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Run 2 week 2

Hi All Never posted before, just done week 2 run 2. After a false start yesterday I managed to do it ! Happy days 😂

Hi All Never posted before, just done week 2 run 2. After a false start yester...

SueH28

•7 years ago

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W2R2

Completed second run of week 2 and feeling tired 😴 Blazing sun and running = not a good mix Not sure if it's the heat or just me but I think today is one of...

Completed second run of week 2 and feeling tired 😴 Blazing sun and running = no...

ScarletWitch97

•7 years ago

1 Reply

W4R1 - man that hurt!!

That's quiet a jump from Week 3!!!!

Penny321

•7 years ago

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The great unknown !

Well just been out for wk 5 run 2 and you know what ? I did it , felt good even if I now resemble a tomato cos of heat !! So proud , dodgy knee coming ok , I...

Well just been out for wk 5 run 2 and you know what ? I did it , felt good even ...

Baz62

Graduate•7 years ago

1 Reply

WK7 R2

Just done run 2 of week 7 and found it so hard. I could have easily of stopped on this run but I think determination got me through and you lovely people who...

Just done run 2 of week 7 and found it so hard. I could have easily of stopped ...

Mitzie71

Graduate•7 years ago

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Stretching?

Hi everyone i am about to do w2r2 tomorrow and was just wondering about stretching. In my previous runs i have not done any stretching at all. When should i...

Hi everyone i am about to do w2r2 tomorrow and was just wondering about stretchi...

Cw1888

•7 years ago

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Hot hot hot

Just finished W3R2 8mins is a big jump from 5min but I did it 1st 8mins was great found it good but 2nd was tougher sun was in my face the whole time and it...

Just finished W3R2 8mins is a big jump from 5min but I did it 1st 8mins was grea...

Aliarm

•7 years ago

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Armband or waistpack?

I bought a cheap armband and it didn't work. It wasn't very touch sensitive and awkward to wear. What does anyone suggest? Only need to carry phone and keys....

I bought a cheap armband and it didn't work. It wasn't very touch sensitive and ...

LizH2

•7 years ago

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Yipee! W6R2 in the bag!

I have just come home after my 2nd run of week 6 on the plan. It was a lovely run in gorgeous sunshine, 25C, warm and lovely, unusual in Ireland. That's the...

I have just come home after my 2nd run of week 6 on the plan. It was a lovely ru...

damienair

Graduate•7 years ago

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Second run, much better! (WK1, R2)

Thank you for all your support and advice. Was absolutely dreading this mornings run but slowing it down made it so much easier! The running part flew by...

Thank you for all your support and advice. Was absolutely dreading this mornings...

anniibee

•7 years ago

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Bunked off work in my lunch break.....

..... Well not exactly, but was working from home so took an extra long lunch to do my run. Can't say I'm a big fan of lunchtime runs, think I prefer evenings...

..... Well not exactly, but was working from home so took an extra long lunch to...

SueKen

Graduate•7 years ago

1 Reply

That's a struggle

Ouch that hurt the calf and shin muscles especially in the heat of the centre of cardiff 23 degrees maybe not my best idea to complete w5r2 🙈 home now to...

Ouch that hurt the calf and shin muscles especially in the heat of the centre of...

neillewis2017

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Lovely view

Second run done ✅ around this lake this evening

Chesiann

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Newbie - W1D1

Hello! I'm starting W1D1 after work this evening :) This is all very new for me. I've never done any exercise before/ been a member of the gym. I'm hoping I...

Hello! I'm starting W1D1 after work this evening :) This is all very new for me....

Hidden

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Health benefits of moderate to slow pace running 3x a week.

Found a reference on LIVESCIENCE to a Danish study (2015) on the health benefits of moderate running 3 times a week - thought others may be interested. Here is...

Found a reference on LIVESCIENCE to a Danish study (2015) on the health benefits...

alpacagirl

Graduate•7 years ago

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W5R3 was great, and to think I dreaded it...

Things started out funky as I'd forgotten my stretches, so I paused at the end of the warm up to stretch against a helpful tree. My personal trainer is sort...

Things started out funky as I'd forgotten my stretches, so I paused at the end o...

jaybro28

Graduate•7 years ago

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Heart rate observation

I have just bought a miband pulse (like a Fitbit but budget) and have set it to vibrate when my heart rate exceeds a certain level. At the start of my run my...

