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Week8Run1 after knee injury!!

Well I've been nursing a knee injury I picked up on my last run last Saturday. After work today decided to try my next run W8R1 with a friend. So Strapped my...

Well I've been nursing a knee injury I picked up on my last run last Saturday. A...

Doodle1

Graduate•10 years ago

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Post run fueling and stretching

I came across this video when clicking links and thought it answered some questions some people have about post-run fueling, stretching etc....

I came across this video when clicking links and thought it answered some questi...

swanscot

Graduate•10 years ago

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Am I crazy?!

I started C25K last autumn and I did complete it though I never got sub 30 mins for 5K. With autumn's shorter days, colder weather, winter and the rain, did I...

I started C25K last autumn and I did complete it though I never got sub 30 mins ...

CrazyKitty

Graduate•10 years ago

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week 9 run 3 over! Now for that last one!

Well thats 2 down one to go! only a short post as loads of stuff has come up unexpectably today and have to leave for work in 5 mins!, but the early part and...

Well thats 2 down one to go! only a short post as loads of stuff has come up une...

aliboo70

•10 years ago

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Answers on a postcard...

Advice for panther Ju much appreciated from all you wonderful bloggers: So now I've done 2 HM's and another in 2 weeks I need a new goal to go for and...

Advice for panther Ju much appreciated from all you wonderful bloggers: So now ...

ju-ju-

Graduate•10 years ago

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TOE BACK IN WATER EXCLUSIVE!!

Hi folks After a very relaxing 7 day rest from running to give my legs a chance to repair, I donned my Super Dan Lycra costume and headed out into this...

Hi folks After a very relaxing 7 day rest from running to give my legs a chance...

danzargo

Graduate•10 years ago

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Hi Just want to brag about how I completed W9R3 yesterday :) I've got my first 5k race on Sunday, wish me luck!

biggingerlion

Graduate•10 years ago

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In the words of Gordon Ramsay (not THOSE words!)...

Week 8 - done! Curiously, however, I'm not feeling the same sense of elation I was when completing previous weeks. It could be that I'm conscious I'm nearing...

Week 8 - done! Curiously, however, I'm not feeling the same sense of elation I ...

EverTheOptimist

Graduate•10 years ago

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Preparing for 10K

Looks like I'm going to be doing a 10K race in April (my very first race!) so I'm just using this space as somewhere to gather my thoughts, and any tips....

Looks like I'm going to be doing a 10K race in April (my very first race!) so I'...

Legion

Graduate•10 years ago

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Can't Get Podcasts!!!

I did my first run last night which went really well but I only had the bloke on the app to listen to. Whenever I try to download the podcasts from the webpage...

I did my first run last night which went really well but I only had the bloke on...

MrsMajorhangover

•10 years ago

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That's the end of wk 1!

And all is well . I'm feeling much fitter , but no where near where I left off , I keep thinking how the hell did I ever manage to run 5 & 6 k ! Just shows how...

And all is well . I'm feeling much fitter , but no where near where I left off ,...

Rockette

•10 years ago

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W5R2 - what's the point?

Well I was very happy with W5R1 and found running for 5 mins was OK - so much so that I then inserted a 'special' run of my own on Monday to prove a theory...

Well I was very happy with W5R1 and found running for 5 mins was OK - so much so...

ChrisL

Graduate•10 years ago

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Can giving blood affect how you run?

So I've just attempted (and failed) W6R2. I always find the first 10 minutes or so of any run the bit where I struggle the most, but today I had to abandon my...

So I've just attempted (and failed) W6R2. I always find the first 10 minutes or ...

amezzjd

•10 years ago

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Week four run 1 complete but im sore :(

So far I have not experienced any real problems other than niggles as I would expect, however last night I experienced pain in my calves for the first time....

So far I have not experienced any real problems other than niggles as I would ex...

stevecm3

Graduate•10 years ago

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So chuffed! Week 4 Run 1 in the bag!

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay I didn't die! So chuffed, my knees had been playing up due to the incorrect trainers, so I destroyed my bank balance and treated myself to a...

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay I didn't die! So chuffed, my knees had been playing up due to ...

leffers555

•10 years ago

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Wk5r2 update

Following all the encouragement from my 'Does the distance matter' post, and waking yesterday to a beautifully sunny, if frosty, morning, I decided to try...

Following all the encouragement from my 'Does the distance matter' post, and wak...

gh_big_mum

•10 years ago

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week 1 run 2

I managed my week 1 second run of the week tonight! I was thinking of giving up as I found the first one very hard! ( I really have been a couch potato!...

I managed my week 1 second run of the week tonight! I was thinking of giving up ...

BarryP

•10 years ago

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W3R2 - schoolgirl error.

