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I can not count my calories please advise...

I am pour vegetarian and I eat 2 chapatti and vegetable in lunch and two chapatti and vegetable in dinner and also i am taking fruits (2 apple and salad)but I...

I am pour vegetarian and I eat 2 chapatti and vegetable in lunch and two chapatt...

puchi

•11 years ago

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W1R3 but......

I think I hoped to finish week 1 and think 'Ha, ha, I have finished and clearly kicked week 1 up the bum'. The positives are I finished 3 runs this week and...

I think I hoped to finish week 1 and think 'Ha, ha, I have finished and clearly ...

Joanne37

Graduate•11 years ago

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week 7 ...but only 3 months five days before first 10k

Just about to start week 7 and with all going well so far! Having entered and won a competition for entry to a 10k race it has given me a focus for my...

Just about to start week 7 and with all going well so far! Having entered an...

stevethefatjogger

Graduate•11 years ago

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The most important thing Laura taught me..........

......... was to pace myself. I know almost every Podcast tells you to do that, but try as you might, it's easy to set off too fast (or it certainly was...

......... was to pace myself. I know almost every Podcast tells you to do th...

ashton46

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 7 R 2 - Barely completed

Hi... Last 3 runs ( including today morning) of 25 min each... Feeling quite good for coming this far, but today morning, felt bit 'bored' and 'tired' within 2...

Hi... Last 3 runs ( including today morning) of 25 min each... Feeling quite goo...

75bish

Graduate•11 years ago

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Google map and profile - will someone fix it please?

Just to say that the google map on my profile is nowhere near where I am actually located! Rome is about 260K (as the crow flies) south of here! It doesn't...

Just to say that the google map on my profile is nowhere near where I am actuall...

DeliaItaly

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 2/Run 3 - The First Bad One.

Hi all, just hoping for a bit of a vent and hopefully a pep talk here. I just finished my last run of week 2 - a really bad one. I had to stop twice with...

Hi all, just hoping for a bit of a vent and hopefully a pep talk here. I just fi...

ChinaGirl

•11 years ago

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W8r1

I still can't believe I am doing this - felt I could have run further, but stopped as per Laura's instructions. Biggest grin ever on my face for the warm...

I still can't believe I am doing this - felt I could have run further, but stopp...

newrunner56

Graduate•11 years ago

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W9R3 Jonut GRADUATE! A tale of two ladies.... (Please read if you are new to Couch to 5K)

Picture the scene... Sunday 24 February 10am: A quite hungover Woman A is having a greasy breakfast with two friends, after a night out on the wine. "So are...

Picture the scene... Sunday 24 February 10am: A quite hungover Woman A is hav...

jonut

Graduate•11 years ago

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Elbows ache :(

week 8 run 1: Why has my elbows began to ache? I'm finding this week hard anyway, but to have my elbows start to ache as well is not good, I could not get them...

week 8 run 1: Why has my elbows began to ache? I'm finding this week hard anyway...

gmab51

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 8 run1 (again!) completed

Mind over matter! …….. :( Why oh why is this week feeling so hard :( I so wanted to give up 14½ minutes in :( week 7 was tough, but week 8 run 1 was just...

Mind over matter! …….. :( Why oh why is this week feeling so hard :( I so wan...

gmab51

Graduate•11 years ago

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Hip Hip Hooray

Delia ,flute, old girl, Legion, and all my old running buddies, lovely frosty morning here in Coventry, ran from home for forty minutes, started off with my...

Delia ,flute, old girl, Legion, and all my old running buddies, lovely frosty ...

Pat184

Graduate•11 years ago

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Getting started

Ok so I've been looking in to this fir a few weeks now and gave gone on a couple of 5k Walks to start with. My question is did any of you have to repeat...

Ok so I've been looking in to this fir a few weeks now and gave gone on a couple...

eveshamgal

Graduate•11 years ago

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Skint! But have nice new trainers!

Ankle still not right, does anyone know how long torn tendons on outside of ankle take to heal, as its been 3 weeks so far and now going into 4th week. Had...

Ankle still not right, does anyone know how long torn tendons on outside of ankl...

julieg21

•11 years ago

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W9R3=C25K Completed (32 Minutes 52 Seconds=5K)!!! Hurrah!!!

Yepeee!! I completed W9R3!!! I AM a graduate now!! Well, I am sooo glad that I completed the whole of my training of C25K just before my surgery, (which is...

Yepeee!! I completed W9R3!!! I AM a graduate now!! Well, I am sooo glad that...

Mini13

Graduate•11 years ago

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Stamina

My lad and I did stamina tonight.... Phwoooar that was good and hard hard hard! It didn't help that we had 2 enormous hills to climb.I managed 5.2k but we...

