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W9R3 - Final run of C25K

Well the slowest run of the week but I still ran for 30 minutes and completed the course thanks to Laura. Looking forward to consolidating over the next few...

Well the slowest run of the week but I still ran for 30 minutes and completed th...

SUEHANDLEY6

Graduate•4 years ago

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3 weeks off due to injury, how to start back?

Hi, I ran WK7 R3 on Saturday 13th June. I wasn't in the right headspace, very angry with myself and the world and ended up running too fast and over striding....

Hi, I ran WK7 R3 on Saturday 13th June. I wasn't in the right headspace, very an...

Peckhamgal

•4 years ago

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Not a fluke but ouch!!

Well, having graduated on Wednesday I thought I would go out for a run again this morning. I downloaded the C25k+ podcast and set off feeling great. I have not...

Well, having graduated on Wednesday I thought I would go out for a run again thi...

Minis_mum

Graduate•4 years ago

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W6R3 - Don’t stop me now !

6.30am gadgets at the ready fully charged hoping I was too ! Off I go for warm up walk nodding and waving at the usual neighbourhood early birds and feeling...

6.30am gadgets at the ready fully charged hoping I was too ! Off I go for warm u...

61Lady

Graduate•4 years ago

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Treadmill settings?

Hi, I just finished week four on the treadmill doing 5 while walking and 7 km/hr while jogging. What settings should I be aiming for on the treadmill? I can’t...

Hi, I just finished week four on the treadmill doing 5 while walking and 7 km/hr...

Selcan

•4 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3

Woohoo! 🥳 nailed it! Slow and steady (maybe too slow) but speed will come I’m sure. Course certainly prepares you it wasn’t too bad at all 👍

Woohoo! 🥳 nailed it! Slow and steady (maybe too slow) but speed will come I’m s...

Scirish

Graduate•4 years ago

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Consolidation run 3

Wow that was a tough plod this morning. I've not run since Sunday due to work commitments and ankle discomfort. I took it really slow to see how the ankle...

Wow that was a tough plod this morning. I've not run since Sunday due to work co...

EThomas

Graduate•4 years ago

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WK3 complete!

I never thought I would be a runner! Actually enjoy it and look forward to the runs, only end of WK 3 but it’s Already changed how I feel about running, in my...

I never thought I would be a runner! Actually enjoy it and look forward to the r...

Tomartom

Graduate•4 years ago

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Sound

Hello everyone, Has anyone had problems with sound? Music is fine but the trainers voice is distorted, I’ve downloaded the better quality for Bluetooth but...

Hello everyone, Has anyone had problems with sound? Music is fine but the traine...

Tomartom

Graduate•4 years ago

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Extremely proud of this achievement

Well, I don’t have a good record of sticking to plans - especially around fitness. However if lockdown gave me something it gave me C25K. I had never heard of...

Well, I don’t have a good record of sticking to plans - especially around fitnes...

TheTopSir

Graduate•4 years ago

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20mins in the bag! It took 4 attempts at W5R3 but I finally did it!

My advice, stick with it. Take an extra week if you need to. You will still be improving. It was hard, definitely a mental challenge as much as physical. But...

My advice, stick with it. Take an extra week if you need to. You will still be i...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Week 8 Run 1

Unlike some of the others at a similar stage to me who write wonderfully interesting posts, this one is boring. I’ve just completed run 1 of week 8, 28 minutes...

Unlike some of the others at a similar stage to me who write wonderfully interes...

Overweightandunfit

Graduate•4 years ago

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week 8

Well started week 8 , a bit faster again , so I'm getting there .To top it all , one of my daughter's who can run 5 km in 22 mins , said she was proud of me...

Well started week 8 , a bit faster again , so I'm getting there .To top it all ,...

jwillmac

Graduate•4 years ago

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W9R3 - Did It!!!

W9R3 sooo proud ran 5k in 33minutes - not bad for a 45 year old who had to do two weeks of running in 30 second burst before starting the C25K program. Have...

W9R3 sooo proud ran 5k in 33minutes - not bad for a 45 year old who had to do tw...

Schoolmumrunning

Graduate•4 years ago

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Graduate

week 9 run 3 complete and I've only gone and graduated, a few weeks into this I really doubted if I'd be able to complete it but my faith in the programme has...

week 9 run 3 complete and I've only gone and graduated, a few weeks into this I ...

MartyH80

Graduate•4 years ago

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W8R2 - A lot more relaxed!

For the first time today, I was a bit iffy on if I should go out on my run today. I get excited and look forward to my runs today, but although I simply work...

For the first time today, I was a bit iffy on if I should go out on my run today...

packersruns

Graduate•4 years ago

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App problems

Hey guys! I seem to be having a problem with my app. I've just done W6R2 and during this one and the last run, the C25K app just stops halfway through! I'm...

