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Smashed Week 5...20 mins non stop man!

As I hit the park back in the town I brought the kids up ..my eyes welled up as I remembered training for 5k then to save my mental health as my marriage...

As I hit the park back in the town I brought the kids up ..my eyes welled up as ...

parktrotter

Graduate•4 years ago

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Urgh! Wk1 run2

So me kid sacked tonight off... I didn't! However...I got a stitch and so walked the last run.. I was so looking forward to it tonight aswell feeling a little...

So me kid sacked tonight off... I didn't! However...I got a stitch and so walked...

Whammania

•4 years ago

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Week 1 run 2

A good second run. Slightly harder than the first, but still ok. I'm concentrating on what I'm doing with my feet. I had shinsplints quite a lot when I tried...

A good second run. Slightly harder than the first, but still ok. I'm concentrati...

GrandpaSteve

•4 years ago

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Week 4 Run 3 V2

Well that's another week completed. Everything went ok. Monday I will move on to week 5. A friend, who is quite an accomplished runner, is keen that we go out...

Well that's another week completed. Everything went ok. Monday I will move on to...

NIGHTINGALE1

Graduate•4 years ago

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Running newbie

Just completed W1R2 today and surprisingly fond it easier than the first! However, I am nervous for week 2 as I have never been able to run!!

Just completed W1R2 today and surprisingly fond it easier than the first! Howeve...

Heidihedgehog

•4 years ago

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Look what I just captured... 90,000 exactly on Couch to 5K!

Well I never (and I think there were less than 80,000 when I joined back in Feb 2019) PB

Well I never (and I think there were less than 80,000 when I joined back in Feb ...

primaballerina

•4 years ago

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Getting back on it 🏃‍♀️

Having completed the C25K over a year ago and regularly run 3 times a week since. I struck down by labyrinths, have not been able to run for 4 months but feel...

Having completed the C25K over a year ago and regularly run 3 times a week since...

Beechwood10

•4 years ago

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Day 1

Day 1 week 1 complete.....I'm.on a mission

Sammie1968

•4 years ago

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Absolute Beginner

Hi All. So after losing 4 and a half stone last year I have decided it’s tine to get fit. I still want to lose another couple of stone too. Started C25K this...

Hi All. So after losing 4 and a half stone last year I have decided it’s tine to...

Ashajo

•4 years ago

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First run today

Completed my first run today have not run since university a long time ago, felt really good.

Completed my first run today have not run since university a long time ago, felt...

Roxy71

Graduate•4 years ago

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Yeehaw!!!!

I'm a....

Hurdygurdyman

Graduate•4 years ago

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W3R2

Hi all, first post! I’m up to week 4 run 2 and quite enjoying it and honestly so surprised and proud of myself! Anyway, I’ve noticed the past couple of...

Hi all, first post! I’m up to week 4 run 2 and quite enjoying it and honestly ...

Awalshx

•4 years ago

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C25K Instructions

So, there is a lack of instructions in C25K. I did three workouts in a row and now I’m seeing I should have been resting in between. So, what should I do now?...

So, there is a lack of instructions in C25K. I did three workouts in a row and n...

Jkc25k

•4 years ago

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Seconds out! Round Two!

So there it is then. W1R1 done...again. I'd like to say I've risen like an elegant phoenix from the ashes, but given the further degradation since my last go...

So there it is then. W1R1 done...again. I'd like to say I've risen like an elega...

PaulS83

•4 years ago

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Completed W9 R3. Yippee

I’m pleased to say that with support from my lovely daughters, I’ve finally made it and am jogging 30 mins non stop. Seems incredible after how I felt after...

I’m pleased to say that with support from my lovely daughters, I’ve finally made...

Fiftysomethingnovice

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 8 run 3 at the parkrun - still so hard - running and grieving

Well I am very pleased that I have managed to complete week 8. I found today's run very hard again, but then they all seem to be! I have struggled all week to...

Well I am very pleased that I have managed to complete week 8. I found today's r...

silverflowers

Graduate•4 years ago

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That will teach me to eat lunch at work

Run day, but first work and at lunch time i had beans on toast, felt heavy and tired when we ran but plodded on, tiny twinges in my right calf until two and a...

Run day, but first work and at lunch time i had beans on toast, felt heavy and t...

SueAppleRun

Graduate•4 years ago

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Parkrun #2 & 2 Other Runs in 2020 🥳🏃🏼‍♀️

So far this year I've run 19.47 Miles (31.33 Kilometers) 😳 This time last year ZERO MILES! 🤨 It's amazing what having time off for Christmas does to you!...

