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Wk9r1 done ✔

Started week 9 yesterday, so nearly there. It wasn't too bad and l actually enjoyed it!! Gonna celebrate with some new running gear when l graduate ☺☺☺

Started week 9 yesterday, so nearly there. It wasn't too bad and l actually enjo...

Abaggs

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 3 starts today!

Completed W2R3 on Tuesday... had been running on the treadmill until then but decided to give my first street run a go and actually enjoyed it (something I...

Completed W2R3 on Tuesday... had been running on the treadmill until then but de...

Bexh24

•6 years ago

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Breakfast!

Hi guys. What’s a great cereal that’s packed full of fiber? (Preferably not bran flakes. And please nothing that has milk in the ingredients as I can’t eat...

Hi guys. What’s a great cereal that’s packed full of fiber? (Preferably not bran...

Lagamble

•6 years ago

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W5R3 - done!

Wow! Wouldn’t have put money on that five weeks ago, but just ran for 20 minutes non-stop! For the first half I was just praying for Laura to tell me I’d done...

Wow! Wouldn’t have put money on that five weeks ago, but just ran for 20 minutes...

vctrsllr411

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week2

We'll run 1 complete. When I set off I thought I'd never get through it but it's a lovely morning and I just kept on go slow and steady and here I am home....

We'll run 1 complete. When I set off I thought I'd never get through it but it's...

Grannyruns

Graduate•6 years ago

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After 5k

So nearly at week 9...and heading formy first 5k run....is there anither app anyone can suggest i use after couch to 5k.

So nearly at week 9...and heading formy first 5k run....is there anither app any...

angiolver16gmailcom

•6 years ago

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Mind over matter! 🤣

BOOM! W5R3 done!! Just as Sarah Millican was saying I only had 2 minutes left and to slow down if I was tired, "I'm still standing" by Elton John started...

BOOM! W5R3 done!! Just as Sarah Millican was saying I only had 2 minutes left an...

oldwheezer69

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 3 Run 2

Hi all I'll be doing my run this evening after work so hope it's not too sunny later. I plan to take my 9 yr old with me on his bike for company. I seem to run...

Hi all I'll be doing my run this evening after work so hope it's not too sunny l...

Vdub_Girl

•6 years ago

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W3R2

Good morning crazy people 5:45 run and WOW 😮 that wasn’t fun🤪 but feeling great now. My knees are really struggling. Thinking of getting some knee...

Good morning crazy people 5:45 run and WOW 😮 that wasn’t fun🤪 but feeling gre...

Chris73G

•6 years ago

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What a beautiful morning!

Morning all Just back from wk8r2- so much better than run 1. Don't feel I'll ever be able to say I could carry on running forever but it was better than the...

Morning all Just back from wk8r2- so much better than run 1. Don't feel I'll ev...

Mumsygill

Graduate•6 years ago

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Arthritis

My recent x-ray shows arthritis in both hips & lower back, seeing doctor today, when I first went to see my doctor he gave me Co-codamol which I am not keen on...

My recent x-ray shows arthritis in both hips & lower back, seeing doctor today, ...

kbed

•6 years ago

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W4R1 😁

Mentally I really didn't think I would manage W4R1 but listened to the advice that you can manage each run by sticking to the plan, and I done it this morning....

Mentally I really didn't think I would manage W4R1 but listened to the advice th...

carmour1983

Graduate•6 years ago

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2 week break now back on it.

Just done week 1 run 2. Feel great about it. Anxious about the more intense runs ahead. Did W1R1 a few weeks back but never made the second run due to bad...

Just done week 1 run 2. Feel great about it. Anxious about the more intense runs...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Wk2R1 done🤪

Just finished the first run of the week 2 set and to be honest I don’t feel too bad. I thought I might struggle having worked all night before and not had any...

Just finished the first run of the week 2 set and to be honest I don’t feel too ...

Runnymummy

•6 years ago

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W5 R2 Well that was ... strange

Doin' the urban shuffle 2 x 8 minutes runs Was hiking to the park over hill and dale (read: through malls, stations, stairs, stairs and more stairs, over the...

Doin' the urban shuffle 2 x 8 minutes runs Was hiking to the park over hill and ...

DeeRunning

Graduate•6 years ago

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From shin splints to hip flexors

Has anyone got any tips for avoiding an achy hip flexor? (It’s the narrow band that seems to attach your leg to the front of the hip). One starts aching after...

Has anyone got any tips for avoiding an achy hip flexor? (It’s the narrow band t...

Sarararara

Graduate•6 years ago

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When will my legs take me further?

So...this morning, after meeting a friend for coffee & a catch up, I met my other friend who is starting out (again) on the C25k programme....she will admit,...

