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How to measure my distance??

Pelican here. I'm on Wk 8 and all is going well. I'd like to see how far I run during my runs. Can phones do that? Is there an app? I'm not too hot on the...

Pelican here. I'm on Wk 8 and all is going well. I'd like to see how far I run d...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Back of the net ... W3R2

It was easier than I thought it would be, was a bit apprehensive if I'm being honest, wasn't looking forward to the 2nd 3 minute run, but I got through it,...

It was easier than I thought it would be, was a bit apprehensive if I'm being ho...

Christene

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 1 completed - amazing

I am new here and can't believe I have completed W1R3! I suffer with lower back pain due to bulging discs and sciatica. I am also quite overweight and pushing...

I am new here and can't believe I have completed W1R3! I suffer with lower back ...

Mini58

•7 years ago

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Wk6 R1

Achieved again. Quite chilly this evening. Felt a bit faster. Looking forward to R2.

Achieved again. Quite chilly this evening. Felt a bit faster. Looking forward to...

Fenellawny

Graduate•7 years ago

1 Reply

Warm up and cool down exercises

Hi, I have read a few posts talking about exercises before and after runs. If you do the warm up and cool down walk do you need to do exercises? I'm only in...

Hi, I have read a few posts talking about exercises before and after runs. If yo...

Cornet-Carolyn

Graduate•7 years ago

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Aching hip

Hi, I haven't posted before but enjoy reading all the other posts for motivation 😊 I have tried to run in the past but gave up very quickly because my hip...

Hi, I haven't posted before but enjoy reading all the other posts for motivation...

DebbieWB

•7 years ago

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Week 8, run 2.. I can't believe it!

I really can't believe I've made it this far, I have stuck to the program and completed every run without fail which I never thought I'd do. Yesterday I did...

I really can't believe I've made it this far, I have stuck to the program and co...

Cjcairns

•7 years ago

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Wk 4 complete

Completed wk4 just can anyone tell me why the top of my feet hurt so much laces are loose shoes aren't tight what am I doing so wrong because I nearly stopped...

Completed wk4 just can anyone tell me why the top of my feet hurt so much laces ...

joanneelaine75

•7 years ago

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Week 3 run 3

Just finished week 3 run 3 and I'm really enjoying it which is something I never thought I would say! Only problem is my shins have really started to hurt...

Just finished week 3 run 3 and I'm really enjoying it which is something I never...

Kezzers11

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Keeping fit for older persons

I am 71 years of age, I don't consider myself as 'old' I think of myself as ' young at heart'. I have lived a healthy lifestyle up to now, I like cycling,...

I am 71 years of age, I don't consider myself as 'old' I think of myself as ' yo...

AlMorr

Ambassador•7 years ago

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Week 4 run 2

Stressful day today, so was actually keen for tonight. Kept it really slow, but completed successfully. A tiny bit wheezy tonight - but seemed to recover ok....

Stressful day today, so was actually keen for tonight. Kept it really slow, but ...

Ashleev

Graduate•7 years ago

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So pleased I started

I'm only onto week three but so looking forward to hooking up with Jo Wiley in the morning! I'm surprising myself. I've not run for a number of years, every...

I'm only onto week three but so looking forward to hooking up with Jo Wiley in t...

SkinnedKnees

•7 years ago

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Wk1 Complete 😝

Well I did it.... I managed to complete my first week of C25K and I feel amazing! When I started off tonight on my run my legs felt slightly achy and I wasn't...

Well I did it.... I managed to complete my first week of C25K and I feel amazing...

LauraTurtle

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 7 run 1: hardest run yet!

I haven't posted a great deal on here (reason:I hate typing on my phone 😂) but boy oh boy I struggled on tonight's run. It seems crazy when I think that I did...

I haven't posted a great deal on here (reason:I hate typing on my phone 😂) but ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Aches...

W2R1 done and although I found the first run a bit difficult, it was better than I thought it was going to be! Just one thing - my adductor muscles ache now,...

W2R1 done and although I found the first run a bit difficult, it was better than...

Claires_Runs

•7 years ago

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Running club

So I just did week 1 run 3 and decided to take a different route - I found all the other runners out! I feel part of the club and I'm quite chuffed to be part...

So I just did week 1 run 3 and decided to take a different route - I found all t...

Mumof2lauralou

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Some advice please

I'm off to Greece next week and am due to run W8 runs 2&3 and W9 run 1. Thanks to the shocking summer we've had, I've never experienced running in heat. Does...

