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Week6 run2??

Not sure what happened today! My legs felt heavy and I could hear every step like a thud! Also my shins were burning and aching. I still achieved and I feel...

Not sure what happened today! My legs felt heavy and I could hear every step lik...

Ready440

•6 years ago

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W9R1

I have found myself getting a little obsessed with Strava, the split times and the distance covered. I guess like other things in life, if you push yourself...

I have found myself getting a little obsessed with Strava, the split times and t...

Jazzyjeff11

Graduate•6 years ago

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Finally...a graduate

It has taken me 11 weeks due to general life but I have done it! It still never feels easy but I have to remind myself that I thought I was going to die during...

It has taken me 11 weeks due to general life but I have done it! It still never ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Amazed!

Final run done yay Honestly if you had told me at the start I would be able to run for 30 minutes I would not have believed it! This app has been amazing couch...

Final run done yay Honestly if you had told me at the start I would be able to r...

Abz2143

•6 years ago

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W8R1 in the bag

That was so much better than last week I found my pace and stuck to it slow but steady and breathing was so much better It's not easy but the feeling when...

That was so much better than last week I found my pace and stuck to it slow but ...

Sunnybraeboats

Graduate•6 years ago

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No such thing as a normal run 🤷🏽‍♀️

So today I completed Week 8..... 😳😳 Hubby told me last night that at the start of this he feared for my life 🙄🚑💀 (he was right 2) I was feeling as bouncy...

So today I completed Week 8..... 😳😳 Hubby told me last night that at the start...

Ibot

•6 years ago

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Yay

W8R1 Smashed it 🏃‍♀️😊

Hidden

•6 years ago

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W8 complete in 4weeks

Hi. I’m new here. I’ve always been active and enjoy yoga and sport but I could never run. I would hit a wall in 30seconds. It was pitiful. This program has...

Hi. I’m new here. I’ve always been active and enjoy yoga and sport but I could ...

RunningYogi

•6 years ago

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59 years, very overweight, inspired by my daughter

Week 3 R1 done Who would have thought it possible. Thank you all for your support it really does help

Week 3 R1 done Who would have thought it possible. Thank you all for your suppor...

Karenshann

Graduate•6 years ago

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Welcome to ‘What is Your Week?’, November week 1. Pull up a chair, let’s talk running🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏻🍂

Hello all! What a great time of year to run! But time to think about a few more layers maybe, and most definitely to make sure we can be seen on these darker...

Hello all! What a great time of year to run! But time to think about a few more ...

Millsie-J

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 9 finished

The third run of the week done this morning. It was a lovely morning for it and I appreciated the day around me. I feel like I am at the start of something. I...

The third run of the week done this morning. It was a lovely morning for it and ...

Monicarun

Graduate•6 years ago

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Weekly chat 5 - 11 November

everyone and welcome to, yet another, new running week. We are all so busy... life can be hectic .... and even more so for us runners! Fear not, here is a...

everyone and welcome to, yet another, new running week. We are all so busy... l...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•6 years ago

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November Graduation Badge...2018

Hello everybody and welcome to November! Please leave your username here for me, so we can organise your well deserved Graduation badge. Please feel free to...

Hello everybody and welcome to November! Please leave your username here for me,...

Oldfloss

Administrator•6 years ago

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WK8R1

After procastinating for a while - it's too cold, wet, I'm too tired, I just threw my gym kit on and went out. It wasn't a walk in the park (literally) but...

After procastinating for a while - it's too cold, wet, I'm too tired, I just thr...

Lolly09

Graduate•6 years ago

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Walking not running...

So I started C25K five weeks back. Loved it straight away but just on my second run I got injured. Both my knee and shin in my right leg. I couldn't bare...

So I started C25K five weeks back. Loved it straight away but just on my second ...

CrimsonMama

•6 years ago

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WK9R1 complete

Really enjoyed this morning's run. Still trying to track my distance. My Fitbit says I'm doing 5k and i certainly felt like i had this morning, there was no...

Really enjoyed this morning's run. Still trying to track my distance. My Fitbit...

MDaw35

Graduate•6 years ago

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W5R3 Believe in yourself

Despite some brilliant advice on here and lots of positive stories, I still approached this run with some trepidation. As a complete non runner 5 weeks ago...

Despite some brilliant advice on here and lots of positive stories, I still appr...

e-beanz

Graduate•6 years ago

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Unsure!!!

Wasn’t able to run at all last week due to bad chest infection 😔 so back in the saddle today. Wondering if I should rerun week 5 before moving into week 6....