So...this morning, after meeting a friend for coffee & a catch up, I met my othe...

Mummycav

Administrator•6 years ago

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Any advice on stitches?

I completed week 6 tonight and was very happy to have done 25 minutes of running (which I actually found easier than the 2 x 10 minute runs earlier in the...

I completed week 6 tonight and was very happy to have done 25 minutes of running...

malpapolska

Graduate•6 years ago

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Finished week 6!!

After the disbelief that I completed week 5, I’ve only gone and finished week 6!! 😁 I’m still slow and ‘ploddy’, and I was getting cross with Laura for not...

After the disbelief that I completed week 5, I’ve only gone and finished week 6!...

Alfietinker

•6 years ago

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OMG I did it!!

W5R3 DONE!! I so wasn’t feeling it but yey I did it! Not sure if I’m dead or alive or if I’ll ever walk again but I am so chuffed and stunned and in disbelief-...

W5R3 DONE!! I so wasn’t feeling it but yey I did it! Not sure if I’m dead or ali...

Pancakes

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 5 Run 2

After debating whether to run or not today, I decided to head out just after 9pm. My last evening run felt really tough but it was such a beautiful evening...

After debating whether to run or not today, I decided to head out just after 9pm...

Ljb71

Graduate•6 years ago

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Food tips WK5 R1

Hi everyone! I'm currently on Wk5 R1 and I was just wondering if anyone had any tips for what's best to eat - both on training days and rest days. I normally...

Hi everyone! I'm currently on Wk5 R1 and I was just wondering if anyone had any ...

LFriend45

Graduate•6 years ago

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After some advice please

I went out on Tuesday for my week 3 run 3 and feel as though I twisted my ankle, at the time it just felt like a twinge and I kept on running, it was fine all...

I went out on Tuesday for my week 3 run 3 and feel as though I twisted my ankle,...

Hayley39

•6 years ago

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Still on the IC; registered for Parkrun

Still in lots of discomfort with my back but hoping to fend it off over the next day or so to start W8 on Friday or Saturday. In the meantime I’ve registered...

Still in lots of discomfort with my back but hoping to fend it off over the next...

Jay66UK

Graduate•6 years ago

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Will I make it???

Hi guys...completed run 2 of week 7 this evening and have to admit to feeling a bit disheartened. I've now run 25 minutes three times but it doesn't feel like...

Hi guys...completed run 2 of week 7 this evening and have to admit to feeling a ...

Flipper0609

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 1 done!

Took me 10 days after slightly displacing my knee cap, but I've managed week 1! Time to get started on week 2. Feeling motivated right now 😁

Took me 10 days after slightly displacing my knee cap, but I've managed week 1! ...

Boo43

Graduate•6 years ago

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Pulled muscle

Hi I’m on week 4 of C25K but just pulled a muscle in my calf. Limping due to the pain. Will I really have to rest it? Don’t want to have to go back to week 1??

Hi I’m on week 4 of C25K but just pulled a muscle in my calf. Limping due to the...

Themadhouse8

•6 years ago

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Week 9 and beyond cream crackered update

Well hello again folks , just to let you know how things going . Had the operation to liver on 30th April and all went well, they ended up re-sectioning the...

Well hello again folks , just to let you know how things going . Had the operati...

doubletap

Graduate•6 years ago

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Keep hydrated!

Tried to run on Sunday morning, and only managed a pitiful 17 minutes and around 2.5k before I ground to a halt. Tonight, managed 5.5k in around 34 minutes,...

Tried to run on Sunday morning, and only managed a pitiful 17 minutes and around...

The-K-is-Silent

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6R2

Had my whippet running buddy with me (she’s not really a whippet - but is quicker than me) I managed to stay with her for the fists 10mins but sent her on...

Had my whippet running buddy with me (she’s not really a whippet - but is quicke...

Crittermad

Graduate•6 years ago

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Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2018

Wk9r1 done ✔

Week 3 starts today!

Breakfast!

W5R3 - done!

Week2

After 5k

Mind over matter! 🤣

Week 3 Run 2

W3R2

What a beautiful morning!

Arthritis

W4R1 😁

2 week break now back on it.

Wk2R1 done🤪

W5 R2 Well that was ... strange

From shin splints to hip flexors

When will my legs take me further?

Any advice on stitches?

Finished week 6!!

OMG I did it!!

Week 5 Run 2

Food tips WK5 R1

After some advice please

Still on the IC; registered for Parkrun

Will I make it???

Week 1 done!

Pulled muscle

Week 9 and beyond cream crackered update

Keep hydrated!

W6R2

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