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Broken dog.

So I took the pooch for a brisk 6k today... She loved it... Honestly.

sequinnedsinger

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 5, Run 3 - Tick!

Well i never, that wasn't so bad at all. The night before the run i went to bed worrying about it. How can i possibly go from 2x 8 minutes to 20 minutes,...

Well i never, that wasn't so bad at all. The night before the run i went to bed...

Linkin

•8 years ago

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New shoes

I've just finished week 4 so I thought I'd better treat myself to some new shoes! Great fun doing a gait analysis and my first time on a treadmill! Turns out...

I've just finished week 4 so I thought I'd better treat myself to some new shoes...

Hidden

•8 years ago

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Week 8

Well just done run 1 week 8, I can't believe I have run for a full 28 mins. I also did my first run in public, I was running around a tennis court before but...

Well just done run 1 week 8, I can't believe I have run for a full 28 mins. I al...

Vendgirl

•8 years ago

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Newbie!!

So still in my first week but I think at age 35, I've developed a love of running!!! Joined the forum to help keep me motivated 😊

So still in my first week but I think at age 35, I've developed a love of runnin...

Panda1980

•8 years ago

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First parkrun

Having completed Couch to 5K at the beginning of November, I have carried on running although because of the weather and various other factors have only...

Having completed Couch to 5K at the beginning of November, I have carried on run...

Marinagirl

•8 years ago

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Finally on Track

I used to run - not well, but I did the odd half marathon and loved the feeling of being fit. Wind forwards almost 20 years and I've decided I'm missing it....

I used to run - not well, but I did the odd half marathon and loved the feeling ...

Ffion2

Graduate•8 years ago

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Victory is Mine!

After worrying so much about going out on a real path and finding it too hard, I have completed my last run of week 1! It was definitely harder than the...

After worrying so much about going out on a real path and finding it too hard, I...

Statpuss

•8 years ago

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had the lovely privilege of meeting hussainboltz today at bolton parkrun :)

Hi everyone, hope your having a great start to the weekend, I sure am :) I went to bed quite late last night, I went to bed at just gone 10, usually try to go...

Hi everyone, hope your having a great start to the weekend, I sure am :) I went...

amateurwriter

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 4 run 1

Didn't want to go out in the cold this morning for a run in the fog I built the courage up and went out and feel loads better for it keep up the good work...

Didn't want to go out in the cold this morning for a run in the fog I built the ...

jessicas93

•8 years ago

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Slowly back in

I've been away for a while. Some injuries and illness have conspired to keep me out of my running shoes for a few months. So it's time to get back into it....

I've been away for a while. Some injuries and illness have conspired to keep me ...

Kasmcc100

Graduate•8 years ago

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Finished week 6!!

Hi everyone hope you've all had a lovely week! I completed run 3 of week 6 last night and it went really well! Still got a stitch but it wasn't as severe as it...

Hi everyone hope you've all had a lovely week! I completed run 3 of week 6 last ...

Skennedy0909

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3

Hey, So just about to start the week 5 run 3 of the week however I'm a little intimated by running non stop for 20 mins? How did you guys get on?

Hey, So just about to start the week 5 run 3 of the week however I'm a little in...

sarahvictoria28

•8 years ago

14 Replies

Lost my confidence - week 2

I'm a 40ish woman, massively overweight and grossly unfit. I completed week 1 last week and was on a high. Run 1 of week 2 was such hard work but I got through...

I'm a 40ish woman, massively overweight and grossly unfit. I completed week 1 la...

Reddanbydan

Graduate•8 years ago

54 Replies

Week 5 underway!

Run 1 completed tonight, went pretty well too, I planned my route so the first of the 5 min runs was on a slight downhill stretch, although the second was all...

Run 1 completed tonight, went pretty well too, I planned my route so the first o...

Big-Andy

Graduate•8 years ago

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Day 2 week 2

Had to stop running 1 run early as calf muscles giving me a lot of pain ☹ Need to invest in a pair of compression socks and hope they do the trick

Had to stop running 1 run early as calf muscles giving me a lot of pain ☹ Need t...

Anthea40

•8 years ago

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Week 7 - Run 3

Hello Folks, Well it's Friday night and it was the last run of the week. I asked for better temperatures and we got them (next time it's the lottery numbers...

