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Is 5 mins warm up walk really enough?

I'm on W3R3 and so far I'm loving every minute of it! I do a few stretches after each run and so far no aches or pains. But as the weeks pass the running time...

I'm on W3R3 and so far I'm loving every minute of it! I do a few stretches after...

Mrun1

Graduate•6 years ago

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W5R3 😮

Cannot believe I actually just ran for 20 minutes 🙈🙈 I really didn’t think I’d make today’s run as I’ve had a really nasty cough since Wednesday and thought...

Cannot believe I actually just ran for 20 minutes 🙈🙈 I really didn’t think I’d...

Polly0274

•6 years ago

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W7R3 - Time for a break ⏰

Strange thing last night, was laid out on the sofa on my phone editing a video. Got up to make a cuppa and my whole body ached like crazy for about 30...

Strange thing last night, was laid out on the sofa on my phone editing a video. ...

sHAYM4N

Graduate•6 years ago

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Heart rate

Was this too high? Usually the range when I'm running is around 174. No idea why higher today, pretty sure I didn't go faster than normal.

Was this too high? Usually the range when I'm running is around 174. No idea why...

SnailRunner71

Graduate•6 years ago

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Rest Days Are A Treasure

Thank God for rest days! I love running but it can really take it all out of you. As I build distance and speed I truly appreciate them more and more. When I...

Thank God for rest days! I love running but it can really take it all out of you...

Triolette

Graduate•6 years ago

1 Reply

Suggestions

Hi everyone, After nearly 3 years of running (started off doing C25K), I have finally persuaded my husband to buy a pair of cheap running shoes and begin his...

Hi everyone, After nearly 3 years of running (started off doing C25K), I have fi...

mand3966

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 4 Third Run

Had to get out early this morning to do my Week 4 Third Run of C25K. I knew I had a difficult meeting first thing and wanted to go into it with a clear head....

Had to get out early this morning to do my Week 4 Third Run of C25K. I knew I h...

BlueCal52

Graduate•6 years ago

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Wk6r2 done yay!

I found the first few minutes the hardest, well it was all hard to be honest but chuffed that I kept going! I know that run 3 is going to be tough but I also...

I found the first few minutes the hardest, well it was all hard to be honest but...

Charlotte2005

•6 years ago

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graduated

when do we get the word graduated at the side of our name just asking

paul1960

Graduate•6 years ago

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Struggling to regain my mojo so going back to Week 5....

I was doing so well but the break for the wedding has somehow lost me my running mojo! I ran last Friday, the fabulously fantastic Wk5R3, then had three days...

I was doing so well but the break for the wedding has somehow lost me my running...

Pickles1234

•6 years ago

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Week 7 done

Finished my week 7 runs today which was a great feeling and I know 30 minutes is well within my grasp although I believe it will take me 40 mins to do 5 km. I...

Finished my week 7 runs today which was a great feeling and I know 30 minutes is...

Selki

•6 years ago

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done gone no more

hope there is room on that podium! because guess what i have only gone and done it turned my last 30mins into 37mins again and done 5k such a great day c25k...

hope there is room on that podium! because guess what i have only gone and done ...

paul1960

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6R2

Oops forgot photo on last post 🙄

SnailRunner71

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6R2

Done! Only a bit of rain.

SnailRunner71

Graduate•6 years ago

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c25k byeeeeeeeeeee

i hope there is room on that podium! because guess what i have only gone and done it turned my last 30mins into 37mins again and done 5k such a great day c25k...

i hope there is room on that podium! because guess what i have only gone and do...

paul1960

Graduate•6 years ago

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Knee pain disappointment 🙁

I posted yesterday that I was chuffed with having done week 2 run 1 and coped quite well. As he day wore on I developed and ache and then pain in my left knee....

I posted yesterday that I was chuffed with having done week 2 run 1 and coped qu...

molly1973

Graduate•6 years ago

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I came. I ran. I did it. I also lurked on this form

Thank you all for all the posts and much needed advice. To be honest I started C25k on a whim as my other half started it. 2 of us started but only 1 of us...

Thank you all for all the posts and much needed advice. To be honest I started ...

Wimborne

•6 years ago

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W5R3 !

Well I've only gone and done it. On a treadmill though, is that cheating? I kept my pace between 8.2 and 8.8 km/hr and my max pulse rate was 154 which I...