My lad and I did stamina tonight.... Phwoooar that was good and hard hard hard! ...

ju-ju-

Graduate•11 years ago

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Anyone know how to delete an activity from 5x50?

Not sure how I did it but I have duplicated an activity. I think I did it when I reloaded a page and it resubmitted the form from Saturday!!! arghhhh Some...

Not sure how I did it but I have duplicated an activity. I think I did it when I...

Tish1970

Graduate•11 years ago

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9K again :-)

10K race is getting close now, so the training is getting more serious. I've been reliably informed that it's best not to have actually run the whole...

10K race is getting close now, so the training is getting more serious. I've ...

Stefliser

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 9 Run 3 done and dusted!

Broke with my normal routine today and ran in the evening rather than at lunchtime - big mistake! My route is around a lake and I had not realised that the...

Broke with my normal routine today and ran in the evening rather than at lunchti...

DaveAnglesey

Graduate•11 years ago

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W5 started

Managed to start W5 today. I was a bit apprehensive at the start as in the podcast Laura says that this could be more of a mental challenge that physical....

Managed to start W5 today. I was a bit apprehensive at the start as in the podc...

LandRoverMad

Graduate•11 years ago

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Moving swiftly from B210K to Race for Life

Started second week of road to 10k. Used the running track near me again. Its great no hills of course. Well 18 times non stop round the 400m track plus run to...

Started second week of road to 10k. Used the running track near me again. Its gr...

Burstcouch

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5, run 3 - 20 minutes done!!!

Well I won't pretend I didn't feel like stopping several times - but I didn't give in to the temptation, and I completed the full 20 minute run. I even...

Well I won't pretend I didn't feel like stopping several times - but I didn't gi...

Slideman

Graduate•11 years ago

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Side view

Side view of the chunk

adisgirl99

•11 years ago

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W1 R1

done my 1st walk/run yesterday, i felt quite good doing it, no aches yet. doing R2 tomorrow straight after work, not on a nice sunday morning so i am...

done my 1st walk/run yesterday, i felt quite good doing it, no aches yet. doing...

newbloke43

•11 years ago

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Before pics....

Finally plucked up courage to flash my chunk for you all to see!

adisgirl99

•11 years ago

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Felt so sick

Ran week 1 run 1 earlier today. I loved sport when I was a kid, but haven't had any decent exercise for many years. Now I am a size 20-22, age 33 and very...

Ran week 1 run 1 earlier today. I loved sport when I was a kid, but haven't had ...

big-momma

Graduate•11 years ago

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What a farce . . Haha

I normally run with the aid of my trusty nano 7 in an armband, with Nike plus this is a great bit of kit. First error I bought a wrist holder thinking it...

I normally run with the aid of my trusty nano 7 in an armband, with Nike plus th...

simshaz

•11 years ago

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W1R1 Completed. Just!!

As the title suggests, W1R1 was completed this evening. To say I enjoyed it would be an absolute lie. It felt like torture. My feet ached, my calfs hurt...

As the title suggests, W1R1 was completed this evening. To say I enjoyed it woul...

adisgirl99

•11 years ago

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Week 3 finished! How did that happen?

Just had tea after getting back from week 3 day 3! Can't believe we're a third of the way through! So excited to have got this far. I can run for 3 mins! Not...

Just had tea after getting back from week 3 day 3! Can't believe we're a third o...

Plinth

Graduate•11 years ago

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Thanking a TV show for a successful W8R1

The weather was a beastly mix of rain, cold mid-50 degrees, and slight breeze. I then opted to do this run on the treadmill at the gym (I love running...

The weather was a beastly mix of rain, cold mid-50 degrees, and slight breeze. ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for April 2013

I can not count my calories please advise...

W1R3 but......

week 7 ...but only 3 months five days before first 10k

The most important thing Laura taught me..........

Week 7 R 2 - Barely completed

Google map and profile - will someone fix it please?

Week 2/Run 3 - The First Bad One.

W8r1

W9R3 Jonut GRADUATE! A tale of two ladies.... (Please read if you are new to Couch to 5K)

Elbows ache :(

Week 8 run1 (again!) completed

Hip Hip Hooray

Getting started

Skint! But have nice new trainers!

W9R3=C25K Completed (32 Minutes 52 Seconds=5K)!!! Hurrah!!!

Stamina

Anyone know how to delete an activity from 5x50?

9K again :-)

Week 9 Run 3 done and dusted!

W5 started

Moving swiftly from B210K to Race for Life

Week 5, run 3 - 20 minutes done!!!

Side view

W1 R1

Before pics....

Felt so sick

What a farce . . Haha

W1R1 Completed. Just!!

Week 3 finished! How did that happen?

Thanking a TV show for a successful W8R1

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