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Week 9 and only 1 run to go.😀

I'm so pleased with myself. I'd never run before I started this. I have MS. I've taken a week off while on holiday. Took time out due to illness but I came...

I'm so pleased with myself. I'd never run before I started this. I have MS. I've...

Emily46

Graduate•6 years ago

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Best laid plans

First post grad run just about to go phone rings “can you come and look at little one she’s very hot” half hour spent looking for new batteries for thermometer...

First post grad run just about to go phone rings “can you come and look at littl...

Woggle

Graduate•6 years ago

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Question about planning!

Hello all - advice appreciated. I’ve just completed Week 4 Run 3 yesterday and have a ridiculously busy week this week. I only have the opportunity to run on...

Hello all - advice appreciated. I’ve just completed Week 4 Run 3 yesterday and h...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Just getting started

I have just started c25k for the umpteenth time this year. I am doing it for several reasons: I have mental health issues including severe insomnis, over the...

I have just started c25k for the umpteenth time this year. I am doing it for sev...

Illyria

•6 years ago

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Morning 🌝 W7R1

I planned to run last night like I normally do but at 8:30 I decided now I’m not working (summer break) i’d run in the morning. So I’m just home from my first...

I planned to run last night like I normally do but at 8:30 I decided now I’m not...

Kamia

Graduate•6 years ago

1 Reply

Advice for sore knees?

Hello friends. I am on WK 3, R1. I have noticed that my knees are starting to feel a little sore on the inside of the leg. Is this normal? Any advice?

Hello friends. I am on WK 3, R1. I have noticed that my knees are starting to fe...

Susan7777

•6 years ago

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W8 R3 done in typical sunday madness!

So in typical sunday fashion for me, i competed W8 R3 yesterday - after a 45 min tabata circuit......On a even more insane note, in a bid to ensure i keep on...

So in typical sunday fashion for me, i competed W8 R3 yesterday - after a 45 min...

Boo43

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 2 Run 1

I was nervous about today but also excited to give it a go. Well..I really really ENJOYED it! Can't believe I've put that, even the drizzle was fine. I think...

I was nervous about today but also excited to give it a go. Well..I really reall...

Gingernutter

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 6 in the bag.....!!! 💪25min smashed!! 👊

I must be dreaming......it has to be a dream!!! How else can it be that a complete, total, utter non-runner like me just went out and ran for 25 minutes...

I must be dreaming......it has to be a dream!!! How else can it be that a comple...

Hotheels

Graduate•6 years ago

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Weight loss/flat stomach

I’m on week four. Hoping to shift my mummy tummy as getting married in April. Has running helped to tone up your stomach or should I be doing another exercise?...

I’m on week four. Hoping to shift my mummy tummy as getting married in April. Ha...

Zoebeebeauty

•6 years ago

3 Replies

My first post!

I'm a middle (?) aged woman who wants to be fitter and leaner. I went to the doctor about menopausal symptoms and told her I'd just started the Couch to 5k but...

I'm a middle (?) aged woman who wants to be fitter and leaner. I went to the doc...

59er

Graduate•6 years ago

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Beginner at 60

Hi I’m Lizzy57, Just turned 60 and Just trying to start to run for the first time in my life, hoping to up my fitness. I am walking, with a little jogging, my...

Hi I’m Lizzy57, Just turned 60 and Just trying to start to run for the first tim...

Lizzy57

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Cooler weather? Getting fitter? Or both?

PG R2 https://www.strava.com/activities/1737110531 I’m not sure if the cooler weather is helping, or if I’m getting fitter or a bit of both? After running...

PG R2 https://www.strava.com/activities/1737110531 I’m not sure if the cooler...

Elles78

Graduate•6 years ago

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Graduated yesterday now what? - how to keep going?

So I know you are supposed to take rest days but the complication if living in 3 different locations over the next couple of weeks had me in a quandary so...

So I know you are supposed to take rest days but the complication if living in 3...

Flossyuk

Graduate•6 years ago

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Not long or fast...

But I did it!!! :)

Kezy80

Graduate•6 years ago

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W8R1

My first time running 28 mins and according to Strava I only ran a distance of 3.4k 😩 I honestly couldn’t of run any faster than what I did. What distances...

My first time running 28 mins and according to Strava I only ran a distance of 3...

Parko27

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Morning all

Started week 1 training last week and apart from the first day I didn't find it too bad considering I'd done no running for year's. Off out to do first run of...

Started week 1 training last week and apart from the first day I didn't find it ...

