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Hi all. Just completed week 1 run 1 and feel great! Rapidly aproachong 50 and need to get fitter and thinner! Loving the ap so far. (Staying off the beer will...

Hi all. Just completed week 1 run 1 and feel great! Rapidly aproachong 50 and ne...

ChefRango

•6 years ago

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Wk2R1 - rainrun

Here in sunny Scotland it already feels Autumnal and tonight the driving rain was doing it's very best to put me off. Week 1 was a revelation but I wasn't...

Here in sunny Scotland it already feels Autumnal and tonight the driving rain wa...

mrwhitepaisley

•6 years ago

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Run with other people - fail!

I'm away at a conference this week and I told my colleague that I was going for a run tonight. She tagged along but promised me she was slow. Then another...

I'm away at a conference this week and I told my colleague that I was going for ...

southlundon

Graduate•6 years ago

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Ouch!

Hi all, Finished week 5, run three this morning and now the inner sole of my foot is sore, roughly where it arches. When I was running it felt like cramp so...

Hi all, Finished week 5, run three this morning and now the inner sole of my fo...

Emmatea

•6 years ago

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Run 1 - complete!

Hi all. Just done my first run and it wasn’t bad at all! Running by the river at sunset made it a lot better. Roll on run 2 😊😊😊

Hi all. Just done my first run and it wasn’t bad at all! Running by the river at...

Chlocub

•6 years ago

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Back in the saddle

After a crabby return to consolidation with frequent stops the couch was becoming a viable option, but tonight i smashed it and did 5k easy. Human body... a...

After a crabby return to consolidation with frequent stops the couch was becomin...

Jamsandwich

Graduate•6 years ago

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Here goes nothing!

Ok so started couch to five k tonight feel really good! Never jogged in my life!

Ok so started couch to five k tonight feel really good! Never jogged in my life!...

Halloweenbabe

•6 years ago

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Starting again!

So a few months ago I pulled a muscle in my back which was extremely painful (I did it at work not running) and that put a stop to my running and then I lost...

So a few months ago I pulled a muscle in my back which was extremely painful (I ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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W4R1... smashed it!

I felt quite apprehensive about the increased running time but strangely enjoyed getting into more of a rhythm. I think I’m starting to feel like I can run......

I felt quite apprehensive about the increased running time but strangely enjoyed...

Flutegirl

•6 years ago

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W6R2 hard but good run

Have not run in over a week due to wife being ill. I forgot to post my W6R1 but I have enjoyed both runs in week 6. Can’t believe I managed 5km. Not to train...

Have not run in over a week due to wife being ill. I forgot to post my W6R1 but ...

Marko5

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Failed run

I no the word fail is a swear word , but if for what ever reason you can’t or didn’t complete a run (for example on week 3 day 1 , I couldn’t finish or had to...

I no the word fail is a swear word , but if for what ever reason you can’t or d...

Mart-hargs

•6 years ago

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Failure

Well my first day and I only managed half of it, I feel such a failure

Monica1969

•6 years ago

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Week 1

Hi all. Just started c25k and did my second "run" today. When I did run 1 on Saturday I managed the first running bit ok but after that I was struggling to do...

Hi all. Just started c25k and did my second "run" today. When I did run 1 on Sat...

racheles78

•6 years ago

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Confused about W6 R3 time

I have seen some on here that they completed the 25 min run in W6 R3 According to the app, W6 R3 is 22 mins followed by three 25 min runs next week ?

I have seen some on here that they completed the 25 min run in W6 R3 According t...

Grandadmike

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6r1

W6r1 done. It wasn't too bad really. Next run is Weds and I'm looking forward to it.

W6r1 done. It wasn't too bad really. Next run is Weds and I'm looking forward to...

AJ77

•6 years ago

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W8r2

A great run after work tonight. Managed to get into a steady rhythm and enjoyed running of the stresses of the day. Must have increased my speed a little as I...

A great run after work tonight. Managed to get into a steady rhythm and enjoyed ...

Run1980

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 6 Run 2 horrible

Absolute pig of a run. I shouldn’t have gone out as I felt knackered and I just couldn’t get going. Might repeat that one before progressing to the next run....