I'm off to Greece next week and am due to run W8 runs 2&3 and W9 run 1. Thanks t...

Ssacha

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3 complete

Wasn't in any doubt lol Took it Steady, we'll sort of. Don't get distracted by time just run.

Wasn't in any doubt lol Took it Steady, we'll sort of. Don't get distracted by ...

Geord68

Graduate•7 years ago

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Be proud of yourselves

This is ... important :) If the text is unclear: "Don't wait until you've reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take towards...

This is ... important :) If the text is unclear: "Don't wait until you've reache...

icklegui

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 5 Run 2

Done and felt ok . Big run next 20min OMG 🙈🙈🙈🙈

Mikemelly

•7 years ago

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Week 4 Run 2 - outrun by a sausage dog

Man, I'm really not enjoying week 4! I'm not a fan of podcasts or apps, and prefer a more 'analog' approach to timing, which can provide its own complications...

Man, I'm really not enjoying week 4! I'm not a fan of podcasts or apps, and pref...

Hoopylady

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Week 8 run 1🙃!!

Wow I really enjoyed this evening's run!! 😁😁!! Can you tell?! Drove back from a conference in Stratford just in time to head out before it got too late (to...

Wow I really enjoyed this evening's run!! 😁😁!! Can you tell?! Drove back from...

LouIselsqy

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 5 ... well am I in for a shock!

So I start W5R1 secretly massively proud of myself, this is the third time starting the app and I've never got past week three before so to be doing the 5...

So I start W5R1 secretly massively proud of myself, this is the third time start...

Wingie

Graduate•7 years ago

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WEEK 1 DONE!!! YAY ME

well i got through a week. todays went well considering im full of cold. even managed another 3 reps ontop of the run. comin off the cigarettes too. 40 smokes...

well i got through a week. todays went well considering im full of cold. even ma...

liamscottbell

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Feeling Awesome

Wk4 R1 and this seriously out of condition 47 year old ran continously for 5 minutes TWICE! (Not to mention the two lots of 3 minutes). Which means in the 30...

Wk4 R1 and this seriously out of condition 47 year old ran continously for 5 min...

DebJogsOn

Graduate•7 years ago

17 Replies

Wk 2 run 1. YES!!!

Woohoo!!! First run of week 2 is DONE!!! I had to pause a couple of times down to pain in my feet (terrible feet, bad foot genes) but I just can't afford new...

Woohoo!!! First run of week 2 is DONE!!! I had to pause a couple of times down t...

Cazzy__G

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Week 3 complete, good run today 😄

I have a bag. Week 3 is in it, yay!!! Despite the fact that I had come from work, despite the fact that I twisted my ankle during the warm up (silly!) I...

I have a bag. Week 3 is in it, yay!!! Despite the fact that I had come from wo...

Hidden

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Wk 9 arghhhh!!

Fist run of wk 9 done ✅ one happy lady!! This time next week I should be a graduate 👨‍🎓 🤞🤞🤞

Fist run of wk 9 done ✅ one happy lady!! This time next week I should be a gradu...

Polly2810

Graduate•7 years ago

25 Replies

Miss Millican has gone doolally

Just back from my Week 6 Run 2. My app went a bit wrong as one second Sarah was saying hello then she was jumping straight into the run and the next I was half...

Just back from my Week 6 Run 2. My app went a bit wrong as one second Sarah was ...

J9_54

Graduate•7 years ago

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Naughty....

So holiday week and week 5 do not work together! I managed the first run but a) Corsican mountains b) wild boar running wild and c) Corsican drivers clearly...

So holiday week and week 5 do not work together! I managed the first run but a) ...

LegalLorna

Graduate•7 years ago

7 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for September 2017

How to measure my distance??

Back of the net ... W3R2

Week 1 completed - amazing

Wk6 R1

Warm up and cool down exercises

Aching hip

Week 8, run 2.. I can't believe it!

Wk 4 complete

Week 3 run 3

Keeping fit for older persons

Week 4 run 2

So pleased I started

Wk1 Complete 😝

Week 7 run 1: hardest run yet!

Aches...

Running club

Some advice please

Week 5 Run 3 complete

Be proud of yourselves

Week 5 Run 2

Week 4 Run 2 - outrun by a sausage dog

Week 8 run 1🙃!!

Week 5 ... well am I in for a shock!

WEEK 1 DONE!!! YAY ME

Feeling Awesome

Wk 2 run 1. YES!!!

Week 3 complete, good run today 😄

Wk 9 arghhhh!!

Miss Millican has gone doolally

Naughty....

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