Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

132,922 members • 158,811 posts

All posts for July 2012

get in there!

Race for life 5k done in 35 mins, that will do me nicely for starters. Dodging and weaving through the joggers , jumping the puddles and dodging the running...

Race for life 5k done in 35 mins, that will do me nicely for starters. Dodging a...

maddykins

Graduate•12 years ago

4 Replies

week 7

Last Saturday I did the first run of week 7 although I actually used the week 6 run 3 podcast again!! Anyway I managed to run for the whole 25 minutes with no...

Last Saturday I did the first run of week 7 although I actually used the week 6 ...

arita

•12 years ago

Be the first to reply

It's been a while....but all over now!

I last posted after a very tough run during week 8 but the comments and support gave me a huge morale boost! I got back out, repeated weeks 8 and 9 to make...

I last posted after a very tough run during week 8 but the comments and support ...

OllyM

Graduate•12 years ago

1 Reply

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

Week3r1 second time...knees holding up!

Well did week 2 again following 3 weeks off with my knees and have just done W3R1. Well I'm not pushing so hard and only doing what Laura tells me, no extra...

Well did week 2 again following 3 weeks off with my knees and have just done W3R...

Hidden

•12 years ago

Be the first to reply

Week 3 On Hold

Due to my mp3 player fizzing out on my last run of week 2, I'm going to have to put week 3 on hold until next Monday. I'm still going to do a bit of...

Due to my mp3 player fizzing out on my last run of week 2, I'm going to have to ...

MuirDragonne

•12 years ago

Be the first to reply

Don’t know if I can say I’ve passed?

After week six I deviated away from the podcasts and used my own music and run keeper to measure distance. The fact is I was finding that being told how long...

After week six I deviated away from the podcasts and used my own music and run k...

sgeorge5

Graduate•12 years ago

5 Replies

Week 9, Day 1. Ooooo, so close!

2.93 miles. Argh! Just outside the magical 5k. Maybe Friday eh?! It's definitely getting harder to stay motivated now I'm nearing the end. Having a few...

2.93 miles. Argh! Just outside the magical 5k. Maybe Friday eh?! It's defini...

Innuendo

Graduate•12 years ago

1 Reply

W1R3 done!!

Woohoo I did run 3 so that's the first week out of the way. Would like to say a big thanks to people who posted on my last blog...for my first two runs...

Woohoo I did run 3 so that's the first week out of the way. Would like to say a...

lancslass

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Should have been 9 miles, but just too warm!

Ran back from The Hoe in Plymouth to home again today. I put in an extra loop in the city to try to add the miles on as I'd clocked it at 10k last weekend...

Ran back from The Hoe in Plymouth to home again today. I put in an extra loop in...

CaroleC

Graduate•12 years ago

13 Replies

Week 5 in the Bag!

So, I've been lax at blogging but not at running - I've kept chugging away in my absence. I finished the terrifying W5 R3 tonight. I've been having very...

So, I've been lax at blogging but not at running - I've kept chugging away in my...

bloodofareptile

Graduate•12 years ago

1 Reply

Back up and running with a pop rather than a bang!!!

I had been running really well, nothing fast just increasing my distance when I locked 2 vertebrae in my neck. What made this particularly upsetting was that...

I had been running really well, nothing fast just increasing my distance when I ...

Solihullred

Graduate•12 years ago

2 Replies

why is my knee hurting?

I haven't posted on here before but I have been an avid reader since I started C25K in March 2012. I graduated in May and have been running approx 3 times a...

I haven't posted on here before but I have been an avid reader since I started C...

Naye

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Thank you couch to 5k...

Well, today me and my family did the midi urban run. It's a 2.5k run with 10 obstacles thrown in. The advert says you'll climb, slip, slide, crawl ( you get...

Well, today me and my family did the midi urban run. It's a 2.5k run with 10 obs...

nicolaclaire

•12 years ago

4 Replies

The Harder it is, the More Hardcore I Feel

Yesterday, I completed 12 weeks of running, which is pretty exciting regardless, it just seems like a substantial time to keep at something. My 3-month...

Yesterday, I completed 12 weeks of running, which is pretty exciting regardless,...

Alaiyo

Graduate•12 years ago

9 Replies

Bye Bye Week 5 Run 3!

Yay! Can't honestly believe that I have managed to do this run on my first attempt. Was feeling so nervous these past couple of weeks and today was no...

Yay! Can't honestly believe that I have managed to do this run on my first at...

jennstron

•12 years ago

3 Replies

My First ever run!

Hi there! :) I am a 19 year old girl living in the country and today I completed the first run of week 1. Was very pleased with myself because I was convinced...

Hi there! :) I am a 19 year old girl living in the country and today I completed...

Tobefittobehappy

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Grumpy running women...

Running buddy and I met up to do w7r1 on Friday - both feeling tired and unusually grumpy for various busy week/family life reasons! Definitely felt we...

