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C25k and back to the couch Sad Dellacat :(

Feeling gutted. After my graduation and Parkrun on Saturday it all seems to have collapsed round my ears! Loved the Parkrun (and look I have my graduate...

Feeling gutted. After my graduation and Parkrun on Saturday it all seems to have...

Dellacat

Graduate•11 years ago

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Where do I start??

Have got as far as wk2 run2...still can't believe that one day I will reach wk9....hmmmm

Have got as far as wk2 run2...still can't believe that one day I will reach wk9....

maryannlucy

•11 years ago

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Week 7 change of scene

Now I've reached the dizzy heights of Week 7, decided I really need to find out how far I've run, especially as Race for Life beckons in 9 weeks (eeeek) So,...

Now I've reached the dizzy heights of Week 7, decided I really need to find out ...

Janeymiddlewife

•11 years ago

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W4 - my friend - you are now history

Well W4R3 was supposed to be done yesterday but I didn't make it out, so went out tonight instead & now I need to get 3 more runs in this week to stay on...

Well W4R3 was supposed to be done yesterday but I didn't make it out, so went ou...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Week 1 run 1 B210K

Well I am a newbe again. I have been doing 5k runs and some strength & flex as well as a weekly swim. I am still working on the knee strengthening but have...

Well I am a newbe again. I have been doing 5k runs and some strength & flex as w...

alcopop

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3 Yahooooooo!

After trying Saturday and only getting to 19mins and feeling i was going to die! I did it!!!!!! infact i did 21mins and 20secs. Used my own music, Sorry...

After trying Saturday and only getting to 19mins and feeling i was going to die!...

ksed

Graduate•11 years ago

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Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm........

Having successfully completed the 25 minute run at the end of Week 6, I am a runner. I must be a runner, Laura says I am a runner. And Laura never lies....

Having successfully completed the 25 minute run at the end of Week 6, I am a run...

TryingSoHard

Graduate•11 years ago

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I've done a 10K race!! :-)

Yesterday was my first 10K - The Oxford Town and Gown race. And I DID IT!! I was really looking forward to the race, but also aware that 5 days away with...

Yesterday was my first 10K - The Oxford Town and Gown race. And I DID IT!! I ...

Stefliser

Graduate•11 years ago

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Wk2 run3 done and dusted................ Next challenge!

The music for week 2 has been setting a challenging beat - but I am through that and over the hurdle into week 3 :-)

The music for week 2 has been setting a challenging beat - but I am through that...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Pins and needles in my toes?

Not sure if my trainers are too tight, but finding on the longer runs that I'm getting pins and needles in my toes towards the end of the run. Anyone know what...

Not sure if my trainers are too tight, but finding on the longer runs that I'm g...

Wheatls

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5 run 3! Woo hoo!

We did it! I'm so proud of us and it wasn't as bad as I thought! It started earlier today. After both my husband and I had had hardly any sleep, we then also...

We did it! I'm so proud of us and it wasn't as bad as I thought! It started earl...

Plinth

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 8 r2 - with slopes!

Weeks 7 and 8 have been fairly uneventful so far. Have changed my route this week as it was getting a bit too samey. Ventured onto real streets today and off...

Weeks 7 and 8 have been fairly uneventful so far. Have changed my route this wee...

Wheatls

Graduate•11 years ago

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10k progress

Today i completed my 3rd 10k run. I think it went pretty well, my legs felt great, my breathing was good, only downside was the niggling lower back pain, which...

Today i completed my 3rd 10k run. I think it went pretty well, my legs felt grea...

BettyJane

Graduate•11 years ago

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Losing weight

I am on week 4 of the programme. I guess like a lot of people I really want to lose some weight!!! Have others managed to lose weight? How long did it take? Do...

I am on week 4 of the programme. I guess like a lot of people I really want to l...

GillPower

Graduate•11 years ago

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A badge and a medal...what an exciting weekend!

Hi all! I graduated from c25k last week and did my first race on Sunday, race for life in wimborne. Felt really nervous the night before, but there was no need...

Hi all! I graduated from c25k last week and did my first race on Sunday, race fo...

ZipPea

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 6- run 3

Made my mind up sun morning I was off to do the 25 mins. I was up early as my wayward 15 year old had caused some drama in the night - and i was fuelled by the...

Made my mind up sun morning I was off to do the 25 mins. I was up early as my wa...

suzybenj

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5 and I'm still struggling with my breathing. Any tips?

Shortstootight

•11 years ago

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I actually ran for 5K - somebody pinch me!!

