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W5 R2 in the bag

Completed R2 of W5 this morning and felt great! I was really nervous about this week, but after reading all of the advice on this site it's inspired me to...

Completed R2 of W5 this morning and felt great! I was really nervous about this ...

RC13

Graduate•6 years ago

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Omg I saw a UFO

Ok so that was a lie but I wanted to grab your attention So just done W3 R1 The weirdest thing was I didn’t die nor did I collapse in a heap. And weirdly the...

Ok so that was a lie but I wanted to grab your attention So just done W3 R1 Th...

Ibot

•6 years ago

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Week 5 Aches and Pains.

Completed W5R1 last night. Was looking forward to it since my last run on Friday and I could cry. Each time I run I get a really sore leg (the left one) from...

Completed W5R1 last night. Was looking forward to it since my last run on Friday...

TracyyBee

Graduate•6 years ago

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Seriously thinking of getting a treadmill. After having to abandon run yesterday can’t go today as we have 50mph winds🤨

Seriously thinking of getting a treadmill. After having to abandon run yesterday...

Woggle

Graduate•6 years ago

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W7R1 : Outrunning the route

W7R1 was originally planned for yesterday, but yesterday was one unforeseen thing popping up after the other, so I went out this morning. It looks like this...

W7R1 was originally planned for yesterday, but yesterday was one unforeseen thin...

HillsEverywhere

Graduate•6 years ago

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Calf muscle pain

Hi everyone, I am new to this (and most exercise TBH). I have completed week 1 (albeit not running every minute - that’s a work in progress!) and intend to...

Hi everyone, I am new to this (and most exercise TBH). I have completed week 1 ...

Katiek1981

•6 years ago

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Back to the start!

Well after 6 weeks on the injury couch with a dodgy and painful left knee, I was back in the treadmill last night for w1r1. I did wonder if it was going back...

Well after 6 weeks on the injury couch with a dodgy and painful left knee, I was...

Fatdad71

Graduate•6 years ago

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EPIC FAIL

Today was the first run of my new ju ju inspired 10K programme. It was wet, it was windy and I have a snotty bunged up nose. Oh well it's only a quick 3 K. I...

Today was the first run of my new ju ju inspired 10K programme. It was wet, it w...

Pete1w

Graduate•6 years ago

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The rain, in Spain, is a runner's pain!!!

So I graduated on Friday 14th Sept and flew to [not so] sunny Mallorca on Sunday 16th Sept. I took my running kit and my good intentions but - the weather got...

So I graduated on Friday 14th Sept and flew to [not so] sunny Mallorca on Sunday...

DorsetRunner

Graduate•6 years ago

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W3r1again

Thanks to those who replied last week when I wasn't well, I am redoing week 3 as I wasn't 100% last week although I did run twice just the 90 secs bits, but...

Thanks to those who replied last week when I wasn't well, I am redoing week 3 as...

bears1234

•6 years ago

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Backache!

Week 4 done, Week 5 Run 1 done, then - I hurt my back at my exercise class last week! At first it didn't stop me running, but now even walking hurts a bit....

Week 4 done, Week 5 Run 1 done, then - I hurt my back at my exercise class last ...

crocheter66

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 9!

Ok. So I'm about to start week 9. Can't quite believe I'm here. Are there rules? Do I have to complete the 3 runs by the end of the week or within a 7 day time...

Ok. So I'm about to start week 9. Can't quite believe I'm here. Are there rules?...

RhianCos

•6 years ago

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C25K beginner

Hi all I am just starting my C25K journey (did my first run on Sunday). It was a little challenging as I have not run any distance since I was at school and I...

Hi all I am just starting my C25K journey (did my first run on Sunday). It was ...

Zsazsabe

•6 years ago

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The day after

So it's the day after my first run! My legs have felt so achey and I can see why you would not do 2 in a row! Woke up this morning and thought my legs might...

So it's the day after my first run! My legs have felt so achey and I can see wh...

Princess1980

•6 years ago

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Graduation!

As planned, I hit the streets last night, in a limited window of time between getting home from work and picking my wife up from the station. 35 minutes later...

As planned, I hit the streets last night, in a limited window of time between ge...

Oldjigger

•6 years ago

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Enforced rest

Rather peeved that I’m having to take a little bit of time off this week. I had a totally unrelated argument with a very sharp low step which I knocked one...

Rather peeved that I’m having to take a little bit of time off this week. I had ...

