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W3 R2 YES...

Although I found this one more difficult than run 1 I put it down to doing a full days work and running later in the day. I prefer to do them in the mornings I...

Although I found this one more difficult than run 1 I put it down to doing a ful...

dozydeb

•7 years ago

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W4 done and I'm still standing!

Not the most pleasant weather conditions for my final run but still enjoyed it thoroughly 😁 Managed to really push it for the final 2 minutes to get a little...

Not the most pleasant weather conditions for my final run but still enjoyed it t...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Wk 6 run 1

Well competed my run today it went lovely it felt so comfortably I was very supprise but really enjoyed it .im a bit out off sorts this wk I’m working quiet...

Well competed my run today it went lovely it felt so comfortably I was very supp...

Marv2312

•7 years ago

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Week 3 of C25K

Hello everyone, I'm brand new to this site. I just finished week 3 of a Couch to 5k program and have been having pain since week 2 in my shins. It doesn't go...

Hello everyone, I'm brand new to this site. I just finished week 3 of a Couch to...

Dangermouse88

•7 years ago

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Week 7 runs 1 and 2 - twingey knee

I can’t believe it - I’ve run for 20 minutes not once but twice! But I’ve now got a twingey knee, maybe because I ran up and down a steep woodland path. Should...

I can’t believe it - I’ve run for 20 minutes not once but twice! But I’ve now go...

Glitzfrau

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Ask at reception

So I know from the posts that quite a few people on here travel with their jobs. Now that I am hooked with this running I tend to look at hotels differently....

So I know from the posts that quite a few people on here travel with their jobs....

GingerBohemian

Graduate•7 years ago

14 Replies

Leggings??

Thoughts please on what you all wear on your legs? I have a problem of keeping anything from rolling down past the Buddha belly and god awful knees that most...

Thoughts please on what you all wear on your legs? I have a problem of keeping a...

Hidden

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Slowed in down!

Thanks for all your words of advice! I slowed my 4K run right down, completed it in 30mins, nice slow pace! Felt like a walk in the park, really enjoyed it!...

Thanks for all your words of advice! I slowed my 4K run right down, completed it...

Lisaloopy9

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 3 complete!!!

Very happy to complete Week 3 and found today's run much easier than run 2, I went out slowly and steadily and increased my pace slightly in the final 3...

Very happy to complete Week 3 and found today's run much easier than run 2, I we...

ChrisAllen1

Graduate•7 years ago

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Wk4 Run 1 done!

I just ran for 5 minutes!!! Me!!! I was begging MJ to tell me the 60 seconds was up in Wk1!! Sorry, but chuffed right now 😂😂

I just ran for 5 minutes!!! Me!!! I was begging MJ to tell me the 60 seconds was...

JB173

•7 years ago

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W1R2 - routes

Hiya, week 1 run 2 is complete and I feel better than I did on my first one! I never know what to do with my routes, I make mind up on the spot and go wherever...

Hiya, week 1 run 2 is complete and I feel better than I did on my first one! I n...

aw1912

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Treadmill - any tips

Hi - new to this site. I'm starting week 4 tonight and am a little nervous - seems like a big step up. I'm running at the gym - not the greatest but with...

Hi - new to this site. I'm starting week 4 tonight and am a little nervous - se...

debsatryer

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Feels like a huge leap

Wk5 R2 completed and I felt good but have got to say R3 sounds like a huge leap to me 😒 Worried my gremlins will reappear...feeling slightly concerned 😟

Wk5 R2 completed and I felt good but have got to say R3 sounds like a huge leap ...

Webby16

Graduate•7 years ago

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It’s the end for me and Sarah!

W5R1 Just dome this. Run Ok but Sarah is now sidelined. Her cheery ‘you’ve only another sixty seconds’ nearly did for me. Thanks Sarah but it’s back to Jo I...

W5R1 Just dome this. Run Ok but Sarah is now sidelined. Her cheery ‘you’ve only ...

revrock

Graduate•7 years ago

17 Replies

Run 2 wk 2 - and even managed to get a friend to join me. 😊

I raved so much to my friend and work colleague that she joined me today. So she’s missed the first 4 runs but she glided along and she says she’ll catch up...

I raved so much to my friend and work colleague that she joined me today. So she...

Hidden

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Past halfway!

Christened the new running shoes on W6R1 today followed by 90 minutes of yoga class. All good! 😊

Christened the new running shoes on W6R1 today followed by 90 minutes of yoga cl...

Renidragas

•7 years ago

5 Replies

R4 Afternoon Play

The afternoon play on Radio 4 today (wednesday) was about running. Will be on iplayer

The afternoon play on Radio 4 today (wednesday) was about running. Will be on i...