Absolute pig of a run. I shouldn’t have gone out as I felt knackered and I just ...

Grandadmike

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 4 R 1...tomorrow!

New here. I have completed the first three weeks-which weren't too bad but Week 4 seems to up its game a lot! I'm out running on my own, which I don't mind at...

New here. I have completed the first three weeks-which weren't too bad but Week ...

Speedy99

Graduate•6 years ago

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Niggly Achilles

I’m getting a few niggles in my right Achilles both after my run and during the walk section, but it feels fine when running. Wouldn’t call it pain, more like...

I’m getting a few niggles in my right Achilles both after my run and during the ...

LapoftheGods

Graduate•6 years ago

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W4 R1 nervous

Why is 5 mins a bigger hurdle than 3 mins? I have no answer but it feels daunting. So does the overall step up in running time. The program has worked really...

Why is 5 mins a bigger hurdle than 3 mins? I have no answer but it feels dauntin...

One_spot

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Keep going

I set myself this goal and can’t believe I am running 20 mins. Next run week 6 run 3 25 mins. Just keep going, be determined and you can do it. I found week 1...

I set myself this goal and can’t believe I am running 20 mins. Next run week 6 r...

Puddles24

•6 years ago

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Does anyone run on canal towpath?

Just wondering where others run. I have been out boating since I started c25k so most of my runs are along the towpath and usually in a different location! I...

Just wondering where others run. I have been out boating since I started c25k so...

Jeaniedeans

Graduate•6 years ago

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I don't feel well...

So I have a scratchy throat, a blocked nose and a temperature. And a colour run on Sunday! My son also doesn't feel very well... I'll tell you this though,...

So I have a scratchy throat, a blocked nose and a temperature. And a colour run ...

Jundal

Graduate•6 years ago

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Hello to St James’s Park runners!

Did my wk5 r2 around St James’s Park in London for the first time. Was really good as it’s flat! Lots of other runners out there today. Hello if you were one...

Did my wk5 r2 around St James’s Park in London for the first time. Was really go...

Auden

Graduate•6 years ago

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Only week 2 .......!

Just done my 2nd session in W2 and finding it really hard, (I am completing it though).... im thinking maybe I should repeat the week to try and increase my...

Just done my 2nd session in W2 and finding it really hard, (I am completing it t...

Younique35

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Just joined!

Hi! pretty much just started couch to 5k... tomorrow is week 2 run 3..my legs ache! It feels like growing pains all over again...I'm enjoying it though! No...

Hi! pretty much just started couch to 5k... tomorrow is week 2 run 3..my legs ac...

Beachrunmum

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Buzzing

I got told off (with humour) for using the Fail word so I won’t use it here, did week 8 and struggled each day, had to do each run twice as I didn’t manage to...

I got told off (with humour) for using the Fail word so I won’t use it here, did...

JT22

Graduate•6 years ago

5 Replies

Too late in the day

Is 58 1/2 too old to start? :)

bboy12s

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Nearly done

Hi folks we’re on last week of 5k and would love to carry on to 10k but with a coach like the c25k app.. Any suggestions please? Mike

Hi folks we’re on last week of 5k and would love to carry on to 10k but with a c...

SonMik

•6 years ago

3 Replies

W7R1

Here we go... off on that little adventure called GET TO 5K! I am beginning week 7 run 1 tomorrow morning with the goal of entering my first 5K fun run on...

Here we go... off on that little adventure called GET TO 5K! I am beginning week...

kwell39

Graduate•6 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for September 2018

Newbie

Wk2R1 - rainrun

Run with other people - fail!

Ouch!

Run 1 - complete!

Back in the saddle

Here goes nothing!

Starting again!

W4R1... smashed it!

W6R2 hard but good run

Failed run

Failure

Week 1

Confused about W6 R3 time

W6r1

W8r2

Week 6 Run 2 horrible

Week 4 R 1...tomorrow!

Niggly Achilles

W4 R1 nervous

Keep going

Does anyone run on canal towpath?

I don't feel well...

Hello to St James’s Park runners!

Only week 2 .......!

Just joined!

Buzzing

Too late in the day

Nearly done

W7R1

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