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Week 9!!

Hello just started week 9 and only recorded the running not the warm up or cool down walks for the first time! Mixed emotions about my distance as I was...

Hello just started week 9 and only recorded the running not the warm up or cool ...

JessamineG

Graduate•4 years ago

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One week gap

My wife and running partner wasn't very well so we skipped about a week - but did week 5 run 1 without too much trouble. Just shows, it's worth keeping at it!

My wife and running partner wasn't very well so we skipped about a week - but di...

StuartMcIntyre

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Week 9

As I write this I’m contemplating my final run of Week 9 😯 I made it, who would have thought that I would call myself a runner - back in March I could bare...

As I write this I’m contemplating my final run of Week 9 😯 I made it, who would...

Bluenos3

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 5

I’m hopefully going on to Week 5 next week (if my next Week 4 run is ok). I’ve noticed that on the app there is a choice of running either 3/4 of a mile or 8...

I’m hopefully going on to Week 5 next week (if my next Week 4 run is ok). I’ve ...

Dodgylungs

Graduate•4 years ago

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Quick question...

what's everyone's thoughts on energy drinks such as lucozade sport for before run. I don't drink them.. just a querie... I'm not a fan of them, I'm guessing...

what's everyone's thoughts on energy drinks such as lucozade sport for before ru...

Little_lizzie

•4 years ago

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Consolidation run 4

Why are some runs harder than others? Just been out found this run hard going and still not achieved 5k yet. I run 2.89 miles in 32 mins today but could not go...

Why are some runs harder than others? Just been out found this run hard going an...

Nicky2603

Graduate•4 years ago

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Headwind vs Me!!

Headwind wins, ha ha 😂....... So Penultimate week on ju ju 10k plan, and fueled up, ready to go, started well after 15mins ,then the wind from ,that place...

Headwind wins, ha ha 😂....... So Penultimate week on ju ju 10k plan, and fueled...

Knightrider_28

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

Week 4 repeated Day 2

I finally did it! Managed to run for the full 16 minutes today. So strange since I haven’t been able to get past 12 minutes before today. I wanted to stop many...

I finally did it! Managed to run for the full 16 minutes today. So strange since...

Dodgylungs

Graduate•4 years ago

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Prioritising running

I remember it being an a-ha moment when I realised that the people I knew who successfully kept up a habit of exercising regularly, did so because they...

I remember it being an a-ha moment when I realised that the people I knew who su...

RainRunner33

•4 years ago

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Exhausted.

Today is my rest day, and thank goodness it is. I feel totally exhausted. Slept well, ish, woke a couple of times early hours, up at 8, as usual.. Friday is...

Today is my rest day, and thank goodness it is. I feel totally exhausted. Slep...

Little_lizzie

•4 years ago

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Leg muscle aches

I just finished wk6 but my legs still feel very tight and my hips/buttocks also even when I use muscle rub before and after run. What can I do to relieve this...

I just finished wk6 but my legs still feel very tight and my hips/buttocks also ...

Shastu

•4 years ago

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Finally graduated!

Finally completed the C25K programmes and ran 5k in under 30 min Was an amazing journey and app was well developed. Never thought over 2 months ago I’d be...

Finally completed the C25K programmes and ran 5k in under 30 min Was an amazing ...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Wk4R3 completed

Running around in the blustery weather was interesting this morning! Great when the wind was behind me 🤣 Felt fine, breathing good, but boy do my hamstrings...

Running around in the blustery weather was interesting this morning! Great when ...

RunNewForestRun

Graduate•4 years ago

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Ideas for slowing down the pace?

I did W4 R2 this morning and it almost broke me. For the first time I really questioned whether I was going to get to the end of the 2nd 5 minute run and when...

I did W4 R2 this morning and it almost broke me. For the first time I really que...

Sleepyhead55

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 1 ✅ Shin Splints?

Hey, Just completed Week 1 but it wasn’t without it’s challenges. I have a feeling that I have shin splints on the outside of my lower left leg. Any...

Hey, Just completed Week 1 but it wasn’t without it’s challenges. I have a f...

Maxi80

•4 years ago

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Week 3 graduate

So today felt still impossibly hard but a little bit easier ! Calves were much better today and the 90 Seconders were definitely much better ...three minutes...

So today felt still impossibly hard but a little bit easier ! Calves were much ...

mezziejay

Graduate•4 years ago

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Weekly Virtual 5K

C3R3 - Consolidation Run 10 @MontyMooDog’s Weekly Virtual 5K Warning - Long post: I’ll admit that I really wasn’t feeling today’s run this morning. It’s...

C3R3 - Consolidation Run 10 @MontyMooDog’s Weekly Virtual 5K Warning - Long post...

