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Week 6 run 2

Foggy, frosty but soooooo nice to run in, the last of my runs with a relaxing stroll midway through, from here on in, it's just all about the running 🙄 Two...

Foggy, frosty but soooooo nice to run in, the last of my runs with a relaxing st...

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•5 years ago

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Week 4

I've tried wk4r1 3 times now and still failing it 😭 losing motivation fast 😭😭😭 That last 5 minutes kills me 😭

I've tried wk4r1 3 times now and still failing it 😭 losing motivation fast 😭😭...

Maddietmoo

•5 years ago

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Help please

Week 8 please help Hi guys. I’m now doing 25 mins BUT feel awful whilst doing it. Am I doing something wrong. First five awful. Next 15 fine and then counting...

Week 8 please help Hi guys. I’m now doing 25 mins BUT feel awful whilst doing it...

Spudwood

•5 years ago

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Are there special shoes for running when it’s slippery?

I was walking my dog yesterday and wondering if I would be able to do a run cos it was so slippery on the pavement. Anyway, I saw two separate runners who...

I was walking my dog yesterday and wondering if I would be able to do a run cos ...

getfitatlast

Graduate•5 years ago

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W6R1 i can do this..slowly!

So , felt slightly apprehensive about starting week 6 after my replies on here last week .but actually was ok Took it slowly but think i may be mentally...

So , felt slightly apprehensive about starting week 6 after my replies on here l...

Happymel

Graduate•5 years ago

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Glow in the Dark Run 🎅🏻☃️🎄🏃🏼‍♀️💕

Well that was so much fun! 💕🏃🏼‍♀️🎄☃️🎅🏻 Really well organised and very well attended! Close to a thousand runners! All glowing in the dark! ❤️ I wasn't...

Well that was so much fun! 💕🏃🏼‍♀️🎄☃️🎅🏻 Really well organised and very wel...

AliHC

Graduate•5 years ago

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New shoes

About to start w8 and because I’m serious about this and carrying in when I graduate I’ve been treated to some new runners for a Christmas pressie. Went to up...

About to start w8 and because I’m serious about this and carrying in when I grad...

Veganlynz

Graduate•5 years ago

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How do you her your badge?

Not that I’m there yet, but........how do you get your graduation badge?

SuzieMac

•5 years ago

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High vis running gear and pee stop don’t work...

W7d3 done - slow but chuffed. Note to self: don’t drink two cups of tea before a run. A hole in the hedge, barbed wire (two strands!) and a tussle with...

W7d3 done - slow but chuffed. Note to self: don’t drink two cups of tea before a...

Leosmit

Graduate•5 years ago

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Soooo close to the end

I will attempt to tackle my last run of C25K tomorrow but unfortunately, I'm not close to the 5k. I've only been about 3.7 km, so I know I have a long way to...

I will attempt to tackle my last run of C25K tomorrow but unfortunately, I'm not...

sarahsmilesss9

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 5 Run 2

There were times (yes ok they were downhill!) where I felt invincible !!!! But it’s going well. I’ve sorted a new route that I can use through to the end of...

There were times (yes ok they were downhill!) where I felt invincible !!!! But i...

Brian-P6

Graduate•5 years ago

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Migraine after running 😖

I did W7R2 last night. Got in, drank some water and had some food. As soon as I sat down afterwards I started with a lousy migraine that just got worse and...

I did W7R2 last night. Got in, drank some water and had some food. As soon as I ...

SuzieMac

•5 years ago

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Shooting star!!!!

Dog and I were plodding along the ‘out on the edge of the country’ stretch of our post work run and we saw a really bright shooting star streaking across the...

Dog and I were plodding along the ‘out on the edge of the country’ stretch of ou...

2flatfeet

Graduate•5 years ago

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WOW 😯. W8R1

Well I did it. Was bit harder than I thought... I actually changed my route a bit as I was coming back on myself last week.... Felt little bit harder as I’ve...

Well I did it. Was bit harder than I thought... I actually changed my route a b...

Kg68

Graduate•5 years ago

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W4R1 complete - never thought I would be able to run for 5 minutes

Hey! Glad to find some like minded people also doing the 5k. I have dabbled with running so many times over the years and always gave up or ended up injured. I...

Hey! Glad to find some like minded people also doing the 5k. I have dabbled with...

KirstyMV

•5 years ago

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My 'Couch to 5k' diary (wk7 d1)

The human body is amazing. I played the whole 80 minutes on Sunday, only 13 of us against their 15 (for anyone that doesn't know anything about rugby that...

The human body is amazing. I played the whole 80 minutes on Sunday, only 13 of ...

Remikins

Graduate•5 years ago

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Couchto5k is a godsend

So iv had a strange two years in regards to my health and fitness. I became quite obese and was diagnoses with type two diabetes at age 29, this kicked me into...

So iv had a strange two years in regards to my health and fitness. I became quit...

