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Wk 5 run 1

Totally unexpected set back out of the blue . So far all been going well but now have pain in both feet on the out side below ankle joint .... only when...

Totally unexpected set back out of the blue . So far all been going well but now...

Sandav

•8 years ago

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Run off!

Should have done wk2run3 this evening but I started with a 'bit of a throat' this morning only to have the shivers and a yacky cough by this evening. Gutted...

Should have done wk2run3 this evening but I started with a 'bit of a throat' thi...

Fitforit75

Graduate•8 years ago

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Concerned

Evening all Week 3 run 3 due tomorrow and always look forward to the challenge. However I have had left knee pain all day today presumably after last nights...

Evening all Week 3 run 3 due tomorrow and always look forward to the challenge....

mummybrummy

Graduate•8 years ago

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Not too shabby

Evening gang Nice little run home after busy day at work Legs felt like lead to start and so nearly stopped to walk home but gritted my teeth and carried on...

Evening gang Nice little run home after busy day at work Legs felt like lead to...

ShannieP

Graduate•8 years ago

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W3R1 & my first ever post!

Hello everyone! I'm new to this board & I'm just about to do my first run of week 3. To be honest, I'm surprised I've even made it this far on the programme...

Hello everyone! I'm new to this board & I'm just about to do my first run of we...

KHamps88

•8 years ago

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W5R2 take 3

So last week I did W5R1 & 2 but didn't manage R3 due to the snow but this week so far I've done R2 twice and felt better about it each time so I'm ready to...

So last week I did W5R1 & 2 but didn't manage R3 due to the snow but this week s...

Wolfboy

Graduate•8 years ago

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W2R2 done today

Well today I took myself off to the local park for a "run" well it is more like a "wobbling shuffle" really! Surprised at how much back fat I have accumulated...

Well today I took myself off to the local park for a "run" well it is more like ...

unfitfred

•8 years ago

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A Bit Low - Going Backwards?

I was so pleased that after several attempts, I had got up to being able to complete week one day one on Tuesday. So went for Week 1 day 2 today, and it was...

I was so pleased that after several attempts, I had got up to being able to comp...

Statpuss

•8 years ago

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A new Parkrun!!!

Now someone will have to explain me why I am soo happy that a new Parkrun event has started last week not too far from me - and it is on a trail in a wood!...

Now someone will have to explain me why I am soo happy that a new Parkrun event ...

Pigivi

•8 years ago

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Hanging onto treadmill

This might sound a bit odd. I'm on w8r2 having gone from couldn't run the 1minute in w1. That's all great and I'm really delighted - u just keep going and...

This might sound a bit odd. I'm on w8r2 having gone from couldn't run the 1minu...

C25k7489

•8 years ago

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W7R2 Run tonight & other stuff

I wrote a nice long post last week and just as I was about to submit it, the page froze and my machine crashed losing my words. I did not feel like rehashing...

I wrote a nice long post last week and just as I was about to submit it, the pag...

sulanderson

Graduate•8 years ago

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MTP big toe joint fusion

I'd love to hear from anyone who's had this operation and whether they successfully returned to running. I had the op done last week and now recuperating...

I'd love to hear from anyone who's had this operation and whether they successfu...

Alty63

Graduate•8 years ago

1 Reply

Defeated by my body

Couldn't go for a run last night, feel too rough from this cold. I went for it anyway Monday when it had already started and I think it really didn't help....

Couldn't go for a run last night, feel too rough from this cold. I went for it a...

CatRuns

Graduate•8 years ago

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How true is this?

Wasn't sure who to credit for this picture; I think it's Matthew Inman @theoatmeal - but I just loved it!!

Wasn't sure who to credit for this picture; I think it's Matthew Inman @theoatme...

Susojan

Graduate•8 years ago

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Injury Couch (again😣)

Just started week 2 after having a few months injured with a sprained ankle. (got to week 9 last time!) Now my left knee is very painful (inside of knee)...

Just started week 2 after having a few months injured with a sprained ankle. (go...

ladyharvills

Graduate•8 years ago

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W3 started

Woohoo I got through W3 r1 tonight. Enjoyed the slightly longer runs it felt more like a proper run (even if it was only 3 minutes). Can't wait for Friday for...

Woohoo I got through W3 r1 tonight. Enjoyed the slightly longer runs it felt mor...

daniel_watson1708

•8 years ago

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Gutted newbie with Knee injury Week 2, Day 3 - anyone injured this early in the programme?

