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Graduation: Thanks to my running partners

Thank you to everyone here who has given me virtual support over the past few months, but most of all I'd like to thank my running partners, who've accompanied...

Thank you to everyone here who has given me virtual support over the past few mo...

Rising60

Graduate•4 years ago

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2nd 5k -CR17

Exactly 7 days ago was when I last went for a run. Had a work week from hell (readying for 2 weeks off) and just wasn’t able to fit in a run. I was really...

Exactly 7 days ago was when I last went for a run. Had a work week from hell (re...

Pooped77

Graduate•4 years ago

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Running watch advice

I'm not getting on very well with my Fitbit charge 4. It doesn't seem to respond the way it should, but more importantly I find the screen / font too small...

I'm not getting on very well with my Fitbit charge 4. It doesn't seem to respon...

Avoidinghills

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT

I DID IT!!! 20 minutes! When I started this run I was terrified, it’s a huge jump from the 8 minute run I’d only just conquered. It was a shaky start, simply...

I DID IT!!! 20 minutes! When I started this run I was terrified, it’s a huge ju...

HexGirl

Graduate•4 years ago

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Completed my first 30 minute run (Week 9 Run 1)

I have just completed my first 30 minute run (Week 9 Run 1) and I managed 3.3Km in the 30 minutes which I am really pleased with. From previous runs I thought...

I have just completed my first 30 minute run (Week 9 Run 1) and I managed 3.3Km ...

ClutchingAtStraws

Graduate•4 years ago

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W6r3

Extremely pleased that I managed my first ever 25 minute run (although I am very slow); I did feel like I had blocks of concrete on the end of my legs though!...

Extremely pleased that I managed my first ever 25 minute run (although I am very...

Purr1

•4 years ago

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CR11

3.59K in 30 minutes. Odd isn't it, that if you keep doing something, on average you do better! Carried on to 4.13K at a slow jog. Lovely sunny winter day in...

3.59K in 30 minutes. Odd isn't it, that if you keep doing something, on average ...

Rennur

Graduate•4 years ago

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Graduation

Hi there. I completed W9R3 this morning!!! Am so proud. Could I have my graduation badge please? Thank you x

Hi there. I completed W9R3 this morning!!! Am so proud. Could I have my graduati...

Campervan62

Graduate•4 years ago

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Helpful Japanese man running video

thank you for the advice to watching that video. I did W3R2 much much slower and felt really good. Am sure passers by must have thought I was a bit loopy wen...

thank you for the advice to watching that video. I did W3R2 much much slower an...

Caziz51

Graduate•4 years ago

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Running clothes

Has anyone got any recommendations for cheap but comfortable running trousers and tops for the winter which isn’t Lycra? I don’t mind men’s clothes either as...

Has anyone got any recommendations for cheap but comfortable running trousers an...

umbrellahatsrus

•4 years ago

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Today was the first time I actually thought “I’m never ever going to complete c25k”

Today’s run(S) were hard. I went out this morning, along my normal route and attempted w9r2... 10 minutes in a gave up. The woods is super muddy at the...

Today’s run(S) were hard. I went out this morning, along my normal route and at...

HattieCooke

Graduate•4 years ago

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W9R3 complete!!!!

I actually can't believe it! 9 weeks ago I wouldn't have dared to dream of getting this far. Now it's official I am a runner and I'm loving it! Thank you...

I actually can't believe it! 9 weeks ago I wouldn't have dared to dream of getti...

Campervan62

Graduate•4 years ago

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Forum question

Hi, And very sorry if this is the wrong place to put. But I can't see the notifications anymore on my phone. I mean the bell with a number on it with which you...

Hi, And very sorry if this is the wrong place to put. But I can't see the notifi...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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CR 12

So it’s been 16 days since my last Run 🏃‍♀️ so I knew today was going to be a hard one!! The muddy puddles & damp leaves 🍁 slowed me down but I managed...

So it’s been 16 days since my last Run 🏃‍♀️ so I knew today was going to be a ...

Angie09

Graduate•4 years ago

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W6R2 Fairly Hard

Just completed this run and found it fairly tough going. I extended my journey which included a long uphill bit, which although not really steep seemed to go...

Just completed this run and found it fairly tough going. I extended my journey ...

Frenc

Graduate•4 years ago

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I did it 5k!

Well, I finally ran 5k - it took me about 20 weeks in total but I got there. I’ve been so lucky to have a ‘runner’ of a neighbour who has supported me through...

Well, I finally ran 5k - it took me about 20 weeks in total but I got there. I’...

Africarach

Graduate•4 years ago

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Happy Christmas to ME!

I did it. Completed it.. took me 11 weeks due to a buggered ankle in week 7 and so just under 2 weeks rest as a result. Still hot sweaty and puffing... don't...

