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Any tips for motivation?

Hi! I'm new here and I am up to week 4 run 2 (i completed w4r1 today). My husband is a keen runner and has been doing it with me every week to help me out and...

Hi! I'm new here and I am up to week 4 run 2 (i completed w4r1 today). My husba...

Dhautumn

•5 years ago

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W7R2, still a slog

Had to force myself out the door today. After 2 hard runs my running mojo seems to be deserting me 😢. Tried telling myself that today would be different,...

Had to force myself out the door today. After 2 hard runs my running mojo seems ...

SeeJillRun

Graduate•5 years ago

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Can I

I am 60 and last ran 10k when I was 35. I want to do one this year I was planning on doing a 5k first but I find it nigh on impossible to run longer than 3...

I am 60 and last ran 10k when I was 35. I want to do one this year I was plann...

scotlandsroute66

•5 years ago

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Week five, no excuses to skive 😂

Hello Well today is my 39th Birthday, breakfast in bed? Massive lie in? No run 3 week 5. Done in the bag 20 mins of running, can’t believe I managed it....

Hello Well today is my 39th Birthday, breakfast in bed? Massive lie in? No run...

CrazyDogLady19

Graduate•5 years ago

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First post-graduation run

Lovely out in the sunshine along the river. Hard going today, my legs made me work for it. Probably on account of only having one rest day or it might be this...

Lovely out in the sunshine along the river. Hard going today, my legs made me wo...

RunnerWhale

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 6 completed

Today’s run was hard! I wanted to stop after about 5 minutes but I carried on. I’m going to miss my walking intervals 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️😄

Today’s run was hard! I wanted to stop after about 5 minutes but I carried on. I...

visionsofjohanna

•5 years ago

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Keep at it

This is me today, proper chuffed at running 5 miles (8km) for the first time. I’m 46, overweight (by 4 or 5 stones) and started C25k in October, graduating at...

This is me today, proper chuffed at running 5 miles (8km) for the first time. I’...

molly1973

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 8 done, but what a rollercoaster! 😂

Really struggled with R1 and R2 this week. I approached them both feeling positive, and managed them both but needed to constantly nag myself to carry on right...

Really struggled with R1 and R2 this week. I approached them both feeling positi...

Shazzom

Graduate•5 years ago

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Trust in the program...

Well I did it! Nine weeks on and I’ve completed the C25K! I’m amazed at how far I’ve come in the 9 weeks. Reading the posts on here have helped. Especially all...

Well I did it! Nine weeks on and I’ve completed the C25K! I’m amazed at how far ...

Helwa28

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 4 run 1

Tomorrow morning I start week 4. I did a test run Saturday on the treadmill on a gradient of 2 and reasonable pace...and even managed 10 mins running on the...

Tomorrow morning I start week 4. I did a test run Saturday on the treadmill on a...

Franglaise

Graduate•5 years ago

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Hamstring still sore - so annoying 😩

Have rested for more than a week and felt that my hamstring was better but as soon as I set off I could feel it twinging and only managed 3K. So disappointed...

Have rested for more than a week and felt that my hamstring was better but as so...

Madgey

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week8 Run2

Week8 run2 completed steady all the way ! Can see the end (or the start 😀) in site.

Week8 run2 completed steady all the way ! Can see the end (or the start 😀) in s...

Astroblue

Graduate•5 years ago

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That took alot pursading

Don't know what happened today but I had to argue with myself to do somthing. Heavy rain outside, so it was the turbo trainer for 1hr work out on bike (x5...

Don't know what happened today but I had to argue with myself to do somthing. H...

Johnnylewis

Graduate•5 years ago

1 Reply

Consolidation Run3

Much better than the 2nd one 🏃🏼‍♀️😊. Ended up having 3 days off due to family commitments and apart from I had to wear my neoprene support on one knee it...

Much better than the 2nd one 🏃🏼‍♀️😊. Ended up having 3 days off due to family...

Tonkabella

•5 years ago

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Running shoes?

Heya! Just completed W5R3 :) feels kinda surreal- i ran 2.85km without stopping! However, towards the middle of my run my shin pain started flaring up on both...

Heya! Just completed W5R3 :) feels kinda surreal- i ran 2.85km without stopping!...

JaeTEF

•5 years ago

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After a 2week Gap??

On the 2nd March I ran my 1st ever park run. I was elated!! I’d only just finished week 6 so not only did I run a full 5km, but I did it non stop in 35mins. My...

On the 2nd March I ran my 1st ever park run. I was elated!! I’d only just finish...

giddyupmummy

•5 years ago

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W8r3 ✅

Can believe I have one more week to go. I’m not going to get to 5k but I’m aiming for 4K and then another 1k in my 5min walk either side. Honestly can’t...