HATTER8142

Graduate•6 years ago

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W8R1 ✅

28 minutes of running? Me? No way! Well actually YES way and it felt fab. Had to come off the mountain and down to the flat streets below, so I was running...

28 minutes of running? Me? No way! Well actually YES way and it felt fab. Had to...

cheekychipmunks

Graduate•6 years ago

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It’s a cold

Hi it turned out that I got a cold so no running for a bit hope to start week 7 soon be told to rest as they think I am over doing it as I also have a personal...

Hi it turned out that I got a cold so no running for a bit hope to start week 7 ...

mandy167

•6 years ago

1 Reply

New here and a few questions

Hi, new here-just wondered does anyone know if you have the coach to 5k app downloaded on your phone can you use the metrics or basically your Apple Watch to...

Hi, new here-just wondered does anyone know if you have the coach to 5k app down...

Runningnut

•6 years ago

1 Reply

W8R2 cause of sore ankle bone discovered

Well! 10 days resting my sore ankle bone, with a day wearing my running shoes as a treat for my joints saw just one day when ankle bone got worse rather than...

Well! 10 days resting my sore ankle bone, with a day wearing my running shoes as...

BaddieThePirate

Graduate•6 years ago

12 Replies

Week 5 - SMASHED!!!!!!!

W5R3, a 20 minute run, which I have never ever done in my entire life - I did tonight!! I cannot tell you how amazing I feel right now!!!

W5R3, a 20 minute run, which I have never ever done in my entire life - I did to...

Run_Forest

•6 years ago

26 Replies

calf pain

hi all,on wk09 run 2 and suffering with severe calf pain i’ve previously has a DVT in 2015 so know i’ve got some damage but i’m worried i’m doing more...

hi all,on wk09 run 2 and suffering with severe calf pain i’ve previously has a...

edwards1g

•6 years ago

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Week 1 Run 3

Yes Oldfloss! I'm a lone wolf! Went out this evening to my local park with Laura and the podcast and enjoyed it so much more than the 2 days spent at the pitch...

Yes Oldfloss! I'm a lone wolf! Went out this evening to my local park with Laura...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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W8R1 - Did I really just do that?

On holiday in Cornwall - but determined to keep up. This was by far the most challenging so far - finding any incline very difficult but I get going. Fantastic...

On holiday in Cornwall - but determined to keep up. This was by far the most cha...

FunnyMummy1

Graduate•6 years ago

6 Replies

Missed a week

So thought work, life and a dogdie ankle I’ve managed to miss a week - what do I do.. carry on and complete as normal or go back and repeat the last week I did...

So thought work, life and a dogdie ankle I’ve managed to miss a week - what do I...

Booperscoops

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Holiday run 👍🏻

I ran on the beach today, whilst on me hols! It wasn’t a strict C25K run, just me going for a slow jog over the sand whilst the fam played. I think I covered...

I ran on the beach today, whilst on me hols! It wasn’t a strict C25K run, just m...

Catbee

Graduate•6 years ago

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Yes ! Finished today.

Last 30 minute run completed today. I never thought it possible I could run for 30 minutes. It was not stylish, I was covered in sweat, half the mosquitoes in...

Last 30 minute run completed today. I never thought it possible I could run for ...

JulesAllostock

Graduate•6 years ago

8 Replies

Gave up... want to restart!

Hello everyone, it feels good to be back. After being pathetic (personally!) and not wanting to go for a run due to the hot weather, plus work being very...

Hello everyone, it feels good to be back. After being pathetic (personally!) and...

Runafterthecake

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Yes!

Week 8 started well with probably my best run ever. I actually started to feel, well, like a runner! I measured my distance and found I'd done around 4.25K...

Week 8 started well with probably my best run ever. I actually started to feel,...

Hidden

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for July 2018

Week 9 and only 1 run to go.😀

Best laid plans

Question about planning!

Just getting started

Morning 🌝 W7R1

Advice for sore knees?

W8 R3 done in typical sunday madness!

Week 2 Run 1

Week 6 in the bag.....!!! 💪25min smashed!! 👊

Weight loss/flat stomach

My first post!

Beginner at 60

Cooler weather? Getting fitter? Or both?

Graduated yesterday now what? - how to keep going?

Not long or fast...

W8R1

Morning all

W8R1 ✅

It’s a cold

New here and a few questions

W8R2 cause of sore ankle bone discovered

Week 5 - SMASHED!!!!!!!

calf pain

Week 1 Run 3

W8R1 - Did I really just do that?

Missed a week

Holiday run 👍🏻

Yes ! Finished today.

Gave up... want to restart!

Yes!

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