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Week 5

So is it really possible to step up like this? Did w5r1 this morning but a little intimidated by 2 and 3. Any tips?

So is it really possible to step up like this? Did w5r1 this morning but a litt...

Stottygirl

Graduate•5 years ago

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Update

Not posted for a while. I’m still at it, running 3 times a week with my buddy twice a week about 20 to 30 mins and one longer run at weekends. Finding the time...

Not posted for a while. I’m still at it, running 3 times a week with my buddy tw...

Letty111

Graduate•5 years ago

1 Reply

Week 5

Hi just completed week 5 last one I was dreading walk for 5 run for20 then walk for 5 ! I only went and did it so so pleased with myself feel amazing 😉

Hi just completed week 5 last one I was dreading walk for 5 run for20 then walk ...

Yellowbelly15

•5 years ago

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1st run done!

Just done run one of Couch to 5k 😊. Only problem in about halfway through my foot started to go numb, any advice?

Just done run one of Couch to 5k 😊. Only problem in about halfway through my fo...

RMMumrunning

•5 years ago

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From the beginning

First run since last September starting at the beginning. Felt very heavy and big but great to have got the first one out the way

First run since last September starting at the beginning. Felt very heavy and bi...

RI78

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 2 Stage 2

Completed Week 2 Stage 2 today and i got to say it is making me feel great. I am full of energy and looking forward to stage 3.

Completed Week 2 Stage 2 today and i got to say it is making me feel great. I am...

Oblivion1990

•5 years ago

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Day 1 run

Seeing some great feedback about this, so I’m giving it a go today. I’m at my heaviest weight at 16 stone and unhealthiest in terms of fitness, so I can’t wait...

Seeing some great feedback about this, so I’m giving it a go today. I’m at my he...

I_be_moore

•5 years ago

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Busy working mum

I'm a working mum struggling to get my weight down 3 years after giving birth. Trying couch to 5k on a running machine while watching paw patrol ;)

I'm a working mum struggling to get my weight down 3 years after giving birth. T...

Sonia272

•5 years ago

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Struggling!!

Having achieved all runs up until week 5 run 1 with no problems, I am shocked to find I cannot get up to the 8 minute run in week 5 run 2. Feeling fed up! Has...

Having achieved all runs up until week 5 run 1 with no problems, I am shocked to...

Clappers

•5 years ago

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Eating and how long to wait ..

Hi I came home ravenous have eaten my food and it was a big meal how long should I wait to do my run please

Hi I came home ravenous have eaten my food and it was a big meal how long should...

emmat7

•5 years ago

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1st run

Day 1 today, it was hard work but i feel very good now after completing it I haven't ran for ages and don't really exercise so I need to change this! I hope I...

Day 1 today, it was hard work but i feel very good now after completing it I hav...

EHann

•5 years ago

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Beginner........sort of!

Hi everyone I've just started week 1! I've completed before, about 2 years ago but didn't keep the running up. I'm closer to 60 than 50 but I'm determined to...

Hi everyone I've just started week 1! I've completed before, about 2 years ago ...

Bennevis

•5 years ago

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Is it ok to run with a cold?

Due to do week 5 run 2.......for the start of a cold. Do I run anyway? Advice appreciated. Thanks very much

Due to do week 5 run 2.......for the start of a cold. Do I run anyway? Advice ap...

Jerichomile

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 7 Run 2 - feeling so disappointed and upset

I attempted Week 7 run 2 tonight and had to stop 10 minutes in, I let my anxiety and self doubt get the better of me to the point where I started crying and...

I attempted Week 7 run 2 tonight and had to stop 10 minutes in, I let my anxiety...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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SLOW 🐌 THEN SLOWER

Respecting the time and my legs, i took the first jog of week seven very,very,very slowly indeed. It did the trick and although it still felt like a lung...

Respecting the time and my legs, i took the first jog of week seven very,very,ve...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Week 8 - Run 3. longest run yet

As my previous post suggests, It seems like it's no more 5k already... So. schedule totally messed up over the week end and I ended up squeezing a run before...

As my previous post suggests, It seems like it's no more 5k already... So. sched...

Bobbypizza

Graduate•5 years ago

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Consolidation Run 4 - Hello April

Thank you to dmb0058 who let me know that Lidl do running tops, popped in after work and got a vest and short sleeved shirt for £6 with 30 percent off, not...