Even though I am supposed to be on Week 7, Run 3 today, I have been feeling so good on recent runs that I decided to skip one and start Week 8 (28 minutes)....

Even though I am supposed to be on Week 7, Run 3 today, I have been feeling so g...

Slideman

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5, run 3 - like a boss!

If, that is, your boss is a red faced and slightly sweaty garden snail. I took it SLOW and steady, although I felt I was jogging a little faster mid-run....

If, that is, your boss is a red faced and slightly sweaty garden snail. I too...

lola465

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5, run 3 - like a boss!

If, that is, your boss is a red faced and slightly sweaty garden snail. I took it SLOW and steady, although I felt I was jogging a little faster mid-run....

If, that is, your boss is a red faced and slightly sweaty garden snail. I too...

lola465

Graduate•11 years ago

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week 5 run2

Done the second of week 5 runs this morning, was a really good run again, I really focused on keeping my pace to a light jog and it really really does work....

Done the second of week 5 runs this morning, was a really good run again, I real...

bikergirl

Graduate•11 years ago

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8K | 58 Minutes | Me, a Runner!

I started my C25K journey on February 25th with a goal of joining my daughter in a local COLOR ME RAD 5K that is coming up on March 25th. I completed the C25K...

I started my C25K journey on February 25th with a goal of joining my daughter in...

jbroox

Graduate•11 years ago

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Flies the limit and bye bye week 4...

Yuk, swallowed two greenfly today, well it felt like it! I know there were a few doing the last run of week 4 with me and they kept up! Did a 10 minute warm...

Yuk, swallowed two greenfly today, well it felt like it! I know there were a few...

runningwild

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 3 done

Week 3 run 3 done last night in the pitch black and high winds, I honestly felt like going home halfway through the first 3 mins but I finished it and am so...

Week 3 run 3 done last night in the pitch black and high winds, I honestly felt ...

Nelly86

Graduate•11 years ago

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A running joke

I posted a version of this on my own blog, so forgive the level of explanation, it's aimed at people who don't know about C25K. It’s a running joke in our...

I posted a version of this on my own blog, so forgive the level of explanation, ...

mehitabel

Graduate•11 years ago

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Was it a run, well maybe some of it!!!!!!

Had a class down at the gym this morning so after that I took off for a run. I have trotted around the hotel complex while on holiday a few times but nothing...

Had a class down at the gym this morning so after that I took off for a run. I h...

Oldgirl

Graduate•11 years ago

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Race for Life

So...I did my first official 5k event yesterday - the Race for Life and thoroughly enjoyed it and managed to raise a good few pennies for Cancer Research UK!...

So...I did my first official 5k event yesterday - the Race for Life and thorough...

dooeyona

•11 years ago

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I am doing the C25K at home on a running machine. Am I the only one? What sorts of speed should I go? Any tips/ advice?

summer29

•11 years ago

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foot/ankle strengthening exercises

I have had a stop/start experience with C25K because I have had a lot of foot and ankle problems and niggles: plantar fasciitis, tight, niggling achilles. I am...

I have had a stop/start experience with C25K because I have had a lot of foot an...

bethbrit

•11 years ago

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From a shaky 60 seconds to 60 minutes in 3 months

I started the programme in mid February after realising that a combination of a 65th birthday, failure to complete a couple of steep hikes in the Pyrenees and...

I started the programme in mid February after realising that a combination of a ...

Landesman

Graduate•11 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2013

C25k and back to the couch Sad Dellacat :(

Where do I start??

Week 7 change of scene

W4 - my friend - you are now history

Week 1 run 1 B210K

Week 5 Run 3 Yahooooooo!

Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm........

I've done a 10K race!! :-)

Wk2 run3 done and dusted................ Next challenge!

Pins and needles in my toes?

Week 5 run 3! Woo hoo!

Week 8 r2 - with slopes!

10k progress

Losing weight

A badge and a medal...what an exciting weekend!

Week 6- run 3

Week 5 and I'm still struggling with my breathing. Any tips?

I actually ran for 5K - somebody pinch me!!

Week 5, run 3 - like a boss!

Week 5, run 3 - like a boss!

week 5 run2

8K | 58 Minutes | Me, a Runner!

Flies the limit and bye bye week 4...

Week 3 done

A running joke

Was it a run, well maybe some of it!!!!!!

Race for Life

I am doing the C25K at home on a running machine. Am I the only one? What sorts of speed should I go? Any tips/ advice?

foot/ankle strengthening exercises

From a shaky 60 seconds to 60 minutes in 3 months

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