Can believe I have one more week to go. I’m not going to get to 5k but I’m aimin...

Laurzmum

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 9 Run 3

We did it!!!!!! I am so grateful to this app for helping me discover running. For someone who hated running my whole life I am so impressed that I can now run...

We did it!!!!!! I am so grateful to this app for helping me discover running. F...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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W4 r2 done

I am on granny time 3 days a week so I usually cannot run. This means I have to do a 3 runs over 4 days, Sat was run 1 and today was run 2. I found incline...

I am on granny time 3 days a week so I usually cannot run. This means I have to ...

oldperson47

Graduate•5 years ago

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W6R3

Phew I did it! It was not particularly fast and was pretty tough and not pretty but I did it and Michael told me he considers me a runner. Icing on the cake.

Phew I did it! It was not particularly fast and was pretty tough and not pretty ...

JellyJac

Graduate•5 years ago

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Wk6R3

Does/has anyone else hit a brick wall with this run? Just had my 2nd attempt and can't get through it without slowing to a walk. I think there's a few...

Does/has anyone else hit a brick wall with this run? Just had my 2nd attempt and...

ToriRose

Graduate•5 years ago

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W9,R2

One more run to go and I’ve completed the app. Still find it astonishing that I’ve gotten this far, and that the app does exactly as it says on the tin. I...

One more run to go and I’ve completed the app. Still find it astonishing that I’...

Deepestblue

Graduate•5 years ago

1 Reply

Week 7 run 1

Just done run 1 week 7 can't quite believe I'm doing this age 54 not run for 30 years and seven stone over weight now 5 stone. First week could not do 1 min...

Just done run 1 week 7 can't quite believe I'm doing this age 54 not run for 30 ...

Mowgli10

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Yesssssssssss!!!!!!! W5r3 in the bag!!!!!!!!! 😁🏃‍♀️💪

I can’t actually believe I’ve done it! W5r3!!!! I was surprised that the running was fine it was my breathing that was the problem. I think I was so...

I can’t actually believe I’ve done it! W5r3!!!! I was surprised that the running...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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C25k graduate and now a bloomin Calf strain - how do I get back to it?

I graduated on the 11th Feb, and then planned on consolidating for a few weeks to feel good about how far I had come, so did 35mins on the 14th, 38 mins on the...

I graduated on the 11th Feb, and then planned on consolidating for a few weeks t...

suziefb

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 9 here I come

After being out the last 2 nights with alcohol involved really didn’t fancy doing week 8 run3 today, but just finished and feel good, glad I did it . My 64th...

After being out the last 2 nights with alcohol involved really didn’t fancy doin...

cadoganm

Graduate•5 years ago

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Goal achieved!

I have done it! Beyond happy and so proud I stuck to the programme and have completed couch to 5k🏆😍🏃‍♀️....I can't believe I was struggling so badly in week...

I have done it! Beyond happy and so proud I stuck to the programme and have comp...

Jadey84

Graduate•5 years ago

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Just finished C25K

Am so chuffed for finished my final run on a Friday morning. Now I’m Spain for a week so going to consolidate my 30 min runs and try and get to 5K in 30 mins....

Am so chuffed for finished my final run on a Friday morning. Now I’m Spain for a...

Kwalker70

Graduate•5 years ago

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W5R1

Starting W5 R1 today. I didn’t realise that on run 3 you have to run 20min 🤔 wish me luck lol

Starting W5 R1 today. I didn’t realise that on run 3 you have to run 20min 🤔 wi...

EmzH

•5 years ago

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5k ....I did it..... I just did it :-)

Still on consolidation runs but I decided today was the day ....... I just went and run 5K 😀😀😀😀. It was an awful run... had to ad hoc a route due to...

Still on consolidation runs but I decided today was the day ....... I just went ...

Jazio

Graduate•5 years ago

7 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for March 2019

Any tips for motivation?

W7R2, still a slog

Can I

Week five, no excuses to skive 😂

First post-graduation run

Week 6 completed

Keep at it

Week 8 done, but what a rollercoaster! 😂

Trust in the program...

Week 4 run 1

Hamstring still sore - so annoying 😩

Week8 Run2

That took alot pursading

Consolidation Run3

Running shoes?

After a 2week Gap??

W8r3 ✅

Week 9 Run 3

W4 r2 done

W6R3

Wk6R3

W9,R2

Week 7 run 1

Yesssssssssss!!!!!!! W5r3 in the bag!!!!!!!!! 😁🏃‍♀️💪

C25k graduate and now a bloomin Calf strain - how do I get back to it?

Week 9 here I come

Goal achieved!

Just finished C25K

W5R1

5k ....I did it..... I just did it :-)

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