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Struggling

Hi guys So I’m on week two and have done run two. I’m feeling a lot better about doing it, I want to get up and get it done and once I have done it I feel...

Hi guys So I’m on week two and have done run two. I’m feeling a lot better abo...

Krick001

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Just Graduated!

It feels a bit of an anticlimax now that I’ve just completed my final couch to 5k run. I feel pleased that I’ve achieved my goal but am now wondering where I...

It feels a bit of an anticlimax now that I’ve just completed my final couch to 5...

Lovey

Graduate•5 years ago

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W2...done woop woop

Small steps... well shuffles...but w2 in the bag. Feel tons better in myself and weirdly look forward to slithering off down the lane at snail pace!! Running...

Small steps... well shuffles...but w2 in the bag. Feel tons better in myself and...

lesswobblypls

•5 years ago

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What’s after couch to 5k?

I’ve just done the first run of week eight and although it’s tough I’ve found my rhythm and I’m really enjoying it. But what’s after this? I would like to...

I’ve just done the first run of week eight and although it’s tough I’ve found my...

Fittyfitfit

•5 years ago

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Singing in the rain now

There’s a hole in my trainer, Dear Liza, dear Liza . . . 🙄

ButtercupKid

Graduate•5 years ago

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Is this really possible?

I've just finished the Week 1 Run 1 - the first bit of running i've done in over 5 years! It was more difficult than I expected (I didn't have difficulty with...

I've just finished the Week 1 Run 1 - the first bit of running i've done in over...

TotallyOutOfShape

•5 years ago

30 Replies

W9R2 - getting close

After dropping the van off to the menders on Friday, we got some bad news saying it was more broken than we thought, a part had to be ordered but it won't be...

After dropping the van off to the menders on Friday, we got some bad news saying...

DoozerMcDooze

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 4 completed! ✔ :)

Hi, fellow runners Cant believe its just over halfway in the program now! Really starting to see some differences in my life now, mainly not being as tired...

Hi, fellow runners Cant believe its just over halfway in the program now! Really...

HucknallRunner

Graduate•5 years ago

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Nike Benchmark run

Well finally managed to do my first Nike benchmark run, so 7min warm up slow run, then 3 mins getting faster .. to as fast as poss. I did it! I didn’t push all...

Well finally managed to do my first Nike benchmark run, so 7min warm up slow run...

CatMo13

Graduate•5 years ago

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45 mins and mentally stuck

Any advice on breaking 45 mins would be most welcome. I have fuel in the tank, just seem to start breathing heavier, thinking negatively, and telling myself...

Any advice on breaking 45 mins would be most welcome. I have fuel in the tank, j...

Oldmanofhoy

•5 years ago

4 Replies

W7 r1 smashed it

Hi completed this Friday next run tomorrow. Most my runs I monitor my pace with my fitbit. Friday I decided not to and I completed it with a huge pace increase...

Hi completed this Friday next run tomorrow. Most my runs I monitor my pace with ...

Andyd8vis

Graduate•5 years ago

1 Reply

Wow I did it W5 R3 . At 57yo and 123kgs. I’m sooo proud of myself.

Thank you so much to Laura and Rick Wakeman for getting me through this. First 5 mins was the toughest. Felt a little stiff legged so I thought even if I just...

Thank you so much to Laura and Rick Wakeman for getting me through this. First 5...

Hazard10

Graduate•5 years ago

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Best option to get to 10k

I have signed up to do a 10k at Easter and wondered if best to do couch to 5k first then progress from there or go straight into couch to 10k. Overweight and...

I have signed up to do a 10k at Easter and wondered if best to do couch to 5k fi...

Jobrobie

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Week 2 Run 1

All done, really pleased with myself! We live in a really hilly area so have included some in my run as unless I want to drive some place else to run its...

All done, really pleased with myself! We live in a really hilly area so have inc...

emma_lynne

Graduate•5 years ago

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Wee 5k and a wee pb

Lovely wee run but frustrated at the end. PB of 25.02 grrrr just missed out of sub 25. I blame the wind

Lovely wee run but frustrated at the end. PB of 25.02 grrrr just missed out of s...

Johnnylewis

Graduate•5 years ago

6 Replies

W7 R1

Feeling accomplished! When I did W6 R3 I had to slow down to a walk just 30 seconds from the end of the run. I know it’s not a huge amount of time but I was...

Feeling accomplished! When I did W6 R3 I had to slow down to a walk just 30 sec...

EPMcM

Graduate•5 years ago

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W9R1 cont...

Took it nice & steady. Only recorded the running part not the walk. Pretty pleased with the result.

