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Week 9

Well it's finally here. I've managed to struggle through a hard week 8 where I wasn't sure if I wanted to carry on to finishing week 9, run 2. Run 1 was...

Well it's finally here. I've managed to struggle through a hard week 8 where I w...

jojohove

Graduate•11 years ago

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Is there a community for 5k+ runners?

I found this community and think it's great, but I'm more of a distance runner and would love a community for c25k graduates to possibly chat about getting to...

I found this community and think it's great, but I'm more of a distance runner a...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Week 5, run 1 complete...getting nervous!

This is my first post having found the community last week. I find it quite motivating to see how others are getting on. I'm almost at the halfway point now...

This is my first post having found the community last week. I find it quite moti...

miss_em3

Graduate•11 years ago

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Wk6 lives up to it's name!

I found once i got into the swing of run 1 (5 mins) was enjoyable and run2 (8 mins) great. Then I got to the last run of 5 mins and towards the end I couldn't...

I found once i got into the swing of run 1 (5 mins) was enjoyable and run2 (8 mi...

runningwild

Graduate•11 years ago

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W5 R3 done!!!!!

I have sort of transferred from another couch to 5k app to Laura half way through...went back from 6/2 ( 10/3/10 mins ) to the dreaded 20 mins. What I have...

I have sort of transferred from another couch to 5k app to Laura half way throug...

GillPower

Graduate•11 years ago

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W8R1 done.

My attempt at the Manchester 10k run last Sunday did not go quite to plan. To begin with I was panicky about making sure I had packed everything I needed...

My attempt at the Manchester 10k run last Sunday did not go quite to plan. T...

runningmam

Graduate•11 years ago

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W5 r1 tonight and I'm busy preparing

Nervously looking forward to the start of W5 after work tonight! To prepare I've spent the morning at work eating way too much, and drinking twice as much...

Nervously looking forward to the start of W5 after work tonight! To prepare I...

Jennyh543

•11 years ago

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W1R2 Take 2, a mound mountain and a chemical cloud

Grey drizzley weather today which I think I prefer to scorching heat. Unfortunately the next field was being sprayed with something. I ignored it for a while...

Grey drizzley weather today which I think I prefer to scorching heat. Unfortunat...

big-momma

Graduate•11 years ago

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W4R2 Did it all - and no pain. Progress at last!

W4R1 was agony for me. My calf muscles were extremely painful before the second run. I had an additional rest day imposed on me and did R2 this morning. Cold...

W4R1 was agony for me. My calf muscles were extremely painful before the second...

Beek

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 5 Run 2 DONE!

Well we are having the most awwwwwwful weather in the South East at the moment but this didn't deter me from completing my 2nd run of Week 5 this morning. Very...

Well we are having the most awwwwwwful weather in the South East at the moment b...

danzargo

Graduate•11 years ago

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Sore lower outer shin

I'm in the middle of week 7. Started in January and have been taking it steady and had to repeat weeks due to bad weather and illness. A few weeks ago I was...

I'm in the middle of week 7. Started in January and have been taking it steady ...

thermalnermal

•11 years ago

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Missing 5x50? How about Juneathon 2013?

mrqwest mentioned this, so I went to have a look. http://www.juneathon.com/index.html It is just like 5x50, but not as prescriptive, and doesn't collect...

mrqwest mentioned this, so I went to have a look. http://www.juneathon.com/in...

greenlegs

Graduate•11 years ago

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Stiff knees

I completed wk1and felt great. Then went down with chest infection and didn't run for 11days. Decided to repeat wk1 and did 1st run yesterday but knees were...

I completed wk1and felt great. Then went down with chest infection and didn't ru...

Newlueh

•11 years ago

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Fitness test - and maybe I'm not that slow!

I did a short run this morning. I wanted to test my fitness levels and one of the PBs that Endomondo tracks is the Cooper Test. Developed by the US military it...

I did a short run this morning. I wanted to test my fitness levels and one of th...

WillowFae

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 4 and feeling achy - any tips?!

Hi everyone, Now snot-free, I'm still going, and mastered W4R2 today. I originally found the transition to 5 minutes pretty hard, but toay it was the 2nd 3...

Hi everyone, Now snot-free, I'm still going, and mastered W4R2 today. I orig...

HoundDog

Graduate•11 years ago

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When exactly is graduation?

That may sound a bit of a daft question, but what I mean is: All being well I shall complete Week 9 at the weekend. That's the good news. But the truth...

That may sound a bit of a daft question, but what I mean is: All being well I...

TryingSoHard

Graduate•11 years ago

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How to graduate - what is this badge I see mentioned?

Been following the c25k, and last week I finished week 9 with my first continuous 30 minutes :-) I didn't quite make the 5k, but on Sunday I went out and ran...

Been following the c25k, and last week I finished week 9 with my first continuou...

