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W2R1 done done done

I have done W2R1 and i feel remarkably good. No soreness or asthma! Looking forward to R2 on wed :-)

I have done W2R1 and i feel remarkably good. No soreness or asthma! Looking forw...

BigEd

•12 years ago

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Wk3R1

Whoop whoop did the first run on week 3 thought it would be too hard but thanks to the support on here just went for it and chuffed that I did it. Feel it in...

Whoop whoop did the first run on week 3 thought it would be too hard but thanks ...

Allyballyp

•12 years ago

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Now its getting icy....

So it was really icy outside when I woke up this morning. The car windows were covered in ice and the path was feeling a bit slippy. What do people do when the...

So it was really icy outside when I woke up this morning. The car windows were c...

mark909

Graduate•12 years ago

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Beneath the base layer question for the C25K boys!!!

Okay so we've had a variety of questions and answers about whether or not to wear shorts over tights. My question is what on earth do you wear under them!?...

Okay so we've had a variety of questions and answers about whether or not to wea...

mark909

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 7 .....or is it????????????

Not blogged for a while, but have a question, having been out and done 2, 25 minute runs from week 7, I then had an unplanned weeks break. I went out today...

Not blogged for a while, but have a question, having been out and done 2, 25 min...

canIREALLYdothis

Graduate•12 years ago

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B210K - Thoughts and experiences? (Samantha Murphy podcasts)

Reading a lot of recent grad blogs this past week, there seem to be many of us either well on the way to 10k, just starting out or seriously considering...

Reading a lot of recent grad blogs this past week, there seem to be many of us e...

Fraz73

Graduate•12 years ago

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Be careful out there

Just be extra careful everyone http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-20209438

Just be extra careful everyone http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-...

Burstcouch

Graduate•12 years ago

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My first blog - better late than never!

I'm gonna give this blog thing a go methinks - should help with motivation! I'm doing C25K in order to loose weight - I am currently loosing 1-2lb per week...

I'm gonna give this blog thing a go methinks - should help with motivation! I'm...

ruthharvey

•12 years ago

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This must be the longest week 9 ever

I should have graduated about a week ago but this pesky cold or manflu has laid me low and massively impacted my newly acquired fitness levels. After a...

I should have graduated about a week ago but this pesky cold or manflu has laid ...

chusan51

Graduate•12 years ago

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I loves those reeses to pieces

My week 8 run 2 today. Feeling a bit stiff but it went more or less ok. My app thingy tells me that I have burned 360 calories. Gets back to the office to meet...

My week 8 run 2 today. Feeling a bit stiff but it went more or less ok. My app t...

mabbers

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 8 Run 1 - Ugggh!

Just returned from the first run of week 8. Feeling quite confident when I set off as I had managed to run for 28 mins+ on a couple of previous runs. Not sure...

Just returned from the first run of week 8. Feeling quite confident when I set o...

fatmumslim

Graduate•12 years ago

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Thanks to all your gems of inspirational advice I am sitting crying in the car in the rain and... I DID IT... W8R1...THANK YOU :-)

YOU ALL CAME TO THE RESCUE LAST NIGHT :-). Then i wake to torrential rain and at 14.30, facing grey/black skies and still some rain i went for it...tummy bug...

YOU ALL CAME TO THE RESCUE LAST NIGHT :-). Then i wake to torrential rain and a...

psarapsych

Graduate•12 years ago

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Weight loss update

Just thought I would do a quick update on my weight loss since starting the programme. Although I have remained at the same weight for the few couple of...

Just thought I would do a quick update on my weight loss since starting the prog...

Clare7645

Graduate•12 years ago

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If you graduated in October, post here

Connect with your fellow October graduates by posting a bit about you & your Couch to 5k journey.

Connect with your fellow October graduates by posting a bit about you & your Cou...

JR21

•12 years ago

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If you graduated in September, post here

Connect with your fellow September graduates by posting a bit about you & your Couch to 5k journey.

Connect with your fellow September graduates by posting a bit about you & your C...

JR21

•12 years ago

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Yaaay, Week 2 Run 3 completed

I started this plan in the middle of the week and have decided that it will work best if I stick to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, so today saw the end of...

I started this plan in the middle of the week and have decided that it will work...

GoldenOldy

•12 years ago

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Finally out there again

After 2 weeks with no running because of coughing etc, I finally went out again today. I was almost looking forward to it while warming up, doing lots of...

After 2 weeks with no running because of coughing etc, I finally went out again ...

arablue

•12 years ago

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So...second time around...

Right, well I've left work to look after my daughter full time and to begin an exciting career working freelance. All new beginnings. I also have a bit more...