I have just bought a miband pulse (like a Fitbit but budget) and have set it to ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Just started - after Chiropodist fixed my feet

Me - after W1 R2. Surprisingly not too beetroot coloured! Just this morning had my feet sorted out by an excellent chiropodist. My wife always nagged me that...

Me - after W1 R2. Surprisingly not too beetroot coloured! Just this morning had...

iain-strachan

Graduate•7 years ago

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What do you carry your phone etc in while running?

Hi All I'm wondering what other folk use to carry their stuff in while running and could use some suggestions. I need to have my phone, keys and inhaler...

Hi All I'm wondering what other folk use to carry their stuff in while running ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Week 5 run 2 and gutted

Well week 5 run 2 and I failed!!! Achieved the first 8minute run then the 5min walk then got 6 1/2 minutes into second 8minute run and I had to walk for...

Well week 5 run 2 and I failed!!! Achieved the first 8minute run then the 5min ...

Julesh15

Graduate•7 years ago

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C25K & nutrition

To lose some weight before giving c25k another bash, I adopted a low carb diet and the carbs I did eat came from veg. I felt amazing, lost 2 stone, had...

To lose some weight before giving c25k another bash, I adopted a low carb diet a...

Aimeexdx

•7 years ago

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W5 D2

This one felt easier than W5 D1, I don't like stopping and starting really. I am not being critical of the couch25K. Its a great plan even though I am not...

This one felt easier than W5 D1, I don't like stopping and starting really. I am...

DawnRun

•7 years ago

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So ladies, what shorts do you shake your booty in?

I am looking at getting running shorts and shocking the nation with my short white sticks! So what shorts do you shake your booty in? There are tight shorts of...

I am looking at getting running shorts and shocking the nation with my short whi...

Hidden

•7 years ago

28 Replies

Greetings

Greetings from lanzarote. Actually put my trainers on this morning and went out to do the programme w4r2. Was humid and found it hard but 3 days on a sunbed...

Greetings from lanzarote. Actually put my trainers on this morning and went out ...

mandy17william

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Overweight & running

I'm 5 stone overweight and I suffer with sciatica down my left hip/leg. I've been been having a personal training for last 5 month twice a week to help me with...

I'm 5 stone overweight and I suffer with sciatica down my left hip/leg. I've bee...

Ptfeclare

•7 years ago

4 Replies

W1R2

Hi, I used to try running myself but would find my self walking most the time without much motivation. This app has me more motivated, I have only done 2 runs...

Hi, I used to try running myself but would find my self walking most the time wi...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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looks like i will be outdoor running !!!!! w8r2 a tale of calamity and a sore bottom

w8r2 , firstly i forgot i was on week 8 for some reason thought i was 7 and had to check myself ! then the first 12 mins as usual were hard gremlins pecking...

w8r2 , firstly i forgot i was on week 8 for some reason thought i was 7 and had ...

secksy34

Graduate•7 years ago

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W1r2 nailed!!

I felt raring to go today! On our run we found a nice route round the local lake - decided we would do that route for r3 too. Felt a bit intimidated by two...

I felt raring to go today! On our run we found a nice route round the local lake...

dolphin84

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Week 6 run 1

Hi everyone After a long time I decide to give the programme a go. I'm on week 6 run1, my question is do I run each run 3 times? I hope I'm doing right . I'm...

Hi everyone After a long time I decide to give the programme a go. I'm on week 6...

Nanda-

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Advice please (again)

Hi all I'm in need of some advice, i am about to go on placement for 8 weeks which involves 3 12 hour shifts day or night a week. Ive seen my rota and all 3...

Hi all I'm in need of some advice, i am about to go on placement for 8 weeks wh...

Minnielala

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2017

Run 2 week 2

W2R2

W4R1 - man that hurt!!

The great unknown !

WK7 R2

Stretching?

Hot hot hot

Armband or waistpack?

Yipee! W6R2 in the bag!

Second run, much better! (WK1, R2)

Bunked off work in my lunch break.....

That's a struggle

Lovely view

Newbie - W1D1

Health benefits of moderate to slow pace running 3x a week.

W5R3 was great, and to think I dreaded it...

Heart rate observation

Just started - after Chiropodist fixed my feet

What do you carry your phone etc in while running?

Week 5 run 2 and gutted

C25K & nutrition

W5 D2

So ladies, what shorts do you shake your booty in?

Greetings

Overweight & running

W1R2

looks like i will be outdoor running !!!!! w8r2 a tale of calamity and a sore bottom

W1r2 nailed!!

Week 6 run 1

Advice please (again)

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