Hello, I'm new to the forum and desperately seeking some advice from anyone who has had horrible knee pain on the C25K? Just over a week ago I completed...

Hello, I'm new to the forum and desperately seeking some advice from anyone who...

Running-scared

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 7 Run 2

Hi all, That's another one under my belt! I can't even believe that I'm nearly at week 8! This is mad!!! Haha! I went slightly further, slightly faster...

Hi all, That's another one under my belt! I can't even believe that I'm nearl...

ElsieW

Graduate•8 years ago

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Survived the hook handed sea dog!!

Anyone seen John Carpenter's 'The Fog'? Well I felt like I was running in Antonio Bay today! Visibility was zero. It was very eerie! On the plus I ran 8.8km...

Anyone seen John Carpenter's 'The Fog'? Well I felt like I was running in Anton...

SarahFox

Graduate•8 years ago

1 Reply

Another newbie :)

Hi everyone, I have just completed my first week tonight ~ I was stuck in a rut with some crappy things happening last year! I needed to get myself off the...

Hi everyone, I have just completed my first week tonight ~ I was stuck in a rut ...

Rach74

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 7 - Run 2

Hi Folks, Just completed run 2. Was cold out again, need some of the December temps back! Pretty much same as run 1, auto pilot and steady, managed a tad...

Hi Folks, Just completed run 2. Was cold out again, need some of the December t...

saul01

Graduate•8 years ago

10 Replies

Whole family is joining in!

Wow my sister just started c25k, I directed her to the forums for support. That means that I have me, all 3 kids and now my sister training, I must be a bit...

Wow my sister just started c25k, I directed her to the forums for support. Tha...

Paul46-ipswich

Graduate•8 years ago

4 Replies

Been a While...👟

I completed C25K sometime last year(all just a blur now...the fanfares, the tears, the accolades lol). I had a rocky ride having a car crash and sundry...

I completed C25K sometime last year(all just a blur now...the fanfares, the tear...

pot58

Graduate•8 years ago

14 Replies

Tips for immunity?

Hi you crazy runners. Just wondered if you had any thoughts about how to keep coughs and colds at bay. I've had a right run of things since September and...

Hi you crazy runners. Just wondered if you had any thoughts about how to keep co...

Sparkyifhungry

Graduate•8 years ago

22 Replies

Wk 1

Feeling pleased with myself today! Am in Wk 1 - two runs down, 3rd tomorrow or Friday. Working at home this morning and in between calls, I thought I'd do 20...

Feeling pleased with myself today! Am in Wk 1 - two runs down, 3rd tomorrow or F...

Janine1

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Fed up

Was doing great, having reached W4R3 and really enjoying it - now laid up with flu. Am so fed up with myself and can't wait to get back on it

Was doing great, having reached W4R3 and really enjoying it - now laid up with f...

Susojan

Graduate•8 years ago

12 Replies

New start

Buying new trainer's this weekend

Trayrun

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Wk2run2 done!

Set off at 8.40 last night and couldn't get the podcast to start straight away - it took about 2 mins walking and fiddling then I was off. Bit of knee niggle...

Set off at 8.40 last night and couldn't get the podcast to start straight away -...

Fitforit75

Graduate•8 years ago

3 Replies

Help and advice please

Hi all Am really struggling with an aching lower back. Came on after a run about a week and a half ago. Haven't been out since but feel fed up. Feels better...

Hi all Am really struggling with an aching lower back. Came on after a run about...

suebuzz

Graduate•8 years ago

15 Replies

Olympic Park - 5K Run.

Hello Folks, It is only me dropping by for a quick chat. Well my C25K journey is almost at an end, ( all going well should complete the course in the next two...

Hello Folks, It is only me dropping by for a quick chat. Well my C25K journey i...

saul01

Graduate•8 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for January 2016

Wk 5 run 1

Run off!

Concerned

Not too shabby

W3R1 & my first ever post!

W5R2 take 3

W2R2 done today

A Bit Low - Going Backwards?

A new Parkrun!!!

Hanging onto treadmill

W7R2 Run tonight & other stuff

MTP big toe joint fusion

Defeated by my body

How true is this?

Injury Couch (again😣)

W3 started

Gutted newbie with Knee injury Week 2, Day 3 - anyone injured this early in the programme?

Week 7 Run 2

Survived the hook handed sea dog!!

Another newbie :)

Week 7 - Run 2

Whole family is joining in!

Been a While...👟

Tips for immunity?

Wk 1

Fed up

New start

Wk2run2 done!

Help and advice please

Olympic Park - 5K Run.

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