Note to self - make sure the next route doesn't take you up a chuffing big hill for the final 3 minute run! Still, I managed it. *cheesy grin*

Note to self - make sure the next route doesn't take you up a chuffing big hill ...

MrsClooney

•10 years ago

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Happy runner

Was dreading run 2 of week 4 almost talked myself out of it several times today. So went to my LBT class followed by 20 lengths of the pool then home to run...

Was dreading run 2 of week 4 almost talked myself out of it several times today....

Juski

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Couch to 5k completed tonight!

I never imagined that having struggled to run for 60 seconds 9 weeks ago that I was able to complete tonight running for 30 mins doing 3.5 miles. I am aged 55...

I never imagined that having struggled to run for 60 seconds 9 weeks ago that I ...

Flamingo1

Graduate•10 years ago

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Taking it steady - How hard can it be?

I've bored you all with my injury sagas, and I am now on the road to get up to 10K again. This time though I am determined to take it easy, take it steady. I...

I've bored you all with my injury sagas, and I am now on the road to get up to 1...

Nerdio

Graduate•10 years ago

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Just completed W7R1...

I struggled with W6R3 and had to give up at around 19 minutes... Later that day went to bed with a temperature and a cough! Tried it again 2 days later as I...

I struggled with W6R3 and had to give up at around 19 minutes... Later that day ...

Flakmunky

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Just started

I've just started this today, I've done some jogging on & off but felt like I needed someone to tell me what to do! I really like these podcasts. Not too keen...

I've just started this today, I've done some jogging on & off but felt like I ne...

funrunner

•10 years ago

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Graduation

Just done my last run of the couch 2 5k :-) A little bit of background... I'm mid 40s, just over 2 years ago I was hospitalised with multiple pulmonary...

Just done my last run of the couch 2 5k :-) A little bit of background... I'm m...

RobA

Graduate•10 years ago

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Cooeee! Amazing, unbelievably brilliant, yay, go me! Thanks everyone, guess what?

I've done it! Week9 Run 3 done, I can't believe it. I never thought at the beginning that I would be able to do this. I stumbled across the app in January and...

I've done it! Week9 Run 3 done, I can't believe it. I never thought at the begin...

no-excuse

Graduate•10 years ago

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w7 run1

I was looking forward to completing this run after doing the last run of week 6 on Monday. All was fine, changed into my running gear, got Laura speaking to me...

I was looking forward to completing this run after doing the last run of week 6 ...

carerof

Graduate•10 years ago

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First Timer, needing to lose DRASTIC weight before my wedding! 172 LBS to 125 ideal target by July 4th! Does anyone have any tips for me?

I'm getting married in July, and in the last 4 months, have had serious problems with weight gain. I need to lose at least 40 lbs before I get married and I'm...

I'm getting married in July, and in the last 4 months, have had serious problems...

DarthRosie23

•10 years ago

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Week 5 run 1 done!

Was nervous about starting week 5 but run 1 wasn't too bad. Actually it felt great! Not running anywhere near 5k yet but that's because I've got short legs (...

Was nervous about starting week 5 but run 1 wasn't too bad. Actually it felt gre...

Choccychic

•10 years ago

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I'm Back!!!!!!

Well, after over two weeks ill, tonight I got off the couch( out of bed really...) and started with week3 ( was on week 5) run 1. Good decision to go back to...

Well, after over two weeks ill, tonight I got off the couch( out of bed really.....

pot58

Graduate•10 years ago

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W6R2. Had to stop

I tried w6r2 today but I had to stop halfway and did not complete the second run. I was too tired to continue and almost just after I had started it, I...

I tried w6r2 today but I had to stop halfway and did not complete the second run...

mardac

Graduate•10 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for March 2014

Week8Run1 after knee injury!!

Post run fueling and stretching

Am I crazy?!

week 9 run 3 over! Now for that last one!

Answers on a postcard...

TOE BACK IN WATER EXCLUSIVE!!

Hi Just want to brag about how I completed W9R3 yesterday :) I've got my first 5k race on Sunday, wish me luck!

In the words of Gordon Ramsay (not THOSE words!)...

Preparing for 10K

Can't Get Podcasts!!!

That's the end of wk 1!

W5R2 - what's the point?

Can giving blood affect how you run?

Week four run 1 complete but im sore :(

So chuffed! Week 4 Run 1 in the bag!

Wk5r2 update

week 1 run 2

W3R2 - schoolgirl error.

Happy runner

Couch to 5k completed tonight!

Taking it steady - How hard can it be?

Just completed W7R1...

Just started

Graduation

Cooeee! Amazing, unbelievably brilliant, yay, go me! Thanks everyone, guess what?

w7 run1

First Timer, needing to lose DRASTIC weight before my wedding! 172 LBS to 125 ideal target by July 4th! Does anyone have any tips for me?

Week 5 run 1 done!

I'm Back!!!!!!

W6R2. Had to stop

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