Hello Folks, Well it's Friday night and it was the last run of the week. I aske...

saul01

Graduate•8 years ago

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Help

Had to sort out a crisis at work today and work late. Given that I won't have chance to run again until Monday, am I better carrying on with my two remaining...

Had to sort out a crisis at work today and work late. Given that I won't have ch...

daniel_watson1708

•8 years ago

6 Replies

W3D1... With knee support and on the treadmill - but yay!

Hi all, I'm still a newbie to the forum but looking forward to hearing everyone's C25K progress and love the motivation, help and encouragement on here -...

Hi all, I'm still a newbie to the forum but looking forward to hearing everyone...

Running-scared

Graduate•8 years ago

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A bit of advice please

Haven't run for a couple of week and went out on sat with a local group that is doing an8wk course for beginners,but I can only go without them every other...

Haven't run for a couple of week and went out on sat with a local group that is ...

Diane57

Graduate•8 years ago

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Weight loss and C25K

Hi everybody! Unfortunately I couldn't start week 3 on Wednesday evening as planned, due to severe tummy pains throughout the day. I ended up going home after...

Hi everybody! Unfortunately I couldn't start week 3 on Wednesday evening as pla...

yamiskoi

Graduate•8 years ago

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Back to running, and with brand new shoes !

Hi all, I had a very nasty and long flu and was disappointed for not being able to run for so many days. Back to running today, I did Stepping Stones....

Hi all, I had a very nasty and long flu and was disappointed for not being abl...

tidirhin2548

Graduate•8 years ago

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An interesting lecture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6U728AZnV0

tidirhin2548

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 7 run 3

Hi All, Oh my goodness, I don't know where the energy for this came from tonight! What a week. I work as a pastoral support worker/child protection officer...

Hi All, Oh my goodness, I don't know where the energy for this came from tonig...

ElsieW

Graduate•8 years ago

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Heart Rate and do I need to worry about it?

Obviously I need to make sure I have one or there could be trouble, but should I be concerned about what it is when running? My Garmin came with a monitor...

Obviously I need to make sure I have one or there could be trouble, but should I...

Sezza2u

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week3 run 2

Week 3 run 2 complete 😊 Can't wait for till Sunday for the next one

xxashxxxleyxx

Graduate•8 years ago

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Disappointed and Feeling Like a Failure

Went out today to complete what I thought would be a nice, gentle, unpaced 30 min run. My hips and back started to feel like they were being grated and my...

Went out today to complete what I thought would be a nice, gentle, unpaced 30 mi...

Returning2Run

Graduate•8 years ago

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Just so very sloooowwww....

I graduated last November and have been running 3 times a week since then. But my speed just never increases. Today I did 2 KM with Laura on C25K+ Speed -...

I graduated last November and have been running 3 times a week since then. But m...

Stella1001

Graduate•8 years ago

26 Replies

CPM Avg??

I'm using the Irunning ap... Can anyone explain what CPM Avg stands for in the summary? (Something to do with pace, I guess?) (Being a non-runner can I just...

I'm using the Irunning ap... Can anyone explain what CPM Avg stands for in the ...

Karen214

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Newbie - About to start wk2

Hey All, So last night I completed week 1 run 3. Which means I have done more running in the last week than I probably have done in the last 6 years. It felt...

Hey All, So last night I completed week 1 run 3. Which means I have done more ru...

venno

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for January 2016

Broken dog.

Week 5, Run 3 - Tick!

New shoes

Week 8

Newbie!!

First parkrun

Finally on Track

Victory is Mine!

had the lovely privilege of meeting hussainboltz today at bolton parkrun :)

Week 4 run 1

Slowly back in

Finished week 6!!

Week 5 Run 3

Lost my confidence - week 2

Week 5 underway!

Day 2 week 2

Week 7 - Run 3

Help

W3D1... With knee support and on the treadmill - but yay!

A bit of advice please

Weight loss and C25K

Back to running, and with brand new shoes !

An interesting lecture

Week 7 run 3

Heart Rate and do I need to worry about it?

Week3 run 2

Disappointed and Feeling Like a Failure

Just so very sloooowwww....

CPM Avg??

Newbie - About to start wk2

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