Rignold

•7 years ago

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Not fast enough!

Hi All, Week 7 first run - last night, I plodded along and reached 3.37km in 25 mins. I felt I was steady and I’m really finding my pace now and I even picked...

Hi All, Week 7 first run - last night, I plodded along and reached 3.37km in 25 ...

Becky0122

•7 years ago

21 Replies

Finished Week 1 -side effects

Actually enjoyed today's run. I'm nearly 50 and that's not happened before. Long walk home cos I forgot to turn round at the half way point but that was good...

Actually enjoyed today's run. I'm nearly 50 and that's not happened before. Long...

Boaty

•7 years ago

4 Replies

My first post graduate run 🍁🍂

Hello my running family. I bet you thought you'd got rid of me?! Well, sorry, I'm still here and ready tell all about my life after C25K!! First run today...

Hello my running family. I bet you thought you'd got rid of me?! Well, sorry, I'...

Kimchoc08

Graduate•7 years ago

23 Replies

I did it! I graduated!

I did it! I completed my graduation run this morning with Jo Whiley cheering me on! I am so pleased with myself, given that in the early weeks I was rubbish,...

I did it! I completed my graduation run this morning with Jo Whiley cheering me ...

Catwarla

Graduate•7 years ago

16 Replies

W6R1 - Revisited

Last night saw me back in the Gym, plugging away on the treadmill. It was hard, and I expected it to be, I was still recovering from my 5K at the weekend....

Last night saw me back in the Gym, plugging away on the treadmill. It was hard,...

Christene

Graduate•7 years ago

3 Replies

Week 6 run 2 and still going - Keep going. The plan works.

I am so not a morning person but a morning run is far easier than after work. This morning I was up and moving on the second alarm and stepped out in the dark...

I am so not a morning person but a morning run is far easier than after work. T...

LexMis

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Healthy Eating

Now I've made the decision to get fit I'm actually excited about cooking healthy meals! Just hoping I can stay focused xx

Now I've made the decision to get fit I'm actually excited about cooking healthy...

lauren11

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Week 3 distance

Just completed week 3 run 2 does anyone know roughly how many K week 3 is I can't see the distance on my app?

Just completed week 3 run 2 does anyone know roughly how many K week 3 is I can'...

Mrol

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Different Climates

So I finally made it to the park this morning! It's been treadmill for a week due to flooding where I live. The 25 minute runs were going great in an air...

So I finally made it to the park this morning! It's been treadmill for a week du...

Jan-52

Graduate•7 years ago

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W3R3 (in stormy weather)

Met report: air temperature 9°C, rel humidity 71%. Wind 14 m/s (“moderate gale”) => wind chill factor –significant. Well, that went satisfactorily, as far...

Met report: air temperature 9°C, rel humidity 71%. Wind 14 m/s (“moderate gale”...

Big_D

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Wk2 r1

Thank you to all who replied to my last posts👍 lots of tips and great to see how far and the places people live 😄 Well my running belt arrived as recommended...

Thank you to all who replied to my last posts👍 lots of tips and great to see ho...

Vonhorn

•7 years ago

1 Reply

W1R2

I did the full eight minutes, NO CHEATING WOOHOOOO! Granted I intentionally went slower than last time, or as I like to call it "paced myself" and at times my...

I did the full eight minutes, NO CHEATING WOOHOOOO! Granted I intentionally went...

diannec1985

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Week 3 run 2 complete!

I enjoyed today's run in the rain! Although running up hill was tough at the start. Bring on week 3 run 3.

I enjoyed today's run in the rain! Although running up hill was tough at the sta...

Nix-star28

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for October 2017

W3 R2 YES...

W4 done and I'm still standing!

Wk 6 run 1

Week 3 of C25K

Week 7 runs 1 and 2 - twingey knee

Ask at reception

Leggings??

Slowed in down!

Week 3 complete!!!

Wk4 Run 1 done!

W1R2 - routes

Treadmill - any tips

Feels like a huge leap

It’s the end for me and Sarah!

Run 2 wk 2 - and even managed to get a friend to join me. 😊

Past halfway!

R4 Afternoon Play

Not fast enough!

Finished Week 1 -side effects

My first post graduate run 🍁🍂

I did it! I graduated!

W6R1 - Revisited

Week 6 run 2 and still going - Keep going. The plan works.

Healthy Eating

Week 3 distance

Different Climates

W3R3 (in stormy weather)

Wk2 r1

W1R2

Week 3 run 2 complete!

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