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Hello!! 5k at end of June!!!

Hi everyone. I've just started running (plodding) and know it's going to take me a while to improve....I ran/walked 6km tonight which is great but it took me...

Hi everyone. I've just started running (plodding) and know it's going to take me...

RasRoo

•8 years ago

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Fed up 😔

I am sure I have runners knee, I am fed up now as I've been doing so well got to w7! I haven't been running since last Thursday as read it's not advisable. I...

I am sure I have runners knee, I am fed up now as I've been doing so well got to...

Toomy

•8 years ago

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IC update...... Long

Well I haven't ran now for over two weeks to rest my knee as it had been playing up.So on Sunday it felt ok I had been walking my 5k route 3 times a week with...

Well I haven't ran now for over two weeks to rest my knee as it had been playing...

Butchdingle

Graduate•8 years ago

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W7R3 - Invasion of the Supermen

Slogged my way through R3 this evening. I'm finding that I have aching quad muscles after running - whether due to my flat-footed running style or to hard...

Slogged my way through R3 this evening. I'm finding that I have aching quad musc...

Katie204

Graduate•8 years ago

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feeling bit down

I have an injury....my legs have been hurting now for 1 week. I've stopped running and have used ice and rest and exercises and a foam cylinder. Today I went a...

I have an injury....my legs have been hurting now for 1 week. I've stopped runni...

marc_read

Graduate•8 years ago

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Owww! My Poor Feet!

Well, heels to be precise. Apparently it is Plantar Fasciitis, but I call it *insert expletive here*. The doctor gave me some helpful exercises to help...

Well, heels to be precise. Apparently it is Plantar Fasciitis, but I call it *in...

cathalicious

Graduate•8 years ago

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I can't download the podcast !!!

Hi I've been trying to download the week 2 podcast to my phone and I can find the website to download them from but I can't download them :-/ is there...

Hi I've been trying to download the week 2 podcast to my phone and I can find th...

ADH94

•8 years ago

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Checkin' in

Hey all. Just checking in to excuse my long absence from these here parts and from running in general. I am not really sure that I can explain what went awry...

Hey all. Just checking in to excuse my long absence from these here parts and fr...

Dunder2004

Graduate•8 years ago

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Thinking about first park run.

I am back over in the UK on the 10th of June. If I can get the time off I am thinking of doing my first park run on the 11th (I work an erratic six day week)...

I am back over in the UK on the 10th of June. If I can get the time off I am t...

bulgarianlily

Graduate•8 years ago

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Update on slinky

Thought I'd put on an update on wife slinky's progress on c25k. Well, she's doing very well, albeit held back for a week with a nasty cold on the chest. Went...

Thought I'd put on an update on wife slinky's progress on c25k. Well, she's doin...

davelinks

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 2 Run 1

I actually felt good after the run yesterday morning and probably did a few more seconds on each 90 second bit as well. Away in my own thoughts when I heard...

I actually felt good after the run yesterday morning and probably did a few more...

AndyIoW

Graduate•8 years ago

1 Reply

W1r1

I have done it. I began feeling very surprised that I could actually keep up the running part for 60 seconds. In saying that the last couple of runs felt...

I have done it. I began feeling very surprised that I could actually keep up the...

Jay5loth

•8 years ago

18 Replies

Non-running day frustration

If someone had said to me that I'd wake up in the morning and feel a little frustration and disappointment that I couldn't run today, I'd never have believed...

If someone had said to me that I'd wake up in the morning and feel a little frus...

Needing-answers

•8 years ago

22 Replies

Every feel like giving up?

Hello, I am wondering how many have reached a point in this program and thought, " I can't do this, I should just give up?" Well if you are one who has...

Hello, I am wondering how many have reached a point in this program and thought,...

nowRnever

•8 years ago

11 Replies

Did you ever see such green, such green...

Firstly, apologies to Nick_Buddha_12 , the lost for words, did not last long :) This is an Oldfloss run-ramble...those folk who know me, know, I can't help...

Firstly, apologies to Nick_Buddha_12 , the lost for words, did not last long :) ...

Oldfloss

Administrator•8 years ago

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Wk 5r3 deja vu!

Was planning a rest day today after parkrun Saturday and a 10 mile cycle to swimming and back again yesterday but I had promised my 11 year old son I would do...

Was planning a rest day today after parkrun Saturday and a 10 mile cycle to swim...

heavyhorse

Graduate•8 years ago

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Just found the forum

just in time completed w3r3 this evening and it did feel tougher than r2 but I did not stop. Starting W4r1 on Wednesday but a little nervous about the jump to...

just in time completed w3r3 this evening and it did feel tougher than r2 but I d...

