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Niko Niko slow jogging

Just read about Niko Niko slow jogging. Thought I would try it. Is anyone else trying this?

Just read about Niko Niko slow jogging. Thought I would try it. Is anyone else t...

Roset64

•6 years ago

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Week 6 - run 1 another injury!!!

Back in week 4 I had a dodgy ankle problem and sought ( and gained) some advice on this forum about what to do next. I ended up parking the bus for a week for...

Back in week 4 I had a dodgy ankle problem and sought ( and gained) some advice ...

SilkySean

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 4 Run 3

Some of you know about run 2 disaster(I like to refer to it as Cakegate) and today should be run 3. Mentally I know I need to get out there and conquer this....

Some of you know about run 2 disaster(I like to refer to it as Cakegate) and tod...

SamanthaN

•6 years ago

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5k podcast

Anyone know where I can find 5k podcasts to keep me going? 😊

LottyRom

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Run Tracker Apps

I started using one out of curiosity at the start of week 7 and was pleased with my pace and distance, but I found it put pressure on me to run too fast and...

I started using one out of curiosity at the start of week 7 and was pleased with...

Paulubana

Graduate•6 years ago

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I did it!!!

So I have completed the programme and I can’t bloody believe it! I honestly never thought I’d be able to run for a full 30 minutes but last night I graduated...

So I have completed the programme and I can’t bloody believe it! I honestly neve...

MrskittyC

Graduate•6 years ago

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Graduation Season

Like many, we started just after New Year, a few days off for snow, but arrived at our podium last night. There was small distances between us, but with the...

Like many, we started just after New Year, a few days off for snow, but arrived ...

Denbo64

Graduate•6 years ago

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Beginner's Luck...?

Alright! I got inspired by a friend to take up running. I never knew people could actually love running before. I am 164 lbs for my 159cm height and i have...

Alright! I got inspired by a friend to take up running. I never knew people coul...

Demogorgon

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Support

The support everyone gives is awesome, thank you to everyone for your support it is so appreciated. ( you have no idea how much it means to me to have this...

The support everyone gives is awesome, thank you to everyone for your support i...

Hidden

•6 years ago

12 Replies

La Feile Phadraig ☺

Happy St Patrick's Day. ☺🇮🇪

Irish-John

Graduate•6 years ago

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Nerves or excitement?

Years ago I was told that the physiological changes in the body that manifest as nervousness are the same as those we feel as excitement and that the only...

Years ago I was told that the physiological changes in the body that manifest as...

msanni

•6 years ago

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W4R2 lost my post?

Sigh, just wrote a huge post on my run yesterday! Just disappeared 🙄 I can't do it all again. It was a glorious sunny morning and went well! Happy St...

Sigh, just wrote a huge post on my run yesterday! Just disappeared 🙄 I can't do...

mergirl101

Graduate•6 years ago

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Happy

Wk2 R3 done and I think I liked it......ssshhhh

woody1971

•6 years ago

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Returning to the programme

Hi I followed the app last October and got to week 5 run 2 until I had to stop due to heart problems. I've since been discharged by the cardiologist and have...

Hi I followed the app last October and got to week 5 run 2 until I had to stop d...

rlwalker81

•6 years ago

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Beautiful Burgundy. Week 1 revisited

So here we are in beautiful Burgundy on a small holiday. Rather than waste the time, we thought we would pick up C25K. There have been interruptions along the...

So here we are in beautiful Burgundy on a small holiday. Rather than waste the t...

Rumour

Graduate•6 years ago

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W1R2

What a miserable Friday night, pissing rain and about 3 degrees Celsius but I still made it out. Managed to stick to the jogging/ walking times instead of...

What a miserable Friday night, pissing rain and about 3 degrees Celsius but I st...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Et Exustos Aestus W1R2

Second run of the programme and felt much better than the first. Still hot and sweaty but that’s the way I like it (aha) kidding! Good running conditions this...

Second run of the programme and felt much better than the first. Still hot and s...

CDA1

•6 years ago

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Week 7 run 1

Hi..Ive completed week 7 and the last ten minutes were really hard..did anyone else find this..

