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Wk5 r3 Whoop!

Wow! I’ve been following threads on here since week 1, not quite believing that I could do it, but I’ve just run the previously dreaded 20min nonstop run at...

Wow! I’ve been following threads on here since week 1, not quite believing that ...

HinchleyMum

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 4

I am starting week 4 5 min runs this sounds long and hard

Oates46

•5 years ago

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Week 6 run 1 -

Hi everyone, I completed (just about), wk6 r1 and it has really messed with my head. It makes no sense why I struggled to run with being allowed to walk...

Hi everyone, I completed (just about), wk6 r1 and it has really messed with my h...

Kajcho

•5 years ago

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Pulled muscle in groin

So I did my 3rd week one run at the weekend and felt a niggle on left side of my groin. Went out and did week 2 run 1 last night and couldn’t even complete it...

So I did my 3rd week one run at the weekend and felt a niggle on left side of my...

Bournemouth1985

•5 years ago

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Graduated?!

Hi everyone - hope you’re all well. I started the c25k many months ago but damaged a muscle in my leg. Running was super painful and I had 12 physio sessions...

Hi everyone - hope you’re all well. I started the c25k many months ago but dam...

farranccc

•5 years ago

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Wk7run1 by myself

So I’ve been doing a couch to 5k group and I’m slow always at the back and feel like I hold everyone up! So tonight I decided to run by myself instead of with...

So I’ve been doing a couch to 5k group and I’m slow always at the back and feel ...

Soolou78

Graduate•5 years ago

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Training after long term illness?

Hello! I have suffered with severe IBS for some time, and with it fatigue which rendered me unable to keep fit. As my health is improving (!!!) I have decided...

Hello! I have suffered with severe IBS for some time, and with it fatigue which ...

Goosee

•5 years ago

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30mins 🙌🙌🙌

Today I did my first 30 mins run....slowed the pace a tiny bit to ensure I didn’t struggle but I survived! Despite being in the grumpiest mood ever, feeling...

Today I did my first 30 mins run....slowed the pace a tiny bit to ensure I didn’...

Chester01

Graduate•5 years ago

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Kempton Park 5k

Should graduate next week and (with hubby’s encouragement) just signed up for Kempton Park 5k. Apparently it’s flat and dry so ideal for my shuffle!

Should graduate next week and (with hubby’s encouragement) just signed up for Ke...

pugmumma

Graduate•5 years ago

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And then Laura said...

There is a long, not too high but rather prominent hill with a look-out tower on top that I can see from the backyard. The summit can be reached by many paths...

There is a long, not too high but rather prominent hill with a look-out tower on...

Gryllotalpa

Graduate•5 years ago

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W6 R1 Killer!!

Oh my goodness!!! Smashed week 5 run 3 the dreaded 20 minute none stop run. I actually enjoyed it once I got into my pace and felt like I could have kept on...

Oh my goodness!!! Smashed week 5 run 3 the dreaded 20 minute none stop run. I ac...

Fairywhite

Graduate•5 years ago

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Running on empty

I completed C25K back in August and since then I’ve steadily increased my distance and over Christmas reached 10k. In January I started a new job working long...

I completed C25K back in August and since then I’ve steadily increased my distan...

Runningfit67

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Return from hiatus...

So, after training really hard last year and reaching week 8 last November, I then succumbed to a knee injury. Not entirely sure what I did or what type of...

So, after training really hard last year and reaching week 8 last November, I th...

Shmev82

Graduate•5 years ago

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Feel like a runner now!

Wk6r3 in the bag and I’m on cloud 9! I ran along the banks of the river Ness, the last time I was here I was wondering how on earth I was going to run for 8...

Wk6r3 in the bag and I’m on cloud 9! I ran along the banks of the river Ness, th...

Abcd50

•5 years ago

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Just started today

I have tried this before and got to about week 3 before I stopped - got kicked in the thigh by a grumpy Shetland pony which meant I could barely walk, let...

I have tried this before and got to about week 3 before I stopped - got kicked i...

WindsweptRissa

•5 years ago

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Sore, achy legs..

Ever since I did the week 5 run 3 on froday, which I felt great after. The next day and still feel my legs a bit achy. Did my strength and flexibility week 5...

Ever since I did the week 5 run 3 on froday, which I felt great after. The next ...

Catlady2019

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week1:Run1!

First run today. Felt a bit tired before I went as I did an hours walk at lunchtime. I managed to do 3.06k in 25.50mins which I think is ok but it was really...

First run today. Felt a bit tired before I went as I did an hours walk at luncht...

