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Week 7 done, ready for week 8

Really pleased to have done week 7. I found runs 1 and 2 very tough - the last 5 minutes of each in particular. But did Run 3 yesterday and it felt totally...

Really pleased to have done week 7. I found runs 1 and 2 very tough - the last 5...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Graduating run dramas

I was 27 minutes into my w9r3 final run this morning and managed to trip over the pavement and ended up skinning both knees and one elbow . Got up and ran...

I was 27 minutes into my w9r3 final run this morning and managed to trip over ...

Karenlisam

Graduate•4 years ago

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Consolidation Run 4 this morning

I chose a totally different route just to add a bit of ‘interest’ to my run this morning. It worked in the main. A bit wet and bumpy under foot but not bad....

I chose a totally different route just to add a bit of ‘interest’ to my run this...

JetsNanna

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 5 completed! 🎉🥓

At the start of this week, run 3 seemed impossible. Well... I just did it! At about the 8 minute mark I was beginning to struggle so I slowed it down and...

At the start of this week, run 3 seemed impossible. Well... I just did it! At a...

Shon337

Graduate•4 years ago

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I Graduated!!!! .... with red squirrels 🏃🐿️

So I did it! 🏃🎉 I am relieved, proud and exhausted! Thinking back to the first run 10 weeks ago when I struggled to run for one minute and now I'm a runner!...

So I did it! 🏃🎉 I am relieved, proud and exhausted! Thinking back to the firs...

kitster2222

Graduate•4 years ago

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WK7 R2

That was a lot better than the first run of the week and it was down to the station I was listening g to... thank you BBC Radio 6 Radcliffe and Maconie. Has me...

That was a lot better than the first run of the week and it was down to the stat...

Tigerbear1

Graduate•4 years ago

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W4R3

So just done my last run in W4 and it really flew past this morning! Despite the fact that I really had to force myself out this morning I still can’t believe...

So just done my last run in W4 and it really flew past this morning! Despite th...

wendymirage

Graduate•4 years ago

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Back to normal and W3R1 completed

Completed this run this morning, after a 2 week injury break. Park was empty cept for early dog walkers and squirrels. Magical! Run was fine, starting to feel...

Completed this run this morning, after a 2 week injury break. Park was empty cep...

Blondefox

Graduate•4 years ago

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W4R3 minor annoyance

Feel free to ignore this post but I'm a bit annoyed after completing W4R3 on Friday morning. The run went fine and was no more strenuous than the previous two...

Feel free to ignore this post but I'm a bit annoyed after completing W4R3 on Fri...

FlyByMe99

Graduate•4 years ago

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Possibly strange problem

I seem to be having a problem due to the fact that my second toe is actually longer than my big toe. I am doing the slow running and think about my foot...

I seem to be having a problem due to the fact that my second toe is actually lon...

DMLL62

Graduate•4 years ago

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Slow jog...happy pace😁

Yesterday and today had niggly knee and niggly asthma, so decided to keep it light. Still better than doing nothing eh? Keeping to my really light, slow jog,...

Yesterday and today had niggly knee and niggly asthma, so decided to keep it li...

Scout37

Graduate•4 years ago

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Aches

Hi guys In week 7 - back really giving me trouble and hips a little sore too. Don’t want to stop now though. Any tips please?

Hi guys In week 7 - back really giving me trouble and hips a little sore too. Do...

girlcanrun

•4 years ago

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I did a thing...

So I got a bit giddy yesterday after finishing run one of week seven (3.8k - 25mins) and signed up for my local park 5k run! My plan is to be regularly...

So I got a bit giddy yesterday after finishing run one of week seven (3.8k - 25...

Run_Matty_Run

Graduate•4 years ago

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Here I go ...

Hi, I’ve taken the plunge and downloaded the app! I’m not confident enough to be in public dying and struggling to breathe lol so I’ve bought a treadmill to...

Hi, I’ve taken the plunge and downloaded the app! I’m not confident enough to be...

Bleeclarksince07x

•4 years ago

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Week 7 Completed!

Week 7, Run 3 Done!!! Feeling so amazing I can’t believe how much I am loving this. Can feel stamina increasing. Watch out Week 8 here I come!

Week 7, Run 3 Done!!! Feeling so amazing I can’t believe how much I am loving t...

9weeks2Run

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 3 run 1

Week 3 started well,? sun was out, sky was blue my tunes we’re playing all was good 😀 Started the first run, 90 seconds on legs no problem, happy days 😃...

Week 3 started well,? sun was out, sky was blue my tunes we’re playing all was g...

