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Graduated!!

So so pleased! Finally done week 9 run 3! Taken me just over 10 weeks but I've done it! Managed 4.8k so am happy with that! Looking for a new goal now, happy...

So so pleased! Finally done week 9 run 3! Taken me just over 10 weeks but I've d...

Purplesparkle8

Graduate•10 years ago

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I'm a 51 yr old lady who has not run literally since doing cross country at school! I've downloaded app, is it very difficult to do?

chelle63

•10 years ago

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My right foot has swollen up. Any ideas what it could be?

I last ran on Monday ( due out tomorrow) and have been on my feet all day, but my toes and upper foot feels "puffy". There's no pain and I didn't injure it and...

I last ran on Monday ( due out tomorrow) and have been on my feet all day, but m...

Irishprincess

Graduate•10 years ago

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Where's a tractor when you need one!!!!

Week 4 run 1 done. But boy could I have done with a tractor forcing me off the lane as it got by. I could have really done with the few seconds rest lol! It...

Week 4 run 1 done. But boy could I have done with a tractor forcing me off the l...

pot58

Graduate•10 years ago

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finished week 2!

can't wait to start week 3

maestra821

•10 years ago

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Still hot at 7 am!

Decided that I would go for my W6R2 early today to beat the heat but it was still very hot (muggy really). I did a whole circuit which is about 2.5 miles and...

Decided that I would go for my W6R2 early today to beat the heat but it was stil...

lottidog1

•10 years ago

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Week 6 Run 2 - Tick

Just completed this this morning trying to keep to the shade as much as possible. If I wasn't running with a friend plus being obstinate I would have thrown...

Just completed this this morning trying to keep to the shade as much as possible...

Far2Fat4ThatDress

Graduate•10 years ago

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W6R3 - Mad Dogs and C25kers...

Well this is all very strange. Yesterday I took a day off my run schedule because my legs were weak and feeble and I felt too tired. I did reluctantly go to...

Well this is all very strange. Yesterday I took a day off my run schedule becau...

Rignold

•10 years ago

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Day 2

Well.. Raining and storms in perth- but chuffed that despite these I biked to the oval and did day 2. Been cycling in between so that helped I think. This run...

Well.. Raining and storms in perth- but chuffed that despite these I biked to th...

Manboobmarc

•10 years ago

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Need to get going ....again.....

Completed week 8 about 3 weeks ago and not done anything since. Have plenty of excuses, but I really don't think I am going to get back into it all too easily....

Completed week 8 about 3 weeks ago and not done anything since. Have plenty of e...

caro8642

•10 years ago

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Manual or Motorised Treadmill?

I am looking to start the C25K again very soon, but being self conscious at the moment, I wanted to start off on a treadmill. What do people recommend when...

I am looking to start the C25K again very soon, but being self conscious at the ...

kirsty72

•10 years ago

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Should I now measure out 5k (without the warm ups) - about to run W6 R3???? Anyone help with how to do this - TECHNOPHOBE!!!

Who just about downloaded the original APP - I have been running successfully in my own little circuit - but am now thinking do I need to measure the actual 5k...

Who just about downloaded the original APP - I have been running successfully in...

Burkey

•10 years ago

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Forgot to download second week podcast

I was very disorganised this week and realised when I got on the running machine that I still only had week 1 podcast on it. - What to do? So I decided in...

I was very disorganised this week and realised when I got on the running machine...

awilso

•10 years ago

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Peaks and Troughs..........

So, I graduated on Saturday and was absolutely ecstatic. I decided my first post graduation run would be on Tuesday morning and spent the weekend feeling...

So, I graduated on Saturday and was absolutely ecstatic. I decided my first pos...

mightymegs

Graduate•10 years ago

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Do you include your 5 minute warm up/down walk in your running distance?

I'm using the podcast alongside run keeper, and include the warm up walk and warm down walk. Do you all include this? I was wondering if I should be including...

I'm using the podcast alongside run keeper, and include the warm up walk and war...

Bianx

Graduate•10 years ago

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My disastrous Week 6 Run 1 ( wasnt laughing at the time , trust me ) :)

Week 6 Run 1, what a bummer, everyone says its bad but mine was for all the wrong reasons. To start I didnt want to get out of bed, then I didnt know where to...

Week 6 Run 1, what a bummer, everyone says its bad but mine was for all the wron...

grannyjudes

Graduate•10 years ago

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W9R3 completed!

What a wonderful feeling! Still struggling to believe that I am a runner having started the programme at the end of March when I could barely manage to run for...

What a wonderful feeling! Still struggling to believe that I am a runner having ...

Mandydonkleywood

Graduate•10 years ago

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Supporting exercise advice needed please.

Morning all. Just back from W3R2 and boy! It was tough. But, I did it :-) In a moment of madness (I blame the cider!!) I signed up for a mad 10k (and some!)...

