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Well and truly cooked!

Done my three runs this week after graduating last Sunday and rather than worry about distance, have just been setting the timer on my ipod and adding a...

Done my three runs this week after graduating last Sunday and rather than worry ...

lexi6

Graduate•6 years ago

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Painful knee

I have just done W2R1. After W1R2 I had a painful knee. I hoped it would go before my next run. It hadn't gone completely but I decided to run anyway as I...

I have just done W2R1. After W1R2 I had a painful knee. I hoped it would go befo...

LittlrLin

•6 years ago

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Oops!!

Ha ha went out of front door to do W3R3 dropped my phone (smashed screen 🙁) and didn’t realise I had gone to W4R3!!! Bit of a shock with the 5 minute runs but...

Ha ha went out of front door to do W3R3 dropped my phone (smashed screen 🙁) and...

Lousylungs

•6 years ago

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Fed up 😢

Halfway through antibiotics and felt better so decided to do run 2 week 2. What a fail!! Didn't make it to the end of the first run before I was gasping and...

Halfway through antibiotics and felt better so decided to do run 2 week 2. What ...

Stellie

•6 years ago

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Digging deep

Don't know why but needed all my willpower to get out & run today - W6 R2 complete. Keeping it real - no , it wasn't easy but I am so glad I got my trainers...

Don't know why but needed all my willpower to get out & run today - W6 R2 compl...

Rebecca12

•6 years ago

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W7R1

Tough run today, I did a new route to stay on the paths and the flat as it is so wet and muddy. It left my brain free to complain as I didn’t have to think...

Tough run today, I did a new route to stay on the paths and the flat as it is so...

JulesG1

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6 trouser issues!

Here's a little tip - when you're just beginning to feel a tiny bit more confident, do not go out in two new items of running gear! W6 R1 saw me staggering...

Here's a little tip - when you're just beginning to feel a tiny bit more confide...

Abicon

Graduate•6 years ago

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Let’s go!!!!

1st time using the c25k app, and it is great 👍🏼 can’t wait for Tuesday for run 2 !!!!!!!

1st time using the c25k app, and it is great 👍🏼 can’t wait for Tuesday for run...

Aspec_vx

•6 years ago

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W5R3 done and dusted...

Against all expectations, i did it! After a mid W4 melt down, i really didn’t think i’d keep going, but all the support and advice i’ve been given made me feel...

Against all expectations, i did it! After a mid W4 melt down, i really didn’t th...

Pippayoungart

Graduate•6 years ago

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W5R1

That’s was ok although my right knee is protesting hugely. The next two runs this week look like a huge challenge. Still nothing ventured nothing gained

That’s was ok although my right knee is protesting hugely. The next two runs thi...

Madwife60

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 7 In The Bag

Delighted to have completed W7R3 yesterday morning, in the rain :-( I normally do Mon-Wed-Fri, but due to aching quads since end of Week 5 (the dreaded first...

Delighted to have completed W7R3 yesterday morning, in the rain :-( I normally ...

Shazza1965

Graduate•6 years ago

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Just the beginning

Week one day one completed. Feeling determined 😀

BecksHR

•6 years ago

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W1 Completed

I did W1R3 today in the morning sun. It was a pleasant experience up until run 5 when I felt like a thigh muscle pulled ever so slightly. This is probably a...

I did W1R3 today in the morning sun. It was a pleasant experience up until run 5...

RunGirlyRun

•6 years ago

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Week 1, run 1.

Rainy Sunday morning and loved every second. My son came to provide support too bless him. Can’t wait for run 2! Never thought I’d hear myself say that!!...

Rainy Sunday morning and loved every second. My son came to provide support too ...

JessDS

•6 years ago

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Week 9 Done!

Woohoo just completed run 3 and put in my post on the graduates thread. What do others plan to do after they complete the programme? I'm keeping going...

Woohoo just completed run 3 and put in my post on the graduates thread. What do ...

Lee1167

Graduate•6 years ago

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What a difference a week makes !

Completed week 2 run 3 this morning however last Sunday the sun was shining however today I battled against wind, rain and cold🏃🏼‍♀️💨🌧💦 #diditthough

Completed week 2 run 3 this morning however last Sunday the sun was shining howe...

