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People using treadmills...I salute you!

So here is the thing. I graduated about 5 or 6 weeks ago and was managing my 2-3 times a week 5km and was even pushing for 6km. All was good. And then after...

So here is the thing. I graduated about 5 or 6 weeks ago and was managing my 2-...

GingerBohemian

Graduate•7 years ago

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Head torches inspiration

I’ve been put off running in the dark recently as it’s really pitch black when I can run - either very early morning or later in the evening. I’ve been down to...

I’ve been put off running in the dark recently as it’s really pitch black when I...

antet

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 9 run 1 Nearly gave up but glad I didn’t

So haven’t run since Saturday so the guilt started to slip in today but I resigned myself that it wasn’t the end of the world I could still get 3 runs in this...

So haven’t run since Saturday so the guilt started to slip in today but I resign...

Angie7367

Graduate•7 years ago

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A shoal of runners...

Ran into a shoal of lights tonight, like underwater beings, something off Blue Planet. I have 4 more runs to do and then I graduate and will join them, my...

Ran into a shoal of lights tonight, like underwater beings, something off Blue P...

Antmusic

Graduate•7 years ago

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WK6R2

Finding it hard this week shook the cold off and ankle feeling better but just struggling 😏can’t get in a rhythm breathing all over the place can’t say I’m...

Finding it hard this week shook the cold off and ankle feeling better but just s...

pilquin

•7 years ago

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WK6R2

Really struggled to run my 2nd 10mins tonight! My hips and shins were killing me. This has set me back a bit, really not looking forward to running for 25mins...

Really struggled to run my 2nd 10mins tonight! My hips and shins were killing me...

Debrahook

•7 years ago

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Week 7 done, a bit disappointed but a lesson learnt

So week 7 is complete however I feel a bit disappointed. After running for a full 30 minutes 2 days before I decided to try and do the same again but at a...

So week 7 is complete however I feel a bit disappointed. After running for a ful...

ChrisAllen1

Graduate•7 years ago

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Running in the cold & the dark - HELP!

Hi all I'm still going! I'm on week 13 now and did my first ParkRun on Saturday! I was really nervous as it was the first time I'd run with people and the...

Hi all I'm still going! I'm on week 13 now and did my first ParkRun on Saturda...

hilsry

Graduate•7 years ago

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More photos form my muddy cold OCR

Evening all I post a few days ago some pictures of me and the boys at Nuclear Fallout the final Nuclear Races OCR of 2017 The official photos have started so...

Evening all I post a few days ago some pictures of me and the boys at Nuclear F...

ShannieP

Graduate•7 years ago

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Graduation complete

I have done my final run week 9, run 3. But it was so special and poignant. Fate took me all the way to the south coast (350 miles) to drop my 82 yr old aunt...

I have done my final run week 9, run 3. But it was so special and poignant. Fate...

FlossnCharlie

Graduate•7 years ago

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Tell me about surfaces..

So i'm chuffed to say i did the 25mins on wk 6 today. I've only ever run on field edges, so theyre pretty uneven, tractor tyre ruts and all and i guess my pace...

So i'm chuffed to say i did the 25mins on wk 6 today. I've only ever run on fiel...

Ubercrone

•7 years ago

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c25k and weight loss

Now I know that c25k is not designed for weight loss but as an aid to get you running continuously for 30 minutes and yes that's exactly what it does. However...

Now I know that c25k is not designed for weight loss but as an aid to get you ru...

rolysmate

Graduate•7 years ago

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W7R2 Tough going...

Compared to Mondays run, that was tough 😓Virtually same pace but I struggled and couldn’t get to the ‘finish line’ quick enough so to speak. Monday I felt I...

Compared to Mondays run, that was tough 😓Virtually same pace but I struggled an...

TedG

Graduate•7 years ago

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W6 R3 - I did it!

Just so thrilled. Wasn't planning on going today, but for me it was perfect running weather - not too warm, not too cold, quiet & still - so tho I was tired, I...

Just so thrilled. Wasn't planning on going today, but for me it was perfect runn...

angemum

Graduate•7 years ago

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One to go.

Little did I imagine nine weeks ago when I ventured to run for a minute and then walk for a minute that I would get to this point. With only one run left on...

Little did I imagine nine weeks ago when I ventured to run for a minute and then...

revrock

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 6 Run 2

Hi everyone well after an amazing W5R3 and W6R1 run 2 was a disaster I had developed sciatica and the run was actually awful. So painful, couldn’t get a pace,...

Hi everyone well after an amazing W5R3 and W6R1 run 2 was a disaster I had devel...

chandler227

Graduate•7 years ago

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It’s the FINAL COUNTDOWN (dar de dar dar, dar de dar dar dar)

Admit you were singing the title 😂 Just completed Wk9 Run 1 - almost there. So happy that I have managed to get this far. Over the moon at the finish of...

