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Wk 5 Run 1, finding it very hard with aches and pain

I am starting Wk 5 today but my legs are giving up. Legs feel so stiff. The demotivating fact is that I am not losing any weight :( though I am taking care of...

I am starting Wk 5 today but my legs are giving up. Legs feel so stiff. The demo...

Dream76

Graduate•6 years ago

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Hello!

Hey, just did my first run on the couch to 5k. That Was much harder than I expected! Glad I've done it though! Run 2 on Thursday

Hey, just did my first run on the couch to 5k. That Was much harder than I expec...

Waynew

•6 years ago

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Thank you

Many thanks for all the encouragement for W6R3 I appreciated it soooo much. 👍 I ran today and completed the week. 😊 It went very well and I didn’t mind not...

Many thanks for all the encouragement for W6R3 I appreciated it soooo much. 👍 I...

Run-Granny-Run

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 6 Run 1 first morning run! ouch

Just got back from run 1 and it was harder work, not impossible but a bit trudgy. SLOW and steady. Hips and knee were achy. I think I am an evening person. I...

Just got back from run 1 and it was harder work, not impossible but a bit trudgy...

Michele2017

Graduate•6 years ago

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Finally started running again...

and it felt so good, albeit tough going. However, as I completed the Cto5K last year (before having a hysterectomy), I know I can do it now. I started back at...

and it felt so good, albeit tough going. However, as I completed the Cto5K last ...

NickiCS

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week one completed, 1st running for 40 years

Being an ex smoker, sedentary working from home, overweight, no exercise and relatively old etc, I was worried that if I attempted to run, either my heart or...

Being an ex smoker, sedentary working from home, overweight, no exercise and rel...

Jonveryunfit

Graduate•6 years ago

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Ouch 😩

Started back gently by supporting DH as he returns to C25K again after resting and recovering from injury. My Achilles is still niggling a bit and still doing...

Started back gently by supporting DH as he returns to C25K again after resting a...

MrsShrek

•6 years ago

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W9 5K

I am feeling so proud as I completed the 5K this morning, I can’t say I find it easy however from not tuning at all to doing 5K / 30 min without stop it is an...

I am feeling so proud as I completed the 5K this morning, I can’t say I find it ...

Brunette

•6 years ago

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Inspirational and humbling

https://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/84-year-old-holocaust-survivor-says-running-saved-her-life I discovered this by listening to the podcast, Human Race....

https://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/84-year-old-holocaust-survivor-says-runnin...

Sadie-runs

Graduate•6 years ago

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W7R2 done - after an ugly start!

Just completed my second run of Week 7. Man it was ugly at the start - ragged breathing and feeling exhausted after 5 minutes! Things picked up a bit for the...

Just completed my second run of Week 7. Man it was ugly at the start - ragged br...

JoP61

Graduate•6 years ago

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Run after work

Well that's was a first 😌 me jogging in the early morning 😳 I was definitely slow and steady I can't believe I am now on week 8 Off to bed now , Have a...

Well that's was a first 😌 me jogging in the early morning 😳 I was definitely ...

Jen58

•6 years ago

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Impatient!

My first run since graduating. Because a lot of the run is still hard work, I have decided to keep running this until more of it becomes enjoyable. It was hard...

My first run since graduating. Because a lot of the run is still hard work, I ha...

Fifitrixiebell

Graduate•6 years ago

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Wk 4 run 1

Well that's run 1 of week 4 done and dusted! Felt really good! First run with Laura podcast really helped (used to a woman telling me what to do) lol!

Well that's run 1 of week 4 done and dusted! Felt really good! First run with La...

ch3lsea007

•6 years ago

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W4R1 - Better than expected!

Good morning, just back from the first run of Week 4, can't believe I've got here so quickly! Went well, better than expected. Keeping my breathing under...

Good morning, just back from the first run of Week 4, can't believe I've got her...

mergirl101

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 8 run 2

Yay managed it on treadmill at gym nice and steady and a little quicker at the end but not quick And half hr work out after doing arms and stomach and planks...

Yay managed it on treadmill at gym nice and steady and a little quicker at the e...

Jayparr

Graduate•6 years ago

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Consolidation run - getting sore 🤔

After the elation of the Parks Run my hips and thighs are aching/sore after 5k run this evening - not sure if body is protesting after pounding the pavements...

After the elation of the Parks Run my hips and thighs are aching/sore after 5k r...

ebcroquet

•6 years ago

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W7 r2 - that’s better!

So after an evening of trying not to eat too much cake while still judging a Bake-Off at Brownies, I got in and went out for a run - leaving the rest of the...

