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😱 only gone and done it !!

Well am so darn chuffed , from being complete non runner with a knee that had serious damage to it so on crutches at time to someone who has lost some chunk...

Well am so darn chuffed , from being complete non runner with a knee that had se...

Baz62

Graduate•7 years ago

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week 5 run 1

completed the first run of week 5 this morning, had a few issues though, the main problem was that my CT5K app keeps stopping for some reason, so what should...

completed the first run of week 5 this morning, had a few issues though, the mai...

Matlins

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 7 in the bag !

I still haven't got my head round how ones days running can be so different to another! W7R1 I managed the 25 minutes - just ! W7R2 I felt I had it mastered....

I still haven't got my head round how ones days running can be so different to a...

EleanorL

Graduate•7 years ago

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Another goal achieved today

Well the treadmill read 7.5 Km to be honest the watch really is optimistic lol. But I guess it calculates my height and weight where the treadmill does not....

Well the treadmill read 7.5 Km to be honest the watch really is optimistic lol. ...

Rickne

Graduate•7 years ago

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Emotional

W4 R2. Awful weather, away from home so had to buy a running jacket. Really good investment. Anyway with the weather and the fact I really didn't want to run...

W4 R2. Awful weather, away from home so had to buy a running jacket. Really good...

Malc73

Graduate•7 years ago

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A couple of PBs. Back trouble. New shoes. Training my fiance'!

Slow on my posts due to being out of State and out of my familiar environment and routine. Ran a mile and a half on Wednesday June 21st at an increased pace,...

Slow on my posts due to being out of State and out of my familiar environment an...

gdcgray

Graduate•7 years ago

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Hoping to complete after two fails...

So overweight 57 yr old male is back out pounding the pavement again... third attempt at C25K. First one last year was curtailed due to not obeying the first...

So overweight 57 yr old male is back out pounding the pavement again... third at...

grazoid

•7 years ago

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First run without Laura, yikes!

Tomorrow will be my first run since graduation, what will I do without Laura running with me? Any tips for getting up to 5k?

Tomorrow will be my first run since graduation, what will I do without Laura run...

T1gger

Graduate•7 years ago

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W5R2 Sports bra malfunction!

Unfortunately hubby was away today - managed to get my v tight sports bra on but as I'm not houdini couldn't fasten the second hook and eye strap which makes...

Unfortunately hubby was away today - managed to get my v tight sports bra on but...

Catherinel14secondtimearound

•7 years ago

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Getting my mojo back.

A week or so back I was over the moon, couldn't wait to share my success, - my running app showed I'ld run 5k in under 30 minutes. Amazing but what I was...

A week or so back I was over the moon, couldn't wait to share my success, - my ...

Skipper21

Graduate•7 years ago

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Third Time Lucky

And so, after nearly 10 months since I started CT5K and no less than 58 runs and months of downtime due to various injuries, I have FINALLY completed week...

And so, after nearly 10 months since I started CT5K and no less than 58 runs and...

mrrun

Graduate•7 years ago

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W9R3 I did it!!

Wow, 9 weeks ago I was nearly throwing up at the end of the 1 minute runs and today as it was the last run of the programme I really wanted to achieve the 5k....

Wow, 9 weeks ago I was nearly throwing up at the end of the 1 minute runs and to...

A-LS

Graduate•7 years ago

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Truth time

A beautiful start to my run (week 8,run3) although it's deceptively hilly. I decided to see how far I actually run in 28 minutes as I had estimated 4.5 k....

A beautiful start to my run (week 8,run3) although it's deceptively hilly. I dec...

Jcab

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 6 run 3 ✅

Well I ran for 25 mins. Yey me. However, I ran at a slow jog of 4mph. 4.5mph for the last 5 minutes. Obviously I didn't near 5k. What sort of speeds are first...

Well I ran for 25 mins. Yey me. However, I ran at a slow jog of 4mph. 4.5mph for...

VTurner

•7 years ago

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Week 1 Run 2 - Thank Heavens for Thunderstorms

So it screamed, howled, banged, flashed and poured with rain last night, but that dropped the temperature by about 5 degrees this morning. So I went for a...

So it screamed, howled, banged, flashed and poured with rain last night, but tha...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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W9r2

Had to force myself out last night wasn't feeling it at all and it reflected on my run. It was a miserable evening and I nearly chocked on my first sip of my...

Had to force myself out last night wasn't feeling it at all and it reflected on...

Stampy74

Graduate•7 years ago

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Out of my comfort(?) zone(ish)....

I won't dissolve if I'm exposed to water but the torrential downpour of Wednesday 28th June forced me to postpone my scheduled 5:20am run and replace it with a...