Margaret2311

•6 years ago

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W5R3

Would never had thought in just 5 weeks I would have been running for 20 mins - great feeling of achievement. Now W6 🤓

Would never had thought in just 5 weeks I would have been running for 20 mins - ...

KFR64

•6 years ago

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25mins😳

Couldn’t have run 60 secs a few weeks ago, now thanks to C25K I’ve just done the first 25mins (W6R3)!!! Feel fantastic and amazed😊🏃‍♀️

Couldn’t have run 60 secs a few weeks ago, now thanks to C25K I’ve just done the...

Samnev

Graduate•6 years ago

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Sunshine

Was so good to run in the sunshine this morning - happy days!

Gran4z

Graduate•6 years ago

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It is cold and grey but ...

Went for my W1R3 this morning. It's quite cold and definitely grey but saw beautiful tulip bloom. That brightens my run. Have to remember it's a gentle jog and...

Went for my W1R3 this morning. It's quite cold and definitely grey but saw beaut...

spscollins

•6 years ago

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Running track versus road running

I graduated at the beginning of March and have been slowly building up to the 5K. I usually run on a track just because it is safer to run on when I have me...

I graduated at the beginning of March and have been slowly building up to the 5K...

Scouser67

Graduate•6 years ago

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Starting out

Morning guys, so I did run everyday in January this year to raise money for Mind (the mental health charity). Only short distances 1.2 - 1-4 miles per day....

Morning guys, so I did run everyday in January this year to raise money for Mind...

Gemma922

•6 years ago

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This is NOT pain but inspiration

Hi. We have just completed week 1. Our hips are hurting but we are going out again today! If you don’t use the inspiration you receive - you lose the power to...

Hi. We have just completed week 1. Our hips are hurting but we are going out aga...

Michael2500

•6 years ago

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W9R3 done!

That’s the last run finished! As Jo on the app said “some days your legs will feel like lead” and today was one of those - felt like a real effort to get...

That’s the last run finished! As Jo on the app said “some days your legs will fe...

DBard

Graduate•6 years ago

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W5R3 queasiness

Really look forward to my runs now. I did W5R2 six point five times before moving on to run 3 this morning. I couldn't do the whole thing - as with run 2 I...

Really look forward to my runs now. I did W5R2 six point five times before movin...

Kerhel

•6 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3 done!!!! 😬😬😬

So I did it! AND it’s completely doable!! Thanks to everyone for your support beforehand. Week 6 here I come! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

So I did it! AND it’s completely doable!! Thanks to everyone for your support be...

Ripcurlrana71

•6 years ago

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Run 3 week 6

Yesterday was to be run 3 of week 6, as it included a 25 min run I thought it would be good to enter a 5k run. To my surprise I managed to run the whole 5k, in...

Yesterday was to be run 3 of week 6, as it included a 25 min run I thought it wo...

Sue_Bracken

Graduate•6 years ago

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Spare tyre

Just completed w5R1. As I was running today I was very conscious of other svelte joggers moving effortlessly in lycra, whilst my spare tyre wobbled above my...

Just completed w5R1. As I was running today I was very conscious of other svelt...

trogdelight

Graduate•6 years ago

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Is a rest day important?

Hi all, just completed w5r1. Due to work and other commitments, I can only run on Sunday, Monday and Friday. So far 2 days consecutively have been fine, but...

Hi all, just completed w5r1. Due to work and other commitments, I can only run ...

Gilliano666

Graduate•6 years ago

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30 minutes run!

After graduating, I am doing 2 to 3 30 minutes run per week. Though I finish it non-stop but I am still struggling with it even after so many weeks of...

After graduating, I am doing 2 to 3 30 minutes run per week. Though I finish it ...

Priyanka_03

Graduate•6 years ago

11 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for April 2018

Well and truly cooked!

Painful knee

Oops!!

Fed up 😢

Digging deep

W7R1

W6 trouser issues!

Let’s go!!!!

W5R3 done and dusted...

W5R1

Week 7 In The Bag

Just the beginning

W1 Completed

Week 1, run 1.

Week 9 Done!

What a difference a week makes !

W5R3

25mins😳

Sunshine

It is cold and grey but ...

Running track versus road running

Starting out

This is NOT pain but inspiration

W9R3 done!

W5R3 queasiness

Week 5 Run 3 done!!!! 😬😬😬

Run 3 week 6

Spare tyre

Is a rest day important?

30 minutes run!

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