RevRunner

Graduate•6 years ago

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W3R1 - indeed a nice run

Late post, as I completed my run yesterday after work. It was very nice run along the canal with my dog and sun :) Very nice temperature, although maybe a bit...

Late post, as I completed my run yesterday after work. It was very nice run alo...

IgaT

Graduate•6 years ago

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Painful Achilles

Hi, I’ve just done my last 25 minute run and I felt fine while doing it but a few hours afterwards the back of my right ankle, which my husband has informed me...

Hi, I’ve just done my last 25 minute run and I felt fine while doing it but a fe...

Meencantacorrer

•6 years ago

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W1r2

Last night I completed W1R2. During the first run I struggled and didn’t know how I would do it again, but I did. And it was easier. I was advised by my doctor...

Last night I completed W1R2. During the first run I struggled and didn’t know ho...

Pinkflamingos

•6 years ago

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W3R3: Post cold! Does it matter if my legs aren’t lifting a lot behind me?

So I finished W3R2 last Monday. I brought some running socks and new shoes as a reward so I was kind of excited to try week 4. I then caught a cold the next...

So I finished W3R2 last Monday. I brought some running socks and new shoes as a ...

bluepanda

Graduate•6 years ago

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Stormy Graduation

2 months ago my running journey started under clear blue skies, my graduation run tonight could not have been more different. It wasn’t only the stormy skies...

2 months ago my running journey started under clear blue skies, my graduation ru...

rancher

Graduate•6 years ago

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Try and try again

It was around this time or maybe earlier last year, I started running. Did quite well and actually lost weight to where people recognised it. I came across the...

It was around this time or maybe earlier last year, I started running. Did quite...

jessm_01

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Week 5??

Just completed week4 and had a quick look at week 5... that is some step up!!!

Octavia100

•6 years ago

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Sneezes and sore throat

It’s wk6 run 2 tomorrow and my daughter has given me a stinking cold. It’s not on my chest just feeling lousy and bunged up! The question is do I just keep...

It’s wk6 run 2 tomorrow and my daughter has given me a stinking cold. It’s not o...

Testarossa123

Graduate•6 years ago

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First post-graduate run

After a week off to recover from graduation parties, it was back to pounding the streets. Mysteriously, I was looking forward to it. At one point during the...

After a week off to recover from graduation parties, it was back to pounding the...

antonioa

Graduate•6 years ago

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Hello I'm Useit and I WAS a runner before life got in the way …..

For those who remember me, my 2018 has been a sorry tale. We moved house from Cambridgeshire to Wales in April to be near my aged parents. I suffer from MS,...

For those who remember me, my 2018 has been a sorry tale. We moved house from C...

useitorloseit

Graduate•6 years ago

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Running rollercoaster

It was only this last weekend that I realised the last time I went for a run before starting c25k was 18yrs ago, and I struggled back then! It's not that I'm...

It was only this last weekend that I realised the last time I went for a run bef...

uncle_wiggy

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 2 Done!

Just completed the last run of week 2. I feel ok, even tried to increase my pace for the last 10 seconds each time. I was supposed to have done it last night...

Just completed the last run of week 2. I feel ok, even tried to increase my pace...

FinhamTap

Graduate•6 years ago

1 Reply

W6R1 - Running purely on stubbornness

Ugh, I was really not up to doing that. It’s been a long day, on fact it really dragged. This is because our due date is tomorrow but we thought it might be...

Ugh, I was really not up to doing that. It’s been a long day, on fact it really ...

Preserved_Moose

•6 years ago

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Running in the wind and rain

So I completed Week 4 yesterday up on the hills in the wind and rain, I was soaked through to my pants, plugged into my music and grinning like a cheshire cat....

So I completed Week 4 yesterday up on the hills in the wind and rain, I was soak...

Pandarina

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for September 2018

W5 R2 in the bag

Omg I saw a UFO

Week 5 Aches and Pains.

These things are sent to try us

W7R1 : Outrunning the route

Calf muscle pain

Back to the start!

EPIC FAIL

The rain, in Spain, is a runner's pain!!!

W3r1again

Backache!

Week 9!

C25K beginner

The day after

Graduation!

Enforced rest

W3R1 - indeed a nice run

Painful Achilles

W1r2

W3R3: Post cold! Does it matter if my legs aren’t lifting a lot behind me?

Stormy Graduation

Try and try again

Week 5??

Sneezes and sore throat

First post-graduate run

Hello I'm Useit and I WAS a runner before life got in the way …..

Running rollercoaster

Week 2 Done!

W6R1 - Running purely on stubbornness

Running in the wind and rain

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