Wasn’t able to run at all last week due to bad chest infection 😔 so back in the...

Polly0274

•6 years ago

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Second run syndrome?

It’s something a running friend of mine mentioned to me a few weeks ago. You have a fantastic run/jog one day (for me, completing W5 D2 on Friday), but then...

It’s something a running friend of mine mentioned to me a few weeks ago. You hav...

Aofa

•6 years ago

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W9 R3

Well today’s the day... if I manage it 😲 Question... my last two runs have been on the treadmill due to weather and time available. I normally run in the park...

Well today’s the day... if I manage it 😲 Question... my last two runs have been...

Fitterhazeleyes_23

Graduate•6 years ago

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Running Buddy for #Couchto5k Graduate (soon to be) - Stockport/South Manchester Area

I'm near to the end of #Couchto5k and think I'd really benefit from running with someone else. As much as Jo Whiley has been helpful.. interaction with another...

I'm near to the end of #Couchto5k and think I'd really benefit from running with...

chrisc25k

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 8 (tick) 3 runs to go!!!

So tonight I finished week 8 ....... Yay go me ;) I wont say it was easy as I was happy to quit at 10 minutes but pushed myself to make sure I completed it....

So tonight I finished week 8 ....... Yay go me ;) I wont say it was easy as I w...

norabzil

Graduate•6 years ago

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W4 R2 DONE but NOT fast and less than 2 miles !!!!!

Well, I am amazed. I have got this far. 61 years old and I was three stones to heavy (in the obese category). In the past five weeks I have lost almost one...

Well, I am amazed. I have got this far. 61 years old and I was three stones to...

Circle_On_Legs

Graduate•6 years ago

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Graduated with a Movember 5k

I finally graduated today and did my 5k run as a charity fundraiser for Movember. As you can see I came last in the race, and took 58 minutes and 31 seconds to...

I finally graduated today and did my 5k run as a charity fundraiser for Movember...

bairnbroon

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Sick :(

Had freshers flu for weeks so have only done one run :((( can’t wait to get running again soon. Any tips for shaking a cold

Had freshers flu for weeks so have only done one run :((( can’t wait to get runn...

Skito1

•6 years ago

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A note to Sarah

Dear Sarah We’ve spent quite a lot of time together in the past 8 weeks, we’ve travelled quite a few kilometres together and I’ve really appreciated your...

Dear Sarah We’ve spent quite a lot of time together in the past 8 weeks, we’ve ...

blackcatgib

Graduate•6 years ago

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week 7 run 1

W7R1 done, never thought I'd be able to jog, can't call it running, for 25mins. Covering about 4km in the jog part of the podcast. Need to do this time a few...

W7R1 done, never thought I'd be able to jog, can't call it running, for 25mins. ...

Jalk

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Painful lower legs

Hello All, It's been a couple of weeks since I graduated. I've continued with 3 x 30 minute runs a week with a view to increasing my distance. Currently...

Hello All, It's been a couple of weeks since I graduated. I've continued with 3...

Rooster678

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Week2 run1.

Back ache and sore calf. Strangely I did enjoy the run and looking forward to Tuesday run.

Back ache and sore calf. Strangely I did enjoy the run and looking forward to Tu...

Absolutebeginner123

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Three score and ten and more does W4

To all those a bit trepidatious about what seems like a big jump in run-time as you start a new week of running- don’t be. This superbly designed schedule for...

To all those a bit trepidatious about what seems like a big jump in run-time as ...

Oldishrunner

Graduate•6 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for November 2018

Week6 run2??

W9R1

Finally...a graduate

Amazed!

W8R1 in the bag

No such thing as a normal run 🤷🏽‍♀️

Yay

W8 complete in 4weeks

59 years, very overweight, inspired by my daughter

Welcome to ‘What is Your Week?’, November week 1. Pull up a chair, let’s talk running🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏻🍂

Week 9 finished

Weekly chat 5 - 11 November

November Graduation Badge...2018

WK8R1

Walking not running...

WK9R1 complete

W5R3 Believe in yourself

Unsure!!!

Second run syndrome?

W9 R3

Running Buddy for #Couchto5k Graduate (soon to be) - Stockport/South Manchester Area

Week 8 (tick) 3 runs to go!!!

W4 R2 DONE but NOT fast and less than 2 miles !!!!!

Graduated with a Movember 5k

Sick :(

A note to Sarah

week 7 run 1

Painful lower legs

Week2 run1.

Three score and ten and more does W4

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