I did it. Completed it.. took me 11 weeks due to a buggered ankle in week 7 and ...

Hiping

Graduate•4 years ago

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C25k

I started a journey on 12 July 2019 at 28 1/2 stone as of now I am 15 stone 10 lb so I have lost 12 stone 11 lbs So 9 weeks ago I felt comfortable to try...

I started a journey on 12 July 2019 at 28 1/2 stone as of now I am 15 stone 10 ...

BigPerm

•4 years ago

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Made it!

Completed my third week nine run yesterday (Saturday). I only covered 3.2k at my snail pace but plan on increasing the distance in the coming weeks. Looking...

Completed my third week nine run yesterday (Saturday). I only covered 3.2k at my...

Mustbe

Graduate•4 years ago

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W9r3 - who'd a thunk it?

Nine weeks ago the first run looked challenging. Now, I know I can do thirty minutes at my niko niko pace. Today I covered Only 3.2k but I know I can get...

Nine weeks ago the first run looked challenging. Now, I know I can do thirty min...

Mustbe

Graduate•4 years ago

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W5R2 😩

I was dreading this run but I did it... 8 mins running twice was hard and I just kept focusing on putting one foot in front of the other. I've just looked at...

I was dreading this run but I did it... 8 mins running twice was hard and I just...

CI578

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wow wow wow !

Went for my 5K run this morning, not managed one for 2 weeks 😞.... ran just under 4 miles 😊... Got home and Strava decided to tell me that since May , when I...

Went for my 5K run this morning, not managed one for 2 weeks 😞.... ran just und...

Pokemon2020

Graduate•4 years ago

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Finally made It.

Well today, 19th December, after 5 and a half months, since starting c25k, I finally reached my ‘ Graduation B’ of 5 k non stop. I have been in continuous...

Well today, 19th December, after 5 and a half months, since starting c25k, I fin...

Sh53202

Graduate•4 years ago

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Running naked in the daylight! CR10

Have never been one to use technology on a run but only found it recently it’s referred to as running naked! Made me chuckle. CR10 was a victory for me for two...

Have never been one to use technology on a run but only found it recently it’s r...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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W6R2 Getting there...

Week 6. I can't believe I've got this far. At the end of week 5 I managed the 20 minutes without too much difficulty. And on Monday I'll do my first 25 minute...

Week 6. I can't believe I've got this far. At the end of week 5 I managed the 20...

middleagedpunk

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Woohoo W5R2 done - feeling happy

A lovely cold sunny morning and I completed W5R2. I enjoyed it and whilst it wasn’t easy, I didn’t feel that I couldn’t do it at any point. Am still daunted...

A lovely cold sunny morning and I completed W5R2. I enjoyed it and whilst it was...

flightrisk

•4 years ago

1 Reply

W6R1 - much easier than W5R3

Hiya, I just returned from W6R1 and oh my how much easier it was than W5R3. No pains, no gasping, lower heart rate, ... I guess that has to do with the fact...

Hiya, I just returned from W6R1 and oh my how much easier it was than W5R3. No p...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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20th Consolidation Run

Today was my first run since my injury and I did a very slow consolidation run. I’ve added 5 or so minutes onto my previous 5K time but I purposely ran in a...

Today was my first run since my injury and I did a very slow consolidation run. ...

Dodgylungs

Graduate•4 years ago

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CR 10

3.3K in 30 minutes - not great, but I did shuffle on for 4.2K in total. I will get to 5K by January. But only if I start in 10 minutes!

3.3K in 30 minutes - not great, but I did shuffle on for 4.2K in total. I will g...

Rennur

Graduate•4 years ago

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Santa Dash Sunday Forecast: Unlikely

Yesterday, I stood up in an awkward way and my back went into spasm. Was more or less out of nowhere (I didn't have a heavy day lifting or anything like that)...

Yesterday, I stood up in an awkward way and my back went into spasm. Was more o...

Plattszo

Graduate•4 years ago

8 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for December 2020

Graduation: Thanks to my running partners

2nd 5k -CR17

Running watch advice

Week 5 Run 3! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT

Completed my first 30 minute run (Week 9 Run 1)

W6r3

CR11

Graduation

Helpful Japanese man running video

Running clothes

Today was the first time I actually thought “I’m never ever going to complete c25k”

W9R3 complete!!!!

Forum question

CR 12

W6R2 Fairly Hard

I did it 5k!

Happy Christmas to ME!

C25k

Made it!

W9r3 - who'd a thunk it?

W5R2 😩

Wow wow wow !

Finally made It.

Running naked in the daylight! CR10

W6R2 Getting there...

Woohoo W5R2 done - feeling happy

W6R1 - much easier than W5R3

20th Consolidation Run

CR 10

Santa Dash Sunday Forecast: Unlikely

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