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The slugs were out today...

...which made it just that wee bit more entertaining, trying to avoid as many as possible without landing in the mud beside them. It was quite a bit colder,...

...which made it just that wee bit more entertaining, trying to avoid as many as...

Mitts

Graduate•12 years ago

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Still here..... But only just

Sometimes life just gets in the way, I completed week 6 run 1 10 days ago and have not managed to get out for my next run... I have some good excuses, my...

Sometimes life just gets in the way, I completed week 6 run 1 10 days ago and ha...

nicolaclaire

•12 years ago

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Week 8 run 1, broken the 4K/2.5 mile barrier!

Just got back from my first 28 minute run, and I covered 2.64 miles according to endomondo. Both knees are aching, but so far no sign of the pain in my weak...

Just got back from my first 28 minute run, and I covered 2.64 miles according to...

mattaitch

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 8 complete!!!

Whoo hoo!! I done week 8. I'm beginning to feel like a real runner and have tempted fate by ordering my C25K shirt. As I ran round the park for my last couple...

Whoo hoo!! I done week 8. I'm beginning to feel like a real runner and have temp...

AnnaDJ

Graduate•12 years ago

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W5R3 DONE!!!!!! or was it???

I did it but my route involved a poorly planned uphill bit in which i had to stop for about 10 paces.. Do I class this run as done or did i cheat?? I did tag...

I did it but my route involved a poorly planned uphill bit in which i had to sto...

7ermintrude

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 5 Run 1 - Not as hard as I thought.

Just finished Couch to 5K week 5 run 1 that is 31 minutes of exercise and 15 minutes of running. It really was not as bad as I had built myself up to think it...

Just finished Couch to 5K week 5 run 1 that is 31 minutes of exercise and 15 min...

jcm13

Graduate•12 years ago

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Does any one know how/why interval training works?

Moosele

Graduate•12 years ago

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New Park Run near Plymouth!

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/plymvalley/ I think I might just have to have a go at this! CaroleC

http://www.parkrun.org.uk/plymvalley/ I think I might just have to have a go ...

CaroleC

Graduate•12 years ago

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New graduate...

Just saying hello! Graduated last week and this week have completed two 5k runs in about 36 minutes which im happy with. Am taking part on a 5k fun run for the...

Just saying hello! Graduated last week and this week have completed two 5k runs ...

meggyann

Graduate•12 years ago

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I DID IT!!!

Still finding it a little hard to take it all in but I finished Week 9 run 3 this morning, complete with little victory dance at the end of it all, fortunately...

Still finding it a little hard to take it all in but I finished Week 9 run 3 thi...

daystogo

Graduate•12 years ago

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Five and a half miles with Chrissie Wellington

So - after having a go with the C25K+ podcasts, I decided I quite liked Audiofuel, so I nipped off to their website and found some interval downloads (at a...

So - after having a go with the C25K+ podcasts, I decided I quite liked Audiofue...

CaroleC

Graduate•12 years ago

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Stepping up after 14 year break!

Phew! I'd forgotten how addictive exercise can be, but also how much more motivated it makes me! I did four hours solid of housework this morning without...

Phew! I'd forgotten how addictive exercise can be, but also how much more motiv...

Paypol

•12 years ago

1 Reply

A bit emotional today...

Was looking forward to do my first w2 run today but at the same time a bit sad. Today its exactly 6 yr since my lovely mum passed away in cancer. Before she...

Was looking forward to do my first w2 run today but at the same time a bit sad. ...

hehe

•12 years ago

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You foks at the back on week one...MOH has gone so COME ON!!

Hey hey folks...I got me a graduate badge. And to be honest its the Proudest badge I will Never wear lol. So before i move on to 5k+ can i offer a word or...

Hey hey folks...I got me a graduate badge. And to be honest its the Proudest bad...

sonicsplodge

Graduate•12 years ago

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That's week 7 all done.

I ran 3rd run of week 7 this afternoon, not quite as good as Monday morning's run, but another good run. I'm not running again 'til Saturday, which will be my...

I ran 3rd run of week 7 this afternoon, not quite as good as Monday morning's ru...

BettyJane

Graduate•12 years ago

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W5 R3 DONE! I jogged for 20 whole minutes and didn't die!!!

W5 R3 today. Felt all day like I was going to sit an exam or something! Properly nervous. But...I did it! I'm so chuffed. 20 whole minutes. It wasn't...

W5 R3 today. Felt all day like I was going to sit an exam or something! Prope...

younggrizzly

Graduate•12 years ago

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1st week and three runs then 2nd week one run and man flu! just feeling better now with a bit of back ache should I start from the 1st week?

underlay

•12 years ago

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How do you know what speed to run when first starting. Do the podcasts specify the pace, I've not had chance to download them yet.

I've been doing my running on a treadmill, only started last week. I only discovered C25K this week. I have managed to run 12 minutes without stopping at 8kmh,...

