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W3 completed

I can't belive I've got this far considering on w1r1 I went home and sulked halfway through as I couldn't do it!! For me every run has been so hard as I never...

I can't belive I've got this far considering on w1r1 I went home and sulked half...

olderrunner

Graduate•4 years ago

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Can’t get past W5 R3

Hi everyone, Before I get to the point, I want to say a huge thank you to everyone on this forum, I have not posted before, but have been reading really...

Hi everyone, Before I get to the point, I want to say a huge thank you to ever...

Joisrunningnow

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week8run2 And I’m having Phone Trouble!

Why did I find this so hard? I was slightly flummoxed when I realised I had inadvertently paused the app, I restarted it but knew that it wouldn’t be...

Why did I find this so hard? I was slightly flummoxed when I realised I had ina...

Gardener62

Graduate•4 years ago

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Sore calf muscle

I completed wk7 r1 on Sunday, but towards the end of the run felt my left hand calf muscle become painful, just as Jo had told me I had 60 seconds left to go....

I completed wk7 r1 on Sunday, but towards the end of the run felt my left hand c...

magsinhamble

•4 years ago

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W5R2 done!

Well that wasn’t pretty. 🥵 But knowing that if I push past those first few brutal minutes and keep putting one foot in front of another I can do it! And the...

Well that wasn’t pretty. 🥵 But knowing that if I push past those first few brut...

Bloomsbury22

Graduate•4 years ago

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Blurred vision after run

So after my last two runs which were week 6 I've come home, sat down and then suddenly got blurred vision so everything is really wobbly and unfocused. My...

So after my last two runs which were week 6 I've come home, sat down and then su...

5kMama

•4 years ago

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Foot injury advice

Morning all😁 It was all going so well, I completed W3R3 on Friday, I was really pleased with myself, slight niggle in the top of my right foot which I thought...

Morning all😁 It was all going so well, I completed W3R3 on Friday, I was really...

Gysmo

Graduate•4 years ago

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Newbie!!

Not really a question as it has been answered... Never ran before and never thought I could!! During lockdown thought I'd start. Well I've just smashed running...

Not really a question as it has been answered... Never ran before and never thou...

Beginat60

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 2 DONE!

Run 3 Week 2 done and feeling good! Didn’t think I’d feel ready for Week 3 but I’m actually looking forward to it! 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

Run 3 Week 2 done and feeling good! Didn’t think I’d feel ready for Week 3 but I...

Emvsl

Graduate•4 years ago

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Endurance

I've just (yesterday) managed W5R3 despite not seeing how I could (thanks for previous encouragement). I wasn't tired exactly, and had the mental...

I've just (yesterday) managed W5R3 despite not seeing how I could (thanks for pr...

palestrina

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

W5R3 Done - OMG I did it!!!

I've been lurking on here without posting, getting all your support, tips and useful links to doing C25K (thanks IannodaTruffe for the guides and positivity...

I've been lurking on here without posting, getting all your support, tips and us...

Acedimon

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

Struggling with week 7

Morning all, Just finished Week 7 Run 2. I am really struggling with the step up to 25 minute. I managed to completed it on Week 6 Run 3, but have struggled...

Morning all, Just finished Week 7 Run 2. I am really struggling with the step ...

jb071991

Graduate•4 years ago

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Sacroilliitis

Hi all, anyone suffered from sacroilliitis and managed to get rid? If so how did you do it?

Hi all, anyone suffered from sacroilliitis and managed to get rid? If so how did...

daveglass1

•4 years ago

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W8R3 Completed W9R1 the next challenge

Completed W8R3 this morning, it wasn’t easy, but stubborn determination got me through, slow and steady as always, with a final quick run following the 5 min...

Completed W8R3 this morning, it wasn’t easy, but stubborn determination got me t...

Couchphoenix

Graduate•4 years ago

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W6R3

Surprising! Not the hell I thought it would be! Slow but completed and felt the best yet at the end! Really didn’t think I could do 25 mins!

Surprising! Not the hell I thought it would be! Slow but completed and felt the...

Thomas101

•4 years ago

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Wk6 Run1 ☹

Hi everyone, I completed Wk5 Run 3 on Monday and I was feeling very pleased with myself as I never thought I'd be able to run at all between the breathing and...

Hi everyone, I completed Wk5 Run 3 on Monday and I was feeling very pleased with...

Get_me_fit

•4 years ago

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Warmups.

Why is it that I find the first 3 minutes running so hard and uncomfortable? After that it seems to get progressively easier. The 5 minute walk warmup does not...

