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Yay!

Week 3 run 3 went better than run 2. Thanks for keeping my spirits up folks! Things do often get better after a bad run. 😊 Bring on week 4 on Saturday! 🏃🏼‍♀️

Week 3 run 3 went better than run 2. Thanks for keeping my spirits up folks! Thi...

Jude1963

Graduate•6 years ago

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penultimate run

Yes I did spell check it first!😉 This afters was a test on it’s own, in driving rain, through puddles and wet tarmac in a very wet park, however it’s done and...

Yes I did spell check it first!😉 This afters was a test on it’s own, in driving...

GedG

•6 years ago

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Start of something new...

So I’ve downloaded the app and am starting today! Wish me luck.... I’m actually excited!

So I’ve downloaded the app and am starting today! Wish me luck.... I’m actually ...

TiffanyRaynorxo

•6 years ago

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Anyone Else Run Like Mrs Overall...

when they are tired? Because I do, and I feel my right shoulder droop and my head droops even more, and that is my unfailing signal to stop running. But today...

when they are tired? Because I do, and I feel my right shoulder droop and my hea...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Hello one and all

Hi all so im back again, been doing the app but havent been online here. I started back at the beginning again and am currently about to finish wk4 tomorrow....

Hi all so im back again, been doing the app but havent been online here. I start...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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The Missing American

Well friends... After graduating the program I entered into a whirlwind of holidays, crazy schedules, sickness, migraines, a vacation etc... and I have failed...

Well friends... After graduating the program I entered into a whirlwind of holid...

vlmiller1225

Graduate•6 years ago

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W5R1 👍

After lots of rest and compression, the ankle is slowly getting less painful. (Bizarrely, it is less painful to run on than to walk slowly on!) Really enjoyed...

After lots of rest and compression, the ankle is slowly getting less painful. (B...

Lillybeth30mins

Graduate•6 years ago

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Shin splints ☹️

Hi folks, I started the C-5 about 3 weeks ago and was loving it. Unfortunately on week 2 run 2 I made the silly mistake of not stopping when my leg started to...

Hi folks, I started the C-5 about 3 weeks ago and was loving it. Unfortunately o...

Dawnh52

•6 years ago

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Obese Diabetic Newbie - advice welcomed!

Hi all, Not sure where to start, but my BMI is over 40 and I am a type 2 diabetic and in my 40's. The last 6 months I have lost nearly 3 stone and been...

Hi all, Not sure where to start, but my BMI is over 40 and I am a type 2 diabet...

misslynx

Graduate•6 years ago

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I’m back!.....

After having a spell on the IC, I went out this morning to do a steady 4K in absolutely glorious sunshine 🌞Spring is definitely in the air 😎 It felt good and...

After having a spell on the IC, I went out this morning to do a steady 4K in abs...

TedG

Graduate•6 years ago

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A set-back and a (gentle) comeback

So, for those of you who do not know (and how?! I have been moaning about it ever since it happened!), I pulled a hamstring back in November, and it has been a...

So, for those of you who do not know (and how?! I have been moaning about it eve...

Sadie-runs

Graduate•6 years ago

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How do you feel after a run?

This is going to sound odd, but I keep thinking I should be 'suffering' after a run and I never am. Does this mean I'm not pushing myself hard enough? At the...

This is going to sound odd, but I keep thinking I should be 'suffering' after a ...

whoami123

Graduate•6 years ago

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Feeling worried about feet

Hi running friends! Was happy yesterday to finish my W4R1. Id taken an extra rest day due to feet twinges after running W3r2. But today my feet are hurting...

Hi running friends! Was happy yesterday to finish my W4R1. Id taken an extra res...

CatMo13

Graduate•6 years ago

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W4,R2...D2..Star Wars fan can’t help it..

Morning...decided to get up early and go for my run before my brain could wake up and work out what was happening and get all miserable like last time. First 3...

Morning...decided to get up early and go for my run before my brain could wake u...

OlderThanDirt

Graduate•6 years ago

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Childre doing c25k

My daughter is 5 and a half and she wants to do the training with me. Im jist at the end of week 1 and she did a run with me the other day. She did really...

My daughter is 5 and a half and she wants to do the training with me. Im jist at...

Lowrie1986

•6 years ago

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Wk2 R3

Well it started off not very well. Freezing rain and wind. I thought my face was going to drop off and then the C25K had stopped whilst i was in run mode so im...

Well it started off not very well. Freezing rain and wind. I thought my face was...

c1air3

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 1 run 3

Well im repeating my last run for week 1 as i left it so long between doing my first and 2nd run. However, where i live is quite hilly and these hills are...

