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There is Buck fizz or Orange Juice laid out today & yummy snacks… Do help yourselves & do come in & help me blow up some balloons! 🎈 This weekend past my...

•2 hours ago

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🍏 Catch Up Corner: Week 3 The Gold Edition

There is Buck fizz or Orange Juice laid out today & yummy snacks… Do help yourse...

Annieapple

Administrator•2 hours ago

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Hi I got a nasty calf strain on Run 2 of Week 3 so rested for 3 weeks and had some treatment. Want to pick up again tomorrow but wondering where I should...

Hi I got a nasty calf strain on Run 2 of Week 3 so rested for 3 weeks and had...

Jeanniec007

•4 hours ago

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Week 5 run 3 completed.

Hi, I'm really pleased to have completed week5 run 3. I graduated once before about 5 years ago but didnt keep it up, I think I was trying to run too fast and...

Hi, I'm really pleased to have completed week5 run 3. I graduated once before a...

Midge9

Graduate•19 hours ago

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So far so good!!

Hello folks. First post here - after joining quite a while ago! Started the plan a couple of times, but didn’t manage to stick at it. Now, at the age of 65,...

Hello folks. First post here - after joining quite a while ago! Started the pla...

Redbuz

•19 hours ago

Hi runners, This run always seems like such a hurdle and big jump up from the previous runs and I think that's why we all dread it so much. I've obviously...

W5R3 - The build up is always worse than the run

Hi runners, This run always seems like such a hurdle and big jump up from the ...

StoneDragon

Graduate•21 hours ago

I’ve returned to C25K and coping fine fitness wise, but I’m getting a pain in my left glute after running. Any tips for what I can do to help get rid of this...

glute pain

I’ve returned to C25K and coping fine fitness wise, but I’m getting a pain in my...

Jadamski

•1 day ago

Before I started C25K I did quite a bit of walking in the hope it would increase my fitness. Being able to walk for at least 30 minutes is a good indicator...

Walking vs Running

Before I started C25K I did quite a bit of walking in the hope it would increase...

Yesletsgo

Administrator•2 days ago

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Week Four, Run One

Today felt pretty good. Ran for (a total of) 16 minutes and Jo Whiley reminded me I'm now running more than I'm walking. And five minute runs - it still...

Today felt pretty good. Ran for (a total of) 16 minutes and Jo Whiley reminded ...

mummybowles

Graduate•2 days ago

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Reality Check.

Just got back from completing my W6/R3. As I’ve said in previous posts I’ve been on the treadmill up to now. It was really hard towards the end which was a...

Just got back from completing my W6/R3. As I’ve said in previous posts I’ve been...

•2 days ago

Despite having done C25K before I was not looking forward to this Week 4 plan at the end of last week. However even though I know the plan and trust it, it...

A nice end to the week

Despite having done C25K before I was not looking forward to this Week 4 plan at...

Richard7

Graduate•2 days ago

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Third time round

Hi everyone, I thought I should get posting again to keep me on track and motivated. I graduated C25K back in 2020 and then struggled to keep it up...

Hi everyone, I thought I should get posting again to keep me on track and motiva...

StoneDragon

Graduate•2 days ago

I have completed two runs on Stepping Stones… (not literally ) this week , having completed C25K 5 days ago. How many would you suggest before doing the next...

Beyond C25K

I have completed two runs on Stepping Stones… (not literally ) this week , havin...

Broc-o-lover

Graduate•3 days ago

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Back to the beginning.

Has anyone completed C25K then immediately after gone straight back to the beginning and done it all over again. It’s an OSTs question but I’m curious.

Has anyone completed C25K then immediately after gone straight back to the begin...

hi there, I’m 60 years of age and thought I’d try to begin running again after 30 years of occasionally running for the bus. I downloaded the Couch to 5k and...

•3 days ago

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Week 3 to Week 5 Transition

hi there, I’m 60 years of age and thought I’d try to begin running again after 3...

Gentlydoesnt

•3 days ago

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Dirty Trainers.

Big one for me tomorrow. Week 6, Run 3. And I’m doing it Al-fresco. It’s been all treadmill so far. I’m not averse to running outside. I just don’t want to...

Big one for me tomorrow. Week 6, Run 3. And I’m doing it Al-fresco. It’s been a...

hello This time round I found that a year of group training at least once a week has meant that my fitness is better from the beginning so I can plod my way...

•3 days ago

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cool down and strength training?

hello This time round I found that a year of group training at least once a wee...

Symi

Graduate•3 days ago

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week4 run 1

Well I think I got over confident after completing week 3, nugget and I did not enjoy w4r1. To say it was a comedy of errors would be an understatement with...

Well I think I got over confident after completing week 3, nugget and I did not ...

jiggles7

Graduate•4 days ago

Goodbye Week Three. My road doesn't look very steep, does it? But it really does feel it when trying to jog up it ! Moving up to 5 minute runs next week....

Week Three, Run Three

Goodbye Week Three. My road doesn't look very steep, does it? But it really do...

mummybowles

Graduate•4 days ago

Having the mental capacity to be able to carry on when all your senses are screaming for you to stop is a huge part of the journey. This is even more evident...

All in the mind?

Having the mental capacity to be able to carry on when all your senses are screa...

I happily completed week 2 but had to be off grid & didn’t get to do week 3 so I am going to repeat week 2 to get me back in the swing of things- I am thinking...

•4 days ago

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week 2 again!

I happily completed week 2 but had to be off grid & didn’t get to do week 3 so I...

Diadem70

•5 days ago

Hi everyone. I completed the C25k programme last week using the NHS/BBC app. Doing this has unlocked the 'Beyond Couch to 5k' section of the app. I can't...

How do I schedule the Beyond Couch to 5k runs?

Hi everyone. I completed the C25k programme last week using the NHS/BBC app. Doi...

suburbanplodder

Graduate•5 days ago

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DOMS Phenomenon.

I work with some decent runners. They are aware that I am embarking on this running journey and are happy to offer encouragement and advice. They asked me how...

I work with some decent runners. They are aware that I am embarking on this runn...

morning all, was wondering if anyone had any advice / recommendations on what a guy could wear during the winter for running outdoors? this will be my...

•5 days ago

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advice on winter clothing

morning all, was wondering if anyone had any advice / recommendations on what ...

J4rra

Graduate•5 days ago

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Indoors or Out.

I have just started week 7. All of my sessions bar one have been inside. My one outside run was on grass. I found it to be much more difficult. Breathing and...

I have just started week 7. All of my sessions bar one have been inside. My one ...

Just in from my latest run and feeling pretty good. I've moved house since I last completed C25K and I now live in an area with very few flat roads - there...

•5 days ago

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Week Three, Run Two

Just in from my latest run and feeling pretty good. I've moved house since I la...

mummybowles

Graduate•6 days ago

Just got back from my 1st week 4 run and I did it!! Not saying it was easy, but I pushed on and am really chuffed that I finished it 💪 Thanks for all the...

Apprehension about week 4 cont.

Just got back from my 1st week 4 run and I did it!! Not saying it was easy, but ...

Upearlybird

•6 days ago

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Post holiday update

Hi fellow runners I have been running and doing some power walks this week but not quite hit the distances I did in Spain, but it’s been so dull! Today I...

Hi fellow runners I have been running and doing some power walks this week but ...

Phdgranny

Graduate•7 days ago