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Hi After not being able to run for almost 2 weeks due to our schedule changing over half term, I was a bit apprehensive to go out for a run today as the voice...

Hi After not being able to run for almost 2 weeks due to our schedule changing ...

Health2020

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 2 - Done

I had to force myself out tonight / stop work, close laptop and pull on trainers. Glad I did; week2 now done. It’s still hard work, but the goal feels more...

I had to force myself out tonight / stop work, close laptop and pull on trainers...

Bostonlandy

•4 years ago

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Week 5/ 6 runs

My couch to 5 k app indicates that run 3 of week 5 is a 20 minute run, then in week 6 it goes back to 10 min run, 5 min walk etc, is this correct?

My couch to 5 k app indicates that run 3 of week 5 is a 20 minute run, then in w...

Siren_364

•4 years ago

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Feeling confident but realistic

So... First 20 minute run tomorrow morning. W5R3😳😳😳😳😳 My mantra 🕉... as you may now know is heavily influenced by Aesop’s fables ..... The Hare and the...

So... First 20 minute run tomorrow morning. W5R3😳😳😳😳😳 My mantra 🕉... as y...

Currentum4Salutem

•4 years ago

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W8R1 - Too much mindful multitasking paradoxically reaps rewards

Wow! Is this what a really good run is like? I set out by pressing the app’s neutral smiley (hedging my bets, aware that some have found the additional 3...

Wow! Is this what a really good run is like? I set out by pressing the app’s ne...

GailXrunning

Graduate•4 years ago

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Music within the app

Hi - I am totally new to the app - did my first walk / run with Jo Whiley - but is there an option for music in between her kind words? I can't see anything in...

Hi - I am totally new to the app - did my first walk / run with Jo Whiley - but ...

Oranges2

•4 years ago

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What next..?

Whilst this is my first post, I have taken much inspiration and advice from this forum for many weeks and can honestly say that I wouldn't have completed the...

Whilst this is my first post, I have taken much inspiration and advice from this...

NAD9

Graduate•4 years ago

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Ending the week5

Omg omg omg! I did it! Omg! W5R3 - 20min, no stop and the last 1,5 min sprint to the end. I feel so powerful now and actually I post poned for two days this...

Omg omg omg! I did it! Omg! W5R3 - 20min, no stop and the last 1,5 min sprint to...

Paulabia

•4 years ago

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AGING AND RUNNING

When I was a child I ran for fun, because I could. As a teenager I was, like so many others, forced to run and it, unsurprisingly, was around about then that...

When I was a child I ran for fun, because I could. As a teenager I was, like so ...

IannodaTruffe

Mentor•4 years ago

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Other C25k Programme Uses.

I took up running some two and half years ago at 75 and have enjoyed the forum,speed challenges,Bridge to 10k,HM and yet to complete a marathon.During this...

I took up running some two and half years ago at 75 and have enjoyed the forum,s...

Tbae

•4 years ago

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Week 8 struggles

I don’t quite know why but I’m finding week 8 hard yards. I felt pretty positive at the end of week 7 but the first 2 runs of this week have just been pure...

I don’t quite know why but I’m finding week 8 hard yards. I felt pretty positive...

PaddleboardPrincess

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 8 Run 3 - Complete

That was hard but I didn't give up and I completed it. A bit of 'Doubting Thomas' is starting to creep in now and I know it is for absolutely no reason at...

That was hard but I didn't give up and I completed it. A bit of 'Doubting Thoma...

shuffleido

Graduate•4 years ago

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C25K W9 R2

Did my 2nd run of week 9 yesterday and decided to do the full 5k and not stop at 30 mins. Did it, slowly, very slowly, but managed it. Feeling the impact...

Did my 2nd run of week 9 yesterday and decided to do the full 5k and not stop at...

Buster52

Graduate•4 years ago

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Consolidation Run 2

My new long sleeved running tops arrived in the post yesterday which was perfect timing for my next consolidation run today. 🏃🏼‍♀️ Sadly there’s not many...

My new long sleeved running tops arrived in the post yesterday which was perfect...

LauraRuns

Graduate•4 years ago

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CBDB’s 5-week consolidation plan

I finished my post-graduation 5-week running and workout plan, and as it might provide a fun way of consolidating, I thought I might post it here. (PDF with...

I finished my post-graduation 5-week running and workout plan, and as it might p...

CBDB

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week Eight, Run Three

This was my first run al-fresco since re-starting C25k. I'd left it a few days since my last run as I felt my knee twinging a little. All ok today so thought...

This was my first run al-fresco since re-starting C25k. I'd left it a few days s...

mummybowles

Graduate•4 years ago

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w2r3 tomorrow... day before blues... apologies!

