Laura

[RobD]

Who is this Laura that you all speak of ?

[poppypug Graduate]

Hi and Welcome to the board !

Laura is the voice on the C25k podcasts. You will find the podcasts here :

nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/...

She has helped so many of us former couch potatoes get through the programme and discover a love of running .

Well worth a listen ! xxx

[RobD Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Are the podcasts the same schedule of runs as the NHS app ? With Sarah Millican voice etc ?

[Jingle_berry in reply to RobD]

I believe so. Have stayed 'old school' so haven't heard the others, but the program is a program, don't suppose it matters who tells you when to run...just that you've got to do it 😊

[Jingle_berry]

😂 I remember reading a post on here about some people not knowing what or who is Laura!!! Laura is the spirit guide, mentor, voice behind the headphones, that puts you through your paces on the older version of C25k! If you're new to it, you get a choice of coaches, but in the olden days it was just St Laura 😊

[poppypug Graduate in reply to Jingle_berry]

Yes , now you can have a choice of trainer, Jo Wiley, Sarah Millican and Michael Jordan ( I think ? ).

Laura will always have a very special place in my heart xxx

[Zev1963 Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Do the PodCasts no longer have Laura??

Please don't tell me Laura has been erased

[RobD Graduate in reply to Zev1963]

I have just downloaded one podcast to try and see how I fare with it as opposed to Sarah Millican on the app version .. see seems to be there ..

[poppypug Graduate in reply to Zev1963]

Hi Zev1963

She is still very much with us , thank goodness !

There are newer versions of the C25k app that feature a choice of trainer. Can you imagine the outcry if Laura was pensioned off ? There would be a mutiny !

Long Live Laura ! xxx

[Zev1963 Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Thanks Poppypug, the thought of loosing Laura is just devastating. I'm really pleased that she is still with us.

I graduated C25K in Nov 2014, but running is still strongly linked for me with the voice of the wonderful Laura even after all this time. Maybe because for my short weekday runs I still use the C25K+ stamina podcast.

Oh I am so relieved that she is still there

[Lon70 Graduate in reply to Zev1963]

Laura is still on podcasts but. Not on app. I prefer Laura.

[RunningGeek Graduate]

Have to say that I think Laura is far superior to any of the other options for the programme. Because of a technical failure I had to use the app with Jo Whiley for one run and was seriously disappointed although I do like Jo on the radio Still, as they say, you don't miss what you have never had! Happy running

[McFitty Graduate]

St. Laura of the Sacred Podcast. Thou shalt never run alone...

[Jingle_berry in reply to McFitty]

Amen 👏

[AncientMum Graduate in reply to McFitty]

Amen! Hallelujah!

[MarkyD Graduate]

Rob - meet Laura:

nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/...

[RobD Graduate in reply to MarkyD]

Thanks

[lightweightkate Graduate]

Laura is a goddess

[curlyann Graduate]

Laura is the reason we keep running. She puts us through our paces, encourages us not to stop, gives lots of tips and plays us music in between times 😊. Download the weekly podcasts from NHS choices site. Not the same as the app C25k _ far better. Happy running.

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Couldn't have done it without Laura. Honest.

[McFitty Graduate in reply to Hidden]

or Julie!

[nhs2015 Graduate]

Oh Rob you are my soulmate 😬 You have a German Sheperd.

[RobD Graduate in reply to nhs2015]

Best breed in the world I volunteer for a GS charity too .. if you ever want another