Hanski

•5 years ago

1 Reply

New to running

Hi! I started couch25k last week and tonight will be my 1st run of week 2. Really enjoying it so far but suffering with shin splints! Really need to buy some...

Hi! I started couch25k last week and tonight will be my 1st run of week 2. Reall...

Bournemouth1985

•5 years ago

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A little reminder about Personal Messages and how to deal with unwanted ones.

If you get a personal message you are uncomfortable with report it. If you have never messaged with the person before there is a very distinct box at the top...

If you get a personal message you are uncomfortable with report it. If you have ...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•5 years ago

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1st run!

Well, I did it! My first day on the C25K! Overall I burned 279 calories, I ran 2.5k in 30 muinets. And it felt amazing. Having mild asthma, when I use to run I...

Well, I did it! My first day on the C25K! Overall I burned 279 calories, I ran 2...

ChloeRay

•5 years ago

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New person

Hi, I’m starting the Couch to 5K as I want to get fit. I’m 16, and have no confidence with my body shape. I’m curvy but I also have a stomach! I want to...

Hi, I’m starting the Couch to 5K as I want to get fit. I’m 16, and have no confi...

ChloeRay

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Ladies - sports bra advice!

Hello fellow female runners! I really need to invest in a good sports bra, any recommendations? I don’t want a ‘crop top’ type bra as I don’t think that will...

Hello fellow female runners! I really need to invest in a good sports bra, any r...

Glitterjav

Graduate•5 years ago

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"I fear The Treadmill more than a painful death. Moreso that it will cause one."

Now that the dust has settled along my W5R3 route and the birds have plucked up the nerve to return to their perches, and I've found a spare 20 minutes to...

Now that the dust has settled along my W5R3 route and the birds have plucked up ...

PaulS83

•5 years ago

30 Replies

Any advice, tips and tricks?

Starting the couch to 5k today as I’m tired of my body shape. Office life has taken me from a six pack to a virtual planetoid. There are two major problems I’m...

Starting the couch to 5k today as I’m tired of my body shape. Office life has ta...

ONI_Assa

•5 years ago

27 Replies

Back again doing W1 R1

After failing to finish last year due to a debilitating bug caught after doing W9 R 1! Actually done a 30 minute jog.....not 5k but a respectable 4.6. Now just...

After failing to finish last year due to a debilitating bug caught after doing W...

Bobthedog

•5 years ago

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Mind over mood

Just finished last run of week 8 - have to be honest - I wasn’t in the mood! However, I’m a stubborn old bugger and the programme said do it - so I did....

Just finished last run of week 8 - have to be honest - I wasn’t in the mood! How...

Stratters

Graduate•5 years ago

12 Replies

Running leggings

Hi everyone, I’m wondering if anyone can offer some advice on running leggings/trousers? I can’t seem to find any decent ones! Ideally high waisted,...

Hi everyone, I’m wondering if anyone can offer some advice on running leggings/...

Lily1612

•5 years ago

22 Replies

W6 r 3 done💪💪

That was hard work, legs sore, struggled with breathing but I did complete it, quite ironic when I think back to my first 8 min run and how hard it was and...

That was hard work, legs sore, struggled with breathing but I did complete it, q...

S1h2e

•5 years ago

1 Reply

After graduation advice

I am a week past graduation. I am running 2 miles in 30 minutes. I want to get faster and I want to be able to run the full 5k. Should I do longer runs by time...

I am a week past graduation. I am running 2 miles in 30 minutes. I want to get f...

Toffee23pj

Graduate•5 years ago

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Getting back into it

Okay so I’ve had about three weeks off due to contracting the flu (TWICE) and then having a lot of night shifts which left me feeling lack, I was up to week 5...

Okay so I’ve had about three weeks off due to contracting the flu (TWICE) and th...

Katieruns

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for February 2019

Wk5 r3 Whoop!

Week 4

Week 6 run 1 -

Pulled muscle in groin

Graduated?!

Wk7run1 by myself

Training after long term illness?

30mins 🙌🙌🙌

Kempton Park 5k

And then Laura said...

W6 R1 Killer!!

Running on empty

Return from hiatus...

Feel like a runner now!

Just started today

Sore, achy legs..

Week1:Run1!

New to running

A little reminder about Personal Messages and how to deal with unwanted ones.

1st run!

New person

Ladies - sports bra advice!

"I fear The Treadmill more than a painful death. Moreso that it will cause one."

Any advice, tips and tricks?

Back again doing W1 R1

Mind over mood

Running leggings

W6 r 3 done💪💪

After graduation advice

Getting back into it

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