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Week 5 Run 2 - should I do Run 3 or repeat?

Hi all, loving this programme, I did 2 x 8 mins on Monday, needed two little stops of about 10 seconds in each one, would you consider this a pass?! I am due...

Hi all, loving this programme, I did 2 x 8 mins on Monday, needed two little sto...

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•6 years ago

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Icy

Second run completed on Wk 3 feeling good that I didn’t fall over. It’s very slippery out there today. I was tempted to go with Laura Podcast and the music...

Second run completed on Wk 3 feeling good that I didn’t fall over. It’s very sli...

Run-Granny-Run

Graduate•6 years ago

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Champagne for Breakfast 😁 🍾🎉🏅

Good Morning All. Well...I am VERY pleased to say that... I DID IT!!!😊I just completed C25K & I am a very happy bunny 😊 Thankyou SO much to all the people on...

Good Morning All. Well...I am VERY pleased to say that... I DID IT!!!😊I just co...

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•6 years ago

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Something really important to know about running!

It is called "oxygen debt" and this graph explains it all. Basically - when you start exercising , you don't have enough oxygen in your blood to feed the...

It is called "oxygen debt" and this graph explains it all. Basically - when you ...

Bazza1234

Graduate•6 years ago

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Hmmm, strange

So, today I did w6r1. That seemed more taxing than the 20min run on w5r3. Why? Maybe as it is - 2° out there this morning and the paths were very icy ⛐ so I...

So, today I did w6r1. That seemed more taxing than the 20min run on w5r3. Why? M...

Fifitrixiebell

Graduate•6 years ago

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I ran 5 minutes!!

Week 4, run 1....Wow guys, I did it!!! I really didn't think I would, but I was quite surprised when i got to 4 minutes and she said, keep going, just 60...

Week 4, run 1....Wow guys, I did it!!! I really didn't think I would, but I was ...

Cola65

Graduate•6 years ago

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Retired Teacher starting to run again

I am recovering from vertigo. I'm a retired teacher living in the Philippines. I've run a lot since 1970, but a terrible case of sciatica put a crimp in my...

I am recovering from vertigo. I'm a retired teacher living in the Philippines. ...

ZeusPreckwinkle

•6 years ago

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a valentine's run for you all

Woke up this morning feeling fine There's something special, on my mind Last night I planned a new route in my neighbourhood, oh yeah Something tells me I'm...

Woke up this morning feeling fine There's something special, on my mind Last nig...

icklegui

Graduate•6 years ago

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OMG I ran for 25 minutes!!!

My last post on here was something like OMG I ran for 3 minutes! Well, that was a few weeks ago now, and I truly can't believe I have reached week 7. No repeat...

My last post on here was something like OMG I ran for 3 minutes! Well, that was ...

Ksjo

Graduate•6 years ago

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Squat Challenge - This is the end, my friends

Alas all good things must come to an end, and thus it must be with the squat challenge. Or the first phase of it, at least. There may well be a stage 2 squat...

Alas all good things must come to an end, and thus it must be with the squat cha...

Rignold

•6 years ago

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Painful joints

So I managed w1 r1 and r2 but by run 3 my hips and knees are really starting to hurt. Going to keep going but any suggestions what I am doing wrong or how to...

So I managed w1 r1 and r2 but by run 3 my hips and knees are really starting to ...

Leuuis

•6 years ago

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Wk2 run1

Well after my weight gain of half a pound yesterday (slimmingword) I was thinking of jacking in the running. My alarm went off at 5am and I just turned it off...

Well after my weight gain of half a pound yesterday (slimmingword) I was thinkin...

Notsobigdoug

•6 years ago

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W3R2

Week 3 (so far) seems to be my sweet spot. The conditions were good tonight, cold but crisp and able to run comfortably for the duration and even felt like...

Week 3 (so far) seems to be my sweet spot. The conditions were good tonight, co...

Quigs

•6 years ago

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wk1r1

Just done my first run, along with hubby and daughter. Found it tough, but proud I've done it 😂😂

Just done my first run, along with hubby and daughter. Found it tough, but proud...

Josiejox3

•6 years ago

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W5 R1 Done!

Feeling good after finishing the first run of week 5, but when I looked at the next run I was a tad worried then looking at the third run I felt sick! 20...

Feeling good after finishing the first run of week 5, but when I looked at the n...

MrsH78

•6 years ago

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MrsPsycho Does her WonderWoman Impression

It's only Tuesday and it's been a busy week at work already. And, I was reminded a lot today, that it's Pancake Day. Lovely, I like Pancakes...then I...

It's only Tuesday and it's been a busy week at work already. And, I was reminded...