Hi..Ive completed week 7 and the last ten minutes were really hard..did anyone e...

Sweet_givenchy

Graduate•6 years ago

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Amazing what exercise can do

Had all my excuses lined up this morning. Legs still a bit tired, late work last night, slept badly, stressful day ahead. Managed to get up and go out anyway....

Had all my excuses lined up this morning. Legs still a bit tired, late work last...

tony_a

Graduate•6 years ago

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Finally!,,

This is my first post but I’ve been reading all your posts daily, taking on board your hints and tips. I started my journey back in January and have just...

This is my first post but I’ve been reading all your posts daily, taking on boar...

Fi0704

•6 years ago

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Quietly triumphant!

Well that's it... I've done it! I suppose I was expecting an emotional response like I got on W5 R3 but it was almost an anticlimax. However I am very proud...

Well that's it... I've done it! I suppose I was expecting an emotional response ...

GoGo_JoJo

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6R2

I completed week 6 run 2 this morning and when I got home I realised that was the last run with a walking break. Now, do I think “oh no” or “bring it on”!!...

I completed week 6 run 2 this morning and when I got home I realised that was th...

ClarriePan

Graduate•6 years ago

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Mixed emotions !

Good evening all! W3 R3 complete and feeing good for it 😁 Next run is Sunday, attempting W4R1. Not sure how I feel about this 😏 definitely ready for the...

Good evening all! W3 R3 complete and feeing good for it 😁 Next run is Sunday...

Lisalou1402

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 6 Run 2 - badly prepared.

Just completed and It was hard. I was not well prepared. I had no sleep last night been breastfeeding all day ( dehydrated) so had a stitch and was quite...

Just completed and It was hard. I was not well prepared. I had no sleep last ni...

Michele2017

Graduate•6 years ago

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Blimey, nearly there

Just finished week 9 run 1. This programme is amazing, I'm now running for half an hour without stopping, and still able to speak. Never believed I would get...

Just finished week 9 run 1. This programme is amazing, I'm now running for half ...

Weekenderbedford

Graduate•6 years ago

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Boooom! That’s more like it 😊

After a very flat graduation run, I went out today for my first post grad run with the sun shining and clearly a spring in my step. I didn’t feel like I was...

After a very flat graduation run, I went out today for my first post grad run wi...

CitizenP

Graduate•6 years ago

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A Spoken Word performance about C25K

I went to this last night (in London) https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/katherine-s-show-carries-a-lot-of-weight-1-4432179 It was poignant and...

I went to this last night (in London) https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ne...

Squeakypoptest

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 4 again - beside the seaside

Recuperation from illness continuing as I enter Week 4 (for the third time after two previous graduations). Hearing tales of other sepsis victims I have been...

Recuperation from illness continuing as I enter Week 4 (for the third time after...

Duddles

Graduate•6 years ago

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That went well!

W4 R1 done.... Impressed myself. That's almost half way through Couch to 5K! Sofa so good.

W4 R1 done.... Impressed myself. That's almost half way through Couch to 5K! So...

Siadwell

•6 years ago

2 Replies

W7R1 and on my way!

Just to say I'm just cooling down from my run and feeling elated! Someone told me 'well done, I know it's hard but you're doing so well' as I ran through a...

Just to say I'm just cooling down from my run and feeling elated! Someone told m...

Squeakypoptest

Graduate•6 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for March 2018

Niko Niko slow jogging

Week 6 - run 1 another injury!!!

Week 4 Run 3

5k podcast

Run Tracker Apps

I did it!!!

Graduation Season

Beginner's Luck...?

Support

La Feile Phadraig ☺

Nerves or excitement?

W4R2 lost my post?

Happy

Returning to the programme

Beautiful Burgundy. Week 1 revisited

W1R2

Et Exustos Aestus W1R2

Week 7 run 1

Amazing what exercise can do

Finally!,,

Quietly triumphant!

W6R2

Mixed emotions !

Week 6 Run 2 - badly prepared.

Blimey, nearly there

Boooom! That’s more like it 😊

A Spoken Word performance about C25K

Week 4 again - beside the seaside

That went well!

W7R1 and on my way!

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