Thank you to dmb0058 who let me know that Lidl do running tops, popped in after ...

RunRunRun13

Graduate•5 years ago

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Calf pain

Week 1 run 2 was going fantastic when suddenly on the last set i had a sudden onset of pain in my left calf i sort of hobbled through right to the end but...

Week 1 run 2 was going fantastic when suddenly on the last set i had a sudden on...

AlliG1962

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Squat and Lunge get my thighs BIGGER!!

Hi Whenever I put on some weight, it’s all go to my thighs and buttocks only. I have very small waist, arms and back all the time. So, I do squat and lunge...

Hi Whenever I put on some weight, it’s all go to my thighs and buttocks only. I ...

Rasnos

•5 years ago

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week 2

Hi everyone, Its week 2 run tomorrow. How far will the run take me? Average pace. Im wanting to go somewhere its 2.4 mi away. I dont mind walking the extra....

Hi everyone, Its week 2 run tomorrow. How far will the run take me? Average pace...

Kdwg

•5 years ago

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How long should I rest for?

I did my best run yet on Saturday morning, first full 30 mins of running without stopping, however, I couldn't walk for the rest of sat or Sunday, the pain in...

I did my best run yet on Saturday morning, first full 30 mins of running without...

S1h2e

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Week 1 done!

I was really demotivated today, I’ve had a busy weekend and felt tired and groggy today. Reading the forum really helped me get motivated to complete week 1...

I was really demotivated today, I’ve had a busy weekend and felt tired and grogg...

Bridetobe123

•5 years ago

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Go me

I stated my journey to get fit in January to get myself in shape and loose a LOT of weight! On January the 13th i had my first PT session at the gym i could...

I stated my journey to get fit in January to get myself in shape and loose a LOT...

Gleeson87

•5 years ago

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Ostomy to 5K - Day 1 Down!

I had two surgeries over the past year-and-a-half to give me a permanent ileostomy, which without a doubt has given me my life back - and now, after 10+ years...

I had two surgeries over the past year-and-a-half to give me a permanent ileosto...

ksavvy

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Pain on the balls of my feet

Hi i have noticed that i have pain on the balls of my feet when i run and i thinks its also affecting my balance. will this improve as i continue to do the...

Hi i have noticed that i have pain on the balls of my feet when i run and i thin...

Ninebreaker

•5 years ago

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Argh! so close

can't believe it, I did my first week 9 run on Saturday and did a respectable 4.5K in the 30 mins. I woke up the next morning and everything including my teeth...

can't believe it, I did my first week 9 run on Saturday and did a respectable 4....

chewie1970

Graduate•5 years ago

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Graduate

Finished my training yesterday didnt think I would make. Great programme even for a rookie runner like me.

Finished my training yesterday didnt think I would make. Great programme even fo...

1948gm

•5 years ago

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Bolt Round the Holt 5k

I had to give myself the rest of last week off after last Tuesday’s ‘running through treacle’ run, as the next day I got out of breath walking up a hill with...

I had to give myself the rest of last week off after last Tuesday’s ‘running th...

Maddee_6333

Graduate•5 years ago

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Triumph over the toxic ten

Went out at lunchtime for W8R1. Normally it takes me about 10 minutes to settle but today, ugh. At one point early on I felt like I was running in super slow...

Went out at lunchtime for W8R1. Normally it takes me about 10 minutes to settle ...

Geordiehousewife

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week one - DONE!!!

I wasn’t feeling too confident about today’s run as I found it really hard on Thursday. However, I chose a new route (not uphill this time and some grass as...

I wasn’t feeling too confident about today’s run as I found it really hard on Th...

KatMil81

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for April 2019

Week 5

Update

Week 5

1st run done!

From the beginning

Week 2 Stage 2

Day 1 run

Busy working mum

Struggling!!

Eating and how long to wait ..

1st run

Beginner........sort of!

Is it ok to run with a cold?

Week 7 Run 2 - feeling so disappointed and upset

SLOW 🐌 THEN SLOWER

Week 8 - Run 3. longest run yet

Consolidation Run 4 - Hello April

Calf pain

Squat and Lunge get my thighs BIGGER!!

week 2

How long should I rest for?

Week 1 done!

Go me

Ostomy to 5K - Day 1 Down!

Pain on the balls of my feet

Argh! so close

Graduate

Bolt Round the Holt 5k

Triumph over the toxic ten

Week one - DONE!!!

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