Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

134,694 members•159,820 posts

Sort posts by:

Wk 5 in the bag

Talk about from one extreme to another. Run 2 was on a very cold morning (-1 in the wind) and today the temperature is in double figures. Ran the last 10 into...

Talk about from one extreme to another. Run 2 was on a very cold morning (-1 in ...

TeapotTaylor

•2 hours ago

Be the first to reply

CATCH-up- CORNER...WEEK THREE-ish! Slip off your shoes and come on in!

Good morning folks and welcome to the Corner! Here we are again... ! It has been, here in Staffs Moorlands, still pretty chilly. Yesterday, the real feel...

Good morning folks and welcome to the Corner! Here we are again... ! It has ...

Oldfloss

Administrator•5 hours ago

1 Reply

Week 4 run 3 - Done!😰 + 😁

Negative post incoming! Sorry! These week 4 runs have felt so tough! My brain is saying to me stop! Give up! I hate running! However I continued to run very...

Negative post incoming! Sorry! These week 4 runs have felt so tough! My brain is...

Fitness2025

•18 hours ago

13 Replies

Want to take advantage of all our features? Just log in!

Strengthen knees

I’m on week 4 and just about to do run 2. I started the programme because I read that jogging is good for strengthening knee. This was new information for me...

I’m on week 4 and just about to do run 2. I started the programme because I read...

Ninna

•1 day ago

10 Replies

Cats do Countdown - Week 3 Run 3

It's a cold bright morning, Mr JCR mowing the lawn and woodcutting, we've had unseasonable mildish weather and the grass is growing visibly, as is his grumpy...

It's a cold bright morning, Mr JCR mowing the lawn and woodcutting, we've had u...

Jancanrunagain

•2 days ago

9 Replies

C25K w1 R2

Second time starting from scratch, run 2. No problems, no niggles, just a grwat time outside. Brilliant.

Second time starting from scratch, run 2. No problems, no niggles, just a grwat ...

FoleyB

•2 days ago

8 Replies

Wk 5 run 2

After an extra Birthday rest day managed to complete run 2. It is very cold today but good running weather. Hope to complete week 5 Thursday

After an extra Birthday rest day managed to complete run 2. It is very cold toda...

TeapotTaylor

•2 days ago

6 Replies

Week 4 Run 2 - Done!

Happy to have completed this run! I did want to give up at one point. That was definitely a mental moment. But I did it! Only awkward thing is a kid and adult...

Happy to have completed this run! I did want to give up at one point. That was d...

Fitness2025

•3 days ago

7 Replies

From Jo Cool to Jo Cold - Week 3 Run 2

A day of rest A day of migraine A day of rain Finally a day for a running test Not the ideal prep for run 2, but there you are. Today started brighter -...

A day of rest A day of migraine A day of rain Finally a day for a running tes...

Jancanrunagain

•3 days ago

4 Replies

W5!R1 and I'm Feeling Good

Thank you Nina Simone for that - Birds flying high, you know how I feel. Still cold, even down here on the westerly coast and a sharp east wind to increase...

Thank you Nina Simone for that - Birds flying high, you know how I feel. Still...

sheps

Graduate•3 days ago

8 Replies

Nippy… but W3 done! 👊🏽

🥶 Bitingly low temperatures but powered through the week and bagged another landmark! Legs felt heavy during these longer runs, also noticed a few twinges in...

🥶 Bitingly low temperatures but powered through the week and bagged another lan...

QuadroVEINia

Graduate•4 days ago

10 Replies

starting week 8 with knee pain

hi guys, Need advice, I’m nearly there…. But have pain in my knee even when I’m not running, 🙈

hi guys, Need advice, I’m nearly there…. But have pain in my knee even when I’m...

Countrylas

•4 days ago

16 Replies

Help with getting started on c25k with anxiety?

I am 42F largely inactive with health anxiety but I am trying to work on both anxiety and fitness. My resting hr is around 65-70 and usually around 100-120...

I am 42F largely inactive with health anxiety but I am trying to work on both an...

BrilliantMistake

•4 days ago

33 Replies

Week 4 run 1 - Done!

I am happy to have completed this run! What helped me was finding a flatter route and really slowing down. I do think it is more of a mental game now. 5...

I am happy to have completed this run! What helped me was finding a flatter rout...

Fitness2025

•5 days ago

10 Replies

Parkrun #100

Way back on 11 May 2019, as a freshely graduated C25Ker, I did my first ever parkrun at Vogrie Country Park ( https://www.parkrun.org.uk/vogrie/ ) - about 12...

Way back on 11 May 2019, as a freshely graduated C25Ker, I did my first ever par...

sTrongFuse

Graduate•5 days ago

10 Replies

Wk 5 run 1

I can’t recommend not looking at future runs enough. I was dreading wk 5 run 1 and it wasn’t half as bad as I’d feared. Miserable day but feeling surprisingly...

I can’t recommend not looking at future runs enough. I was dreading wk 5 run 1 a...

TeapotTaylor

•5 days ago

5 Replies

Week 5 Done!

Hi all! I've just discovered this forum. Has anybody else here been mad enough to start on c25k for the first time a few days short of their 81st birthday,...

Hi all! I've just discovered this forum. Has anybody else here been mad enough ...

