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Week 4 done

Hi all. I have just completed week 4, not sure how I managed it this morning after having a few glasses of Prosecco last night with my friend! Start of week 5...

Hi all. I have just completed week 4, not sure how I managed it this morning af...

Allstar1975

Graduate•4 years ago

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Last 60 seconds... is Laura lying??

Well, managed to complete W5r2 yesterday, but is it just me, or are those last 60 seconds actually longer than the rest of the run??? :/

Well, managed to complete W5r2 yesterday, but is it just me, or are those last 6...

Greenk

Graduate•4 years ago

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W7 R2 Complete!

Was supposed to do this yesterday but any motivation left me! The thought of the long runs I find quite daunting but today is another day. Slower than R1 but I...

Was supposed to do this yesterday but any motivation left me! The thought of the...

Busylady1

Graduate•4 years ago

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Pace

Hello all, I just wondered what sort of pace everyone is running at. I know it’s says to go slow and I’m not going to change my pace because that’s what I’m...

Hello all, I just wondered what sort of pace everyone is running at. I know it’s...

ThatGingeRuns

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 4 Run 1

Very happy to have that one in the bag , can't lie, i found that tough ! doable but tough . the 3 minute runs are fine but those 5 mins seemed to go on forever...

Very happy to have that one in the bag , can't lie, i found that tough ! doable ...

Instructor57

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wk7 here I come

Meant to post this yesterday but I forgot. Wk7r1 ✅ First of 3 x25min runs this week. I started off feeling very tired and had heavy legs but I kept saying to...

Meant to post this yesterday but I forgot. Wk7r1 ✅ First of 3 x25min runs this...

Movegroove

Graduate•4 years ago

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W8R2 awful then great

This run started off okay then got worse and felt like every single shade of hell that exists, but the last five minutes felt unexpectedly great so I carried...

This run started off okay then got worse and felt like every single shade of hel...

Cath075

Graduate•4 years ago

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W8 R1

Was apprehensive before the run, but it went OK. Realised while I was running that I hadn’t run this long since 1980’s 🤣. I politely ignored Michael Johnson’s...

Was apprehensive before the run, but it went OK. Realised while I was running th...

Buzzybeeze

Graduate•4 years ago

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W3R1

Really pleased that I managed my first run of Week 3. I’m wondering, though, if there’s such a thing as ‘too slow’. I was so concerned about pacing myself...

Really pleased that I managed my first run of Week 3. I’m wondering, though, if...

Islandmacmum

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 1, Run 1

Good morning, So completed my first run last night, went pretty well to be fair. I felt I could run a little further but stuck to the programme. Looking...

Good morning, So completed my first run last night, went pretty well to be fair...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Week 8 R1 done...

and it wasn't as bad as I thought. I had a lot of anxiety before this run, I was really apprehensive last night and when I woke this morning was trying to...

and it wasn't as bad as I thought. I had a lot of anxiety before this run, I was...

Flowertot05

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Calf strain 🤬🤬🤬

Have been nursing a hurty calf for the last week or so. Nothing serious, and hasn’t stopped me running, but has been increasingly sore in between runs. Have...

Have been nursing a hurty calf for the last week or so. Nothing serious, and has...

bradders0807

Graduate•4 years ago

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C25K Apps?

Can anyone recommend a good C25k app? I love the encouragement of the podcast but I'd prefer to listen to my own music.

Can anyone recommend a good C25k app? I love the encouragement of the podcast bu...

Kiwi_Fi

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 9 run 1

I can now run for 30 minutes!!!!! It was slow and steady but I have only been doing this for 9 weeks so not worrying too much about pace at the minute!...

I can now run for 30 minutes!!!!! It was slow and steady but I have only been ...

SamanthaM87

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 9 run 1

I can now run for 30 minutes!!!!! It was slow and steady but I have only been doing this for 9 weeks so not worrying too much about pace at the minute!...

I can now run for 30 minutes!!!!! It was slow and steady but I have only been ...

SamanthaM87

Graduate•4 years ago

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New Trainers

I am running Wk for 28 minutes which is going reasonably well. As most of my runs have been done on uneven tracks and grass I want to get some new trainers....

I am running Wk for 28 minutes which is going reasonably well. As most of my ru...

AnneT27091954

•4 years ago

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Wk 5 Run 3 - Had to stop :(

So I have found every run so far challenging but achievable. I was really looking forward to the 20-minute run that week 5 brings. My breathing was the best it...

So I have found every run so far challenging but achievable. I was really lookin...