Well im repeating my last run for week 1 as i left it so long between doing my f...

Lowrie1986

•6 years ago

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Wk5 run 3 20mins continuous :(

Hi guys, I have started the c25k and have been completing it albeit slowly due to injuries at the beginning not running correctly, work load and the rubbish...

Hi guys, I have started the c25k and have been completing it albeit slowly due ...

ellsbells71

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 2 done!

No rain today, yay! Just a bit blustery. Will start week 3 on Saturday. Thoughts 💭 whilst running today 'I will never be able to do 5km' as I felt a bit like...

No rain today, yay! Just a bit blustery. Will start week 3 on Saturday. Thought...

Fifitrixiebell

Graduate•6 years ago

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Injury advice

I’m lucky enough to have completed the C25K twice without any injury, but for the last 3 weeks I have begun my half marathon training(3 or 4K runs, four times...

I’m lucky enough to have completed the C25K twice without any injury, but for th...

MrsFooks

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 6 run 1

Most enjoyable session to date did not want it to stop . Run along a lovely river bank and through some woodland rain was strong at times but didn't hinder the...

Most enjoyable session to date did not want it to stop . Run along a lovely rive...

darren1978

•6 years ago

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Week 3 - she believed she could, so she did!

I’d braced myself for a stormy run tonight, but actually by the time I went out, it was dry and not windy! Hooray! DD2 didn’t come, but I didn’t let that stop...

I’d braced myself for a stormy run tonight, but actually by the time I went out,...

RainbowC

Graduate•6 years ago

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This is Bill (pictured). Bill does not take it easy out there. Don't be like Bill ;)

Programme from scratch again.... The App version of C25K I use is the same as last time - "Fitness 22". nominal cost, no music (that I know of) and you do the...

Programme from scratch again.... The App version of C25K I use is the same as la...

Irish-John

Graduate•6 years ago

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Repeat a full week

Good evening I have just completed run 2 week 2 and my wife has got to run 2 week 1 as she started a week after me. I’m thinking about repeating a week as we...

Good evening I have just completed run 2 week 2 and my wife has got to run 2 w...

Giddys

Graduate•6 years ago

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How can I regulate breathing?

Week 2 done and still panting uncontrollably- breathing in and out on every fourth step not manageable. I’m a 57 year old female who is overweight and not...

Week 2 done and still panting uncontrollably- breathing in and out on every four...

Fundraiserfi

•6 years ago

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Takes you away R3W3

Ok so I'm going through some pretty bad stuff at the moment. Don't worry I'm not going to give you an x factor sob story. But the thing I have constant in my...

Ok so I'm going through some pretty bad stuff at the moment. Don't worry I'm not...

Sarahk84

•6 years ago

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So I managed a run tonight... ...

So I managed a run tonight... more an amble than anything... in between the rain and my trousers falling down... need to invest in some more running gear (no...

So I managed a run tonight... more an amble than anything... in between the rain...

Terimanning25

Graduate•6 years ago

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W4R1

Bit of a step up tonight in the intensity of the runs. Calves burned a bit but breathing ok. On the whole a pleasing effort. #willbestifftommorow

Bit of a step up tonight in the intensity of the runs. Calves burned a bit but b...

Getfitjack

Graduate•6 years ago

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Feeling good

After 3 weeks of dieting I have lost 8lbs and have completed 3 weeks of couch to 5k with my husband. I can’t believe how motivated we have been despite illness...

After 3 weeks of dieting I have lost 8lbs and have completed 3 weeks of couch to...

Bsav

•6 years ago

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Victory from the jaws of defeat!

After 2 late night meetings at work I finally managed to get out for a run this evening - and began a not too challanging trot along my boring bypass route. 5...

After 2 late night meetings at work I finally managed to get out for a run this ...

DebJogsOn

Graduate•6 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for January 2018

Yay!

penultimate run

Start of something new...

Anyone Else Run Like Mrs Overall...

Hello one and all

The Missing American

W5R1 👍

Shin splints ☹️

Obese Diabetic Newbie - advice welcomed!

I’m back!.....

A set-back and a (gentle) comeback

How do you feel after a run?

Feeling worried about feet

W4,R2...D2..Star Wars fan can’t help it..

Childre doing c25k

Wk2 R3

Week 1 run 3

Wk5 run 3 20mins continuous :(

Week 2 done!

Injury advice

Week 6 run 1

Week 3 - she believed she could, so she did!

This is Bill (pictured). Bill does not take it easy out there. Don't be like Bill ;)

Repeat a full week

How can I regulate breathing?

Takes you away R3W3

So I managed a run tonight... ...

W4R1

Feeling good

Victory from the jaws of defeat!

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