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W2R1 Woohoo!

Woohoo! Again! So pleased I managed this. I thought it was going to be impossible but I’m definitely getting better. Sweating profusely and my shins were a...

Woohoo! Again! So pleased I managed this. I thought it was going to be impossibl...

LPTT

•6 years ago

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Still a reluctant runner at week 8!!

I’ve just finished my third 28 minute run (well actually I failed the second, which I put down to going out in the midday heat!), and I have to say I’m still...

I’ve just finished my third 28 minute run (well actually I failed the second, wh...

BeckyED

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Hot, sweaty & slow

But happy anyway 😬 What next? Really don't want to lose the momentum

JoJoMo74

Graduate•6 years ago

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New to site with a gap year from running that’s lasted 30 😳

Week 7 run 1 done and feeling that maybe I’m going to be a runner again, so today joined my first community site and bought some proper leggings. Onward and up...

Week 7 run 1 done and feeling that maybe I’m going to be a runner again, so toda...

TitusA

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 5, Run 3. Smashed it!

Hey folks, just wanted to introduce myself! My name is Andy, 37 years old and I’m a Brit living in the Netherlands. I’m the least sporty person I know......

Hey folks, just wanted to introduce myself! My name is Andy, 37 years old and I’...

Warb81

Graduate•6 years ago

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W7R1 I did it!

This definitely went better than W6R3. I waited until it was a bit cooler, although I felt pretty exhausted (hadn’t even really done anything!) However, when...

This definitely went better than W6R3. I waited until it was a bit cooler, altho...

Sortyourlife

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Warm up walk?

Hi all you hardened runners . Just a quick question. Do you all still do the warm up walk now you've graduated and not using the 5k app

Hi all you hardened runners . Just a quick question. Do you all still do the war...

Deborahchick46

Graduate•6 years ago

17 Replies

Struggles in the heat!

Hey all, tonight was meant to see the end of week 7 for me but in this heat I had to stop after 7 mins! I could go on the ‘dread mill’ but the gym doesn’t have...

Hey all, tonight was meant to see the end of week 7 for me but in this heat I ha...

heidio11

•6 years ago

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Graduation run!!

This evening was my local group run. It was a 1 mile loop of the local business park completed as many times as you felt (and by 7pm) It started good in the...

This evening was my local group run. It was a 1 mile loop of the local business ...

Wanna-Be

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6r3..i just ran for 25 minsL!

Well..if you can call it running, still a shuffle jog at a snail pace. Had been looking forward to this after a great run on Sunday (am now wondering if being...

Well..if you can call it running, still a shuffle jog at a snail pace. Had been...

Lucyfur

Graduate•6 years ago

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PG & still here 🏃‍♀️

Still here, still jogging along. Did 4km today nice and steady. I seem to have mastered the first five/ten minute melt downs and quickly get into a...

Still here, still jogging along. Did 4km today nice and steady. I seem to have...

SendWine

Graduate•6 years ago

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Back on the horse, week 8...

After the blip of week 7 turning into a month, time to get back into regular running. Week 8 beckoned, and back to the routine of bargaining with the joints...

After the blip of week 7 turning into a month, time to get back into regular run...

DaveB46

Graduate•6 years ago

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Iky222 W6R2

Well that’s that done was a tough one but managed to complete moving on to R3 Friday not sure il be able to complete but will give it a good shot . Anyone else...

Well that’s that done was a tough one but managed to complete moving on to R3 Fr...

Iky222

•6 years ago

4 Replies

W5R3 in the bag!

Well I am so chuffed with myself and I can’t believe I’ve only gone and ran for 20 minutes and completed the run. I was putting it off for days making excuses...

Well I am so chuffed with myself and I can’t believe I’ve only gone and ran for ...

pegasus2512

Graduate•6 years ago

4 Replies

Stretches

So I’ve found a couple of stretch routines (1 dynamic for before and one static for after) on you tube that I like. Finding them each time was annoying though...

So I’ve found a couple of stretch routines (1 dynamic for before and one static ...

Kamia

Graduate•6 years ago

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I am loving this!(?!?!)

Gushy post alert ... Ok seriously. I’m the girl who was told I ‘run funny’ by my PR teacher at 14 years old... who, as an adult, always said I’d never take up...

Gushy post alert ... Ok seriously. I’m the girl who was told I ‘run funny’ by my...

Kat393

Graduate•6 years ago

17 Replies

Treadmill

Well just started, W1R1, did it on a treadmill. What are people's thoughts on doing this on treadmills. I set a 2% invline.

Well just started, W1R1, did it on a treadmill. What are people's thoughts on do...