Took it nice & steady. Only recorded the running part not the walk. Pretty pleas...

SnailRunner71

Graduate•5 years ago

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Bling collection coming on well

Enjoying getting the medal for the 5ks now, it’s hard to believe just a few short months ago I couldn’t run for a minute. So materialistic 😀 I look for runs...

Enjoying getting the medal for the 5ks now, it’s hard to believe just a few shor...

glentoran99

Graduate•5 years ago

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W9R1

Done!

SnailRunner71

Graduate•5 years ago

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W6R1

Just got in from this. The last 60 seconds of the 8 minute run felt like an eternity. Last 5 minutes were ok. Could have gone for longer. Sunday roast now,...

Just got in from this. The last 60 seconds of the 8 minute run felt like an eter...

Letty111

Graduate•5 years ago

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Wk6.1 in the bag

Having read all the warnings about week 6 intervals catching people out I was a bit wary of this one. I am taking 2 rest days between runs so that I give my...

Having read all the warnings about week 6 intervals catching people out I was a ...

Dave58

Graduate•5 years ago

4 Replies

Really enjoying the program

Really like the set up of the program and beginning to get the hang of it in terms of pace. In fact last night I did the program twice. After the 5 minute...

Really like the set up of the program and beginning to get the hang of it in ter...

Taylor0714

•5 years ago

7 Replies

A bit of a jump

Managed w5r2 today, next run is 20mins tho??! Bit of a jump as the run after drops down to 5,8,5 intervals? Wondering wether to do w6r1 and 2 first then come...

Managed w5r2 today, next run is 20mins tho??! Bit of a jump as the run after dro...

CathyB123

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Wk6 BOOM

Feeling epic, wk 6 completed!!! Oh my God I cannot believe I ran for 25mts continuously wonders will never seize! In my element....💕🏃‍♀️ In all honesty at...

Feeling epic, wk 6 completed!!! Oh my God I cannot believe I ran for 25mts conti...

Coxy01

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Starting coach to 5k tomorrow I really need to get fit.

Hi Iv going to start the coach to 5k tomorrow and I really need help n support. The only real problem I have is I live on a hill so Im worried about running...

Hi Iv going to start the coach to 5k tomorrow and I really need help n support. ...

Runmandav

•5 years ago

6 Replies

w9r1 oh yeah baby!! (again)

Feels great after a short break on the IC to be back for my graduation week. Exactly 2 weeks after injuring my ankle (running to far on w9r1, hubris?) I ran...

Feels great after a short break on the IC to be back for my graduation week. Exa...

steviej99

Graduate•5 years ago

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W5r3

So all the fear of W5r3 mostly unfounded.... managed it..... wouldn’t say comfortably....but managed it! Just had to dig a ‘wee’ bit deeper to keep going...

So all the fear of W5r3 mostly unfounded.... managed it..... wouldn’t say comfor...

Alan1004

Graduate•5 years ago

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W6R1 - a good way to start the week

I did my first run of week 6 (5+8+5) this morning. Coming up to the end of the final 5 minutes a song I really like started to play and I had come to a...

I did my first run of week 6 (5+8+5) this morning. Coming up to the end of the ...

Amerynthe

Graduate•5 years ago

12 Replies

Wow, W2R1 done!

Good morning everyone, firstly I've just got back from my W2R1 and I did it!!!! I took an inhaler before I left a nd took it with me on the run. I didnt need...

Good morning everyone, firstly I've just got back from my W2R1 and I did it!!!! ...

Carolekelso123

•5 years ago

5 Replies

5k. Wahoooo

Just broke 5 k... 5.49 to be exact... 40 minutes Never thought I would be able to do that... first 30 minutes up hill... no one tells you... that’s a...

Just broke 5 k... 5.49 to be exact... 40 minutes Never thought I would be ab...

Moodymoo

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for November 2018

Struggling

Just Graduated!

W2...done woop woop

What’s after couch to 5k?

Singing in the rain now

Is this really possible?

W9R2 - getting close

Week 4 completed! ✔ :)

Nike Benchmark run

45 mins and mentally stuck

W7 r1 smashed it

Wow I did it W5 R3 . At 57yo and 123kgs. I’m sooo proud of myself.

Best option to get to 10k

Week 2 Run 1

Wee 5k and a wee pb

W7 R1

W9R1 cont...

Bling collection coming on well

W9R1

W6R1

Wk6.1 in the bag

Really enjoying the program

A bit of a jump

Wk6 BOOM

Starting coach to 5k tomorrow I really need to get fit.

w9r1 oh yeah baby!! (again)

W5r3

W6R1 - a good way to start the week

Wow, W2R1 done!

5k. Wahoooo

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