Admit you were singing the title 😂 Just completed Wk9 Run 1 - almost there. So ...

Gaspode1

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3

WooHoo. Did it. Having had a wobble on run 2 I can definitely recommend failing . When you know the disappointment of not quite getting there, you're much...

WooHoo. Did it. Having had a wobble on run 2 I can definitely recommend failing...

Karen-55

Graduate•7 years ago

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Wk6 done!

Wk6r3 today: 25 minutes non-stop running - yay! - so feeling quite pleased with myself. Found myself enjoying my music (shuffle turned up Annie Lennox, Simple...

Wk6r3 today: 25 minutes non-stop running - yay! - so feeling quite pleased with ...

PashleyPedaller

Graduate•7 years ago

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New shoes

Just completed W3R3. I bought new supportive trainers and have worn them for 2 runs now. By then end of the run my toes feel a bit tingly from the different...

Just completed W3R3. I bought new supportive trainers and have worn them for 2 r...

JulieG49

Graduate•7 years ago

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W4R2 tick

I was actually really looking forward to this run today and feeling so chuffed with my progress. I just wish my legs could feel less tired. Still, running for...

I was actually really looking forward to this run today and feeling so chuffed w...

Suesky17

Graduate•7 years ago

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Post Graduation Strategy?

Now that I am a graduate... (how cool to type that...) I have been reading lots of posts of what to do next. DId my first post graduation run today and...

Now that I am a graduate... (how cool to type that...) I have been reading lots ...

Br0ughd3rg

Graduate•7 years ago

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Confidence restored

I’d recently had difficult outings and could not understand why I ran out of energy. After researching how asthma is affected by running in cold weather, I was...

I’d recently had difficult outings and could not understand why I ran out of ene...

Geord68

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 2 run 2

I can't believe that I'm really doing this. The longer running was just a bit harder in the last run but yesterday I didn't notice at all and really enjoyed...

I can't believe that I'm really doing this. The longer running was just a bit ha...

p1M2l3

•7 years ago

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W6r2 feeling more difficult to do 🤦‍♀️

I’m still enjoying my experience and always feel glad at the end of the jog but !........ My knees are now starting to feel it , and my right leg from the back...

I’m still enjoying my experience and always feel glad at the end of the jog but ...

Vonhorn

•7 years ago

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A little advice please..

Not sure where I went wrong but... I stopped running. I was doing so well. I hit 5k on my WK7R2. I was enjoying it, even in the wet and cold. I even felt like...

Not sure where I went wrong but... I stopped running. I was doing so well. I hit...

Chiacchierona

•7 years ago

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W6R3 Fitter Stronger

25 mins nonstop! Yay. Revisited a route I used in the early weeks with killer hills in that I struggled with. Today I ran those hills with relative ease and...

25 mins nonstop! Yay. Revisited a route I used in the early weeks with killer h...

1slowcoach

Graduate•7 years ago

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Week 8 run 1

Thought I would struggle with this - but actually enjoyed it from start to finish! Maybe because my running partner Leo is back!

Thought I would struggle with this - but actually enjoyed it from start to finis...

Djraw

Graduate•7 years ago

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Sleep problems

StartedC25k five weeks ago and as far as running goes, all is progressing well. However, for the last two weeks I have slept so badly, I can only think that...

StartedC25k five weeks ago and as far as running goes, all is progressing well. ...

51mc

Graduate•7 years ago

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Wow week 5 run 2

I was really apprehensive about this run and I did it was a struggle on the 1st 8mins has to real slow it down in the middle but picked up speed on the last...

I was really apprehensive about this run and I did it was a struggle on the 1st ...

Woolley

•7 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for November 2017

People using treadmills...I salute you!

Head torches inspiration

Week 9 run 1 Nearly gave up but glad I didn’t

A shoal of runners...

WK6R2

WK6R2

Week 7 done, a bit disappointed but a lesson learnt

Running in the cold & the dark - HELP!

More photos form my muddy cold OCR

Graduation complete

Tell me about surfaces..

c25k and weight loss

W7R2 Tough going...

W6 R3 - I did it!

One to go.

Week 6 Run 2

It’s the FINAL COUNTDOWN (dar de dar dar, dar de dar dar dar)

Week 5 Run 3

Wk6 done!

New shoes

W4R2 tick

Post Graduation Strategy?

Confidence restored

Week 2 run 2

W6r2 feeling more difficult to do 🤦‍♀️

A little advice please..

W6R3 Fitter Stronger

Week 8 run 1

Sleep problems

Wow week 5 run 2

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