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W3R1

All good apart from pins and needles in my left foot. Just the left one. What do you all think I can do - had it last week too.

All good apart from pins and needles in my left foot. Just the left one. What do...

VickiMo

•7 years ago

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Week 7 run 3 A pain in the bum but I did it!

Week 7 run3 finished! Having a visit from Nobby Stiles (Northern Rhyming slang for a pain in the bum) and running making it worse (sorry but it's a painful...

Week 7 run3 finished! Having a visit from Nobby Stiles (Northern Rhyming slang f...

Alibi23

•7 years ago

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Week 2 Run 1 complete!!!

Completed W2R1 and actually found it not really any harder than week 1. Switched voices to Jo Whiley and had to smile when she called me a runner, I suspect Jo...

Completed W2R1 and actually found it not really any harder than week 1. Switched...

ChrisAllen1

Graduate•7 years ago

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Only gone and nailed it 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Wowwwww what a feeling ...... beautiful morning for our graduation run . Actually can't believe we did it ... my gorgeous husband and I set off on a known 5k...

Wowwwww what a feeling ...... beautiful morning for our graduation run . Actuall...

Wannabefit19

Graduate•7 years ago

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W6R3 a huge struggle 😫

So I attempted week 6 run 3 yesterday just before lunch, and after 12.5 minutes I just couldn't continue running - no matter how much I reminded myself I've...

So I attempted week 6 run 3 yesterday just before lunch, and after 12.5 minutes ...

Danielle247

•7 years ago

4 Replies

New shoes!!

Just been to a shop to have my gait analysed and left with a new pair of running shoes. They are soooo light and really comfy but oh my, the price 🙈. Who knew...

Just been to a shop to have my gait analysed and left with a new pair of running...

Sarah_lou18

Graduate•7 years ago

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Diary of a procrastinator

Wk1 chat to 70 year old acquaintance who is doing couch to 5k Wk2 research benefits and downsides Wk3 download app Wk 4 read all the posts on this site for...

Wk1 chat to 70 year old acquaintance who is doing couch to 5k Wk2 research benef...

LookNannyruns

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 4 run 2 - Sunday morning !

Well I didn't want two days off this weekend! Up and out running at 9am - loved it. Leo missed his Sunday morning snuggles. First 3 min run was hard - but it...

Well I didn't want two days off this weekend! Up and out running at 9am - loved ...

Djraw

Graduate•7 years ago

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The park looks very different in the day 🌳☀️☁️🌿🐇🍂🌱🐿🦆

As many of you know, I run quite early in the mornings and it's still dark when I begin the actual running part of my run so today I have taken a walk round...

As many of you know, I run quite early in the mornings and it's still dark when ...

Kimchoc08

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 8 Run 2 complete

What I have learned about myself; There is no "can I do this" There is no "I can't do this" Instead there is "that Run felt good", "that Run felt difficult",...

What I have learned about myself; There is no "can I do this" There is no "I ca...

Geord68

Graduate•7 years ago

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Almost back into timed walks

After a trip to Canada ( lots of walking) jet lag return, then our daughter's wedding in Scotland with kilts & Piper and now a cold, we did our first timed...

After a trip to Canada ( lots of walking) jet lag return, then our daughter's we...

Christo262

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Royal Jelly

I would like to know whether anybody dealt with the products of beekeeping to treat infertility.

I would like to know whether anybody dealt with the products of beekeeping to tr...

litoshka

•7 years ago

4 Replies

W5R3 with a pheasant and a puppy

Wow, can't believe I actually did that, my pacer was a pheasant running along the path in front of me, so fast! I could not keep up. And a cute puppy out for a...

Wow, can't believe I actually did that, my pacer was a pheasant running along th...

Antmusic

Graduate•7 years ago

1 Reply

Week 7 run 1: ouch!

Success. It wasn’t my puff that got me this run, it was my feet. New trainers = love + hate. There’s definitely some wearing in to be done. Although there’s no...

Success. It wasn’t my puff that got me this run, it was my feet. New trainers = ...

Ashleev

Graduate•7 years ago

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Giving the countryside a run for its money...

Morning all; week one run two in the bag as they say! Now I'm not totally new to running; earlier this year I did manage to persuade my wobbly self to start...

Morning all; week one run two in the bag as they say! Now I'm not totally new to...

Emmalou1991

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Newbie needing motivation and advice.

I'm a 46 year old woman who has just decided to learn how to run. I've just done W3 R1 and am currently thinking "what the hell am I doing". I can walk for...

I'm a 46 year old woman who has just decided to learn how to run. I've just done...

vegasjo

Graduate•7 years ago

36 Replies

Holy mackerel!

I have not run for 3 days and I am sore! I was doing Stepping Stone this past week and I decided to try to make my legs go the way Laura says to--in a "round"...

I have not run for 3 days and I am sore! I was doing Stepping Stone this past w...

