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That F word...what F word?!

I've done it, I've done it, I've done it!!! I'm standing here with sweat running down my back and neck and with a grin a mile wide! I've completed the third...

I've done it, I've done it, I've done it!!! I'm standing here with sweat running...

pampaddy

Graduate•9 years ago

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Competition?

I graduated from C25K 5 weeks ago and wondered if anyone else might feel daunted by the competitive edge of the running community. I feel satisfied to be able...

I graduated from C25K 5 weeks ago and wondered if anyone else might feel daunted...

JoolieB1

Graduate•9 years ago

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Run 2 week 8 ...overtaken by a walker!

Week 8 run 2 wasn't feeling it today, found the run really tough. I am a very slow runner but today took the biscuit! Listening to my music didn't hear a guy...

Week 8 run 2 wasn't feeling it today, found the run really tough. I am a very sl...

Niftyfifty

Graduate•9 years ago

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Exercise on the day in between?

Hi all, I’m relatively new here and am due to finish week two tomorrow. I’m currently running every other day, but I’d like to do some form of exercise on the...

Hi all, I’m relatively new here and am due to finish week two tomorrow. I’m cur...

Steve-F

•9 years ago

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5k PB this morning.

Feeling inspired after the weekends efforts at the GSR. Felt quite strange this morning running on my own again at 6 a.m. along Cowes seafront. Don't know...

Feeling inspired after the weekends efforts at the GSR. Felt quite strange this ...

paulb67

Graduate•9 years ago

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Treadmill

First run after graduation and as I am away from home I used the hotel treadmill and I had an awful run. I don't think I like treadmills, much prefer the open...

First run after graduation and as I am away from home I used the hotel treadmill...

Helein

Graduate•9 years ago

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Week3 Started this morning

The alarm went off at 6am, i snoozed it and checked the weather on my phone app..... raining!... ARRRGGGHHH... "back to bed for me, i will do it tonight after...

The alarm went off at 6am, i snoozed it and checked the weather on my phone app....

Dawsmeister

•9 years ago

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Don't ever give up

I just wanted to encourage those of you returning from injury or put off by niggles etc that perseverance pays off. When I look back to when I started C25k I...

I just wanted to encourage those of you returning from injury or put off by nigg...

ju-ju-

Graduate•9 years ago

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Wk 6 Run 2 - toughest so far

I didn't enjoy my run this morning, I found it really difficult which I wasn't expecting I still managed it though, hopefully next will be better.

I didn't enjoy my run this morning, I found it really difficult which I wasn't e...

Lazynotforlong

•9 years ago

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Well well well a cheeky run on the treadmill

As some of you know I took to the injury couch after completing week 5 with a hamstring problem. Well it's been weeks I've been doing water aerobics and some...

As some of you know I took to the injury couch after completing week 5 with a ha...

JennieHolden

•9 years ago

3 Replies

What size running shoes?

Just wondering how much bigger your running shoes are compared to your normal shoes? I have small feet and wear a 2.5 (heels) or a 3 (as I can get away with...

Just wondering how much bigger your running shoes are compared to your normal sh...

ndgould

Graduate•9 years ago

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Another moment of madness

Received an offer by email for 25% off for next years Great South run and only gone and taken the plunge. In for a penny in for a pound, what the heck! With a...

Received an offer by email for 25% off for next years Great South run and only g...

Frank-ntj

•9 years ago

18 Replies

Another 5k

Hello everyone, I managed to get a run in after work today which was good. I did 5k in 34mins 19secs. Not too bad overall. Not my best but not my worst! And at...

Hello everyone, I managed to get a run in after work today which was good. I did...

laurav33

Graduate•9 years ago

4 Replies

Week 4

Hi C25Kers, I completed run 3 of week 4 today; not too bad but knees ache quite a bit. I'm wondering what to do on week 5 as there seems a choice of 3...

Hi C25Kers, I completed run 3 of week 4 today; not too bad but knees ache quite...

Mummy1954

•9 years ago

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Humbled

Still resting the manky metatarsal (or mega-ar**hole, as my younger son described it with unwitting accuracy), so concentrating on some upper body work in the...

Still resting the manky metatarsal (or mega-ar**hole, as my younger son describe...

Rignold

•9 years ago

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W5R1 - take 2

Since I struggled to finish W5R3 in one go, I am repeating week 5. I did run 1 yesterday on the trusty treadmill. This time, I reduced the speed further. I...

Since I struggled to finish W5R3 in one go, I am repeating week 5. I did run 1 ...

ashishkulkarni

Graduate•9 years ago

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Gym let down

Well, I was banging on about joining my local gym at the leisure centre, as the monthly charge was so good for me. So was booked in for an induction today, but...