PhoenixRise

Graduate•4 years ago

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W3R3 - I can and I did 😁

So I had to wait for a lull in the weather this morning as Storm whateverherfaceis was blowing a hooley in Cheltenham when I woke. Prayed for no tech issues...

So I had to wait for a lull in the weather this morning as Storm whateverherface...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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WK5 R3 completed and pace has halved

Over the moon that I completed the 20 min non stop. I’m doing it using the slow jogging approach -a bit confused about my pace though. Can anyone help? When I...

Over the moon that I completed the 20 min non stop. I’m doing it using the slow ...

Tigerbear1

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 5 run 3 done!

So, as some of you know I was nervous about jumping to a 20 minute run. I would just like to reassure anyone who is feeling the same way that if you have done...

So, as some of you know I was nervous about jumping to a 20 minute run. I would...

Babycat-13

Graduate•4 years ago

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GRADUATE RUN DONE 🏃‍♀️🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Completed couch to 5k this morning 🎉 Hubby accompanied on my graduate run and what feeling when completed 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ could not have done it without the...

Completed couch to 5k this morning 🎉 Hubby accompanied on my graduate run and w...

Improvinglife

Graduate•4 years ago

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WK4 R1

Wow feel great

cherylwilky

•4 years ago

1 Reply

W1R1 - I can succeed 🥴

I’ve just completed W1R1 I’m 48 and tried this about 4-5 years ago but didn’t allow myself repeats of weeks - got to W9 but could still not do more than 8...

I’ve just completed W1R1 I’m 48 and tried this about 4-5 years ago but didn’t al...

Tigger1306

•4 years ago

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W8R3+1: Couch to 5k and the Blustery Day

Time: 7.40am Weather: 16°C, Overcast, very damp, windy. Remnants of Storm Ellen. Hills defeated and an extra minute. It's getting easier. I got up this...

Time: 7.40am Weather: 16°C, Overcast, very damp, windy. Remnants of Storm Ellen....

nowster

Graduate•4 years ago

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Guess who just graduated....

I battled through the wind and I kept it slow and steady. It wasn't my fastest or my longest but I finished strong, which is not true of my last 2 runs. Could...

I battled through the wind and I kept it slow and steady. It wasn't my fastest o...

SamiaT

Graduate•4 years ago

13 Replies

Consolidation Run 1 - Enjoyed that!!!

Wow, this is long, apologies :) Consolidation Run feels weird to type :D After having what wasn't a very enjoyable graduation run on Tuesday, I always knew I...

Wow, this is long, apologies :) Consolidation Run feels weird to type :D After...

Kish247

Graduate•4 years ago

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Need some motivation

I graduated about three weeks ago, ran twice the following week, and haven't had any motivation to go since, resulting in 2 and a half weeks of no running....

I graduated about three weeks ago, ran twice the following week, and haven't had...

Stouffer42

Graduate•4 years ago

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I’ve hit a wall!

I completed couch to 5k at the end of June and since then I’ve run 5k twice a week. But I’ve lost my motivation. I don’t want to give up but I’m not enjoying...

I completed couch to 5k at the end of June and since then I’ve run 5k twice a we...

Jogon19

Graduate•4 years ago

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Virtual 5k - glad to be back 🏃‍♀️

Well after having a short injury timeout I went out for my 2nd go this week. Wasn’t expecting much so didn’t plan to do 5k but just kept going to the end of my...

Well after having a short injury timeout I went out for my 2nd go this week. Was...

61Lady

Graduate•4 years ago

10 Replies

WK2-R3

Hi everyone, just after a bit of advice please. I'm doing this couch to 5k with a herniated disc and as such I can only run on grass. Part of my route is on...

Hi everyone, just after a bit of advice please. I'm doing this couch to 5k with ...

Sibtig

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for August 2020

Week 9!!

One week gap

Week 9

Week 5

Quick question...

Consolidation run 4

Headwind vs Me!!

Week 4 repeated Day 2

Prioritising running

Exhausted.

Leg muscle aches

Finally graduated!

Wk4R3 completed

Ideas for slowing down the pace?

Week 1 ✅ Shin Splints?

Week 3 graduate

Weekly Virtual 5K

W3R3 - I can and I did 😁

WK5 R3 completed and pace has halved

Week 5 run 3 done!

GRADUATE RUN DONE 🏃‍♀️🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

WK4 R1

W1R1 - I can succeed 🥴

W8R3+1: Couch to 5k and the Blustery Day

Guess who just graduated....

Consolidation Run 1 - Enjoyed that!!!

Need some motivation

I’ve hit a wall!

Virtual 5k - glad to be back 🏃‍♀️

WK2-R3

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