MrsPsycho

Graduate•6 years ago

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W9R1 and a change of scenery

All of my runs so far have been around the streets where I live, the same route every run. But this week as it’s half term we are having a few days away and...

All of my runs so far have been around the streets where I live, the same route ...

Sigered

Graduate•6 years ago

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App coaches.

Just a quick question. Do all four coaches on the app repeat exactly the same advice, or does each one have something different to say?

Just a quick question. Do all four coaches on the app repeat exactly the same ad...

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•6 years ago

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Stitches and Rocky Road; Week 4 run 2 completed,

Well I finished The second run this week, but couldn't shake a stitch all the way despite advice from Laura. I'm breastfeeding so maybe dehydration. I also ate...

Well I finished The second run this week, but couldn't shake a stitch all the wa...

Michele2017

Graduate•6 years ago

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Lucky 7 in the bag!

Got over a nasty tummy bug but completed week 7 with only 1 extra day between run 2 and 3. Wasn't fast but it's completed. On to week 8... anything I should...

Got over a nasty tummy bug but completed week 7 with only 1 extra day between ru...

Fatflabtofitfab

Graduate•6 years ago

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W7R1

Can't believe I'm on week 7 and I've not missed a run yet. My 25 minute run tonight was better paced than last time and even tried 'a sprint' (hardly) finish....

Can't believe I'm on week 7 and I've not missed a run yet. My 25 minute run toni...

Getfitjack

Graduate•6 years ago

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What a difference swapping ap made!!

So I'd started my C25K journey with an annoying American voice and only by chance asking my cousin if her's kept crashing did I discover the joys of the RIGHT...

So I'd started my C25K journey with an annoying American voice and only by chanc...

CallieGunit

Graduate•6 years ago

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One Giant Leap

Just started Week 4; a considerable jump from Week 3! #PassTheWheelchairPleaseNurse

Just started Week 4; a considerable jump from Week 3! #PassTheWheelchairPleaseN...

The-K-is-Silent

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 6 Run 2

Hi everyone, I ran w6r2 tonight and did really well and I’m proud of myself. The only thing is that my legs keep letting me down... I keep getting a pain all...

Hi everyone, I ran w6r2 tonight and did really well and I’m proud of myself. The...

tayla_donnelly

•6 years ago

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Week 1 Run 1- DONE!

Well it wasn’t fast, and it sure wasn’t pretty, but it’s done!!! I graduated about 4 years ago, and I’m well and truly starting from scratch, with a long way...

Well it wasn’t fast, and it sure wasn’t pretty, but it’s done!!! I graduated a...

TheAcidQueen

•6 years ago

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Proud runner

When I first started this programme I never believed that I would be able to finish it. I work long hours and and commute four hours a day so fitting in the...

When I first started this programme I never believed that I would be able to fin...

Newrunner88

•6 years ago

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Week7 run 1

Wind blew the other way today and was pretty strong. Ran out of beach so the last art of run was on tarmac a first for me. Finished but found it a harder run...

Wind blew the other way today and was pretty strong. Ran out of beach so the las...

Burnhambeach

•6 years ago

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Illness and running

Advice needed please. I am up to week 6 and despite thinking each week that i wouldnt manage, i have, even the 20 mins of wk5 day3. I did first run of week 6...

Advice needed please. I am up to week 6 and despite thinking each week that i wo...

Peetski

•6 years ago

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Speeding up

Does anyone have any tips for running faster? Currently I fluctuate between 8min to 10 mins depending on hills!! Any tips for me?

Does anyone have any tips for running faster? Currently I fluctuate between 8min...

Motherin

Graduate•6 years ago

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Never ran in my life

Hi, I am a 47 year old male, 22 stone, smoker with a bad knee but I want to do this. I have never ran before and I am quite worried about the first week and...

Hi, I am a 47 year old male, 22 stone, smoker with a bad knee but I want to do t...

Rufusdufus

•6 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for February 2018

Week 5 Run 2 - should I do Run 3 or repeat?

Icy

Champagne for Breakfast 😁 🍾🎉🏅

Something really important to know about running!

Hmmm, strange

I ran 5 minutes!!

Retired Teacher starting to run again

a valentine's run for you all

OMG I ran for 25 minutes!!!

Squat Challenge - This is the end, my friends

Painful joints

Wk2 run1

W3R2

wk1r1

W5 R1 Done!

MrsPsycho Does her WonderWoman Impression

W9R1 and a change of scenery

App coaches.

Stitches and Rocky Road; Week 4 run 2 completed,

Lucky 7 in the bag!

W7R1

What a difference swapping ap made!!

One Giant Leap

Week 6 Run 2

Week 1 Run 1- DONE!

Proud runner

Week7 run 1

Illness and running

Speeding up

Never ran in my life

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