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Ramadhan Starts tomorrow! What do I do? :/ HELP please!.

Hi everyone! I need some helpful information and guidance please. Ramadhan begins tomorrow and that means there will be no food or fluid intake for me and...

Hi everyone! I need some helpful information and guidance please. Ramadhan b...

Sana786

•8 years ago

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week 7, really ! (run 1)

I really didn't want to do it, I had to force myself out the door today. My wife was going shopping so I arranged to meet her post run to get a lift back. The...

I really didn't want to do it, I had to force myself out the door today. My wife...

plop

Graduate•8 years ago

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A 28 minute 5k

Hello everyone. In the last post I have mentioned that I started the Nike 5k plan. Today was the 4th week day 1. In the past 3 weeks, the mileage was pretty...

Hello everyone. In the last post I have mentioned that I started the Nike 5k pla...

Sivaram007

Graduate•8 years ago

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W6R2....3?

As usual I wasn't paying attention when Laura started talking during the warm up walk... Adjusting my headphones, blowing my nose, etc., I haven't run since...

As usual I wasn't paying attention when Laura started talking during the warm up...

Lalee

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Yay! Yay! bye bye Laura!

Well, I can hardly believe it! I did my final run of the c25k this morning ...big grin...I will miss Laura. I even managed a 60+sec sprint at the end of the...

Well, I can hardly believe it! I did my final run of the c25k this morning ...b...

Hidden

•8 years ago

36 Replies

Pixie alert

It is my day off (worked through the weekend), and the weather is gorgeous. But it is a rest day, and I know I shouldn't skip those. I read something about...

It is my day off (worked through the weekend), and the weather is gorgeous. But ...

PippiRuns

•8 years ago

12 Replies

Sorry for the late post - parkrun, carnival and great run local

Hi everyone, really sorry for this really late post, I went to parkrun and then went and helped out on the carnival but ended up with heat/sun stroke so...

Hi everyone, really sorry for this really late post, I went to parkrun and then ...

amateurwriter

Graduate•8 years ago

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Whoops! 😂😂😂

All ready for today's run... Well not quite so it seems 😳 Good job I looked down 😂

All ready for today's run... Well not quite so it seems 😳 Good job I looked dow...

Needing-answers

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Feeling Inspired

Completed my first ever public, group run yesterday - Richmond Race for Life 5k. What an amazing, inspiring and emotional event. Ran the whole way despite...

Completed my first ever public, group run yesterday - Richmond Race for Life 5k...

LittleNic

Graduate•8 years ago

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I am running for....... Quest Week 1 - Feel free to join.

Welcome to the I am running for ........... Quest feel free to join. This quest is a bit of fun, as some of you know I am starting my tick box journey to a...

Welcome to the I am running for ........... Quest feel free to join. This quest...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•8 years ago

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Injured! Learning the hard way.

I wrote on here a while back when I have just started week 2. I had agonising pain in my legs which I thought were shin splints. This developed into knee pain...

I wrote on here a while back when I have just started week 2. I had agonising pa...

Jesstet

•8 years ago

4 Replies

W8R1 - new landmark

I finally made it round that bend this morning and spotted a new landmark to aim for - a ruddy great tree on the side of the road. :)

I finally made it round that bend this morning and spotted a new landmark to aim...

Lizzyb11066

•8 years ago

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Week 5 Run 1

Out again this morning at 430am to start week 5. Really thought I might struggle with the 3x 5minute runs but to be honest the first 2 went OK and near the...

Out again this morning at 430am to start week 5. Really thought I might struggle...

AndyIoW

Graduate•8 years ago

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Stepping Stones

did the first of the 5K plus podcasts today, and found to my surprise that my natural cadence is 150 to 155 bpm so I will look forward to doing the speed...

did the first of the 5K plus podcasts today, and found to my surprise that my na...

Nick_Buddha_12

Graduate•8 years ago

16 Replies

W5R1 done

Weather was beautiful made running easier but wasn't easy if I'm making sense. I've had to push hard. I had three days off after W4R3, because I spent 11 hours...

Weather was beautiful made running easier but wasn't easy if I'm making sense. I...

Josepha2263

Graduate•8 years ago

18 Replies

Postgrad 5K yay

Hey everyone, decided, after coming back onto the forum to go for a run anyway tonight and did a 5k. Nothing special just around my triangular route, it has...

Hey everyone, decided, after coming back onto the forum to go for a run anyway t...

Kallyfudge

Graduate•8 years ago

8 Replies

Blenheim Triathlon

Sitting with a glass of wine I n the after glow of having completed Blenheim triathlon yesterday - an amazing event, with great people and something I'd really...

Sitting with a glass of wine I n the after glow of having completed Blenheim tri...