Right, well I've left work to look after my daughter full time and to begin an e...

myfirstrun

•12 years ago

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Week 6, Run 1 - done and a record distance for me!

Well after the exhilaration of getting through run 3 of week 5 and the non-stop 20 minutes, I was a little cheesed off to discover we are back to the...

Well after the exhilaration of getting through run 3 of week 5 and the non-stop ...

CatLoverSue

Graduate•12 years ago

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Why do podcasts keep disappearing from my phone?

After several happy weeks when at least I had all 6 C25K+ podcasts resident on my phone, I set out and found that yet again, some of them had disappeared, this...

After several happy weeks when at least I had all 6 C25K+ podcasts resident on m...

GoogleMe

Graduate•12 years ago

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NHS surgeries do not support runners (Warning - major vent after been refused to use their WC)

About 2k into this morning's run I realised that my pre-exercise fluid has passed rather quickly through and so I popped into the GP surgery near where I run...

About 2k into this morning's run I realised that my pre-exercise fluid has passe...

runsusyrun

Graduate•12 years ago

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Well, after all your wonderful support what a Damp Squib my W8R1 turned out to be!!!

I have been sitting in my running gear since 07.00 a.m. wondering whether floating 5kms would count!!! Just bizarre, you all gave me that wonderful...

I have been sitting in my running gear since 07.00 a.m. wondering whether floati...

psarapsych

Graduate•12 years ago

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Wk 5 R1

I just did Wk5 R1 .................not too bad at all (although I have to say I took it pretty slowly.) It was a beautiful cold and frosty morning , with a...

I just did Wk5 R1 .................not too bad at all (although I have to say I ...

kazzers

Graduate•12 years ago

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spam question for admin

All this spam is a real pain. Is there any way things could be organized so that if, say, five people report a post as spam it's then automatically removed???...

All this spam is a real pain. Is there any way things could be organized so that...

Mitts

Graduate•12 years ago

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Starting back after a week-long break?

Hey all. So I was due to start week 4 of C25K at the beginning of this week, but had to stop for a while due to an injured leg (bad muscle pull). Leg's...

Hey all. So I was due to start week 4 of C25K at the beginning of this week, ...

ruthharvey

•12 years ago

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W11R3 and the Speed podcast goes well

Rain did put me off this morning but I did go out this evening and tried out the Speed podcast with Laura coaching as usual. I really did not get on with the...

Rain did put me off this morning but I did go out this evening and tried out the...

janda

Graduate•12 years ago

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Life is getting in my way!

Terrible confession.... I've not been for a run in 2 weeks now... But it's not through lack of interest! Two weeks ago I finished week 5, elated that I had...

Terrible confession.... I've not been for a run in 2 weeks now... But it's no...

Caroliney

•12 years ago

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So proud of my ten-year-old!!

Well the whole reason for me doing C25K was that I could train with my ten-year-old X-country runner. She had her first League competition of this year...

Well the whole reason for me doing C25K was that I could train with my ten-year-...

ch3lsea007

•12 years ago

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Any advice on fitting in runs with long haul flying?

Would be interested to know if people have any experience of running before and after a long haul flight. Do you run the day of the flight or the day before?...

Would be interested to know if people have any experience of running before and ...

wilmacgh

Graduate•12 years ago

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Sunday morning run

Ooh, I haven't blogged for ages......illness, injury etc etc have been dragging me down. I've been a bit sporadic with my running, depending on how I was...

Ooh, I haven't blogged for ages......illness, injury etc etc have been dragging ...

sfb350

Graduate•12 years ago

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Couch to 5K

All posts for November 2012

W2R1 done done done

Wk3R1

Now its getting icy....

Beneath the base layer question for the C25K boys!!!

Week 7 .....or is it????????????

B210K - Thoughts and experiences? (Samantha Murphy podcasts)

Be careful out there

My first blog - better late than never!

This must be the longest week 9 ever

I loves those reeses to pieces

Week 8 Run 1 - Ugggh!

Thanks to all your gems of inspirational advice I am sitting crying in the car in the rain and... I DID IT... W8R1...THANK YOU :-)

Weight loss update

If you graduated in October, post here

If you graduated in September, post here

Yaaay, Week 2 Run 3 completed

Finally out there again

So...second time around...

Week 6, Run 1 - done and a record distance for me!

Why do podcasts keep disappearing from my phone?

NHS surgeries do not support runners (Warning - major vent after been refused to use their WC)

Well, after all your wonderful support what a Damp Squib my W8R1 turned out to be!!!

Wk 5 R1

spam question for admin

Starting back after a week-long break?

W11R3 and the Speed podcast goes well

Life is getting in my way!

So proud of my ten-year-old!!

Any advice on fitting in runs with long haul flying?

Sunday morning run

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