Melanie591

•4 years ago

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⭐🍀9-In-A-Row🍀⭐

🏃‍♀️Massively proud of myself!!! And hyge thanks to everyone on here who has supported me through this adventure and challenge !🏆

🏃‍♀️Massively proud of myself!!! And hyge thanks to everyone on here who has su...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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CR12 What to do next 5km to 10km

I have just done consolidation run12. Last week I ran 33 mins a little bit by accident I could see I needed 300 metres to get to 5km (the magic number ) so I...

I have just done consolidation run12. Last week I ran 33 mins a little bit by ac...

June441

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

Terrible hay fever

Yesterday should have been a run day (I run every other day) but husband was complaining a bit so went for a long (for me - 4 miles maybe) walk with him...

Yesterday should have been a run day (I run every other day) but husband was com...

palestrina

Graduate•4 years ago

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1 time using iPhone health app

Just finished W8R3 and used the Health app on my IPhone , it worked , I had completed 6.1km which included the 5 minute walking both ways , very chuffed . I...

Just finished W8R3 and used the Health app on my IPhone , it worked , I had comp...

GC-Ralph

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

30 minutes of running outside

Well today I thought about running at 4-20 am as that was when I woke up. However must have dropped back off as next time I woke it was 6-30. Debated with...

Well today I thought about running at 4-20 am as that was when I woke up. Howeve...

Scruff55

Graduate•4 years ago

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WK9R3 Completed!

Yes I finally gone and done it, Wow it was tough today, I think because I knew it was last day of the program. But I continued thru the mental lapse in...

Yes I finally gone and done it, Wow it was tough today, I think because I knew i...

Knightrider_28

Graduate•4 years ago

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Afraid to get back out there after a month of not running

I knew I hadn’t been out for a while but checking my Nike app , last time I ran was 15 th may 😳. Now I m scared to go back out there . I graduated in March ....

I knew I hadn’t been out for a while but checking my Nike app , last time I ran ...

karen50plus

Graduate•4 years ago

18 Replies

I did it

I’ve re started. Week 5.... hard... but I did it !! Omg I’m v sweaty... but I will keep this up!!!

I’ve re started. Week 5.... hard... but I did it !! Omg I’m v sweaty... but I wi...

Scw787

Graduate•4 years ago

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W3R1 done, and enjoyed!

Well.... I actually found myself enjoying this run, after so much fear of it. Thank you all for your encouraging words, I definitely think this is a mental...

Well.... I actually found myself enjoying this run, after so much fear of it. T...

AKFIELD

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Week 8 here I come.

I really cannot belive how far I've come. Never in a million years did I think I would get this far being unfit and over weight. I actually look forward to...

I really cannot belive how far I've come. Never in a million years did I think I...

olderrunner

Graduate•4 years ago

6 Replies

Well, that was a little harder this morning!

Wk9 R2....this is the first time for quite a while that I had that annoying little bit of doubt at 20mins in saying 'you can't do this today'. Unfortunately it...

Wk9 R2....this is the first time for quite a while that I had that annoying litt...

Brunsamarathon

Graduate•4 years ago

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Consolidation ups and downs

I’ve run 4 consolidation runs now- but last night I only managed 3.3 k - just couldn’t go on but in hindsight I think I haven’t been doing enough to maintain...

I’ve run 4 consolidation runs now- but last night I only managed 3.3 k - just co...

Shuffledaway

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

Struggling

I am not a runner but I am on week 5 cannot believe I am still doing it though it’s a struggle I did run 1 which was 3 five minute runs I thought no way then...

I am not a runner but I am on week 5 cannot believe I am still doing it though i...

Beginnings

Graduate•4 years ago

2 Replies

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Couch to 5K

All posts for June 2020

Week 4 done

Last 60 seconds... is Laura lying??

W7 R2 Complete!

Pace

Week 4 Run 1

Wk7 here I come

W8R2 awful then great

W8 R1

W3R1

Week 1, Run 1

Week 8 R1 done...

Calf strain 🤬🤬🤬

C25K Apps?

Week 9 run 1

Week 9 run 1

New Trainers

Wk 5 Run 3 - Had to stop :(

⭐🍀9-In-A-Row🍀⭐

CR12 What to do next 5km to 10km

Terrible hay fever

1 time using iPhone health app

30 minutes of running outside

WK9R3 Completed!

Afraid to get back out there after a month of not running

I did it

W3R1 done, and enjoyed!

Week 8 here I come.

Well, that was a little harder this morning!

Consolidation ups and downs

Struggling

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