Irish_eyes

Graduate•5 years ago

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Wet underfoot...

Outdoor run abandoned - on my way to the gym to finish on the treadmill...😟

DiverIzzie

Graduate•5 years ago

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A CHANGE IS AS GOOD AS A REST....

So, beautifully bright in Glasgow this morning and I was really looking forward to my first run in over a week. By the time I drove home 30 miles south it...

So, beautifully bright in Glasgow this morning and I was really looking forward ...

59er

Graduate•5 years ago

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Nice rainy run but then cleaning shoes

Popped out this morning for a 5K run in the rain. I knew it would be crappy weather this morning but determined to keep going now am back running after the...

Popped out this morning for a 5K run in the rain. I knew it would be crappy wea...

Astra5

Graduate•5 years ago

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Repeat after me: I am a runner 🏃‍♀️

I had two terrible runs last week and one awful experience on a treadmill. I seemed to pick up lots of aches and niggles, couldn't find the enthusiasm for...

I had two terrible runs last week and one awful experience on a treadmill. I see...

Speedy60

Graduate•5 years ago

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Wk3 R2 - I'm enjoying this!

Wk3 R1 Another wet run, I'm beginning to remember that I actually enjoy getting out there for a run no matter what the weather's throwing down! I do realise...

Wk3 R1 Another wet run, I'm beginning to remember that I actually enjoy getting...

10Ked

Graduate•5 years ago

1 Reply

Anyone else with lupus/fibromyalgia doing this??

Hi all, im on my 2nd ‘run’ of couch to 5k. I put run in quotes coss i cant run without it being unbelievably painful after about 10 seconds so i power walk....

Hi all, im on my 2nd ‘run’ of couch to 5k. I put run in quotes coss i cant run w...

Sandy1212

•5 years ago

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MY FIRST EVER 10 K 😃😃😃😃

I’ve done C25K (took months!) I’ve done 11 parkruns Now I’ve actually run 10k non stop!! NON STOP!!! Took me over 1 1/4 hours, but actually managed it!!!! I...

I’ve done C25K (took months!) I’ve done 11 parkruns Now I’ve actually run 10k no...

Archieandme

Graduate•5 years ago

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Overtaking walkers!

That's it, really: having been convinced I would be the fattest, slowest person on the road forever, at W4R3 I am overtaking people who, er, aren't running....

That's it, really: having been convinced I would be the fattest, slowest person...

Hamsterfan

•5 years ago

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Wk7 done!

Went 4 days in between runs due to work, Xmas festivities and a hangover from hell!! But completed week 7 today and thought it might be tough after a longer...

Went 4 days in between runs due to work, Xmas festivities and a hangover from he...

Tigerfan1970

Graduate•5 years ago

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W6R3

I am feeling really proud of myself having completed this yesterday. I never thought I would be able to do this, but I have! I am still really slow, but want...

I am feeling really proud of myself having completed this yesterday. I never tho...

RunRa

•5 years ago

4 Replies

A few knee and elbow grazes 🤔😢😬🤣

So went for a run last night And stumbled and fell That will teach me for being nosey and looking in peoples houses at their Christmas decorations 🎄🎄🎄 and...

So went for a run last night And stumbled and fell That will teach me for being...

HS1965

•5 years ago

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Period of illness - time to recover fitness?

I graduated in September and have been running 5k twice a week since. Although, I'd like to run more often I find it difficult to fit it in. Anyway, I think...

I graduated in September and have been running 5k twice a week since. Although,...

Swimmer50

Graduate•5 years ago

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Osteoporosis

Hi runners Wonder if anyone can help me I am 62 and started c25k at the beginning of this year. Actually amazed myself as I have never run in my life. I now...

Hi runners Wonder if anyone can help me I am 62 and started c25k at the beginnin...

suegrace

Graduate•5 years ago

4 Replies

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Couch to 5K

All posts for December 2019

Week 6 run 2

Week 4

Help please

Are there special shoes for running when it’s slippery?

W6R1 i can do this..slowly!

Glow in the Dark Run 🎅🏻☃️🎄🏃🏼‍♀️💕

New shoes

How do you her your badge?

High vis running gear and pee stop don’t work...

Soooo close to the end

Week 5 Run 2

Migraine after running 😖

Shooting star!!!!

WOW 😯. W8R1

W4R1 complete - never thought I would be able to run for 5 minutes

My 'Couch to 5k' diary (wk7 d1)

Couchto5k is a godsend

Wet underfoot...

A CHANGE IS AS GOOD AS A REST....

Nice rainy run but then cleaning shoes

Repeat after me: I am a runner 🏃‍♀️

Wk3 R2 - I'm enjoying this!

Anyone else with lupus/fibromyalgia doing this??

MY FIRST EVER 10 K 😃😃😃😃

Overtaking walkers!

Wk7 done!

W6R3

A few knee and elbow grazes 🤔😢😬🤣

Period of illness - time to recover fitness?

Osteoporosis

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