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A cold Christmas Eve 5K

So I couldn't decide if to run or not today , I wanted too but a few other things I need to do as I'm sure we all have at this time of the year ! But decided...

So I couldn't decide if to run or not today , I wanted too but a few other thin...

Instructor57

Graduate•4 years ago

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CR13 / Ju Ju W2

Christmas Eve - chilly but sunny. My first 40 minute run after several 35 ish minutes runs. 4.63K so not bad. It felt really hard in the middle and got...

Christmas Eve - chilly but sunny. My first 40 minute run after several 35 ish mi...

Rennur

Graduate•4 years ago

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W8R1 - sunshine and mud

I've enjoyed reading other people's little run reports so I thought I'd write one. I ended up doing a couple extra runs in Week 7; one run I stopped for a...

I've enjoyed reading other people's little run reports so I thought I'd write on...

ennkaybea

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 9, Run 2 (cramp et al. )

Hi guys, so I just did my week, nine, run 2. It is that time of the month, and I was feeling crampy and not up to it but today is RUN DAY. So it was one of...

Hi guys, so I just did my week, nine, run 2. It is that time of the month, and I...

limu_mu

Graduate•4 years ago

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Too Icy!

I went out to do CR 10 today but had to turn back it was so slippery! The sun is out but hasn’t made any difference, looks like I’ll be doing a Christmas...

I went out to do CR 10 today but had to turn back it was so slippery! The sun is...

RoseDay

Graduate•4 years ago

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CR5 -5k Xmas goal achieved

Well my goal was to run a full 5k for Xmas and have done it. Can now enjoy my dinner tomorrow without the guilt. Will go back to 30 min runs again for next few...

Well my goal was to run a full 5k for Xmas and have done it. Can now enjoy my di...

McVilanelle

Graduate•4 years ago

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Still going

I haven’t posted for a week or so but I just finished Wk4,R2. I couldn’t have believed I’d do a 5 minute run three weeks ago. To have done 16 mins in total...

I haven’t posted for a week or so but I just finished Wk4,R2. I couldn’t have be...

Suemcg

Graduate•4 years ago

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W5 complete! Feeling great!

Was concerned about this run, it felt like a big step up,running for 20 mins with no break. I have read so many other peoples posts on here, having similar...

Was concerned about this run, it felt like a big step up,running for 20 mins wit...

Goodspeed

Graduate•4 years ago

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First 20 minute run done!

I have been almost dreading this run all week but I knew I could do it, and I did! I wasn't going to break any speed records but I ran without stopping, then...

I have been almost dreading this run all week but I knew I could do it, and I di...

tandrageegirl

Graduate•4 years ago

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CR 9

9th consolidation run done! It was cold, windy and raining. A tough run, my legs were sore right from the start, and I don’t think I fully relaxed into it...

9th consolidation run done! It was cold, windy and raining. A tough run, my legs...

pr0fess0r

Graduate•4 years ago

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Surprise run- W7R2 complete

Ever since starting this programme I have always run in the morning. I am a shift worker and have, up to now managed to work round my shifts so I never had to...

Ever since starting this programme I have always run in the morning. I am a shif...

Lindsey1097

Graduate•4 years ago

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Latest Consolidation Run to my 5K on Christmas Day

Today was my second run to my 5K Christmas Day run and just as I started it rained which soon stopped and I was concentration on getting into the rhythm during...

Today was my second run to my 5K Christmas Day run and just as I started it rain...

drun

•4 years ago

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Season's Greetings from the Admin Team! 😍

Hi everybody! Wishing joy and peace to each and every one of our wonderful Couch to 5K friends!!! As ever, but especially as we come to the end of 2020, the...

Hi everybody! Wishing joy and peace to each and every one of our wonderful Couc...

roseabi

•4 years ago

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W9R3. I've only been and gone and done it !

WooHooo! My Christmas present to myself has been delivered early...albeit in a rather sweaty, gasping fashion! I am so, so chuffed. It has taken a while with...

WooHooo! My Christmas present to myself has been delivered early...albeit in a ...

BellaTheCook

Graduate•4 years ago

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CR4 Cut short by a deluge!

Up to 4.5k and fully planning on this today. got 2k out and the heavens opened, was an absolute monsoon all the way back so I took a straight route back and...

Up to 4.5k and fully planning on this today. got 2k out and the heavens opened, ...

Vogueskater

•4 years ago

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CR 1

Wow! Never thought i would ever run a 5k but here i am 🤞🏼 Decided do go for a walk since the sun was out today (we’ve gotten exactly zero sun hours this...

Wow! Never thought i would ever run a 5k but here i am 🤞🏼 Decided do go for a...

swedishtrucker

Graduate•4 years ago

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W9R3 Completed

YES!! I completed it and ran about 4.2K in the 30 minute run phase. Unbelievable to have completed the runs when it seemed like a very tall order when I...

