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Quick question?

Is it OK not to have a rest day every time? 🤔

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Starting again !!

W1 r1 attempted again, beautiful evening out there , hubby came and with me which was fab 😍 Feeling pretty good and legs aren’t too bad, done my stretches so...

W1 r1 attempted again, beautiful evening out there , hubby came and with me whi...

Longdog27

•5 years ago

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Week 2 breathing and stitch issue.

So w2r1 is over and I feel so good about this. I did have a bit of a delay between week 1 and 2 but now have a plan to complete every run on time every week....

So w2r1 is over and I feel so good about this. I did have a bit of a delay betwe...

tempz

•5 years ago

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Repeat of weeks

I'm about to start week 5 but found week 4 very challenging, should i repeat week 4.

I'm about to start week 5 but found week 4 very challenging, should i repeat wee...

Benson01

•5 years ago

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Slightly smug graduate!

Hi! I graduated at the weekend! In military terms I passed out... literally!! Thanks so much for a great App and a community of knowledgeable and supportive...

Hi! I graduated at the weekend! In military terms I passed out... literally!! Th...

Kale82

Graduate•5 years ago

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Oops

Got a little overenthusiastic on today's run. Went off way too fast and bombed out at 20 mins. Did manage 3k in that time, which I can't really complain about...

Got a little overenthusiastic on today's run. Went off way too fast and bombed o...

sTrongFuse

Graduate•5 years ago

1 Reply

what next??

hi all, after a really upsetting day from an ignoramus i am so full of positive vibes from my fellow 5kers that i am thinking ahead. Haven't even started week...

hi all, after a really upsetting day from an ignoramus i am so full of positive ...

igottagetthruthis

•5 years ago

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Week 4 run 1

So I’m back. 🙌 Thank you to those of you who motivated me earlier when I commented about being scared to take the next step. I did it 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ Was it...

So I’m back. 🙌 Thank you to those of you who motivated me earlier when I commen...

suebuzz

Graduate•5 years ago

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Couch to 5K and not back again!

So I was boasting (there’s no other word for it, my excuse was just the sheer amazed euphoria when I completed W9R3 😂) about ‘I did it! I finished c25K’ and...

So I was boasting (there’s no other word for it, my excuse was just the sheer am...

Jerichomile

Graduate•5 years ago

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Officially a runner?

Wow I've just run for 25 mins non stop. I felt so good I was smiling for the last 5 mins as I knew I was going to do it. Michael Johnson said if l felt like it...

Wow I've just run for 25 mins non stop. I felt so good I was smiling for the las...

Stevieplink

Graduate•5 years ago

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W8R1 and Feeling Great!

So today I did my first run of week 8. Started aprehensively (as I always do at the beginning of the week) and when dear old Laura suggested I increase the...

So today I did my first run of week 8. Started aprehensively (as I always do at ...

WatcherF

Graduate•5 years ago

1 Reply

My Olympic Final!!!

I did it, I did it!! Today was the culmination of the last 5 months work. I started C25K in january and have been doing consolidation runs for the last few...

I did it, I did it!! Today was the culmination of the last 5 months work. I star...

stupendous82

•5 years ago

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w2r1

Thank you all for your lovely, motivational comments. I am feeling a lot better for it and looking forward to w2r1 tomorrow. Your all the best! 😊😊

Thank you all for your lovely, motivational comments. I am feeling a lot better ...

igottagetthruthis

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Tubs!!

Got called "tubs" at work today by a customer. Meant to start w2r1 tomorrow and am feeling deflated and ready to give up altogether! I fear i may be prosecco...

Got called "tubs" at work today by a customer. Meant to start w2r1 tomorrow and ...

igottagetthruthis

•5 years ago

42 Replies

No better time like the present

Hi all, turned 40 in January, and decided that I need to be fitter, healthier and more focused. So I decided to pick some challenges, such as Walking up Mount...

Hi all, turned 40 in January, and decided that I need to be fitter, healthier an...

Hunnymonster

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Rolling into W9

Feeling good, legs a little tired but nothing crazy, just need to stick to the rest regime. Thursday is the day I WILL finish W9!

Feeling good, legs a little tired but nothing crazy, just need to stick to the r...

Ruutu14

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Back on it!

Well - back to it after some months off. Have been back for several weeks now and about to start W8R1. Feeling great but wanted to clock in again as I edge...

Well - back to it after some months off. Have been back for several weeks now an...

