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Week 9 Run 2 - Push the button....

Knowing what my work week looks like this week, I made sure I got out this afternoon to go a step further than ever before..... when I started this originally...

Knowing what my work week looks like this week, I made sure I got out this after...

AlbertRoss

Graduate•8 years ago

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I did it w9r3

Hi all beautiful day out but windy out there, cold to start and didn't get my rhythm until about 2km. I really felt I was plodding along so slowly although I...

Hi all beautiful day out but windy out there, cold to start and didn't get my rh...

Cuig1975

•8 years ago

33 Replies

NHS C25k forum virtual team Christmas Parkrun update 1:😃🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼

Dear all Following on from my earlier post, we now have around two dozen forum members who will run their local Parkrun on Christmas Eve, as part of the forum...

Dear all Following on from my earlier post, we now have around two dozen forum m...

Millsie-J

Graduate•8 years ago

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Post graduate run and nothing since...Help

So after an amazing post grad run I came down with a raging kidney infection and have been in hospital for three days. Still in bed recovering on antibiotics...

So after an amazing post grad run I came down with a raging kidney infection and...

Genesys1

Graduate•8 years ago

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Park Run - Encouraged by you all!

Thank you everyone for your encouragement it makes a difference and I will definitely register.

Thank you everyone for your encouragement it makes a difference and I will defin...

scrumpingapples

•8 years ago

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Plucking Up Courage

I meant to say on my last post that I am now plucking up courage to register with park run but worried about finishing last or that everyone may have gone home...

I meant to say on my last post that I am now plucking up courage to register wit...

scrumpingapples

•8 years ago

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W10R2 Bridge to 10k - oooh! Garmin message pops up "You're moving more for a typical Tuesday!"

Sorry, but that just made me laugh. I have just come back from my glorious morning run. I will attempt to add montage of my shoes later. Having picked up the...

Sorry, but that just made me laugh. I have just come back from my glorious morni...

Flossie22

Graduate•8 years ago

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Snail's Pace to 5k

I began the regime 9 weeks ago and have completed week 9 run one today. I have always taken it very slowly allowing a few seconds burst of energy at the...

I began the regime 9 weeks ago and have completed week 9 run one today. I have a...

scrumpingapples

•8 years ago

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I'm back .... well sort of!!!

Thanks to all the really up-beat encouragement on this blog I'm back. I started the C25K a little while back, stopped because I found it frankly too hard for...

Thanks to all the really up-beat encouragement on this blog I'm back. I started...

davidhwynn

Graduate•8 years ago

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Dog bed to 5K?

Here's a couple of questions for all the people who run with their dog - did you have some kind of training programme to get them used to running with you, do...

Here's a couple of questions for all the people who run with their dog - did you...

achievingit

Graduate•8 years ago

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Completed

Completed W9R3 really pleased with my achievment , never been a natural runner, played football most of my life still involved in coaching children, go to...

Completed W9R3 really pleased with my achievment , never been a natural runner, ...

morgspembs

Graduate•8 years ago

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Anyone up for some advent running?

We love to run. We also love the end of year festivities; mulled wine, mince pies, work parties, good will to all mankind (and womankind, natch) and all that...

We love to run. We also love the end of year festivities; mulled wine, mince pie...

Hidden

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Wk6 run2

Ran too fast on the first 10 mins had to run through a stitch which I managed to do! amazing how quickly you can recover at this stage - second 10mins took a...

Ran too fast on the first 10 mins had to run through a stitch which I managed to...

Jamseeboy

•8 years ago

3 Replies

No Such Thing As Bad Weather.....

......just the wrong clothes. Today I didn't bother with running gear but donned my wet suit instead. The rain was beating against the windows when I got out...

......just the wrong clothes. Today I didn't bother with running gear but donned...

NIGHTINGALE1

Graduate•8 years ago

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First night run and first proper running shoes!

Long day of meetings on campus. Done by 4.30pm. So went into Decathlon in town to buy my first proper set of running stuffs, got back to my hotel, had a nap...

Long day of meetings on campus. Done by 4.30pm. So went into Decathlon in town ...

Hidden

•8 years ago

6 Replies

New here....my story so far

In April this year, I did my local Parkrun. It took over an hour and I did wonder if something wasn't right. In July, I had a collapsed lung, which led to lung...

In April this year, I did my local Parkrun. It took over an hour and I did wonde...

twolungs

•8 years ago

11 Replies

So that's what Technical means...

Just to be clear, the beginners group I run with is a Canicross beginners group. For those of you who don't know, Canicross is where you run with a dog (or...

Just to be clear, the beginners group I run with is a Canicross beginners group....