LiisaM

Graduate•7 years ago

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Starting week 2

So I am doing week 2 run 1 this afternoon and feeling a little apprehensive as I was still struggling with the week 1 runs but going to take the plunge, have...

So I am doing week 2 run 1 this afternoon and feeling a little apprehensive as I...

ChrisAllen1

Graduate•7 years ago

12 Replies

W6R3 yippee

According to Sarah Millican, I can now call myself a runner! 25 minutes of running at 7am this morning and it felt really good. It is still taking me a little...

According to Sarah Millican, I can now call myself a runner! 25 minutes of runn...

Melons1965

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 5 run 3

Here is the post I have been wanting to write the most for a few weeks!! After worrying so much about this run I got ill and couldnt run for a week... then...

Here is the post I have been wanting to write the most for a few weeks!! After w...

Sammuir87

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Are you trying to seduce me Mrs Robinson

So today was W9R3. Or as I now refer to it, The Robinson Run. I can now put myself alongside Dustin Hoffman and call myself The Graduate. 9 weeks ago I...

So today was W9R3. Or as I now refer to it, The Robinson Run. I can now put myse...

GingerBohemian

Graduate•7 years ago

41 Replies

Retro Runners - Playlist 2 started....

Having last week created the retro runners definitive playlist in honour of Razouski, who had hearing difficulties, (but is now fixed thanks to Addenbrookes...

Having last week created the retro runners definitive playlist in honour of Razo...

Hidden

•7 years ago

14 Replies

WK6 Completed

Never run, never been a runner, over- weight and determined. Absolutely loving this challenge! Mentally uplifting and gruelling at the same time. Can’t...

Never run, never been a runner, over- weight and determined. Absolutely loving t...

Runlesleyrun

•7 years ago

5 Replies

I'm a graduate who hasn't ran for 5 weeks ...

Hi there, I graduated near the end of August and then went on holiday for 2 weeks ... and I just haven't got back into my running since then (busy, not feeling...

Hi there, I graduated near the end of August and then went on holiday for 2 week...

MaryJoMac

Graduate•7 years ago

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What a difference mr smooth makes!

Hi all👋 Read a few posts on the forum about consolidation ,how it can be tough after graduation etc . Well I for one have found it tough ,I want to do it but...

Hi all👋 Read a few posts on the forum about consolidation ,how it can be tough...

Sarahb18

Graduate•7 years ago

10 Replies

W6R2 - A Toughie!! Still did it :)

Morning lovely runners! Well hello week 6 run 2. You're not so tough, right? Boy was I wrong! Although it started out OK, I was thrown off my stride a bit by...

Morning lovely runners! Well hello week 6 run 2. You're not so tough, right? Boy...

Hidden

•7 years ago

26 Replies

Smug not so smug 😉

I think I can do this 🙃 but I certainly don’t want to sound smug 🙂. Over the past few weeks I have felt self doubt, scared, (of my own ability and of...

I think I can do this 🙃 but I certainly don’t want to sound smug 🙂. Over the p...

Tracme

Graduate•7 years ago

11 Replies

Day 1 Run 1 ✅

Running is definitely not my thing. Even when I was fit, there was no way I could run non-stop for 30min. Something attracted me to this programme though and I...

Running is definitely not my thing. Even when I was fit, there was no way I coul...

Vassia

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Week 7 - done!

So I’ve done the final week 7 Run this morning. Did the run 2 on the treadmill after a gym session - I hate running on the treadmill it’s so dull but it’s...

So I’ve done the final week 7 Run this morning. Did the run 2 on the treadmill ...

LegalLorna

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 8 run 1 smashed it!

I posted earlier in the week about my inability to complete this run on Tuesday and having to stop after 10 minutes. So, I rested, rested and rested, and...

I posted earlier in the week about my inability to complete this run on Tuesday ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for October 2017

W3R1

Week 7 run 3 A pain in the bum but I did it!

Week 2 Run 1 complete!!!

Only gone and nailed it 🎉🎉🎉🎉

W6R3 a huge struggle 😫

New shoes!!

Diary of a procrastinator

Week 4 run 2 - Sunday morning !

The park looks very different in the day 🌳☀️☁️🌿🐇🍂🌱🐿🦆

Week 8 Run 2 complete

Almost back into timed walks

Royal Jelly

W5R3 with a pheasant and a puppy

Week 7 run 1: ouch!

Giving the countryside a run for its money...

Newbie needing motivation and advice.

Holy mackerel!

Starting week 2

W6R3 yippee

Week 5 run 3

Are you trying to seduce me Mrs Robinson

Retro Runners - Playlist 2 started....

WK6 Completed

I'm a graduate who hasn't ran for 5 weeks ...

What a difference mr smooth makes!

W6R2 - A Toughie!! Still did it :)

Smug not so smug 😉

Day 1 Run 1 ✅

Week 7 - done!

Week 8 run 1 smashed it!

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