So far this year I've run 19.47 Miles (31.33 Kilometers) 😳 This time last year ...

AliHC

Graduate•4 years ago

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Run 2

Second run today, found it a little easier than the first but was still taxing. I kept getting a pain in the lower outside part of my leg. Anyone else get...

Second run today, found it a little easier than the first but was still taxing. ...

Bearded_runner

•4 years ago

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First 'dry Saturday' run

I firmly believe that having a successful run is 50% mental attitude. Well today, for no good reason, I really had a bad feeling about this run. I felt I was...

I firmly believe that having a successful run is 50% mental attitude. Well toda...

RunningMigster

Graduate•4 years ago

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Topic of interest

Topic of interest I have been thru open heart surgery and change of two valves. It was done quite successfully in 2017 mid. I have no related problems but...

Topic of interest I have been thru open heart surgery and change of two valves. ...

Sueed

•4 years ago

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Don’t count your chickens but...

I completed W9R2 today!! And that means - no, I shan’t say it... Another point, I usually drive for my runs to the local town and to a flat circuit. With the...

I completed W9R2 today!! And that means - no, I shan’t say it... Another point, ...

Leosmit

Graduate•4 years ago

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For Tbae

You may remember I sent a photo of the Helensburgh Prom where I ran my graduation run being pouded by the sea in a storm last November, this morning I went a...

You may remember I sent a photo of the Helensburgh Prom where I ran my graduatio...

AlMorr

Ambassador•4 years ago

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New trainers!

So I've just done my first run of week 2 with new trainers! I have blisters on my heels 😩 any tips on stretching the trainers out before my next run? I found...

So I've just done my first run of week 2 with new trainers! I have blisters on m...

Lynnie18

Graduate•4 years ago

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Back to week 6

So, after struggling through November post-graduation, being sick most of December, followed by a break over Christmas, I decided today to go back a bit and...

So, after struggling through November post-graduation, being sick most of Decemb...

Parky88

Graduate•4 years ago

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1st run- week one

First run of week one today - had to miss out three runs - not feeling so good about that but will give it another go tomorrow - Sarah Millican’s lovely...

First run of week one today - had to miss out three runs - not feeling so good ...

Gemst0ne_babe

•4 years ago

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Wk1 r2 done & dusted 😁

And I actually enjoyed it! Would be interested if anyone has any advice on how fast a brisk walk & a jog should be. I'm doing this on a treadmill so have the...

And I actually enjoyed it! Would be interested if anyone has any advice on how f...

Red-on-the-move

Graduate•4 years ago

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When it is ok to resume running after sciatica?

Hi there, six months ago I was comfortably doing 3 x 5ks a week with a view to progress to 10k. All of that came to a grinding halt after a damaged lower back...

Hi there, six months ago I was comfortably doing 3 x 5ks a week with a view to p...

Jimafblack

Graduate•4 years ago

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Second park run and a new 5k PB 😃

Wow, Wow, Wow!! So the official times have not been published yet, but my watch behaved itself at the start line this time (hurray) and according to the Garmin...

Wow, Wow, Wow!! So the official times have not been published yet, but my watch ...

Hidden

•4 years ago

22 Replies

Full of cold

Gutted, was all set to do W1R2 today but have woken up full of cold and lacking energy. Figured I'm going to give it a miss today as I know I haven't got the...

Gutted, was all set to do W1R2 today but have woken up full of cold and lacking ...

CLAIRE9277

•4 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for January 2020

Smashed Week 5...20 mins non stop man!

Urgh! Wk1 run2

Week 1 run 2

Week 4 Run 3 V2

Running newbie

Look what I just captured... 90,000 exactly on Couch to 5K!

Getting back on it 🏃‍♀️

Day 1

Absolute Beginner

First run today

Yeehaw!!!!

W3R2

C25K Instructions

Seconds out! Round Two!

Completed W9 R3. Yippee

Week 8 run 3 at the parkrun - still so hard - running and grieving

That will teach me to eat lunch at work

Parkrun #2 & 2 Other Runs in 2020 🥳🏃🏼‍♀️

Run 2

First 'dry Saturday' run

Topic of interest

Don’t count your chickens but...

For Tbae

New trainers!

Back to week 6

1st run- week one

Wk1 r2 done & dusted 😁

When it is ok to resume running after sciatica?

Second park run and a new 5k PB 😃

Full of cold

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