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W5 R3 - I did it!!

Hello all, I just wanted to thank you all for the advice about taking it slow and believing I can do it. I had your tips in my head as I completed a whole 20...

Hello all, I just wanted to thank you all for the advice about taking it slow an...

LuceCarter1

•7 years ago

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Forced to QUIT! I think! ;(

Hey all I am due to do week 9 run 2 today. I'm so close but I'm suffering slight ankle pain. Outer part of ankle sore and tendons (I think) are really tight at...

Hey all I am due to do week 9 run 2 today. I'm so close but I'm suffering slight...

Abergrad

•7 years ago

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W1R2

Didn't fall through the gate 🤸‍♀️

Debbie698

•7 years ago

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Never thought I'd miss running

Got tonsillitis at the moment, gradually recovering from it after a really rough few days. I've missed doing my runs though, never thought I'd be saying that...

Got tonsillitis at the moment, gradually recovering from it after a really rough...

Mummyb2012

•7 years ago

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WK 2 first run completed with a blister and in the Rain. Elated.

Yesterday despite trying to give myself every reason not to run I went out and did run 1 WK 2. The first thing I noticed was that I may have run too fast in...

Yesterday despite trying to give myself every reason not to run I went out and d...

tfcmagpie

Graduate•7 years ago

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Boom boom - Wk4 : R2 Zippadeedood, haha 😂😂

Was determined to go out after work yesterday evening, regardless of the rain. Trying to get in the habit and applying this method to other areas of my life...

Was determined to go out after work yesterday evening, regardless of the rain. T...

quirkybee

Graduate•7 years ago

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after c2 5k!

I've done the couch to 5k, was a chore though like, still forcing myself to run but once I've finished running I enjoy it. Have been doing the parkrun's they...

I've done the couch to 5k, was a chore though like, still forcing myself to run ...

Roadie985

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 5 run 3 update

Woke up at 05:30 and just decided to go for it. 5 mins - Felt fresh as a daisy 10 mins - Felt good 15 mins - Starting to get tired 20 mins - Dead on my feet...

Woke up at 05:30 and just decided to go for it. 5 mins - Felt fresh as a daisy ...

WhiteJog

Graduate•7 years ago

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Why has it stopped being fun?

So week 1 and 2 I loved it, went through the runs well and enjoyed every minute of it. W3R1 the same. Yesterday I finished W3R3 and had to drag myself...

So week 1 and 2 I loved it, went through the runs well and enjoyed every minute...

Lpj7273

•7 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3 (I thought about quitting before I even tried).

This run was a mental challenge for me. I dreaded it. I knew it would be a set-back. I put it off an extra two days, which added to a lack of momentum. It...

This run was a mental challenge for me. I dreaded it. I knew it would be a set-b...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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I'm new here, about to start!!

In the middle of a New Zealand winter i'm starting my fitness program! Looking forward to getting out in the fresh mornings, evening to start towards my......

In the middle of a New Zealand winter i'm starting my fitness program! Looking ...

Bluestone13

•7 years ago

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Laura

I assume she is part of a pod cast? I currently us the c25k app from Active, but it would be interesting to see how a pod cast works...where do you get them...

I assume she is part of a pod cast? I currently us the c25k app from Active, bu...

PeggyMc

•7 years ago

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Slow, meditative running

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/running-books-jogging-health-science/ I thought this might add to the idea that slow is good. My phone ran out of...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/running-books-jogging-health-science/...

Lauracorin

•7 years ago

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Gutted. Don't think I can continue...

Well I posted a couple of weeks ago about pain behind my left knee and back of my thigh after W7R2. I rested up for several days/a week then tried again...

Well I posted a couple of weeks ago about pain behind my left knee and back of m...

BeaGood

•7 years ago

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What's happened to me #2

So I work for an global charity. I am the FD so sometimes have to go overseas. Might have to go to New York. My first thought? That would be cool I could run...

So I work for an global charity. I am the FD so sometimes have to go overseas. M...

KimLoulou

Graduate•7 years ago

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And I'm done!

W9R3 completed today! Never thought my legs and lungs would make it this far. This program works! Moving on to C25K+

W9R3 completed today! Never thought my legs and lungs would make it this far. Th...

Khakibo

•7 years ago

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Heat too much, had to break it off and walk a bit at the end but still got some PBs

11:48 AM on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Lunch Run 2.6mi, 32:54, 12:39/mi Elevation 197ft Calories 517 Shoes: ASICS ASICS Gel-Cumulus 19 Cumulus (29.0 mi) 1st mi...

11:48 AM on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Lunch Run 2.6mi, 32:54, 12:39/mi Elevation...

gdcgray

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week4 Run3 done! 👍

Week4 done!! In preparation for wk5 run1, today I stepped up my pace and lengthen my stride a bit on all the runs, so my calfs got more of a stretch, it felt...