...OMG having a nightmare moment here right now lol :-o ... i don't know how i am going to do it again tomorrow :-o ... or the 'monday three minutes'... i...

...OMG having a nightmare moment here right now lol :-o ... i don't know how i a...

changing-woman

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 7.3 ✅

Lovely break in the weather.

Tbae

•4 years ago

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Week 7.3 ✅

Lovely break in the weather.

Tbae

•4 years ago

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It was going so well😟🐾

It was all going so well. C3 post c25k. Had a very long walk with my daxie yesterday, had an early night and felt positive this beautiful foggy morning. I...

It was all going so well. C3 post c25k. Had a very long walk with my daxie yeste...

Candyfloss64

Graduate•4 years ago

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Hip issues, ( I am 50)

My last (big) run was on 4th October- I completed week 5 run 3, but had horrendous issues with my right hip following this (I'm 50). I have been so stiff and...

My last (big) run was on 4th October- I completed week 5 run 3, but had horrendo...

WaterHermit1970

•4 years ago

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A Chilly 5K ! 😐 And a random picture of Misty my cat 😁😺

So I went out at 07:15 this morning, First run in 13 days . It was cold first thing , was going to wear gloves but not ideal for navigating the playlist on my...

So I went out at 07:15 this morning, First run in 13 days . It was cold first t...

Instructor57

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 9 Run 1 done!

Good morning all! After a slightly arduous journey, I finally managed to complete Week 9 Run 1 of the programme. I rushed home from work so that I wouldn't be...

Good morning all! After a slightly arduous journey, I finally managed to complet...

itselenax

Graduate•4 years ago

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CR5... I’m sure it’s a bit like musical statues 🤣

It’s taken me days longer to get to CR5 than I’d hoped because after Saturday’s lockdown announcement work has gone mad again whilst we try to prepare for...

It’s taken me days longer to get to CR5 than I’d hoped because after Saturday’s ...

MinnieMoo55

Graduate•4 years ago

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Frost

I waiting to go running this morning we had a heavy frost last night should I wait or just go out trouble is the running shoe sleep I tried Brooks And under...

I waiting to go running this morning we had a heavy frost last night should I wa...

mandy167

•4 years ago

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Week 6 - Run 2

I was day late on this one as I had to go to hospital yesterday for surgery - nothing major - but I didn’t think it was a good idea to run while the...

I was day late on this one as I had to go to hospital yesterday for surgery - no...

pr0fess0r

Graduate•4 years ago

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Feeling humiliated !

Tongue in cheek but that feeling when you're on week 7, and are in the process of completing your 4th 25 min run, feeling like a goddess, when suddenly, out of...

Tongue in cheek but that feeling when you're on week 7, and are in the process o...

Imoca

•4 years ago

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Freshly Graduated - C25K!!

Just completed my Couch to 5k program this morning! 😁 Feeling great and looking forward to continuing to run...

Just completed my Couch to 5k program this morning! 😁 Feeling great and lookin...

1Ramsden

Graduate•4 years ago

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Need some inspiration! Did W8R2 on Sat, haven’t been out since then!

Hi All, Looking for inspiration here, seem to have slumped for no reason. Completed W8R2 last Sat, was thinking about W9 in my head, and suddenly have a mental...

Hi All, Looking for inspiration here, seem to have slumped for no reason. Comple...

Buzzbeebh

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week One, First Run of Ju-Ju’s Running Plan

🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ I ran my first run today, Yaay!! I ran 5k in my new running top as pictured! was so comfortable. I get so apprehensive starting something new, i...

🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ I ran my first run today, Yaay!! I ran 5k in my new running top as ...

9weeks2Run

Graduate•4 years ago

18 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for November 2020

Actual running / virtual running club in healthunlocked

Week 2 - Done

Week 5/ 6 runs

Feeling confident but realistic

W8R1 - Too much mindful multitasking paradoxically reaps rewards

Music within the app

What next..?

Ending the week5

AGING AND RUNNING

Other C25k Programme Uses.

Week 8 struggles

Week 8 Run 3 - Complete

C25K W9 R2

Consolidation Run 2

CBDB’s 5-week consolidation plan

Week Eight, Run Three

w2r3 tomorrow... day before blues... apologies!

Week 7.3 ✅

Week 7.3 ✅

It was going so well😟🐾

Hip issues, ( I am 50)

A Chilly 5K ! 😐 And a random picture of Misty my cat 😁😺

Week 9 Run 1 done!

CR5... I’m sure it’s a bit like musical statues 🤣

Frost

Week 6 - Run 2

Feeling humiliated !

Freshly Graduated - C25K!!

Need some inspiration! Did W8R2 on Sat, haven’t been out since then!

Week One, First Run of Ju-Ju’s Running Plan

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