Mariners8

•6 years ago

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Off the IC 🤗🎉

Hiiiii y’all, so it’s been 2 months since I’ve run and the physio has finally given me the ok to start running again!! 😁 I’ve decided to start over right...

Hiiiii y’all, so it’s been 2 months since I’ve run and the physio has finally g...

Catbee

Graduate•6 years ago

34 Replies

Tried again

Good Morning! I went ahead and tried a morning run again. I went a lot slower and got all but the last two runs in. Minimal chest pain. Just going...

Good Morning! I went ahead and tried a morning run again. I went a lot slower an...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Nearly there!

Hello, Great to read all your posts. I should have finished week 9 last week but have continued to this week - last run to complete scheduled for Friday....

Hello, Great to read all your posts. I should have finished week 9 last week but...

JOP66

Graduate•6 years ago

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Run 2 week 9

So had been hoping to finish last week but cold and life took hold so did run 2 this morning so proud was slower than normal but happy I did it just 1 to go 👍

So had been hoping to finish last week but cold and life took hold so did run 2 ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Week 9 runs delayed 🙁

I did my first run of week 9 on Friday and loved it! But I haven't run since due to my running partner hubby hurting his knee. I would run alone but due to the...

I did my first run of week 9 on Friday and loved it! But I haven't run since due...

Lea71

Graduate•6 years ago

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These consolidation runs are not getting any easier!

And I don’t know why. I’m not running any faster than I did when I graduated & I’m doing 30 mins each time but battling with myself not to stop. Could it be...

And I don’t know why. I’m not running any faster than I did when I graduated & I...

Hidden

•6 years ago

44 Replies

W9 R3 - over the finish line!

Out early like everyone else it seems - best way to beat the heat!! So, so chuffed to have completed the programme and I even did a PB today and smashed the 4k...

Out early like everyone else it seems - best way to beat the heat!! So, so chuff...

Tink9098

Graduate•6 years ago

20 Replies

I beat the heat wk5 r1

Well I completed wk 5 run 1, despite it being so hot I can't breathe due to asthma... I should be on week 6 but the heat was just too much last week.

Well I completed wk 5 run 1, despite it being so hot I can't breathe due to asth...

Kitt-1981

•6 years ago

4 Replies

W9R1: no music, a novelist instead.

So, W9R1 I’m in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 running in a beautiful campus at 5.30 in the morning. No music, I’m worried about Dutch serial killers leaping out the...

So, W9R1 I’m in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 running in a beautiful campus at 5.30 in th...

Dralimc

Graduate•6 years ago

21 Replies

Week 9 Run 3 complete. I've done it !

Well, I can hardly believe it but I've completed the C25K programme this morning! From puffing through 1 minute of running thinking I was going to die in week...

Well, I can hardly believe it but I've completed the C25K programme this morning...

Ljb71

Graduate•6 years ago

33 Replies

W4 R2

Hi everyone, have really enjoyed the programme so far, but am finding that I’m having trouble with coordinating my breathing. Even though i go out early...

Hi everyone, have really enjoyed the programme so far, but am finding that I’m h...

Sharon_B

Graduate•6 years ago

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W8R3

Back to the early morning run. Wasn’t too bad, passed fairly quickly. Pretty uneventful really, nothing to report.... which all means a 10000% improvement on...

Back to the early morning run. Wasn’t too bad, passed fairly quickly. Pretty un...

Scoobysghost

•6 years ago

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Wk7 r1 😣😣DNF

I really struggled this morn There was a slight breeze so i was feeling ok. However i really really struggle on hills. I cant even walk up them. I hit a...

I really struggled this morn There was a slight breeze so i was feeling ok. How...

Sarahcomb

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for July 2018

W2R1 Woohoo!

Still a reluctant runner at week 8!!

Hot, sweaty & slow

New to site with a gap year from running that’s lasted 30 😳

Week 5, Run 3. Smashed it!

W7R1 I did it!

Warm up walk?

Struggles in the heat!

Graduation run!!

W6r3..i just ran for 25 minsL!

PG & still here 🏃‍♀️

Back on the horse, week 8...

Iky222 W6R2

W5R3 in the bag!

Stretches

I am loving this!(?!?!)

Treadmill

Off the IC 🤗🎉

Tried again

Nearly there!

Run 2 week 9

Week 9 runs delayed 🙁

These consolidation runs are not getting any easier!

W9 R3 - over the finish line!

I beat the heat wk5 r1

W9R1: no music, a novelist instead.

Week 9 Run 3 complete. I've done it !

W4 R2

W8R3

Wk7 r1 😣😣DNF

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