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Beginning to feel like a real runner again at last 😁

Well that’s week 6 all ticked off and done. I was due to run run 3 yesterday but a) the weather was abysmal and I didn’t risk it and b) ( hangs head in shame)...

Well that’s week 6 all ticked off and done. I was due to run run 3 yesterday but...

limberlou

Graduate•4 years ago

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Failure

Dammit i failed. I was doing week 8 run1 and it started of messy. My watch decided it wont record so i was running trying to get it to work. Then i started...

Dammit i failed. I was doing week 8 run1 and it started of messy. My watch decid...

Lordlaz

Graduate•4 years ago

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Never give up!

I have just picked up where I left off 10 months ago and am absolutely delighted (and amazed) that the benefits of those early weeks have not been lost. I was...

I have just picked up where I left off 10 months ago and am absolutely delighted...

Paraprog

•4 years ago

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Week 7 all in the head?

Like many others I am on week 7. Just finished run 1 and feel that it is now more a mental challenge than a physical one. Is this normal?

Like many others I am on week 7. Just finished run 1 and feel that it is now mor...

Pj61andgone

•4 years ago

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Repeat of wk1 - run 2

Does anyone else get emotional when they run? Is this a thing? Or just me.... 🙄

scooberella

•4 years ago

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I ran for 20 minutes.

It’s been raining non stop here in South Wales thanks to storm Dennis. I knew this next run was a continuous 20mins so it was easy to put off because of the...

It’s been raining non stop here in South Wales thanks to storm Dennis. I knew th...

kdavies83

Graduate•4 years ago

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Getting there

Done week 6 Was OK Doing mainly on treadmill as very rual where I live not many houses and no street lights as have to run in evening. But hoping when clock...

Done week 6 Was OK Doing mainly on treadmill as very rual where I live not man...

Jayparr1969

Graduate•4 years ago

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Please kill my earworm !

I’ve got part of a song stuck in my head. It’s a comic song about doing something in the park (stop sniggering at the back there !) - picking flowers or...

I’ve got part of a song stuck in my head. It’s a comic song about doing somethin...

ButtercupKid

Graduate•4 years ago

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W8 R1 - Muddy good

I am just back from my first (possibly ever) 28 minute run, and it wasn’t all plain sailing. Within 5 mins of starting to run, I had to jump off of the...

I am just back from my first (possibly ever) 28 minute run, and it wasn’t all pl...

MartinKH

Graduate•4 years ago

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W4R1 Success

Ran for a whole 5 minutes twice, crikey! It was windy and cold along the seafront and had to turn in as the stone were up on the prom as a result of the...

Ran for a whole 5 minutes twice, crikey! It was windy and cold along the seafron...

Craftybean

Graduate•4 years ago

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Graduate C25k - if I can, you can

Hi all, I’m not a great poster, but want to say a big thank you to all the posts you make that I have followed and have helped me through to this unbelievable...

Hi all, I’m not a great poster, but want to say a big thank you to all the posts...

Newoldy

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wk 6 run 1 - hard

Fully agree with others about this wk6r1. - it kind of messes with your head a bit and I found it hard. Just finished it. But I reckon it must help on the...

Fully agree with others about this wk6r1. - it kind of messes with your head a b...

Ferrygirl

Graduate•4 years ago

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W7R1 - in high winds and hail!

Delighted with myself but I've got thus far and still haven't run in anything that could be classed as good weather, I've had some form of precipitation every...

Delighted with myself but I've got thus far and still haven't run in anything th...

Defnotarunner

Graduate•4 years ago

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Re do week 3

Hi I struggled last week on week 3 not ready for week 4 anyway of doing week 3 again

Hi I struggled last week on week 3 not ready for week 4 anyway of doing week 3 a...

Amh3572

•4 years ago

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W4R1... Jeez!

That was hard! Especially the last 5 minute run. I did complete it though, I was waiting & wishing for Laura to say well done start your 5 minute cool down...

That was hard! Especially the last 5 minute run. I did complete it though, I w...

JonnyBeGood

Graduate•4 years ago

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W7R2

Hi, my first post on here as I am so pleased with myself for getting this far. Never in a million years did I think I would be able to run for so long and in...

Hi, my first post on here as I am so pleased with myself for getting this far. N...

Abuela59

•4 years ago

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W4R2

5:30am, wind blowing, rain blasting into my face. But I loved it, I felt more comfortable today than I have for the last couple of weeks, little bit quicker,...