I've been doing my running on a treadmill, only started last week. I only discov...

winifast

Graduate•12 years ago

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W6R2 FINISHED! THANK GOODNESS! I am so ready to move on to week 7!!

This has been an extremely difficult week for me in many ways. I'm tired, I'm fighting cold/allergy problems, the gremlins are telling me in my mind I can't...

This has been an extremely difficult week for me in many ways. I'm tired, I'm f...

gdeann

Graduate•12 years ago

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Nervous before a run?

Hi, can I ask if anyone else gets nervous before a run? I always seem to get butterflies before I head out...once I'm running I'm fine but I've no idea why I...

Hi, can I ask if anyone else gets nervous before a run? I always seem to get bu...

Rachw8778

Graduate•12 years ago

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One more run to go before I graduate...yey!

So very excited that graduation could be just around the corner. I'm planning to do my last run of C25K on Thursday night before my husband disappears for the...

So very excited that graduation could be just around the corner. I'm planning t...

Rachw8778

Graduate•12 years ago

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w7 r1 done, even surprised myself

after not been able to run for over 3 wks again cos of my knees i thought am gonna try and c what happens,so knee supports on and me and my friend set off...

after not been able to run for over 3 wks again cos of my knees i thought am gon...

tombraider

•12 years ago

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Week 4, Run 2. Again. No, you haven't woken up in a parallel Universe......C25K has rescued me!

I graduated 2 months ago now and blogged on a regular basis, but have gone through the ringer a little over the past month after losing my Dad to Cancer. As...

I graduated 2 months ago now and blogged on a regular basis, but have gone throu...

Innuendo

Graduate•12 years ago

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Cold annoyances, back to Week 8

Got back into it yesterday after myself and my partner caught a nasty cold and spent a miserable week and a half without running, but with a lot of sniffling...

Got back into it yesterday after myself and my partner caught a nasty cold and s...

Fred23

•12 years ago

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W4R2 - Crashed out

Despite as much distraction as I could muster the second 5 minutes just weren't happening, too much pain (good pain if such a thing exists, just muscle ache)....

Despite as much distraction as I could muster the second 5 minutes just weren't ...

Chewy

•12 years ago

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25 or 28 minutes worth

Here's my playlist for week 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbUBMklQSVU Sean Penn 'She doesn't mind' The video's awful but it's good to jog to...

Here's my playlist for week 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbUBMklQSVU ...

Mitts

Graduate•12 years ago

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Advice on Stitch

I'm just starting out and find that I'm getting really bad stitch when I run - any advice on stretches to help prevent stitch? I know I need to keep my water...

I'm just starting out and find that I'm getting really bad stitch when I run - a...

Fatgirlslimmer

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Happy, happy,happy !!!!

Hi all, I feel so happy after doing wk2r2 this morning !!! The first of the runs (well slow jog !) was really hard and I didn't think I would make it, but each...

Hi all, I feel so happy after doing wk2r2 this morning !!! The first of the runs...

Gwencole

•12 years ago

19 Replies

OMG - first timing running outside!!!

I did week 5 run 1 yesterday and ran outside for the first time!! How hard was that!! Running in a gym on a treadmill is sooooo much easier. Should i...

I did week 5 run 1 yesterday and ran outside for the first time!! How hard was ...

suesk

•12 years ago

22 Replies

What is a graduate?

I've just joined this community and noticed Graduate on some of the questions. Also, someone mentioned a c25K t-short. I'm just at the end of week 2 and...

I've just joined this community and noticed Graduate on some of the questions. ...

Martuo

•12 years ago

6 Replies

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Couch to 5K

All posts for September 2012

The slugs were out today...

Still here..... But only just

Week 8 run 1, broken the 4K/2.5 mile barrier!

Week 8 complete!!!

W5R3 DONE!!!!!! or was it???

Week 5 Run 1 - Not as hard as I thought.

Does any one know how/why interval training works?

New Park Run near Plymouth!

New graduate...

I DID IT!!!

Five and a half miles with Chrissie Wellington

Stepping up after 14 year break!

A bit emotional today...

You foks at the back on week one...MOH has gone so COME ON!!

That's week 7 all done.

W5 R3 DONE! I jogged for 20 whole minutes and didn't die!!!

1st week and three runs then 2nd week one run and man flu! just feeling better now with a bit of back ache should I start from the 1st week?

How do you know what speed to run when first starting. Do the podcasts specify the pace, I've not had chance to download them yet.

W6R2 FINISHED! THANK GOODNESS! I am so ready to move on to week 7!!

Nervous before a run?

One more run to go before I graduate...yey!

w7 r1 done, even surprised myself

Week 4, Run 2. Again. No, you haven't woken up in a parallel Universe......C25K has rescued me!

Cold annoyances, back to Week 8

W4R2 - Crashed out

25 or 28 minutes worth

Advice on Stitch

Happy, happy,happy !!!!

OMG - first timing running outside!!!

What is a graduate?

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