Well, I was banging on about joining my local gym at the leisure centre, as the ...

davelinks

Graduate•9 years ago

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Who said that running was good for you?

Went for my 5am run this morning and forgot my head torch. Never mind, let know the route with my eyes shut! Well, a car was coming towards me with full beam...

Went for my 5am run this morning and forgot my head torch. Never mind, let know ...

Jonny1

Graduate•9 years ago

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W7R2... Oops! (contains F-word)

Did W7R2 this morning and obviously went off rather too Fast... I ended up having to slow down significantly towards the end and it was a real struggle. I knew...

Did W7R2 this morning and obviously went off rather too Fast... I ended up havin...

simonwilliamstutor

Graduate•9 years ago

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W6 r1 ouch!

So after my w5 success I seemed to have similar experiences to a lot of people and struggle with w6. I managed the first 5 mins but had to walk a bit of the...

So after my w5 success I seemed to have similar experiences to a lot of people a...

T0rtoise

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Stay tuned..

There's a long awaited post coming in the next 24 hours... Some craic alright... What a grand time we had..

There's a long awaited post coming in the next 24 hours... Some craic alright......

Hidden

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Week 8

Seven weeks down and dusted, a few injury gremlins along the way but considering the fact that I hadn't done any sustained exercise since I left school (I'm...

Seven weeks down and dusted, a few injury gremlins along the way but considering...

RachySP

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Week 3 run 3

Hi all I'm just about to go on this run. I'm chuffed cos this is as far as I got about 3 months ago and then stopped for various reasons. So I've started from...

Hi all I'm just about to go on this run. I'm chuffed cos this is as far as I got...

CSH57

Graduate•9 years ago

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Mud, sweat, darkness and...face paint?

Evening all! Bit of a cheeky one today: next weekend my best friend Gina and I are doing the Spooky Sprint for Parkinson's UK, which is 10k for me and 5k for...

Evening all! Bit of a cheeky one today: next weekend my best friend Gina and I...

the_tea_fairy

Graduate•9 years ago

12 Replies

Ok ..what's a realistic time to bridge to 10K?

..still happy at my 5k at the moment, but love love love my running! I want to try and build up my strength and speed over the next couple of months, and then...

..still happy at my 5k at the moment, but love love love my running! I want to ...

Sandraj39

Graduate•9 years ago

9 Replies

Great South Run.

Back in the summer when i started couch to 5k i didnt imagine that i would be doing the Great South Run again so quickly I last ran it in 2007 When i was a lot...

Back in the summer when i started couch to 5k i didnt imagine that i would be do...

paulb67

Graduate•9 years ago

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That F word....again!

Well, I tried again and failed....again! I've done this "*'**@# run twice (w7r3) so why can't I manage it the third time? I'm so cross with myself. I've tried...

Well, I tried again and failed....again! I've done this "*'**@# run twice (w7r3)...

pampaddy

Graduate•9 years ago

15 Replies

What weight loss have you experienced?

Hello, I'm in week 2 of C25K and I was wondering what changes people have seen in their bodies over the course of the program and beyond? I understand to lose...

Hello, I'm in week 2 of C25K and I was wondering what changes people have seen i...

IsobelRose

•9 years ago

26 Replies

Parkrun practice...all set for the real thing now!😀

Ok...slightly nervous about doing my first Parkrun next weekend, so thought I'd pop over to the course for a bit of a practice! Three laps of a beautiful local...

Ok...slightly nervous about doing my first Parkrun next weekend, so thought I'd ...

Sandraj39

Graduate•9 years ago

17 Replies

Nearly at W3 already!

I'm amazed how quickly this is going. It was only a few days ago I was terrified about failing W1R1 and now I'm one run away from W3 after passing each run! I...

I'm amazed how quickly this is going. It was only a few days ago I was terrified...

IsobelRose

•9 years ago

2 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for October 2015

That F word...what F word?!

Competition?

Run 2 week 8 ...overtaken by a walker!

Exercise on the day in between?

5k PB this morning.

Treadmill

Week3 Started this morning

Don't ever give up

Wk 6 Run 2 - toughest so far

Well well well a cheeky run on the treadmill

What size running shoes?

Another moment of madness

Another 5k

Week 4

Humbled

W5R1 - take 2

Gym let down

Who said that running was good for you?

W7R2... Oops! (contains F-word)

W6 r1 ouch!

Stay tuned..

Week 8

Week 3 run 3

Mud, sweat, darkness and...face paint?

Ok ..what's a realistic time to bridge to 10K?

Great South Run.

That F word....again!

What weight loss have you experienced?

Parkrun practice...all set for the real thing now!😀

Nearly at W3 already!

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