Morning all. Just back from W3R2 and boy! It was tough. But, I did it :-) In a ...

madcow_lala

•10 years ago

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Need a cuddle......;)

Wow this running really is so addictive. Sob story now.....still off with back problems but had a chiro session last night, Pilates tonight and hopefully after...

Wow this running really is so addictive. Sob story now.....still off with back p...

Nellyharte

Graduate•10 years ago

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Week Eight Run Two: Again Nothing Occurred!

Good morning, one and all. Well, another hugely uneventful run this morning; I'm not used to this. I'm not used to this at all. Nothing went wrong. Nothing...

Good morning, one and all. Well, another hugely uneventful run this morning; I...

Miles_Yonder

Graduate•10 years ago

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B210K W2R1- Battered brain bonds with Britney!

Hello alliteration lovers :) I've noticed a pattern in my runs and I wondered if others might have noticed the same phenomenon. It seems, the more tired my...

Hello alliteration lovers :) I've noticed a pattern in my runs and I wondered i...

emkeenan

Graduate•10 years ago

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Any evening/night runners?

So, I've started the C25k programme like 3 times, never getting past week 2 (repeating each week about 2-3 times). Anyway, I think that late evening might be...

So, I've started the C25k programme like 3 times, never getting past week 2 (rep...

RainbowPixie

•10 years ago

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Responsibility! Duty! Honour! These are not mere virtues to which we must aspire! They are essential to every soldier, to every king!

I had a question yesterday - who are we? We are a band of loyal brothers determined to get their CIC and other trainees through the enemy lines to the core of...

I had a question yesterday - who are we? We are a band of loyal brothers determ...

dozzer19

Graduate•10 years ago

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Absolutely Gutted

so after the euphoria of completing run 3 of week 6 on Sunday I went out tonight to start week 7, but no from the minute I started it didn't feel right - it...

so after the euphoria of completing run 3 of week 6 on Sunday I went out tonight...

joannecb

•10 years ago

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even better than the real thing

another run another 13.18 just took my time tonight enjoying the views and just floating along with u2 live blasting out the pod and now starts the taper...

another run another 13.18 just took my time tonight enjoying the views and jus...

moger

Graduate•10 years ago

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Weight Loss?

What week have people been experiencing weight loss? I've just completed week 4 but I started on Week 4 so I haven't really expected any yet. I also feel...

What week have people been experiencing weight loss? I've just completed week 4 ...

PerkP14

•10 years ago

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W6 R2 - seemed to cover double the distance! Is this normal?

Really struggled though - I usually finish with Laura at a certain street but had to keep running to cover ten minutes - nearly the same distance again - is...

Really struggled though - I usually finish with Laura at a certain street but ha...

Burkey

•10 years ago

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Week 6 Run 2 done. Hurrah!

Walk was easy, first five minutes of the ten minute run was easy. I got to the 3 minute walk and thought I don't need this now. Then the second ten started, 4...

Walk was easy, first five minutes of the ten minute run was easy. I got to the 3...

GettingFitter

Graduate•10 years ago

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wk7 run3 completed

First and third run ok, went too fast and tired myself out quickly on the second run. I appear to have picked up a niggling injury, not painful but...

First and third run ok, went too fast and tired myself out quickly on the second...

Jol_Keen

Graduate•10 years ago

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Ouchhhhhhhh!!!! Hips & Knees are killing me!!!

Week 9 Run 1.... After week 8 my hips were really hurting ... I was walking like a geriatric on the booze!!! Soooo I waited 3 days to hit week 9. OMG it hurt...

Week 9 Run 1.... After week 8 my hips were really hurting ... I was walking like...

JustLisa

Graduate•10 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2014

Graduated!!

I'm a 51 yr old lady who has not run literally since doing cross country at school! I've downloaded app, is it very difficult to do?

My right foot has swollen up. Any ideas what it could be?

Where's a tractor when you need one!!!!

finished week 2!

Still hot at 7 am!

Week 6 Run 2 - Tick

W6R3 - Mad Dogs and C25kers...

Day 2

Need to get going ....again.....

Manual or Motorised Treadmill?

Should I now measure out 5k (without the warm ups) - about to run W6 R3???? Anyone help with how to do this - TECHNOPHOBE!!!

Forgot to download second week podcast

Peaks and Troughs..........

Do you include your 5 minute warm up/down walk in your running distance?

My disastrous Week 6 Run 1 ( wasnt laughing at the time , trust me ) :)

W9R3 completed!

Supporting exercise advice needed please.

Need a cuddle......;)

Week Eight Run Two: Again Nothing Occurred!

B210K W2R1- Battered brain bonds with Britney!

Any evening/night runners?

Responsibility! Duty! Honour! These are not mere virtues to which we must aspire! They are essential to every soldier, to every king!

Absolutely Gutted

even better than the real thing

Weight Loss?

W6 R2 - seemed to cover double the distance! Is this normal?

Week 6 Run 2 done. Hurrah!

wk7 run3 completed

Ouchhhhhhhh!!!! Hips & Knees are killing me!!!

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