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Well I want to say I ran for 25 minutes, but my Podcasts don't seem to be working quite righr, when the time is ticking by the seconds are going very quickly...

Week 6 Run 3 OMG!

Well I want to say I ran for 25 minutes, but my Podcasts don't seem to be workin...

julieg21

•11 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3, Yeah it's done!

so I did the twenty min run, though have to admit that I did chicken out of the bad weather and took to the treadmill! Not sure it counts the same as twenty...

so I did the twenty min run, though have to admit that I did chicken out of the ...

Sofa-sloth

•11 years ago

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Week 9 underway - who'd have thought it ? To be sung to a twelve bar blues...

Woke up this morning, Went out in the rain, Daughter was with me, We just gotta train. Legs keep on pounding, Heart beating fast, Who'd've thought...

Woke up this morning, Went out in the rain, Daughter was with me, We just go...

mmphc

Graduate•11 years ago

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One year on...

Today was the one year anniversary of me starting C25K W1R1, so I decided I'd go for a run to celebrate :D During my run I reflected on the last year and...

Today was the one year anniversary of me starting C25K W1R1, so I decided I'd go...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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I've done it! I've run 5k!! Yippeeeee!!

That's it people! I've just got back from tonight's run and am absolutely thrilled to say I've finally run 5k, in 34 minutes! Woohoo!! It's been a long...

That's it people! I've just got back from tonight's run and am absolutely thrill...

run_forrest_run

•11 years ago

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Bank Holiday Birthday Bonanza!

I'd mentioned in my last post that I really struggled with one of my runs in May because I had a cold. I just about managed a 15 min run instead of my usual...

I'd mentioned in my last post that I really struggled with one of my runs in May...

Jana83

Graduate•11 years ago

I mapped my run online with Ordnance Survey today and it said my route was 5.1km. However, my pedometer says it's a distance of 4k. My husband says the OS...

Is Ordnance Survey route mapping accurate?

I mapped my run online with Ordnance Survey today and it said my route was 5.1km...

Birdie74

Graduate•11 years ago

My eldest has been asking if she can come running with me and I'm all for it, I think it's good to instil a love of exercise at a young age. She'll be 5 in...

Does anyone know of any training plans for children?

My eldest has been asking if she can come running with me and I'm all for it, I ...

Cazvs

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 2 - first stats

Having got through week 1 I turned to From Couch To 5K to record my times and running patterns. As I'm new to this unclear as to quite how gradual improvements...

Having got through week 1 I turned to From Couch To 5K to record my times and ru...

Raindog

•11 years ago

As planned, I have, for now, said goodbye to Laura's encouraging tones and said hello to my own music, accompanied by the From Couch to 5K app. This...

Goodbye Laura, hello music

As planned, I have, for now, said goodbye to Laura's encouraging tones and said ...

Raindog

•11 years ago

So W7R1 I failed at, having to have a 5-minute break in the middle, because it was the first time I ran outside and I took off faaaaaaaaaaaar too fast. And...

W7R2: made it, running outside!

So W7R1 I failed at, having to have a 5-minute break in the middle, because it w...

Olivia78

•11 years ago

So, I finished Week 8 last Wednesday, then had a long weekend away, so haven't run since then. My plan was to get back on track today, which would mean...

How much rain is too much...?

So, I finished Week 8 last Wednesday, then had a long weekend away, so haven't r...

TryingSoHard

Graduate•11 years ago

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I'm Done!

That's it. Day 100 completed. I thought that I was very calm about it, but just writing that line has choked me up!! So that's 100 days with no...

That's it. Day 100 completed. I thought that I was very calm about it, bu...

TJFlute

•11 years ago

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Running through the rain to 100K

I narrowly missed running a total of 100K last month, but told myself that May was longer (listen, that extra day makes a difference!) so I'd go for it in May....

I narrowly missed running a total of 100K last month, but told myself that May w...

OldNed

Graduate•11 years ago

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...a soggy w6 r2

...I last went out on Friday and completed w6 r1 without too much of a struggle. A long weekend of decorating, gardening and studying had meant a three day...

...I last went out on Friday and completed w6 r1 without too much of a struggle....

mrshiccup

•11 years ago

The start of another week, and this one is ok. I suspect that run 1 is a cruise compared to run 3 ;-)

Week 5 .......... Run 1 was ok :-)

The start of another week, and this one is ok. I suspect that run 1 is a cruise ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

After someone asked about coping with sweating in public the other day, thought it apt that this should catch my eye and make me smile:...

The etiquette of running

After someone asked about coping with sweating in public the other day, thought ...

pinkhat

Graduate•11 years ago

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When is a good point to start thinking about my first 5K? I'm only on Week 5 of C25K so about half way through.

danzargo

Graduate•11 years ago

It seems my horror weekend 13km debacle did have a silver lining after all. The epic quest (for me anyway) has thoroughly loosened my stiff calf. After a few...

B210k W1R1 Review

It seems my horror weekend 13km debacle did have a silver lining after all. The ...

CouchtoKiltLegs

Graduate•11 years ago

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When to do hill?

When we finally get up the nerve to do the golf course circuit which include hills, we have to decide a way round. It's a circle (well, oval) and from where we...

When we finally get up the nerve to do the golf course circuit which include hil...

Plinth

Graduate•11 years ago

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W4R3 - Hills and a dog!

Spent bank holiday weekend with family in Surrey and I took to the roads here to complete my last week 4 run. Took their dog on a lead which was a nice...

Spent bank holiday weekend with family in Surrey and I took to the roads here to...

Suddies

Graduate•11 years ago

So who else makes the most of bank holiday weekends and squeezes two long runs in? I was a bit naughty this weekend. My longest run to date had been 11k...

I love bank holiday weekends!

So who else makes the most of bank holiday weekends and squeezes two long runs i...

mrqwest

Graduate•11 years ago

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Snails with a death wish

Where do all the snails come from, and where are the blasted things going (other than my garden), and why do they line themselves up along the footpath so I'm...

Where do all the snails come from, and where are the blasted things going (other...

newrunner56

Graduate•11 years ago

Not sure if this was because I didnt sleep so well or because I've overdone it (from the 21 and 32 min runs this week) but this morning was torture. I had...

W6R2 - why was this soooo much harder than Week 5? :(

Not sure if this was because I didnt sleep so well or because I've overdone it (...

Joanne37

Graduate•11 years ago

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Completed Wk7R1 last week ... unable to complete since!

Did anyone else have this problem? I was doing fine, completed wk 6, and did Wk7R1 fine .... but I wasn't able to complete the 25 min runs since ... very...

Did anyone else have this problem? I was doing fine, completed wk 6, and did Wk...

Allimac

•11 years ago

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The tape is off and I'm good to go

I have come to the conclusion that physios lie :) So much for "you can easily peel the tape off in the shower", no wonder it stayed put through 30 minutes of...

I have come to the conclusion that physios lie :) So much for "you can easily p...

Janeymiddlewife

•11 years ago

I am 17 stone and am on week 5 r 2 and am wondering if there are any other larger people out there that are doing the c25k? I have been doing well so far and...

Any larger runners out there?

I am 17 stone and am on week 5 r 2 and am wondering if there are any other large...

summer29

•11 years ago

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Fun Run and Graduation Run all in one :)

Well it's taken a while, but I've finally done it :) I started C25K last October and injured my neck (of all the things to injure!) at the end of Week 6. To...

Well it's taken a while, but I've finally done it :) I started C25K last Octobe...

MumOnTheRun

Graduate•11 years ago