FunnyMummy1

Graduate•5 years ago

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Motivation please

So that dreaded day has arrived....first run of week 4 🤢🤢🤢 why am I scared of this....😬 I must get out today or it will totally mess up my weeks routine....

So that dreaded day has arrived....first run of week 4 🤢🤢🤢 why am I scared of...

suebuzz

Graduate•5 years ago

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Started week 9!

Just done the first run of week 9! It was a hard run, my legs were hurting all the way through, but I'm not really surprised because I ran yesterday too. Am...

Just done the first run of week 9! It was a hard run, my legs were hurting all t...

Redcello41

Graduate•5 years ago

6 Replies

Pay it forward

Waxing lyrical... it occurred to me that because of me (boring people about running :) ) there are 5 people - that I know of, currently completing C25K. I...

Waxing lyrical... it occurred to me that because of me (boring people about runn...

JellyJac

Graduate•5 years ago

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W9/R1 What a glorious morning for a run!🌞

I'm not a morning person, in fact I actually do most of my running at night, but that was such a nice run. Maybe I need to change my nocturnal ways, I'm...

I'm not a morning person, in fact I actually do most of my running at night, but...

Hidden

•5 years ago

19 Replies

Race For Life

Back in week 2 I signed up for the Race For Life, which happens to fall this Sunday. I knew it was going to be tight, this should be my week 8 or 9 but I...

Back in week 2 I signed up for the Race For Life, which happens to fall this Sun...

phillipsdj

•5 years ago

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W9R3 - done!

Got through run 3 on Saturday and feeling very pleased with myself. Almost didn't make it to the gym as had a day packed with jobs to do but I was going out...

Got through run 3 on Saturday and feeling very pleased with myself. Almost didn'...

Coupey

Graduate•5 years ago

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A ramble about a run, consequences of, subsequent rest and another run!

Last Monday I did my first 10k, pb times etc. And of course I was super happy. 2 days later I had some aches that niggled and I felt I’d best not ignore them....

Last Monday I did my first 10k, pb times etc. And of course I was super happy. 2...

Dowat

Graduate•5 years ago

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Women's Rights and Running....

I was listening to a podcast about the suffragette movement this morning and contemplating my first run for a while - finally I think I'm well enough to get...

I was listening to a podcast about the suffragette movement this morning and con...

Jod13

•5 years ago

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Recovering from Disney World!

Two weeks ago I took my grandchildren to Florida (still celebrating retirement) I managed 4 consolidation runs whilst I was there (wary of the ‘beware of...

Two weeks ago I took my grandchildren to Florida (still celebrating retirement) ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Running a marathon is my goal

At 48, I m planning to run the London marathon in 2020. Never run a marathon in my life but played football and cycling. I m planning to run 2 K this morning...

At 48, I m planning to run the London marathon in 2020. Never run a marathon in ...

Pastos

•5 years ago

7 Replies

WK5 run 3

So I completed the dreaded wk5 run 3 last night, have been dreading it since I started C25K (yes I’m one of those who peek ahead at what’s in store!) I thought...

So I completed the dreaded wk5 run 3 last night, have been dreading it since I s...

NewbieInDundee

Graduate•5 years ago

6 Replies

Wk 8 day 2 Fasted Run 😑

Hi all hope you are all well and enjoying the running. I went out yesterday morning was feeling a little meh to start with but got out lapped the park where I...

Hi all hope you are all well and enjoying the running. I went out yesterday morn...

Zanzibar4

Graduate•5 years ago

1 Reply

Here we are again

This is my last attempt to complete C25K if I don’t do it this time I’m giving up I lose motivation and I think it’s because I can’t fit the runs in but I read...

This is my last attempt to complete C25K if I don’t do it this time I’m giving u...

Big_maz

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2019

Quick question?

Starting again !!

Week 2 breathing and stitch issue.

Repeat of weeks

Slightly smug graduate!

Oops

what next??

Week 4 run 1

Couch to 5K and not back again!

Officially a runner?

W8R1 and Feeling Great!

My Olympic Final!!!

w2r1

Tubs!!

No better time like the present

Rolling into W9

Back on it!

Motivation please

Started week 9!

Pay it forward

W9/R1 What a glorious morning for a run!🌞

Race For Life

W9R3 - done!

A ramble about a run, consequences of, subsequent rest and another run!

Women's Rights and Running....

Recovering from Disney World!

Running a marathon is my goal

WK5 run 3

Wk 8 day 2 Fasted Run 😑

Here we are again

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