Well I've only gone and done it. On a treadmill though, is that cheating? I kept...

Ian-wants-to-run

Graduate•6 years ago

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W5 begun

I’m so lucky to have such a beautiful place to run. I’m sure it helps. W5R1 done 😊

I’m so lucky to have such a beautiful place to run. I’m sure it helps. W5R1 done...

Liz5K

Graduate•6 years ago

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Accident with the wrong week :D

Today I planned on repeating W7R2 with Duck this morning. Somehow I selected W8R2 instead - not sure how that happened, obviously I was more sleep addled than...

Today I planned on repeating W7R2 with Duck this morning. Somehow I selected W8R...

jiggles7

Graduate•6 years ago

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Graduated!

So yesterday was my last run, completed in the dark with my two dogs and favourite music in my ears, some tunes were not necessarily good running songs but...

So yesterday was my last run, completed in the dark with my two dogs and favouri...

TanyaGel

Graduate•6 years ago

11 Replies

Shorts for larger phones

Does anyone know of a pair of running shorts that has a pocket big enough for a plus size phone? Googling isn't coming up with great answers and it's not the...

Does anyone know of a pair of running shorts that has a pocket big enough for a ...

HerrFlick

Graduate•6 years ago

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W3R1

Well after a terrible run on Tuesday I wasn’t sure I was ready for week 3. But I gave it a go and actually found it easier than week 2. My chest hurts more...

Well after a terrible run on Tuesday I wasn’t sure I was ready for week 3. But I...

Pinkybee

Graduate•6 years ago

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Graduated!

W9 R3 completed this morning, and extended to (my second) 5k - a little slower than my first, at 34:59. I’m still full of cold but managed to avoid a repeat of...

W9 R3 completed this morning, and extended to (my second) 5k - a little slower t...

BargainRzl

Graduate•6 years ago

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W7R2 That’s TWENTY RUNS DOWN 🙌

Nice morning run this morning, easy to go just a wee bit faster to get up to 3.37km. Dipped in the middle a bit and wondered if I would make the 25 minutes but...

Nice morning run this morning, easy to go just a wee bit faster to get up to 3.3...

Lapsedyogi

Graduate•6 years ago

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Consolidation Run 1

I’ll TRY and keep this short-ish (compared with my usual posts...!) Had no real plans for this run yesterday morning, just wanted to have a little shuffle...

I’ll TRY and keep this short-ish (compared with my usual posts...!) Had no real...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Thank you all so much for your response to my first post. Especially you dear daughter

It is very touching and encouraging to get such a response from my post. With that in mind I managed Wk1R2. The breathing is the worst bit for me and I...

It is very touching and encouraging to get such a response from my post. With th...

Karenshann

Graduate•6 years ago

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I ‘Graduated’ Couch to 5K 😀

Yep so I finished the program ! Very pleased but also nervous to run without the help of the nice lady talking in my ear. ( although , does anyone else start...

Yep so I finished the program ! Very pleased but also nervous to run without the...

Alexandra65

Graduate•6 years ago

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5k PB this morning! 😀

The first 10 minutes felt tougher than usual this morning, so to end up with a time of 28:31 feels great!

The first 10 minutes felt tougher than usual this morning, so to end up with a t...

Hidden

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Rain schmain

It's not gonna stop me I have a run to tick off the list 👍🌦️🌦️🏃🏃

SnailRunner71

Graduate•6 years ago

2 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for October 2018

Is 5 mins warm up walk really enough?

W5R3 😮

W7R3 - Time for a break ⏰

Heart rate

Rest Days Are A Treasure

Suggestions

Week 4 Third Run

Wk6r2 done yay!

graduated

Struggling to regain my mojo so going back to Week 5....

Week 7 done

done gone no more

W6R2

W6R2

c25k byeeeeeeeeeee

Knee pain disappointment 🙁

I came. I ran. I did it. I also lurked on this form

W5R3 !

W5 begun

Accident with the wrong week :D

Graduated!

Shorts for larger phones

W3R1

Graduated!

W7R2 That’s TWENTY RUNS DOWN 🙌

Consolidation Run 1

Thank you all so much for your response to my first post. Especially you dear daughter

I ‘Graduated’ Couch to 5K 😀

5k PB this morning! 😀

Rain schmain

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