5:30am, wind blowing, rain blasting into my face. But I loved it, I felt more co...

Sazzles9

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 8 run 2

Week 8 run 2 that was hard didn’t want run this morning but get out there job done stuck to roads and lots of hills 😅🏃‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Happy running all

Week 8 run 2 that was hard didn’t want run this morning but get out there job do...

pete1212

Graduate•4 years ago

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W9R1, almost there!

W9R1.....nailed it with storm Dennis trying to push me back all the way!!

Cornish_runner1

•4 years ago

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Walk of Shame back to Week 1

Soooo I tried the C25K before and got to week 5. I was enjoying it, I could feel myself improving and getting stronger and I just...fell out of practice-FOR 8...

Soooo I tried the C25K before and got to week 5. I was enjoying it, I could feel...

KawaiiPotato

•4 years ago

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Still determined

My ankle is still hurting so not been able to run on Friday and Sunday hoping to run on Tuesday, has anyone else been injured due to running?

My ankle is still hurting so not been able to run on Friday and Sunday hoping to...

Footsy

•4 years ago

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Wk 5 Run 3

Good morning Well I did it week 5 run 3, ran for a whole 20 mins, feeling so proud of myself. It wasnt quick but I did it. I know I've done couch to 5k before,...

Good morning Well I did it week 5 run 3, ran for a whole 20 mins, feeling so pro...

Maisiemoo73

Graduate•4 years ago

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5k graduate love to run now but this weather!! Arrgghhh

So I competed the couch to 5k four weeks ago, and felt amazing. Never did I think I was going to be able to and read about people getting the bug to run. And...

So I competed the couch to 5k four weeks ago, and felt amazing. Never did I thi...

Autumn1231

Graduate•4 years ago

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Advice

Ok so I should be doing week 6 run 1 next however I have been out of action for over a week now.... what’s everyone’s advice? Do I simply pick back up or...

Ok so I should be doing week 6 run 1 next however I have been out of action for ...

Jamjar18

•4 years ago

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Muscle tear

Further to my calf 'cramp' I'm pretty sure it's a muscle tear. After nearly a week away from running after the first incident I tried a slow run this morning...

Further to my calf 'cramp' I'm pretty sure it's a muscle tear. After nearly a w...

NorwegianWood

Graduate•4 years ago

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I am NOT scared of Dennis!!

Hello you lovely, inspirational people...today was supposed to be rest day for me, but we have had so much flooding in Yorkshire, especially where I am in the...

Hello you lovely, inspirational people...today was supposed to be rest day for m...

Mummycav

Administrator•4 years ago

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W7 R2 ✅

Hey my fellow runners. Again slowly moving forward Cannot believe my legs are running 25min but they are. I found a trick. I am preparing for an exam soon...

Hey my fellow runners. Again slowly moving forward Cannot believe my legs are ...

zokki

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

Oops, I did it again: second graduation🎉🎊!

Today I graduated for the second time, 14 months after the first one, in a beautiful Italian warm afternoon...wow!! Last time I completed the program in 9...

Today I graduated for the second time, 14 months after the first one, in a beaut...

Nottooold

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

What to do?? Confused.

I'm currently trying to lose weight and I'm relatively active person. However the main issue I have had all my life is my diet. Now I have been told by...

I'm currently trying to lose weight and I'm relatively active person. However th...

JordyMew

•4 years ago

11 Replies

Here we go again...

Hi all! My last post (I’ve just checked!) was an embarrassing 4 whole years ago, when, according to my posts at least, I was doing alright, training for a 10k...

Hi all! My last post (I’ve just checked!) was an embarrassing 4 whole years ago,...

I_will_do_it

Graduate•4 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for February 2020

Beginning to feel like a real runner again at last 😁

Failure

Never give up!

Week 7 all in the head?

Repeat of wk1 - run 2

I ran for 20 minutes.

Getting there

Please kill my earworm !

W8 R1 - Muddy good

W4R1 Success

Graduate C25k - if I can, you can

Wk 6 run 1 - hard

W7R1 - in high winds and hail!

Re do week 3

W4R1... Jeez!

W7R2

W4R2

Week 8 run 2

W9R1, almost there!

Walk of Shame back to Week 1

Still determined

Wk 5 Run 3

5k graduate love to run now but this weather!! Arrgghhh

Advice

Muscle tear

I am NOT scared of Dennis!!

W7 R2 ✅

Oops, I did it again: second graduation🎉🎊!

What to do?? Confused.

Here we go again...

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