Why is it that I find the first 3 minutes running so hard and uncomfortable? Aft...

sdu60

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 3 done

Went much better than expected. Maybe week 4 will be ok? Found the second 3 min run of each day much easier than the first. The first went too slowly and...

Went much better than expected. Maybe week 4 will be ok? Found the second 3 mi...

Iamaki74

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

Week 5 Run 2

Why is it that I find the first 3 - 4 minutes of running is the hardest?? Lungs felt as though they were going to explode, but... get that out of the way and...

Why is it that I find the first 3 - 4 minutes of running is the hardest?? Lungs ...

JaxO

Graduate•4 years ago

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One run till graduation!

Was hoping to run today and complete the C25K challenge but now having to take course of antibiotics so have read it’s not good to do exercise on those. I’ll...

Was hoping to run today and complete the C25K challenge but now having to take c...

Shuffledaway

Graduate•4 years ago

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W7 R3 ✅

Don’t you feel amazing when everything just goes right. Every time you go out for a run 🏃‍♀️ and you just enjoy running. When I think of W1 R1 when you...

Don’t you feel amazing when everything just goes right. Every time you go out f...

SandraY1

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 7 Run 3

Least said about that the better! Have struggled a bit this week with everything (job furlough anxiety) so it’s a reflection of life, but I can control my...

Least said about that the better! Have struggled a bit this week with everything...

OldSpeckledHen

•4 years ago

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Wk 5 run 1 feeling emotional😞

This is an emotional one for me- completed week 4 run 3 last Thursday then my 15 year old Son got mugged when he was out for a bike ride with his little sister...

This is an emotional one for me- completed week 4 run 3 last Thursday then my 15...

SamanthaM87

Graduate•4 years ago

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Saving the world and other lockdown activities

Good morning all on this auspicious Wednesday. There is a small glimmer of light flickering at the end of this tunnel as people cautiously peep out of their...

Good morning all on this auspicious Wednesday. There is a small glimmer of light...

LookNannyruns

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wk1 R2

Thanks to advice on here, I adjusted to have a smaller stride and sailed through today’s jaunt on a cold but sunny morning. Feeling happy. Now need to work on...

Thanks to advice on here, I adjusted to have a smaller stride and sailed through...

GillyHep

•4 years ago

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Week 5

Back from the first run of week 5.... One foot in front of the other, and I am so pleased with myself to have got this far, I hear alot about the 3rd run, it's...

Back from the first run of week 5.... One foot in front of the other, and I am s...

Rinky1

Graduate•4 years ago

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W4R2

That’s the second one in the bag this week as of earlier tonight. Someone mentioned in another post about drinking plenty of water, so I worked my way through...

That’s the second one in the bag this week as of earlier tonight. Someone mentio...

Dtay1978

Graduate•4 years ago

6 Replies

Go me

W5 R3 complete. I never thought I would enjoy running outside or that I could run continuously for 20 minutes. Felt good today so only walked for 3 minutes...

W5 R3 complete. I never thought I would enjoy running outside or that I could r...

Tinynetballer

•4 years ago

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My 6 Month Runniversary, what you can expect. (long post warning!)

Yesterday was the six month anniversary from the day I started C25K, it seems to have passed pretty quickly! When I started I genuinely felt that I would never...

Yesterday was the six month anniversary from the day I started C25K, it seems to...

Rigpig

Graduate•4 years ago

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Podcasts are GO!

I graduated about 5 weeks ago and my running had really tailed off. Not having the structure of the program and no real goal didn’t help. The maximum I ran for...

I graduated about 5 weeks ago and my running had really tailed off. Not having t...

FleetwoodShuttle

Graduate•4 years ago

17 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2020

W3 completed

Can’t get past W5 R3

Week8run2 And I’m having Phone Trouble!

Sore calf muscle

W5R2 done!

Blurred vision after run

Foot injury advice

Newbie!!

Week 2 DONE!

Endurance

W5R3 Done - OMG I did it!!!

Struggling with week 7

Sacroilliitis

W8R3 Completed W9R1 the next challenge

W6R3

Wk6 Run1 ☹

Warmups.

Week 3 done

Week 5 Run 2

One run till graduation!

W7 R3 ✅

Week 7 Run 3

Wk 5 run 1 feeling emotional😞

Saving the world and other lockdown activities

Wk1 R2

Week 5

W4R2

Go me

My 6 Month Runniversary, what you can expect. (long post warning!)

Podcasts are GO!

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