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Did it but not with MJ

Well that didn’t quite go to plan. App stopped working at 20 mins ! I was oblivious to that and was just running along. Lucky had my strava audio on and...

Well that didn’t quite go to plan. App stopped working at 20 mins ! I was oblivi...

CatMo13

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 7 completed. Woo hoo.

Yogi dog and i are chuffed to bits at completing this. Rest day tomorrow which means Yogi dog will get to do extra zoomies in the field and then onto week 8.

Yogi dog and i are chuffed to bits at completing this. Rest day tomorrow which m...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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W4R1 ✅

Woke with very little hip & no ankle pain so run done. Tried different (not new) trainers & think they were better. Hip niggly now but not overly so. Here’s...

Woke with very little hip & no ankle pain so run done. Tried different (not new)...

Unfit53

Graduate•6 years ago

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Determination

I'm not overweight (but would like to lose a few lbs), I'm doing this for fitness reasons. My mum died suddenly in January, aged just 52, of a massive heart...

I'm not overweight (but would like to lose a few lbs), I'm doing this for fitnes...

MDaw35

Graduate•6 years ago

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W3R1

Omg I did it..!!! 3 mins of running..!!! who'd have thought?! I was on my knees at the end though lol

Omg I did it..!!! 3 mins of running..!!! who'd have thought?! I was on my knees ...

Monica1969

•6 years ago

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W3R1

Omg, it was actually so much better than I thought it would be, so much so that I ran the second 3 minute run and then kept running for an extra minute because...

Omg, it was actually so much better than I thought it would be, so much so that ...

Librarose

•6 years ago

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Evening run

I should have done a 5k yesterday, but what with a distinct lack of sleep the night before (the joys of being a lady of a certain age), and one thing and...

I should have done a 5k yesterday, but what with a distinct lack of sleep the ni...

Maddee_6333

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6R1

Didn’t want to get out of bed in the dark this morning, but I forced myself up and out of the door, and I’m glad I did. Got back in time to get he kids sorted...

Didn’t want to get out of bed in the dark this morning, but I forced myself up a...

musicalpolarbear

Graduate•6 years ago

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W5 R2

So I was so determined to get a run in early this week that I woke up at 6:15 in the dark and dragged my daughter and dog out for R2. I was slower again but...

So I was so determined to get a run in early this week that I woke up at 6:15 in...

Simba77

Graduate•6 years ago

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Great article about park run, up to 5 million users !

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2018/oct/01/parkrun-five-mlllion-runners I haven't been yet, but have registered and I'm excited to...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2018/oct/01/parkrun-...

Snuffy_T

Graduate•6 years ago

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I’m back!!! I think???

Had to go back to week 6 run 2. (10 mins of running x2). I did a lot of walking fast on 2nd run. I’m walking at 5 and running at 6 on the treadmill. I know...

Had to go back to week 6 run 2. (10 mins of running x2). I did a lot of walking ...

WalkingWithLabradors

Graduate•6 years ago

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Mission accomplished

Well today on a cold drizzly morning, mission impossible became mission accomplished!! Week9 run 3 in the proverbial bag👍😁😁

Well today on a cold drizzly morning, mission impossible became mission accompli...

Walshy3

•6 years ago

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Mission accomplished

Well today on a cold drizzly morning, mission impossible became mission accomplished!! Week9 run 3 in the proverbial bag👍😁😁

Well today on a cold drizzly morning, mission impossible became mission accompli...

Walshy3

•6 years ago

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Willow

Just finished my 9 weeks didn't think I would do it but I did I am 70yrs old this year so you are never to old

Just finished my 9 weeks didn't think I would do it but I did I am 70yrs old thi...

Deanodog

Graduate•6 years ago

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Done! Wot next!?

So I finished w9r3 on a high with an easy run, and in the end (perhaps stupidly!) just carried on to 10k for the hell of it. Thankfully no strains or pains...

So I finished w9r3 on a high with an easy run, and in the end (perhaps stupidly!...

RunforresttRun

Graduate•6 years ago

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W4R1 - son 1 daddy nil

I am still tired after my rest days so I knew I'd find this one hard. 😬 grrrr... Gremlins! We slowed down *bliss* and made it all the way. With no complaints...

I am still tired after my rest days so I knew I'd find this one hard. 😬 grrrr.....

Katnap

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week One Done ✅

So third one of week one in the bag. Nervous for Wednesday starting week two now!

So third one of week one in the bag. Nervous for Wednesday starting week two no...