Pdoodle

Graduate•11 years ago

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A runner appreciation secret beep?

This might just be me, but since I started running every time I see a jogger on the street while driving, I have an overwhelming urge to bib them in support....

This might just be me, but since I started running every time I see a jogger on ...

lizfish

•11 years ago

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Week 4 Run 1 complete! - Paramedics can stand down now

I actually did it this morning. Despite a couple of heavy days away on business (heavy = dining / drinking), and picking up a sniffle I actually did it. I...

I actually did it this morning. Despite a couple of heavy days away on busine...

Nerdio

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 2

Have done week 2 x3 runs but struggle on the 4th x 90 sec run for each one my legs feel like lead. I am running every other day so more than three times in a...

Have done week 2 x3 runs but struggle on the 4th x 90 sec run for each one my le...

twigg

•11 years ago

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B210K Week 4 Run 3

Done! Out at 6 am -- far too warm now to run during the day - lovely run round local lake lots of ducks and swans and rabbits and various other volatiles. I'm...

Done! Out at 6 am -- far too warm now to run during the day - lovely run round l...

DeliaItaly

Graduate•11 years ago

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W7R1 ... tough going, mid-run recovery & I lost Laura

Well you would have thought that after running for 25 mins a few days ago, that running for 25 mins again would be easy right .... wrong.... that was pretty...

Well you would have thought that after running for 25 mins a few days ago, that ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Week 2 Run 2 - Rain Rain and a Blister

Just got back this morning from my W2R2 and i've got blisters on both ankles (first time i've ran in trainers and socks) - what have i done up upset the...

Just got back this morning from my W2R2 and i've got blisters on both ankles (fi...

RedditchMark

•11 years ago

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scale not budging!!!

Has any one lost any weight from the C2K5 plan? I am on week 8 and still the same weight as I started!!

Has any one lost any weight from the C2K5 plan? I am on week 8 and still the sam...

Running4keeps

•11 years ago

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Graduate and then get injured!

Two weeks ago I graduated after completing two weeks of 30 minute runs, towards the end of the run I felt my ankle hurting a bit, not long after stopping I...

Two weeks ago I graduated after completing two weeks of 30 minute runs, towards ...

Tessietwo

Graduate•11 years ago

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returning to couch to 5 k after having a baby

Not sure if anyone will remember me - I posted ablot last spring and summer when I was working through the programme and after graduating and completing my...

Not sure if anyone will remember me - I posted ablot last spring and summer when...

totalbeginner

Graduate•11 years ago

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Anyone ever skip the warm up?

Hi, it's just at the moment (I'm in New Zealand and we're coming into winter) the warm up feels more like a freeze up and I think it's affecting my run! Anyone...

Hi, it's just at the moment (I'm in New Zealand and we're coming into winter) th...

Crismatlotta

Graduate•11 years ago

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Laura's podcasts have speeded up! 25 mins is 20 mins has anyone else experienced this?

When I watched it after I had finished my run, the seconds seemed to be going double speed! Any suggestions?

When I watched it after I had finished my run, the seconds seemed to be going do...

julieg21

•11 years ago

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W7r2 - A big smile and then a hill!

Well, I listened to Laura and changed my route. I had a nice gentle downhill at the start and then 10 minutes uphill. Smaller steps worked and the change of...

Well, I listened to Laura and changed my route. I had a nice gentle downhill at ...

Canidoit

Graduate•11 years ago

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Urgh...horrid run. Week 7, run 2

Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Horrible run today, didn't enjoy it one bit. It was bitterly cold this morning and I resented the 5 minute warm up...

Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Horrible run today, didn't enjoy it one ...

Crismatlotta

Graduate•11 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2013

Week 9

Is there a community for 5k+ runners?

Week 5, run 1 complete...getting nervous!

Wk6 lives up to it's name!

W5 R3 done!!!!!

W8R1 done.

W5 r1 tonight and I'm busy preparing

W1R2 Take 2, a mound mountain and a chemical cloud

W4R2 Did it all - and no pain. Progress at last!

Week 5 Run 2 DONE!

Sore lower outer shin

Missing 5x50? How about Juneathon 2013?

Stiff knees

Fitness test - and maybe I'm not that slow!

Week 4 and feeling achy - any tips?!

When exactly is graduation?

How to graduate - what is this badge I see mentioned?

A runner appreciation secret beep?

Week 4 Run 1 complete! - Paramedics can stand down now

Week 2

B210K Week 4 Run 3

W7R1 ... tough going, mid-run recovery & I lost Laura

Week 2 Run 2 - Rain Rain and a Blister

scale not budging!!!

Graduate and then get injured!

returning to couch to 5 k after having a baby

Anyone ever skip the warm up?

Laura's podcasts have speeded up! 25 mins is 20 mins has anyone else experienced this?

W7r2 - A big smile and then a hill!

Urgh...horrid run. Week 7, run 2

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