IanD62

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week6 run1 ✔

After completing wk5r3 I thought this run would be a breeze, boy was I wrong. I found it harder than I thought I would, kept to my usual slow, slow, very slow...

After completing wk5r3 I thought this run would be a breeze, boy was I wrong. I ...

Monkey25

Graduate•8 years ago

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About loosing weight

Today I' ve done w7 r1 that in my app is only 20 minutes running with the 5 minutes walking at the beginning and at the end. I am very happy because I lose 4,5...

Today I' ve done w7 r1 that in my app is only 20 minutes running with the 5 minu...

Paola100

Graduate•8 years ago

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Great spot for a cool down

Just completed WK4R2. The run was fine but It was a bit warm so I chose this shady spot for a cool down. Bliss! I hope you're all enjoying the weather while it...

Just completed WK4R2. The run was fine but It was a bit warm so I chose this sha...

Biscuit0107

Graduate•8 years ago

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3rd time lucky?!!?..,,,

Well I'm back... After making it to wk 9 then developing tendonitis, recovering (or so I thought) restarting and lasting 2 weeks before I was back at the...

Well I'm back... After making it to wk 9 then developing tendonitis, recovering ...

Debs4GNR

Graduate•8 years ago

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Brand new and a little nervous..

Hi, just joined after being inspired by my friend who is running 5k after starting with the app only 4 months ago! I want to know if there is a 'commentary' on...

Hi, just joined after being inspired by my friend who is running 5k after starti...

Karensadler

Graduate•8 years ago

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Hooray! W4 R1 done!

Feeling good that I got through - and I didn't find it too bad! Seemed like a big step up this week and was really nervous before doing it, wondering if it...

Feeling good that I got through - and I didn't find it too bad! Seemed like a bi...

melly4012

Graduate•8 years ago

9 Replies

Hello from a newbie!

Long-time lurker making myself known here! I've currently just finished Week 3 Day 2 of C25K - how easy/difficult I find each run seems to vary wildly as I...

Long-time lurker making myself known here! I've currently just finished Week 3 D...

abigettinghealthy

•8 years ago

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W3R1

I only actually did it!!!! A few days later than planned due to various things but I actually ran the 3 minutes both times! I did think Lovely Laura had gone...

I only actually did it!!!! A few days later than planned due to various things b...

Kegwills

Graduate•8 years ago

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Completed first 5k run at Race for Life

I completed C25K a week before my first ever 5k charity run. I hadn't actually done a full 5k but yesterday I smashed it at Race for Life. Took me about 40...

I completed C25K a week before my first ever 5k charity run. I hadn't actually d...

Helen999888

Graduate•8 years ago

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25 minutes? You're having a laugh.

Did it! I encouraged my rugby-playing, weight-lifting 16-year old son out with me yesterday morning. He gave up after 5 minutes of admittedly very silly comedy...

Did it! I encouraged my rugby-playing, weight-lifting 16-year old son out with m...

Un-reluctant_runner

Graduate•8 years ago

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Just finished my first day!

Finished my first day on couch to 5k! I feel great but found it very hard. I'm 24 but very inactive. I decided to start couch to 5k due to me putting on a bit...

Finished my first day on couch to 5k! I feel great but found it very hard. I'm 2...

Lucye92

•8 years ago

24 Replies

W5run2 & cycling!

As I try not to run on a day I work and I don't want to give up my one day a week cycling this is what happened this morning. I haven't been able to go cycling...

As I try not to run on a day I work and I don't want to give up my one day a wee...

JLT52

Graduate•8 years ago

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Pain in the..... Knee!

I was due yesterday to do W2R3 but I noticed after my last run my right knee felt heavy. Since then I've got a dull ache at the bottom of my kneecap which...

I was due yesterday to do W2R3 but I noticed after my last run my right knee fel...

Trixamme

Graduate•8 years ago

5 Replies

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Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2016

Hello!! 5k at end of June!!!

Fed up 😔

IC update...... Long

W7R3 - Invasion of the Supermen

feeling bit down

Owww! My Poor Feet!

I can't download the podcast !!!

Checkin' in

Thinking about first park run.

Update on slinky

Week 2 Run 1

W1r1

Non-running day frustration

Every feel like giving up?

Did you ever see such green, such green...

Wk 5r3 deja vu!

Just found the forum

Week6 run1 ✔

About loosing weight

Great spot for a cool down

3rd time lucky?!!?..,,,

Brand new and a little nervous..

Hooray! W4 R1 done!

Hello from a newbie!

W3R1

Completed first 5k run at Race for Life

25 minutes? You're having a laugh.

Just finished my first day!

W5run2 & cycling!

Pain in the..... Knee!

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