So after an evening of trying not to eat too much cake while still judging a Bak...

RainbowC

Graduate•6 years ago

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Beginnings.

Did my first run today. And my thighs hurt! Did I enjoy it? Hmmmm. Not sure. Will I be doing it again on Wednesday? Yes. I owe it to myself - and the running...

Did my first run today. And my thighs hurt! Did I enjoy it? Hmmmm. Not sure. Wil...

furlmouse

Graduate•6 years ago

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Wk1R2

Thanks to everyone’s support. Just completed my second run and am feeling good!

decisivemoment1

•6 years ago

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Wk6R2 done after a few days of...

Wk6R2 done after a few days off with bad knee but it’s done time to recover then on to R3 (I can do this ) 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

Wk6R2 done after a few days off with bad knee but it’s done time to recover then...

FERGIE7

•6 years ago

2 Replies

I graduated today!!

This morning I finally completed c25k!! I've been plodding along since August last year. Had to stop for a couple of months over Christmas due to a bout of...

This morning I finally completed c25k!! I've been plodding along since August la...

the3rdwife

Graduate•6 years ago

24 Replies

The longest week ever!

Week 9 turning into a fortnight and a chore. 😞 Not the triumph I’d hoped for. I can’t get it finished! Done run 1 but ended up calling my second run a...

Week 9 turning into a fortnight and a chore. 😞 Not the triumph I’d hoped for. ...

Jude1963

Graduate•6 years ago

54 Replies

WK3R1

Felt nervous over the weekend about this. I got some good tips & great support from the forum this weekend. Guess what...wasn't half as bad as l was worrying...

Felt nervous over the weekend about this. I got some good tips & great support ...

wmw1973

Graduate•6 years ago

5 Replies

Hello week 2

After a terrible night's sleep I slept through this morning's alarm, panic sets in "I'm going to have to go tonight" The internal argument is no easier in the...

After a terrible night's sleep I slept through this morning's alarm, panic sets ...

MissLisaC90

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Ha! Week 5 Run 2 in the bag! 😁

It’s like being on The Cristal Maze! I got the Cristal by puzzling out how to keep jogging; Counting down and jogging away from my sugar monster. I will...

It’s like being on The Cristal Maze! I got the Cristal by puzzling out how to k...

WalkingWithLabradors

Graduate•6 years ago

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W9 R1

I was very tired today but somehow the urge to break into W9 was stronger so off I went, dodging puddles and mud. Achieved the 30 mins fairly easily but my...

I was very tired today but somehow the urge to break into W9 was stronger so off...

GoGo_JoJo

Graduate•6 years ago

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Hills

Week 4 run 2 completed at Kielder Water where I spent the weekend. Very pleased that I managed to keep running (slowly) up the hills!

Week 4 run 2 completed at Kielder Water where I spent the weekend. Very pleased ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Evening everyone.. here's a little about me!

So I lost weight, and once I was comfortable enough to join the gym.. I did 😊.. I do 4 spin classes a week, 1 boxercise class, and sessions in the gym too.....

So I lost weight, and once I was comfortable enough to join the gym.. I did 😊.....

Jen0880

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Why does W6R3 seem so challenging?

So I ran 20 minutes in W5 and felt pretty surprised and confident after completing it. Then there was the whole walk run walk thing in W6 . Now I am putting...

So I ran 20 minutes in W5 and felt pretty surprised and confident after complet...

Run-Granny-Run

Graduate•6 years ago

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W7R2 completed

So far, so good & still going much better than I ever could have imagined. I do find I doubt myself and I'm not at all comfortable in the early stages of these...

So far, so good & still going much better than I ever could have imagined. I do ...

AnUladh

Graduate•6 years ago

3 Replies

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Couch to 5K

All posts for March 2018

Wk 5 Run 1, finding it very hard with aches and pain

Hello!

Thank you

Week 6 Run 1 first morning run! ouch

Finally started running again...

Week one completed, 1st running for 40 years

Ouch 😩

W9 5K

Inspirational and humbling

W7R2 done - after an ugly start!

Run after work

Impatient!

Wk 4 run 1

W4R1 - Better than expected!

Week 8 run 2

Consolidation run - getting sore 🤔

W7 r2 - that’s better!

Beginnings.

Wk1R2

Wk6R2 done after a few days of...

I graduated today!!

The longest week ever!

WK3R1

Hello week 2

Ha! Week 5 Run 2 in the bag! 😁

W9 R1

Hills

Evening everyone.. here's a little about me!

Why does W6R3 seem so challenging?

W7R2 completed

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