ADR2009

Graduate•8 years ago

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Ready To Start Again

Here goes. Having almost completed the programme I went over on my ankle. It took ages to heal and I lost my mojo. Now I am ready to start again.

Here goes. Having almost completed the programme I went over on my ankle. It to...

NIGHTINGALE1

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 1 done week 2 started

Well that's week 1 done on Friday did W2r1 tonight. I'm a bit worried about myself, woke up Friday morning thinking, yes run 3 to finish week 1 tonight and was...

Well that's week 1 done on Friday did W2r1 tonight. I'm a bit worried about myse...

Lochie68

•8 years ago

14 Replies

W6r1

Geez you're not kidding... That was a hard slog. I still can't fathom out why, but despite trying not to think too hard about everyone's concerns on here so I...

Geez you're not kidding... That was a hard slog. I still can't fathom out why, ...

Feelingsilly

•8 years ago

21 Replies

A day late!

So I had to wait an extra day to do W1R2! No chance yesterday as busy with the little people while my wife did a 10k tough mudder! That'll be me next year!...

So I had to wait an extra day to do W1R2! No chance yesterday as busy with the ...

Big_fella

Graduate•8 years ago

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Oh dear I have a confession....

This post should start something like this....forgive me Laura for I have sinned...yesterday I should have been doing the last run of Week 8 - ie 28 minutes -...

This post should start something like this....forgive me Laura for I have sinned...

CentralPark

Graduate•8 years ago

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I signed up for a 5 km Zombie Run

I signed me and my family (husband and two kids aged 12 and 9) up for a 5k run in September. Not just any run - a massive zombie apocalypse run. See trailer...

I signed me and my family (husband and two kids aged 12 and 9) up for a 5k run i...

PippiRuns

•8 years ago

30 Replies

Whoop woop!!

Graduation run done,as I promised myself, on a long and lovely beach in Andalucia😊😊...that dip in the sea afterwards has NEVER felt so amazing! pacing was...

Graduation run done,as I promised myself, on a long and lovely beach in Andaluci...

Annacadsden

Graduate•8 years ago

22 Replies

Oh so oooo close!

Post graduation run 1. Very hot in the gym. Aim was to hit the magic 5k but not yet! Managed a very sticky and sweaty 30 mins and ran 4.68k. Very close now x...

Post graduation run 1. Very hot in the gym. Aim was to hit the magic 5k but not ...

TheHack

Graduate•8 years ago

5 Replies

Wk6 done

Enough said....

Tombenoly

Graduate•8 years ago

6 Replies

Defeated by the heat!

After four days of no running, I went for my first post-grad run today. Once again I missed my local parkrun, so I decided to do the course on my own today -...

After four days of no running, I went for my first post-grad run today. Once aga...

Katie204

Graduate•8 years ago

19 Replies

Sped up... to 16450kph!

Either I've taken on superpowers or I had an app malfunction this morning. I wanted to see if my shiny new watch and Mapmyrun agree. They didn't this morning....

Either I've taken on superpowers or I had an app malfunction this morning. I wa...

Digger74

Graduate•8 years ago

5 Replies

W4R2&3 ...... In Shock

Well i just don't know what to say, think I'm in shock, needed to go to the shop this morning so thought why not run its about 2 1/2 miles away and was due to...

Well i just don't know what to say, think I'm in shock, needed to go to the shop...

Clawmum

Graduate•8 years ago

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So Horribly Slow!

Ran my first 5K in 51:00. Pace of 16:30. I'm old. I'm slow. I lost 80 pounds over the past year so I'm a healthy weight but for all of that, I still don't seem...

Ran my first 5K in 51:00. Pace of 16:30. I'm old. I'm slow. I lost 80 pounds ove...

invirginia

•8 years ago

20 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for June 2016

Ramadhan Starts tomorrow! What do I do? :/ HELP please!.

week 7, really ! (run 1)

A 28 minute 5k

W6R2....3?

Yay! Yay! bye bye Laura!

Pixie alert

Sorry for the late post - parkrun, carnival and great run local

Whoops! 😂😂😂

Feeling Inspired

I am running for....... Quest Week 1 - Feel free to join.

Injured! Learning the hard way.

W8R1 - new landmark

Week 5 Run 1

Stepping Stones

W5R1 done

Postgrad 5K yay

Blenheim Triathlon

Ready To Start Again

Week 1 done week 2 started

W6r1

A day late!

Oh dear I have a confession....

I signed up for a 5 km Zombie Run

Whoop woop!!

Oh so oooo close!

Wk6 done

Defeated by the heat!

Sped up... to 16450kph!

W4R2&3 ...... In Shock

So Horribly Slow!

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