Phoenix010

•4 years ago

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Graduated!!🥳

Hey all, I have only gone and graduated! 5k done. Thank you to each and everyone of you being so supportive through this 9 weeks of training to get to this...

Hey all, I have only gone and graduated! 5k done. Thank you to each and everyo...

JoHealth

Graduate•4 years ago

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Breathing help

Good morning Just completed W6R3 25mins run. So pleased I got into a really good rhythm sub 7min/km. It felt really comfortable except for my breathing and...

Good morning Just completed W6R3 25mins run. So pleased I got into a really go...

Jane_1961

Graduate•4 years ago

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Altered W2 R3 done

2nd day the gym.. again loved it! Altered Week 2 done and dusted... The good thing about doing it on the treadmill is if you slow down you know you'll fall...

2nd day the gym.. again loved it! Altered Week 2 done and dusted... The good th...

Little_lizzie

•4 years ago

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W6R3 ✅

Laura tells me I’m a runner... try telling my legs that. I held a steady pace throughout today’s 25 min run and for the last minute (as was Laura’s...

Laura tells me I’m a runner... try telling my legs that. I held a steady pace t...

Janeyra

•4 years ago

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So this morning I decided to just keep going...

Considering 10 weeks ago I was struggling to run for 60 seconds straight 😲 I’m quite enjoying this running lark 🙂

Considering 10 weeks ago I was struggling to run for 60 seconds straight 😲 I’m ...

NorthernMonkey1

Graduate•4 years ago

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Digging deep

On week 7 run 2 today and felt a bit sluggish. Normally run at 6am and love that time of day. I always see a few others out (looking much more professional!)...

On week 7 run 2 today and felt a bit sluggish. Normally run at 6am and love that...

Gardenjoy

•4 years ago

1 Reply

What happens next!?

Good morning everyone. So my partner and I have 2 runs left before graduation which seems absolutely incredible, especially when I think of how I felt week 1!...

Good morning everyone. So my partner and I have 2 runs left before graduation wh...

RisegateRooky

Graduate•4 years ago

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Should I wait for the pain to go before I start running again?

Got a cramp during my W7R3 in my calf yesterday. Still sore.

Antonio_the_Aussie

Graduate•4 years ago

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I got stung 😭

There I was, happily minding my own business, plodding along, earbuds in . . . When bang . . . Mega pain in the back of my left shoulder. I kept running and...

There I was, happily minding my own business, plodding along, earbuds in . . . ...

MacTavish1976

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wk7 out of breath

Week 7. After my warm up walk, for the first 30/60 seconds of running I feel really out of breath. But after a few mins in, I find a good pace and quite...

Week 7. After my warm up walk, for the first 30/60 seconds of running I feel rea...

HarrietW88

•4 years ago

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That didn't just happen 🤣.....

Early for a Sunday I know, but I was awake at 5.30am and fancied going for a run 😁 My aim was to incorporate the BIG hill into my run. I've been avoiding it...

Early for a Sunday I know, but I was awake at 5.30am and fancied going for a run...

Brunsamarathon

Graduate•4 years ago

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Knee pain! Help?

I have managed to run the first 3 weeks twice and finally managed to run the full 5 mins in week 4 which I NEVER thought I would do! Really pleased. However I...

I have managed to run the first 3 weeks twice and finally managed to run the ful...

Glasgowgirl4

•4 years ago

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Consolidation 5k in 30

I graduated on Monday, and that felt great, but I wanted to see if I could actually run 5k in 30 mins as I never did during the prog. I did it today - used map...

I graduated on Monday, and that felt great, but I wanted to see if I could actua...

Flatfootpacemaker

Graduate•4 years ago

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? Too old

Honest advice please! I used to run, very slowly, in my 50's. Before this I never ran in my life. I gave up after falling in the woods and falling off of a...

Honest advice please! I used to run, very slowly, in my 50's. Before this I neve...

swim63

Graduate•4 years ago

20 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for September 2020

Week 7 done, ready for week 8

Graduating run dramas

Consolidation Run 4 this morning

Week 5 completed! 🎉🥓

I Graduated!!!! .... with red squirrels 🏃🐿️

WK7 R2

W4R3

Back to normal and W3R1 completed

W4R3 minor annoyance

Possibly strange problem

Slow jog...happy pace😁

Aches

I did a thing...

Here I go ...

Week 7 Completed!

Week 3 run 1

Graduated!!🥳

Breathing help

Altered W2 R3 done

W6R3 ✅

So this morning I decided to just keep going...

Digging deep

What happens next!?

Should I wait for the pain to go before I start running again?

I got stung 😭

Wk7 out of breath

That didn't just happen 🤣.....

Knee pain! Help?

Consolidation 5k in 30

? Too old

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