YES!! I completed it and ran about 4.2K in the 30 minute run phase. Unbelievable...

Golfisgood

Graduate•4 years ago

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Completed yay

So I have finally finished the course. After initially starting way back in April as a way to get away from my kids, I then had a few month off as life and...

So I have finally finished the course. After initially starting way back in Apri...

Sarahf40

Graduate•4 years ago

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Advice please :)

Hi first time doing this so please be nice :) I’ve never been a runner, I can run for a minute or so that’s about it I really struggle with breathing. Gained...

Hi first time doing this so please be nice :) I’ve never been a runner, I can ru...

Amyhogs

•4 years ago

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W6R1 late but still 😅

This morning hasnt started as well as i would have hoped, ive overslept my alarm and dragged myself from bed before 10am, hours later than usual for my normal...

This morning hasnt started as well as i would have hoped, ive overslept my alarm...

NusiaFab

Graduate•4 years ago

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Graduation and celebration

I did it !! Completed couch to 5k ... looking forward to continue running. A badge would be nice, thank you.

I did it !! Completed couch to 5k ... looking forward to continue running. A ba...

Sassuolo

Graduate•4 years ago

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W9R3 Done

GRADUATION!!!!!!! Woo Hoo!! W9R3 just completed despite the rain and mud. Only managed about 4k ...all I've got to do is run for a few more minutes..........

GRADUATION!!!!!!! Woo Hoo!! W9R3 just completed despite the rain and mud. Only m...

69upandrunning

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wk 6 run 2 ✅

Hey lovely people, So had to rest for a couple days after my 8.5mile walk on Sunday but was feeling suitably rested, still a little tight in the calves so took...

Hey lovely people, So had to rest for a couple days after my 8.5mile walk on Sun...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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I want out!!!

Don't anyone panic, I'm not trapped anywhere horrid......well, I do feel trapped a bit. I've got stuck with isolation due to contact with a person who tested...

Don't anyone panic, I'm not trapped anywhere horrid......well, I do feel trapped...

Cakerunner

Graduate•4 years ago

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Christmas Tier 4 blues, redundancy, underactive thyroid and Ulcerative colitis

Morning All, so I told myself last night, after missing my usual run on Monday, that I would wake up refreshed and have a great run this morning..... Well...

Morning All, so I told myself last night, after missing my usual run on Monday, ...

Determindtorun

•4 years ago

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Wk6R2 harder

Snowed slush here last night so I ran on a gravel field at a school. I think planning to go out and back instead of round and round will be better for me but...

Snowed slush here last night so I ran on a gravel field at a school. I think pla...

coolfemme

Graduate•4 years ago

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My first Fartlek.....pardon!

So having never heard of Fartlek before but suggested by Blossom- (thanks) I downloaded the NRC 1st Fartlek run.......what fun 🤩 I mean my harder and hardest...

So having never heard of Fartlek before but suggested by Blossom- (thanks) I dow...

Pooped77

Graduate•4 years ago

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PMA everytime l

I decided to carry 4 bags of sugar with me on this morning run 🏃‍♂️ ha ha. Self indulgence night before, lesson learnt. So I powered thru with Positive...

I decided to carry 4 bags of sugar with me on this morning run 🏃‍♂️ ha ha. Self...

Knightrider_28

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 6 Run 1!

Today’s run was another rainy one 😭 Oddly I found that I haven’t missed interval runs 😂 not the ones with 3 runs anyway 😂 two longer runs or one continuous...

Today’s run was another rainy one 😭 Oddly I found that I haven’t missed interva...

HexGirl

Graduate•4 years ago

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CR 12

Kept to 30 minutes today. Maybe 31! I did 3.6K in 30 minutes this morning. Plus I wore shorts while running for the first time since September. I pity the...

Kept to 30 minutes today. Maybe 31! I did 3.6K in 30 minutes this morning. Plus ...

Rennur

Graduate•4 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for December 2020

A cold Christmas Eve 5K

CR13 / Ju Ju W2

W8R1 - sunshine and mud

Week 9, Run 2 (cramp et al. )

Too Icy!

CR5 -5k Xmas goal achieved

Still going

W5 complete! Feeling great!

First 20 minute run done!

CR 9

Surprise run- W7R2 complete

Latest Consolidation Run to my 5K on Christmas Day

Season's Greetings from the Admin Team! 😍

W9R3. I've only been and gone and done it !

CR4 Cut short by a deluge!

CR 1

W9R3 Completed

Completed yay

Advice please :)

W6R1 late but still 😅

Graduation and celebration

W9R3 Done

Wk 6 run 2 ✅

I want out!!!

Christmas Tier 4 blues, redundancy, underactive thyroid and Ulcerative colitis

Wk6R2 harder

My first Fartlek.....pardon!

PMA everytime l

Week 6 Run 1!

CR 12

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