Week4 done!! In preparation for wk5 run1, today I stepped up my pace and lengthe...

Stan72

•7 years ago

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Knee pain??

Dear All! Help! As a slightly heavier than before - had a baby a year ago - runner - I've started doing c25k after previously completing it but have had to...

Dear All! Help! As a slightly heavier than before - had a baby a year ago - run...

sophie89

•7 years ago

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Week 4 Run 2 with a twist for Millie

When I first signed up to this a month ago (3rd July), I was doing it for me and to lead a good example to my young children. Then 2 weeks in I saw a post from...

When I first signed up to this a month ago (3rd July), I was doing it for me and...

MrsT82

•7 years ago

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Thank you for the virtual support! I've got there!

Hi. Thank you so much to everyone on here (as well as my Dear Husband and Dear Daughter) for all the encouragement over the last few weeks. I did my final run...

Hi. Thank you so much to everyone on here (as well as my Dear Husband and Dear ...

Glistener

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 8 r1, insanely pleased

I set out on the run tonight having decided to use run keeper app with my Spotify music and to run round my local park instead of around the streets. Started...

I set out on the run tonight having decided to use run keeper app with my Spotif...

EuanR

Graduate•7 years ago

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Here I am again......

I HAVE DONE RUN 2!!!!!! OF WEEK 4....Yes, it was hard...yes it's warm...yes I look like a raspberry but I DID IT...there were different people in the park so...

I HAVE DONE RUN 2!!!!!! OF WEEK 4....Yes, it was hard...yes it's warm...yes I lo...

Mummycav

Administrator•7 years ago

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Week 6 run 1

Should have left more than one day after week 5 run 4 (20 minutes) as these legs are sore... running in the rain is fun isn't it everybody!! 🏃🏻👍👌🏻😜not!...

Should have left more than one day after week 5 run 4 (20 minutes) as these legs...

Bloke70

Graduate•7 years ago

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W9R3 - I am a graduate!!!

YAY!!!! I can't believe I actually did it! Thank you all so much for the help over the past 9/10 weeks. I don't think I could have made it without your support...

YAY!!!! I can't believe I actually did it! Thank you all so much for the help ov...

LaurenS91

Graduate•7 years ago

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W6R1 - farthest yet....

Now someone remind me why I thought this week was going to be easier than W5R3? 5:8:5 Jo Whiley tells me - "easy" - yeah right, easy, I mutter to myself...

Now someone remind me why I thought this week was going to be easier than W5R3? ...

ChunkyMonkey

Graduate•7 years ago

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Advice needed

I was suppost to start run one of week 8 last Wednesday and due to a few unexpected events I have not done it . As I am over a week late should I repeat week...

I was suppost to start run one of week 8 last Wednesday and due to a few unexpec...

Karina1976

•7 years ago

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Here I am again......

I HAVE DONE RUN 2!!!!!! Yes, it was hard...yes it's warm...yes I look like a raspberry but I DID IT...there were different people in the park so they all had...

I HAVE DONE RUN 2!!!!!! Yes, it was hard...yes it's warm...yes I look like a ras...

Mummycav

Administrator•7 years ago

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Back on the road

Ho, Oldfloss! I'm a few days later than intended but I went out this evening & ran Wk7D1 again & ran non-stop for 25 minutes. I am absolutely over the moon...

Ho, Oldfloss! I'm a few days later than intended but I went out this evening & ...

Dhiny

•7 years ago

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Week 1 completed!

That's me back from last round week 1 and it felt pretty good in the rain! Feeling positive about week 2 but still can't imagine running any more than a...

That's me back from last round week 1 and it felt pretty good in the rain! Feel...

Kmh1970

•7 years ago

8 Replies

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All posts for August 2017

W5 R3 - I did it!!

Forced to QUIT! I think! ;(

W1R2

Never thought I'd miss running

WK 2 first run completed with a blister and in the Rain. Elated.

Boom boom - Wk4 : R2 Zippadeedood, haha 😂😂

after c2 5k!

Week 5 run 3 update

Why has it stopped being fun?

Week 5 Run 3 (I thought about quitting before I even tried).

I'm new here, about to start!!

Laura

Slow, meditative running

Gutted. Don't think I can continue...

What's happened to me #2

And I'm done!

Heat too much, had to break it off and walk a bit at the end but still got some PBs

Week4 Run3 done! 👍

Knee pain??

Week 4 Run 2 with a twist for Millie

Thank you for the virtual support! I've got there!

Week 8 r1, insanely pleased

Here I am again......

Week 6 run 1

W9R3 - I am a graduate!!!

W6R1 - farthest yet....

Advice needed

Here I am again......

Back on the road

Week 1 completed!

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