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Wish me luck!

Excited and also nervous that tomorrow is my 20 minute run! Simply can't believe I have got this far in 5 short weeks. Just want to go out and see if I...

Excited and also nervous that tomorrow is my 20 minute run! Simply can't believ...

Runvicarrun

•11 years ago

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Getting a bit more speed.

I set off on w9r2 tonight, following the same route as last time and determined to go a bit faster. I already know I can do the distance so wanted to see if I...

I set off on w9r2 tonight, following the same route as last time and determined ...

susan22

Graduate•11 years ago

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I am 20 stone, very unfit and feel like my lungs are going to burst on uphill 30-min walks I have begun doing. Is C25K suitable for me?

OwenA

•11 years ago

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Gusty winds

I nearly didn't go out tonight as the wind was quite gusty. However I made myself go as I knew I wouldn't be able to run again until Saturday evening this...

I nearly didn't go out tonight as the wind was quite gusty. However I made mysel...

Twizzle53

Graduate•11 years ago

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do you run in the dark?

as the dark evenings are drawing in i was just wondering about running in the dark. So far it i have done all my running in daylight and am now thinking about...

as the dark evenings are drawing in i was just wondering about running in the da...

chickens01

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 8 R 1

Well that's run 1 ticked off, didn't get much further than last one of week 7 but not worrying too much about distance yet. Ear phones broke so not sure if I...

Well that's run 1 ticked off, didn't get much further than last one of week 7 bu...

Clumsy2

Graduate•11 years ago

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Oo-Er! What to do? Free place on the Great South Run 5k

Received an email today to say I have been given a free place on the Great South Run 5k on 26 October. I applied some weeks ago. My problem is that I have...

Received an email today to say I have been given a free place on the Great South...

Markee

Graduate•11 years ago

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pushing on

I'm learning to fight those gremlins and managed to get myself another .5 of a k further along the road tonight.I know it isn't a massive difference but if i...

I'm learning to fight those gremlins and managed to get myself another .5 of a k...

chickens01

Graduate•11 years ago

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Steady 5km - 25:09 - This would have been a PB 5 weeks ago

Hi all! Quick post today, went for a steady run and was aiming to run 5km in about 25 mins. I was successful and had enough energy to push on in the last km....

Hi all! Quick post today, went for a steady run and was aiming to run 5km in ab...

Aftabs

Graduate•11 years ago

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Struggling to get my socks on!

Im getting lower back pain now Ive started running and struggling to get socks on in the morning. No previous problems so whats causing it?

Im getting lower back pain now Ive started running and struggling to get socks o...

soupdragon3

•11 years ago

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Week 5 seems a huge step up from week 4 and then run1 of week 6 drops back down again...why is this?

soupdragon3

•11 years ago

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Beginning to plan for post graduation...

Had a good run today (W7, R1) although it was mentally tough. Beginning to recognise I could probably manage 30minutes already physically, but I need to work...

Had a good run today (W7, R1) although it was mentally tough. Beginning to recog...

runsandknits

Graduate•11 years ago

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My body hates me :(

Today was supposed to be week 9, run 1. Instead my body is decidedly upset with me, and I daren't be too far from the bathroom. On the plus side, I've lost...

Today was supposed to be week 9, run 1. Instead my body is decidedly upset with...

Adzriel

Graduate•11 years ago

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Advice on supplements...specifically for knees please

Itsallanadventure

Graduate•11 years ago

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Garmin Forerunner 110

I have seen in some posts community members recommend this watch - but on Amazon the reviews suck. One poor customer having had to return hers numerous times...

I have seen in some posts community members recommend this watch - but on Amazon...

Sarah-A

Graduate•11 years ago

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Murphy's Law or LOST in the suburbs

I should have known right from the moment I woke up this morning that today will be a special day that might not be perfect for running. BF and me woke up at...

I should have known right from the moment I woke up this morning that today will...

nomoresloth

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 6, then I got ill :(

It was all going so well up until last Friday, then over the weekend I got some horrible bug - sweating, shivering, coughing, aching all over, and feeling...

It was all going so well up until last Friday, then over the weekend I got some ...

Iwant2run

Graduate•11 years ago

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W4R2 - too many rest days?

I did W4R1 last Friday (I usually run M,W,F) and was hoping to do R2 yesterday but I was moving house and didn't get a chance. I am worried about a 3 day break...

I did W4R1 last Friday (I usually run M,W,F) and was hoping to do R2 yesterday b...

ReyC

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 4 Run 2. From Treadmill to outside, a Dog and an extended warm-down.

Bit of a saga. Definately my most eventful run yet. I finally made the transition from running on the treadmill to running outside today. I use a 1.0...