I won't dissolve if I'm exposed to water but the torrential downpour of Wednesda...

lardofale

Graduate•7 years ago

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First ever post. Who would have thought???

Back in May, when I did my first run, I logged onto here for the first time and read through the posts. There was a long thread about week 5 run 2 and how...

Back in May, when I did my first run, I logged onto here for the first time and ...

DottyHull55

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 4 run 1 - feeling pleased with myself!

I can't believe I just ran for 16 minutes in total in that session! And I feel better at the end than I did in week 1! I know everyone is saying over and...

I can't believe I just ran for 16 minutes in total in that session! And I feel b...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Week 4 Run 2

Well manage to do the run outside before the rain came 😀 have to say running outside after the treadmill last time is so much harder! Really struggled on the...

Well manage to do the run outside before the rain came 😀 have to say running ou...

Paullyon

•7 years ago

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Week 2 r2

Just finished my run. I have just realised that my app doesn't record my distance. What do others do, previous apps record the run automatically but I want to...

Just finished my run. I have just realised that my app doesn't record my distanc...

Gillx028

•7 years ago

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W7R3 in the bag and a query!

Unbelievably I have now completed week 7. I can't quite believe it. Even more amazingly, I am loving running now even though I am still pretty slow and 5k is a...

Unbelievably I have now completed week 7. I can't quite believe it. Even more am...

Bigfatsal

Graduate•7 years ago

23 Replies

Week 5 nerves

I ended up repeating week 4 but managed now to complete it 3 times successfully - any words of wisdom for next week please? I'm sure it has been answered 1000...

I ended up repeating week 4 but managed now to complete it 3 times successfully ...

Lou1981

•7 years ago

22 Replies

No run

Went to the gym this evening for my W4R2 and all the treadmills were in use😭😭😭. Settled for the Elliptical instead.

Went to the gym this evening for my W4R2 and all the treadmills were in use😭😭�...

Freetown2012

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Starting out with asthma

Hi everyone, I have been looking into doing couch to 5k as I feel unhealthy & finding it hard to lose the baby weight from the birth of my wee boy last year. I...

Hi everyone, I have been looking into doing couch to 5k as I feel unhealthy & fi...

Dee351982

•7 years ago

17 Replies

Graduated and not sure whether to progress...

I graduated about 3 weeks ago. Still a slow, fat mum- 2 1/2 stone down on before... I still run hidden away- early or late, in black. My best time is 36 mins...

I graduated about 3 weeks ago. Still a slow, fat mum- 2 1/2 stone down on befo...

KLHg

Graduate•7 years ago

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Soft or 'ard

Well i started from scratch after 40 years of chain smoking and binge eating. Got up to w2r2 and was loving the challenge, i even got up one Sunday and was out...

Well i started from scratch after 40 years of chain smoking and binge eating. Go...

joblueeyes63

•7 years ago

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I did it, really did it! Programme completed today 😊

Have just finished my last run! Can't believe I'm actually writing this, 35 minutes running without stopping and am so chuffed I feel weepy 😊. I did get a...

Have just finished my last run! Can't believe I'm actually writing this, 35 minu...

Janeeshaw

Graduate•7 years ago

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The beggining

Hi there, Not really sure how this all works but oh well! I am very unfit, overweight and want to change my life. May seem small to some but i was doing no...

Hi there, Not really sure how this all works but oh well! I am very unfit, overw...

Rebecca7913

•7 years ago

49 Replies

Weight target

Just posted on facebook, sorry about showing off, but I hit my weight target and theres a graph! Since I hit my target weight yesterday I thought I'd show off...

Just posted on facebook, sorry about showing off, but I hit my weight target and...

Kallyfudge

Graduate•7 years ago

15 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for June 2017

😱 only gone and done it !!

week 5 run 1

Week 7 in the bag !

Another goal achieved today

Emotional

A couple of PBs. Back trouble. New shoes. Training my fiance'!

Hoping to complete after two fails...

First run without Laura, yikes!

W5R2 Sports bra malfunction!

Getting my mojo back.

Third Time Lucky

W9R3 I did it!!

Truth time

Week 6 run 3 ✅

Week 1 Run 2 - Thank Heavens for Thunderstorms

W9r2

Out of my comfort(?) zone(ish)....

First ever post. Who would have thought???

Week 4 run 1 - feeling pleased with myself!

Week 4 Run 2

Week 2 r2

W7R3 in the bag and a query!

Week 5 nerves

No run

Starting out with asthma

Graduated and not sure whether to progress...

Soft or 'ard

I did it, really did it! Programme completed today 😊

The beggining

Weight target

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