N2mac

•6 days ago

8 Replies

Completed CT5K - Some Thoughts

Did my last W9R3 yesterday with Steve Cram urging me on. I have smiled at some of his commentary, and I did enjoy the badinage along the journey. Four thoughts...

Did my last W9R3 yesterday with Steve Cram urging me on. I have smiled at some o...

Kiwi_Colza

Graduate•6 days ago

22 Replies

Finding that rhythm

Having progressed to W7R3 without missing a beat, I am starting to find it increasingly difficult to get into a steady rhythm. Last night it was only after the...

Having progressed to W7R3 without missing a beat, I am starting to find it incre...

njd967

Graduate•6 days ago

26 Replies

Week 3 run 3 - repeat- done but with a struggle!

After a couple days off I decided it would be best to repeat week 3 run 3. Found it tough and feel like I have 0 stamina and got a stitch which went away. I...

After a couple days off I decided it would be best to repeat week 3 run 3. Found...

Fitness2025

•7 days ago

29 Replies

Wk 4 done

Nice lunchtime run and a good head clearer for the afternoon at work ahead

TeapotTaylor

•7 days ago

7 Replies

Third time was lucky! Week 5 run 3

Completed Week 5 run 3 today and feeling really good! Managed the 20min run no problem. I kept it really slow as I was desperate to finish this time having...

Completed Week 5 run 3 today and feeling really good! Managed the 20min run no p...

Hen567

•8 days ago

11 Replies

A chill wind blowing nobody any good - W4R3

I stepped outside just before eight this morning and immediately leapt back into the house to add extra layers. A lazy wind - can't be bothered to go around...

I stepped outside just before eight this morning and immediately leapt back into...

sheps

Graduate•8 days ago

13 Replies

Wk4 run 2

Better today I remembered the 2nd 3 minute run so no ridiculous trying to figure out how far a lap I had to do to fit in a decent last 5 minutes which threw me...

Better today I remembered the 2nd 3 minute run so no ridiculous trying to figure...

TeapotTaylor

•9 days ago

4 Replies

Starting Out - iwatch question

Is it possible to down load or sync the NHS C25K app to an iwatch? I am hoping I can run without my iPhone and just my iwatch.

Is it possible to down load or sync the NHS C25K app to an iwatch? I am hoping I...

RogueRunner

•9 days ago

5 Replies

Ever Fallen In Love? - Week 3 Run 1

The hippy hippy ache has subsided to a dull thud, not painful more a case of me knowing it's there. I know enough from my previous running history that some...

The hippy hippy ache has subsided to a dull thud, not painful more a case of me ...

Jancanrunagain

•9 days ago

14 Replies

Back on after 7 day sore throat and cold

Ran today W9 R2 after 7 days off with cold and sore throat. Kept to the program and pleased to report I finished the 30 minute run without any issues although...

Ran today W9 R2 after 7 days off with cold and sore throat. Kept to the program ...

Kiwi_Colza

Graduate•9 days ago

10 Replies

CATCH-up- CORNER ...FEBRUARY... WEEK 2... Come on in out of the cold... ALL Welcome.

Welcome to the second week of February, and welcome to the cosy Corner, on this foggy, cold day. I am a little late ! The fire is glowing gently, the snacks,...

Welcome to the second week of February, and welcome to the cosy Corner, on this ...

Oldfloss

Administrator•9 days ago

16 Replies

Why is this so hard?!

I am a fit and active person, train 3 times a week but somehow always struggle to complete the C25K! Inevitably something will hurt, or I will run out of...

I am a fit and active person, train 3 times a week but somehow always struggle t...

TreadmillTreader

•10 days ago

20 Replies

How to access beyond couch to 5k

Hi, i completed the 9weeks of couch to 5k programmenut cannot access beyond couch to 5k. Can anyone help me?

Hi, i completed the 9weeks of couch to 5k programmenut cannot access beyond cou...

Runforestrun2025

Graduate•10 days ago

2 Replies

Write a post or ask a question

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

Wk 5 in the bag

CATCH-up- CORNER...WEEK THREE-ish! Slip off your shoes and come on in!

Week 4 run 3 - Done!😰 + 😁

Strengthen knees

Cats do Countdown - Week 3 Run 3

C25K w1 R2

Wk 5 run 2

Week 4 Run 2 - Done!

From Jo Cool to Jo Cold - Week 3 Run 2

W5!R1 and I'm Feeling Good

Nippy… but W3 done! 👊🏽

starting week 8 with knee pain

Help with getting started on c25k with anxiety?

Week 4 run 1 - Done!

Parkrun #100

Wk 5 run 1

Week 5 Done!

Completed CT5K - Some Thoughts

Finding that rhythm

Week 3 run 3 - repeat- done but with a struggle!

Wk 4 done

Third time was lucky! Week 5 run 3

A chill wind blowing nobody any good - W4R3

Wk4 run 2

Starting Out - iwatch question

Ever Fallen In Love? - Week 3 Run 1

Back on after 7 day sore throat and cold

CATCH-up- CORNER ...FEBRUARY... WEEK 2... Come on in out of the cold... ALL Welcome.

Why is this so hard?!

How to access beyond couch to 5k

Search posts

Pinned Posts

Latest poll

🏃‍♀️🍳🏃Morning runners: Breakfast before or after running? 🍳🏃‍♀️🍳

Topics

Archive