Running buddy and I met up to do w7r1 on Friday - both feeling tired and unusual...

poulet

Graduate•12 years ago

3 Replies

W2 put to bed at last

finally managed to put W2 behind me .Its taken me two weeks and four runs to do it . I had started it early last week but had a family berevement over the...

finally managed to put W2 behind me .Its taken me two weeks and four runs to do ...

ShaneM

Graduate•12 years ago

3 Replies

W9 R2.Nearly there...took it easy,as struggling!

After my good run on Friday,when I ran for 35 mins and got to 5K (hooray!), I had a funny pain in the middle of my right thigh at the top, which I supposed is...

After my good run on Friday,when I ran for 35 mins and got to 5K (hooray!), I ha...

H123

Graduate•12 years ago

Be the first to reply

W4R3 - defeated by ramblers!!

First 2 runs of W4 earlier in the week went well although they weren't easy - big step up from W3. Yesterday I went to do W4R3 along my usual route which is...

First 2 runs of W4 earlier in the week went well although they weren't easy - bi...

avagomo

Graduate•12 years ago

6 Replies

What's going wrong?!!

If I try to reply to a comment made on my blog posts the reply is coming up on my page not going to the person I want to send it to. I click on 'Reply to...

If I try to reply to a comment made on my blog posts the reply is coming up on m...

avagomo

Graduate•12 years ago

4 Replies

first long run since graduation

Staying in a hotel with a gym first time in my lifeI have used one on holiday. Was worried as its over a week since I graduated and have been running outside...

Staying in a hotel with a gym first time in my lifeI have used one on holiday. ...

glendam52

Graduate•12 years ago

1 Reply

Week 7 Run 3 done, hope the rain continues, sorry folks.

This morning I completed Week 7 Run 3 and thanks to the wonderful rain it felt so good. I find the first 5 minutes of running tough till I got into my plodding...

This morning I completed Week 7 Run 3 and thanks to the wonderful rain it felt s...

newyorker570

Graduate•12 years ago

2 Replies

Pushing to move on from W7...

I've been stuck in week 7 for about 2 months. It just hasn't happened, because of one or another reason; but basically I've lost the enthusiasm I had when I...

I've been stuck in week 7 for about 2 months. It just hasn't happened, because ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Week 4 run 1

Bloomin Nora! week 4 is challenge, I stupidly listened ahead to find out what I was in for. All the worrying about not being able to do it was unfounded which...

Bloomin Nora! week 4 is challenge, I stupidly listened ahead to find out what I ...

Moosele

Graduate•12 years ago

6 Replies

I'm a graduate!!!

Did the final run today after a morning ten pin bowling. It has been getting easier, as on Thursday's run I kept going and did 40 minutes running at 8.5km an...

Did the final run today after a morning ten pin bowling. It has been getting eas...

RuthM

Graduate•12 years ago

5 Replies

still struggling with week4. Left Laura at home

I'm having a mental and physical block with week 4. I just cant manage the 5 minutes. Today I decided to try a different approach. Left Laura at home and...

I'm having a mental and physical block with week 4. I just cant manage the 5 min...

Skandia

Graduate•12 years ago

7 Replies

Is there a post grad?

I hope to start (and finish), week 9 next week, but still feel I ned someone talking me through it. Is there a follow up podcast from Laura?

I hope to start (and finish), week 9 next week, but still feel I ned someone t...

unfit

Graduate•12 years ago

5 Replies

Week 2 complete

Its amazing, this time last week I didn't think I could run for 90 seconds but I've just finished week 2......feeling very pleased with myself but totally...

Its amazing, this time last week I didn't think I could run for 90 seconds but I...

MindyM

•12 years ago

13 Replies

Mind over legs!

Just completed week7! Even though I have run 25 minutes 4 times now it's still really hard work. Each time I think "my legs ache I need to stop" but somehow I...

Just completed week7! Even though I have run 25 minutes 4 times now it's still r...

Mrshazza

Graduate•12 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for July 2012

get in there!

week 7

It's been a while....but all over now!

Week3r1 second time...knees holding up!

Week 3 On Hold

Don’t know if I can say I’ve passed?

Week 9, Day 1. Ooooo, so close!

W1R3 done!!

Should have been 9 miles, but just too warm!

Week 5 in the Bag!

Back up and running with a pop rather than a bang!!!

why is my knee hurting?

Thank you couch to 5k...

The Harder it is, the More Hardcore I Feel

Bye Bye Week 5 Run 3!

My First ever run!

Grumpy running women...

W2 put to bed at last

W9 R2.Nearly there...took it easy,as struggling!

W4R3 - defeated by ramblers!!

What's going wrong?!!

first long run since graduation

Week 7 Run 3 done, hope the rain continues, sorry folks.

Pushing to move on from W7...

Week 4 run 1

I'm a graduate!!!

still struggling with week4. Left Laura at home

Is there a post grad?

Week 2 complete

Mind over legs!

Search posts

Pinned Posts

Latest poll

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

Topics

Archive