GBNDT44

•6 years ago

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Tightening of muscles in the glutimus maximus?

Does anyone experience a tightening of the buttock muscles when running. My sciatic nerve is quite tight and can be painful in one leg. I have felt what...

Does anyone experience a tightening of the buttock muscles when running. My sci...

Schmeeley71

Graduate•6 years ago

1 Reply

Week 2 Run 3 done

Week 2 completed! I'm loving the posts on this site. It's helping me keep my motivation and everyone is so supportive. I'm looking forward to Week 3 and will...

Week 2 completed! I'm loving the posts on this site. It's helping me keep my mot...

buzzards

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 7 Run 2

Absolutely freezing this afternoon-my fingernails were blue! Took a little longer than normal to warm up!! I felt I was going a little quicker in the second...

Absolutely freezing this afternoon-my fingernails were blue! Took a little long...

Marcia-H

Graduate•6 years ago

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A bit of plan, but I'm over the moon

I've posted about not being able to get past W5R3, so have been building up to it doing 2 x 10 min runs with reduced walking intervals in between. I've gotten...

I've posted about not being able to get past W5R3, so have been building up to i...

Schmeeley71

Graduate•6 years ago

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Tightening of ankles

I'm wondering if anyone can help with a weird ankle problem I'm getting while running. It doesn't feel like an injury per se because it's not a sharp pain....

I'm wondering if anyone can help with a weird ankle problem I'm getting while ru...

Lofters

•6 years ago

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To run or not to run?

Was planning on doing 30 mins in the morning but I'm feeling as if I am coming down with something ... sore throat, headache, etc. Wondering what to do Any...

Was planning on doing 30 mins in the morning but I'm feeling as if I am coming d...

Bluep

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6R3

Just done my week 6, 3rd run - days have become out of kilter due to taking an extra day out with slight cold. So was dreading my first 25 minute run, but I...

Just done my week 6, 3rd run - days have become out of kilter due to taking an e...

katjudy

•6 years ago

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Cramping pain on both legs?

Hi all, I am working my way through the C25K in the hope that I can cure a cramping issue that I suffer with. I am fairly fit and not over weight, but if i do...

Hi all, I am working my way through the C25K in the hope that I can cure a cram...

bob_e70

•6 years ago

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Feeling apprehensive...

Week 1 finished and feeling a bit apprehensive about moving on to week 2 but surely it's not that much different to week 1 is it? Is it? Please say it isn't 😂...

Week 1 finished and feeling a bit apprehensive about moving on to week 2 but sur...

Newbie2018

•6 years ago

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1st 30 run of week 9 completed ..another 2 to go then where do I go without Laura !!!

I Completed it and felt like I could go on !! was not as hard as was expecting it to be , although it was tough , but I have felt worse in previous runs ..I am...

I Completed it and felt like I could go on !! was not as hard as was expecting i...

LedZeppelin

•6 years ago

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Aches n pains 😳

W4R1 tomorrow. Hip & ankles aching even when walking 😞 Do I try & “run it off” or have another rest day - not sure?

W4R1 tomorrow. Hip & ankles aching even when walking 😞 Do I try & “run it off” ...

Unfit53

Graduate•6 years ago

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Goodbye W2

W2R3 complete. Had a few aches and pains before I started so thought I might struggle but was fine once i got going. Managed to keep the same pace as W1...

W2R3 complete. Had a few aches and pains before I started so thought I might str...

Rory0511

Graduate•6 years ago

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Last run

I have just completed my last run. My very last run. I can't believe it, I don't run very fast as I have a bone growing out of the back of my foot, which is...

I have just completed my last run. My very last run. I can't believe it, I don't...

Jubey

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for October 2018

Did it but not with MJ

Week 7 completed. Woo hoo.

W4R1 ✅

Determination

W3R1

W3R1

Evening run

W6R1

W5 R2

Great article about park run, up to 5 million users !

I’m back!!! I think???

Mission accomplished

Mission accomplished

Willow

Done! Wot next!?

W4R1 - son 1 daddy nil

Week One Done ✅

Tightening of muscles in the glutimus maximus?

Week 2 Run 3 done

Week 7 Run 2

A bit of plan, but I'm over the moon

Tightening of ankles

To run or not to run?

W6R3

Cramping pain on both legs?

Feeling apprehensive...

1st 30 run of week 9 completed ..another 2 to go then where do I go without Laura !!!

Aches n pains 😳

Goodbye W2

Last run

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