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Wk6 run 3

I just can’t believe I ran 25 minutes!! What was even surprising is I wasn’t tired!!! I can’t stop grinning 😆😆😆I am so happy. Roll on week 7. Thank you all...

I just can’t believe I ran 25 minutes!! What was even surprising is I wasn’t tir...

tarzan23

Graduate•4 years ago

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W5 in the bag before Dennis arrives

A mix up wk, 3 different runs, took each one as it came (but of course in my usual 🐌 pace shuffle) I was amazed that I was putting each run (shuffle) in the...

A mix up wk, 3 different runs, took each one as it came (but of course in my usu...

Ryndle

•4 years ago

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Super emotional

Week 6 run 3 done!!! 👍👊💪😘❤😍

Secretfriend79

•4 years ago

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Week 5...I think I’m a runner 😊

After repeating week 4, I took on week 5 with some trepidation but....I loved it again. I have found a route that is gently undulating rather than full on...

After repeating week 4, I took on week 5 with some trepidation but....I loved it...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Finished week 1

Really didn’t wanna run in the torrential rain and wind today so I took it to the treadmill! Actually found it a lot harder on the treadmill! Will stick to...

Really didn’t wanna run in the torrential rain and wind today so I took it to th...

JLR321

•4 years ago

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Running - but not injuring.

I do lots of Tai Chi and Qigong but rarely raise my heart rate. I used to jog a little but my knees started to hurt and I developed a 'policeman's heel.' I...

I do lots of Tai Chi and Qigong but rarely raise my heart rate. I used to jog a ...

QigongGuy

•4 years ago

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W7R1

Managed to complete W7R1 and I actually can’t believe it. I had planned to do it tomorrow as I was very sore from a HIIT class I took the other day. I was on...

Managed to complete W7R1 and I actually can’t believe it. I had planned to do it...

se92

•4 years ago

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W6R3

A blustery, drizzly 25-minute run completes week 6. I have to have music to run to and with Queen accompanying me I got into a steady rythm. So happy to have...

A blustery, drizzly 25-minute run completes week 6. I have to have music to run ...

L62B

Graduate•4 years ago

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W4R1 and the mental game of running

I was supposed to run yesterday morning but I woke up with a headache to a cold, grey, rainy morning. So I promptly rolled over and went back to sleep,...

I was supposed to run yesterday morning but I woke up with a headache to a cold,...

MrWomble

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 7, run 3 done ✅

Hi all, I completed the above run today, found it a little tougher than usual .... but I made it 💪 I took on board Michaels advice and had a complete change...

Hi all, I completed the above run today, found it a little tougher than usual ....

MartinKH

Graduate•4 years ago

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W4R3

That’s another week done! Definitely easier today, I am definitely a morning runner (can’t believe I called myself a runner!!)

That’s another week done! Definitely easier today, I am definitely a morning run...

Phdgranny

Graduate•4 years ago

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Belly fat

Does running help lose belly fat

Ghost222

•4 years ago

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Badge today on my app

Mrs UNM and I refuse to do Valentine’s Day, so I was almost unaware that it was today until after my run today. Lots of love to all my virtual running buddies...

Mrs UNM and I refuse to do Valentine’s Day, so I was almost unaware that it was ...

UnfitNoMore

Graduate•4 years ago

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W8R3 and the grumps

Today was one of those “I don’t want to do it today” days, a “why am I doing this?” day, a “if I go any slower I’ll stop” day. But, with the forecast as it is...

Today was one of those “I don’t want to do it today” days, a “why am I doing th...

Wenderwoo

Graduate•4 years ago

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W4R1 survived

I hate Laura today. So thoroughly despise her perky attitude while I’m sweating copiously from every pore. Enough of my dramatics, she got me through it. Yeah...

I hate Laura today. So thoroughly despise her perky attitude while I’m sweating ...

dieOR5k

Graduate•4 years ago

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C25k take 3 - wk6r2

Well I chickened out of this run yesterday... just couldn’t find my mojo but I decided nothing would stop me this morning and as it was it was a very pleasant...

Well I chickened out of this run yesterday... just couldn’t find my mojo but I d...

limberlou

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

Feeling good 😊

Week 3 run 2 under my belt without any real problems after 4 yrs of no real exercise! My sense of achievement is massive, my mood has improved and I'm losing a...