Maddee_6333

Graduate•8 years ago

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Day 1

Completed day 1 of couch to 5k with run 1. Was so excited but it was difficult. Found my self struggling, but thoroughly enjoyed being outside at night time....

Completed day 1 of couch to 5k with run 1. Was so excited but it was difficult. ...

EmilyRoberts

•8 years ago

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Starving!!!

The day of my run... the day after my run... I'm insatiable. I know the rhetoric... make healthy choices - but you can even have too much of the healthy...

The day of my run... the day after my run... I'm insatiable. I know the rhetori...

RuNananana

Graduate•8 years ago

17 Replies

Sports massage

Well tonight I have had my first ever sports massage . yes that's right sports ! Who would ever have thought I would be in that category . Any way I can...

Well tonight I have had my first ever sports massage . yes that's right sports ...

Mollydex

Graduate•8 years ago

1 Reply

Week 8 completed!

I have just completed my 3rd run of week 8 and found it much better than my last run. The weather wasn't great.. strong cross winds from the sea again and got...

I have just completed my 3rd run of week 8 and found it much better than my last...

debze

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 9 run 3 complete

Week 9 run 3 complete. I've done it, sore back or not. My message to all still in the program, stay with it and every time the gremlins tell you to quit, run...

Week 9 run 3 complete. I've done it, sore back or not. My message to all still i...

Geord68

Graduate•8 years ago

13 Replies

Poppy Run medal has arrived 🏃❤

My first medal ever for running......

Scruffy64

Graduate•8 years ago

26 Replies

The goose is getting fit xmas quest week 1 🎄🎄🎄🕊- feel free to join.

Welcome to the Xmas quest 🎄🎄🎄 This is my first quest as team admin so I'm really excited to be doing this with you all 🙂. Please feel free to join if...

Welcome to the Xmas quest 🎄🎄🎄 This is my first quest as team admin so I'm rea...

ju-ju-

Graduate•8 years ago

105 Replies

W9R3. I did it. And if I can, you can. Very happy!

Very, very happy. Totally stoked. Oh sure, I have plenty of room for improvement, and it's still hard work, but look how far I've come. 9ish weeks isn't really...

Very, very happy. Totally stoked. Oh sure, I have plenty of room for improvement...

Hidden

•8 years ago

19 Replies

W9R2 completed!

Hey guys/gals, Blimey, what a run that was today! :o Once again I wasn't really looking forward to it, but having already taken my 2 rest days I couldn't put...

Hey guys/gals, Blimey, what a run that was today! :o Once again I wasn't really ...

Lee337

Graduate•8 years ago

41 Replies

First Wet One

I've been really lucky so far, as all my runs have been in relatively dry weather. I meant to get up early this morning so that I could run first thing, but...

I've been really lucky so far, as all my runs have been in relatively dry weathe...

Razouski

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Calf strain

Managed to get to week9 without injury, then bam! Calf strain on first run, I'm soooooo frustrated, Rice'd, rested 3 days and trying to be sensible, although...

Managed to get to week9 without injury, then bam! Calf strain on first run, I'm ...

Annty

•8 years ago

18 Replies

Wk 5 blip

Hi everyone. I need some advice. I completed week 4 of C25K, all okay. Then got as far as day 3 of week 5 (20 min run) and haven't been able to crack this....

Hi everyone. I need some advice. I completed week 4 of C25K, all okay. Then g...

hopefulrunner

•8 years ago

11 Replies

Graduate running sessions a week

For those who have graduated but are not on a programme, how many times a week do you get out running? I sometimes struggle with three long working days with...

For those who have graduated but are not on a programme, how many times a week d...

Hidden

•8 years ago

17 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for November 2016

Week 9 Run 2 - Push the button....

I did it w9r3

NHS C25k forum virtual team Christmas Parkrun update 1:😃🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼

Post graduate run and nothing since...Help

Park Run - Encouraged by you all!

Plucking Up Courage

W10R2 Bridge to 10k - oooh! Garmin message pops up "You're moving more for a typical Tuesday!"

Snail's Pace to 5k

I'm back .... well sort of!!!

Dog bed to 5K?

Completed

Anyone up for some advent running?

Wk6 run2

No Such Thing As Bad Weather.....

First night run and first proper running shoes!

New here....my story so far

So that's what Technical means...

Day 1

Starving!!!

Sports massage

Week 8 completed!

Week 9 run 3 complete

Poppy Run medal has arrived 🏃❤

The goose is getting fit xmas quest week 1 🎄🎄🎄🕊- feel free to join.

W9R3. I did it. And if I can, you can. Very happy!

W9R2 completed!

First Wet One

Calf strain

Wk 5 blip

Graduate running sessions a week

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