Bit of a saga. Definately my most eventful run yet. I finally made the transi...

Horrorhiker

Graduate•11 years ago

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Who Has Really Felt Like Giving Up?

Hey everyone. Last week I posted about feeling fed up through week 6. It's like I was building up to that 20 min run in week 5 - felt so happy I even had a few...

Hey everyone. Last week I posted about feeling fed up through week 6. It's like ...

RuthP

Graduate•11 years ago

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I was sooo close!!!

I got myself upto week 7 and was very proud of myself. I took a week off to look after my niece. All was well until I went for my first run on week7.. 7am i...

I got myself upto week 7 and was very proud of myself. I took a week off to look...

Emsymum

•11 years ago

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Week 5 Day 3 disappointment/depression warning

Had a quick look but couldn't see anything about week 5 here. I have suffered from depression and anxiety problems for years and would just like to warn others...

Had a quick look but couldn't see anything about week 5 here. I have suffered fr...

StellaDave

•11 years ago

17 Replies

Week 4 Run 1 - I didn't die!

Back home from our holiday in Austria and my little boy was poorly again (you probably don't want to know the details) so I didn't go for a run on Sunday. I...

Back home from our holiday in Austria and my little boy was poorly again (you pr...

Miss_T_Ide

Graduate•11 years ago

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It's not quite going to plan...

So last week was Week 3, second time around. On Saturday we flew to Austria for a week and, like a good girl, I packed my running kit (except I forgot my...

So last week was Week 3, second time around. On Saturday we flew to Austria for...

Miss_T_Ide

Graduate•11 years ago

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knee prob s and calfs

ive been doing this for 3 weeks im quite fit as i bike 20 miles on bike 3 time s a week ive been runing 4 times a week so im up to wk 6 run 1 ive dne wk 5 20...

ive been doing this for 3 weeks im quite fit as i bike 20 miles on bike 3 time s...

moger

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 3 run 2

Really struggled today. Finding it tough to find a route I enjoy. Ended up dodging horse manure and mud just to be off the main road. Not enjoying week 3 at...

Really struggled today. Finding it tough to find a route I enjoy. Ended up dodgi...

Michelle76

•11 years ago

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Week 1 Run 3 - felt harder than run 2

I went out yesterday evening even though I really didn't feel up to going out. I felt like I had really lost my confidence since run 2, even though I did much...

I went out yesterday evening even though I really didn't feel up to going out. I...

aliciarun77

•11 years ago

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W1R2 things I have learned

My upper thigh was so sore after my first run that I gave myself an extra rest day, did lots of yoga, and used ice packs. This morning it felt fine, so I...

My upper thigh was so sore after my first run that I gave myself an extra rest d...

Eebahgum

Graduate•11 years ago

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using this programme with osteo-arthritis ?

Hi All, I'm one of the sore knee brigade. I thought I'd twisted something, my doctor suspected a damaged meniscus, but sent me for a x-ray "just to be safe"....

Hi All, I'm one of the sore knee brigade. I thought I'd twisted something, my ...

ajwyld

Graduate•11 years ago

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Week 16 and it's feeling harder!!!

I had hoped that post graduation I would be running longer and further but I am still doing 30 minutes and 4 k. I'm still running on grass and as my field is...

I had hoped that post graduation I would be running longer and further but I am ...

Mazzero

Graduate•11 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for October 2013

Wish me luck!

Getting a bit more speed.

I am 20 stone, very unfit and feel like my lungs are going to burst on uphill 30-min walks I have begun doing. Is C25K suitable for me?

Gusty winds

do you run in the dark?

Week 8 R 1

Oo-Er! What to do? Free place on the Great South Run 5k

pushing on

Steady 5km - 25:09 - This would have been a PB 5 weeks ago

Struggling to get my socks on!

Week 5 seems a huge step up from week 4 and then run1 of week 6 drops back down again...why is this?

Beginning to plan for post graduation...

My body hates me :(

Advice on supplements...specifically for knees please

Garmin Forerunner 110

Murphy's Law or LOST in the suburbs

Week 6, then I got ill :(

W4R2 - too many rest days?

Week 4 Run 2. From Treadmill to outside, a Dog and an extended warm-down.

Who Has Really Felt Like Giving Up?

I was sooo close!!!

Week 5 Day 3 disappointment/depression warning

Week 4 Run 1 - I didn't die!

It's not quite going to plan...

knee prob s and calfs

Week 3 run 2

Week 1 Run 3 - felt harder than run 2

W1R2 things I have learned

using this programme with osteo-arthritis ?

Week 16 and it's feeling harder!!!

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