting for a while afterwards, I felt very...

The weekend before last (15 / 16th), I had a small niggle in my hip / back. It d...

Jana83

Graduate•11 years ago

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W1R2 done

Up at 6 again this morning and completed my second run. I really like this interval way of training, far less daunting than going hell for leather straight...

Up at 6 again this morning and completed my second run. I really like this inter...

BevFD

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Omg!!! W5R3

I did it!!! That's all!! Never run that far or for so long ever in my life!! Can't wait for the next run!

I did it!!! That's all!! Never run that far or for so long ever in my life!! Can...

Mrsc26

Graduate•11 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for February 2014

Can I Graduate?

Penelope Pitstop???!!!

w5r3 - Cheating on Laura

Finished Week 3 with a sprint !

W5 day2 ankles hurt someone said not enough stretching ? Or could it be footwear ? Just looked at days ahead looks scary !! Well done all x

Complete

Found the App!

Excessive Pain in Upper front thigh - Help!

Yippee Week 6 done

Treadmill or the Great Outdoors?

Week 10 - Marathon Training- Easy does it:-)

Do you get cramp in your feet when running?

Splish! Splash! i was taking a run................!week 8 run 2..........

Just to say thank you

Today is the day, w9r3 it's done!

Running after two weeks holiday - in Mexico

Week 2 Run 1 - Running with rheumatic knees

Completed Week 5 Run 3!!!

Can I join the Graduation Club ? :D :D Whoop whoop whoop !!

Week 2 first run tonight

Despondent :-(

Hi folks. Just been reading all the advice to Amberduck for wk 5. What sort of speeds are people running for their 20 mins?

Week 8 - finding it hard, no longer enjoying it :(

cside

Anyone used running to sucessfully lower cholesterol?

Today is the day! W9r3

Tips for tackling week 5?

Sciatica Sorrow :(

W1R2 done

Omg!!! W5R3

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