Hey guys! I seem to be having a problem with my app. I've just done W6R2 and dur...

Weff

Graduate•4 years ago

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3rd Consolidation Run, ‘free-running’

3rd consolidation run, and I am running without my training wheels, that is without the C25k podcast, without Jo Whiley, without additional inspirational...

3rd consolidation run, and I am running without my training wheels, that is with...

CBDB

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 7 Run 1 (In the bag)

Am I really starting Week 7? Can’t quite believe it! I nearly postponed it for a day as I only had about 2 hours sleep last night, but thought I’d feel better...

Am I really starting Week 7? Can’t quite believe it! I nearly postponed it for a...

Jools2020

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 3 done! (🏃🏻🌧)

Run in the rain to finish the week, makes me feel like a kid again😂, usual discomfort for the final run of the week but after the 2 day break which seems to...

Run in the rain to finish the week, makes me feel like a kid again😂, usual disc...

Garysmith

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Am I really enjoying it?!?!

R1 wk2 done! Actually found it easier than I thought, I think I've found my pace 🙂

R1 wk2 done! Actually found it easier than I thought, I think I've found my pace...

Sazzle801

Graduate•4 years ago

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W3R3

Ayup playmates. Just completed it. Niko niko around B’Ham University Lake. Oh and look what’s there. I must be a softy at heart.

Ayup playmates. Just completed it. Niko niko around B’Ham University Lake. Oh an...

NikonikoFred

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Week 12

Week 12 completed. I have been using the C25K + the previous 2 runs I have used the stamina run but I have found it a stretch too far for now. Back to the...

Week 12 completed. I have been using the C25K + the previous 2 runs I have used...

Rinky1

Graduate•4 years ago

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W6 R2 Completed

Well is it the fun ends or the fun is just starting! Longer runs all the way now, going back not so long ago I wasn’t looking forward to this bit but now I...

Well is it the fun ends or the fun is just starting! Longer runs all the way now...

SMD13

Graduate•4 years ago

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Will I or won’t I?

I did the C25k last year, then lapsed after bereavement. Then started again, and then again and now I just need a nudge or a push or a shove from someone. I’ve...

I did the C25k last year, then lapsed after bereavement. Then started again, and...

MarybellM

•4 years ago

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W5 R1

Nearly didn’t go tonight despite two rest days as had a pain down the side of my thigh today. Wasn’t due to running but trying to join in with a few minutes of...

Nearly didn’t go tonight despite two rest days as had a pain down the side of my...

Chocoholic77

•4 years ago

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W5 R1

Found the first run the hardest this evening but got a bit better on the second and third runs. Prepping myself for Run 3 by slowing down the speed of the runs...

Found the first run the hardest this evening but got a bit better on the second ...

Chocoholic77

•4 years ago

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Consolidation Run 7 Done 💖🏃‍♂️💖

Due to a slight calf strain I rested for 2 days instead of the usual 1. Did my 7th consolidation run tonight and it went really well, 4.97km in 30mins, bit...

Due to a slight calf strain I rested for 2 days instead of the usual 1. Did my 7...

Cockneymick

Graduate•4 years ago

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Graduated (again) and consolidation runs

Well hello everyone- it’s so long since I posted on here. I graduated last June, lost my mojo, found it again in lockdown - got back on here giving progress...

Well hello everyone- it’s so long since I posted on here. I graduated last June,...

Fabat50

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 8, run 1 - Yes we can!

Well, with a lot of rubbish things going on at the moment, i really, really didnt feel up to getting out for todays run... new week, longer distance... it was...

Well, with a lot of rubbish things going on at the moment, i really, really didn...

Jamicharla

Graduate•4 years ago

4 Replies

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Couch to 5K

All posts for July 2020

W9R3 - Final run of C25K

3 weeks off due to injury, how to start back?

Not a fluke but ouch!!

W6R3 - Don’t stop me now !

Treadmill settings?

Week 5 Run 3

Consolidation run 3

WK3 complete!

Sound

Extremely proud of this achievement

20mins in the bag! It took 4 attempts at W5R3 but I finally did it!

Week 8 Run 1

week 8

W9R3 - Did It!!!

Graduate

W8R2 - A lot more relaxed!

App problems

3rd Consolidation Run, ‘free-running’

Week 7 Run 1 (In the bag)

Week 3 done! (🏃🏻🌧)

Am I really enjoying it?!?!

W3R3

Week 12

W6 R2 Completed

Will I or won’t I?

W5 R1

W5 R1

Consolidation Run 7 Done 💖🏃‍♂️💖

Graduated (again) and consolidation runs

Week 8, run 1 - Yes we can!

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