Week 3 run 2 under my belt without any real problems after 4 yrs of no real exer...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Awful run Wk6Run1🙁

I keep reading posts here of how folk are finding it easier as they progress through the programme so was hugely demoralised after my run this week. I felt...

I keep reading posts here of how folk are finding it easier as they progress th...

Bozsky

Graduate•4 years ago

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If we can run in this

Hey fellow runners. Think how delightful it will be to run with a gentle breeze, in the light, without puddles, in the dry!! If you’re getting through our...

Hey fellow runners. Think how delightful it will be to run with a gentle breeze,...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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I DID IT!!!

Week five, run three - 20 minutes of a battle in my head “I’ve done 10 minutes, that’s more than the last run, I can always stop and try again... 15 minutes...

Week five, run three - 20 minutes of a battle in my head “I’ve done 10 minutes, ...

SarahBash

Graduate•4 years ago

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Unbelievable

I can’t believe I’m doing this. Mid way through week 7 and got my 3rd parkrun tomorrow. I have always hated running but now I am genuinely hooked and can’t...

I can’t believe I’m doing this. Mid way through week 7 and got my 3rd parkrun to...

Pam_Joan

Graduate•4 years ago

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Nearly finished week 3

Feeling smug that I’ve at least managed these runs.. thank you Sarah Millican for pushing me gently! 😊nearly week 4..

Feeling smug that I’ve at least managed these runs.. thank you Sarah Millican fo...

Vander1

•4 years ago

1 Reply

No putting off, outside tomorrow.

Going away for valentines, so Saturday morning it will be up and out, Good Norfolk country air and the stunning country side, my new sport tracker watch has...

Going away for valentines, so Saturday morning it will be up and out, Good Norfo...

T2runner

Graduate•4 years ago

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Procrastinating? Me? No! Honestly! C25k/3 🍀 W5r3 ✅

😅 A week since my last w5r2 I have finally managed to run W5r3. It wasn’t sprightly, it definitely wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t much fun - until I finished 😃...

😅 A week since my last w5r2 I have finally managed to run W5r3. It wasn’t spri...

Hidden

•4 years ago

17 Replies

What have I become???

After a free session of yoga at work yesterday on my rest day, my first ever attempt at yoga and at an hour long it was amazing, I was so calm but strangely...

After a free session of yoga at work yesterday on my rest day, my first ever att...

Hymertrails

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 2 done!

Well it took more than a week as I had a horrible chesty cough and had to pack it in for a bit. So I set off with trepidation for run 3 as I had been on the...

Well it took more than a week as I had a horrible chesty cough and had to pack i...

Fionamags

Graduate•4 years ago

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Back after a break.

I finished C25K a while ago but struggled really with what to do next and eventually stopped running altogether. I feel the need to try again as it really does...

I finished C25K a while ago but struggled really with what to do next and eventu...

Bumblebetty

Graduate•4 years ago

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Heavy legs

Week 4 run 3 done but heavy legs from the start. Any ideas? Last run I bounded along after 2 coffees and egg on toast. Today cup of tea no food. Both morning...

Week 4 run 3 done but heavy legs from the start. Any ideas? Last run I bounded a...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Wk4R3

Done and I’m so delighted!! I know you’re supposed to have a rest day but I’m going away for the weekend with a group of friends for lots of gin and good...

Done and I’m so delighted!! I know you’re supposed to have a rest day but I’m go...

katem2507

•4 years ago

4 Replies

That was awesome

Longest run since the flu, yup we are definitely back to where we were Arrived at the park this morning as a couple of dog walkers unloaded about 8 dogs from...

Longest run since the flu, yup we are definitely back to where we were Arrived ...

SueAppleRun

Graduate•4 years ago

26 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for February 2020

Wk6 run 3

W5 in the bag before Dennis arrives

Super emotional

Week 5...I think I’m a runner 😊

Finished week 1

Running - but not injuring.

W7R1

W6R3

W4R1 and the mental game of running

Week 7, run 3 done ✅

W4R3

Belly fat

Badge today on my app

W8R3 and the grumps

W4R1 survived

C25k take 3 - wk6r2

Feeling good 😊

Awful run Wk6Run1🙁

If we can run in this

I DID IT!!!

Unbelievable

Nearly finished week 3

No putting off, outside tomorrow.

Procrastinating? Me? No! Honestly! C25k/3 🍀 W5r3 ✅

What have I become???

Week 2 done!

Back after a break.

Heavy legs

Wk4R3

That was awesome

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