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Started c25k again for the 3rd time this week and rediscovered the strange euphoria of running in the pouring rain! I know I can do it and one of my best ever...

Started c25k again for the 3rd time this week and rediscovered the strange eupho...

sarah65

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Trouble breathing

Hi. I've just started c25k on a treadmill at home (as I'm home schooling my children). I already exercise but doing more weight based things. When I start to...

Hi. I've just started c25k on a treadmill at home (as I'm home schooling my chi...

the3rdwife

Graduate•3 years ago

12 Replies

still in the game!

hi! just thought i would pop my head round the door to say hello, smile and tell you that i am still in the game and running every other day... but a bit less...

hi! just thought i would pop my head round the door to say hello, smile and tell...

changing-woman

Graduate•3 years ago

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Dodging the snow and ice to get Week 3 done 🏃

Had to juggle a few days as too slippery underfoot for me and my dodgy back to risk it but finally got through Week 3 without too much trouble. Onwards and...

Had to juggle a few days as too slippery underfoot for me and my dodgy back to r...

MontyMooDog

Graduate•3 years ago

6 Replies

Advice.

Hello. I’ve not posted on here for ages and have never been a big poster in the past. However I need some advice from the more experienced runners on here. I...

Hello. I’ve not posted on here for ages and have never been a big poster in the ...

PMcL1966

Graduate•3 years ago

1 Reply

Phew, that was hard work!

Hi all, I have just been for a run, if I could call it that. Does anyone else go so slowly that it's hard to get past people who are taking a stroll? I...

Hi all, I have just been for a run, if I could call it that. Does anyone else go...

iloverunning

Graduate•3 years ago

26 Replies

Been a while! (Darn ice!)

Today was an exciting day! It had been a while since my last run due to the crazy weather! I wanted to run regardless but when I went out with my dog I found...

Today was an exciting day! It had been a while since my last run due to the craz...

HexGirl

Graduate•3 years ago

11 Replies

Post W9R3

Do you have to actually run 5k or does it include the 10 minutes inclusive of the warm up and cool down time.

Do you have to actually run 5k or does it include the 10 minutes inclusive of th...

MLinard123

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Feel better for the rest!

Haven’t run for the last week due to black ice, so missed three runs, I had been struggling with a bit of a cold and a sore thigh and the last couple of runs...

Haven’t run for the last week due to black ice, so missed three runs, I had been...

LesleyLiv

Graduate•3 years ago

1 Reply

20 minutes run

I did it!!! First half was hard. (Running slightly up hill all the way) but when I felt like stopping, I just said try to next lamppost, next tree. Before I...

I did it!!! First half was hard. (Running slightly up hill all the way) but when...

Dancer54

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Done it 👍

Just started wk 4 , 5 mins a big jump from 3 but I done it 🤪

SilvaS

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Still dragging my Couch

... but by the end of Week3 it strangely seems to be getting a little lighter. It's wet, muddy and that shower at the end is welcome. Not yet been able to give...

... but by the end of Week3 it strangely seems to be getting a little lighter. I...

Karambah

Graduate•3 years ago

4 Replies

Average speed per km

Wanted to see what average speeds people are doing per KM? I finished W4R3 today and was going around 7.49 (obviously includes the walking parts)

Wanted to see what average speeds people are doing per KM? I finished W4R3 today...

Lelam2002

•3 years ago

12 Replies

4 runs left...

Week 8, Run 2 done which means I have four runs left before I graduate. At this stage, I am really enjoying running and especially enjoying the feeling...

Week 8, Run 2 done which means I have four runs left before I graduate. At this ...

choose1

•3 years ago

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W8R3 Needed wiper blades on my glasses 👓😱

I thought I must get this run done 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️finish line in sight 🏁 went out and half4way through the drizzle got harder to the point I couldn't see a...

I thought I must get this run done 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️finish line in sight 🏁 went o...

CI578

Graduate•3 years ago

14 Replies

Reasons to 🏃‍♀️

A nice little article: https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/health/mental-health/a35120148/reasons-to-run-2021/

A nice little article: https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/health/mental-health/a35...

Frenc

Graduate•3 years ago

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CR9 - Jeffing works?

Hiya, Today I went for the Jeffing ratio 90:30 and I have to admit, apparently Jeffing works! The shorter I make my running ratio, the faster I run and the...

Hiya, Today I went for the Jeffing ratio 90:30 and I have to admit, apparently J...

Hidden

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Injured 😭😭😭

W6R2 and I have an injury - devastated! (Please excuse my ugly feet and sock line in the pic!) Inner ankle is sore, swollen and a bit bruised (google tells me...

W6R2 and I have an injury - devastated! (Please excuse my ugly feet and sock lin...

Jane46a

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Day 1 done

Well that’s the first one done listened to NHS podcast which helped . It’s bloody hard but feel better for doing it. I think the people in the park must of...

Well that’s the first one done listened to NHS podcast which helped . It’s blood...

Irish_eyes42

•3 years ago

26 Replies

Completed w8 Run 1

🙂 Found the run really hard I thought it would be easy only 3 more minutes but I struggled. I seem to find it harder because it was a lot warmer today is that...

🙂 Found the run really hard I thought it would be easy only 3 more minutes but ...

JRF5

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Week 5 run 1

Did my first run of week 5 yesterday - I changed my route due to the snow and ice - sticking to routes that had been gritted. It went much better than I...

Did my first run of week 5 yesterday - I changed my route due to the snow and i...

Wannabewhipet

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Running earphones

Can anyone recommend good wireless running earphones under £100. I’ve been using my normal wired ones and finding that they get in the way.

Can anyone recommend good wireless running earphones under £100. I’ve been using...

Runnerbean11

•3 years ago

11 Replies

My Biggest battle is in my mind Wk9 run1

This morning I woke up, decided it would be too icy to run. Looked out the window - no ice or snow left. Put in my running clothes. Walked downstairs- oooh my...

This morning I woke up, decided it would be too icy to run. Looked out the windo...

Asthmaticsnail

Graduate•3 years ago

11 Replies

Asking for a friend 😜

Question, is there a number on the scales that would make it impossible to begin couch to 5k (asking for a friend) 😜

Question, is there a number on the scales that would make it impossible to begin...

Zeenasteven2017

•3 years ago

2 Replies

W5R1 NAILED IT!!!!

I did it!! After 4 days off I admit to being a teeny bit worried but I RAN FOR THREE LOTS OF 5 MINUTES!! Me!! Yes me!! Me, who spluttered and puffed through...

I did it!! After 4 days off I admit to being a teeny bit worried but I RAN FOR T...

Determined55

Graduate•3 years ago

21 Replies

CR1

First consolidation run completed! I was feeling under the weather at the beginning of the week so thought its best to recover and start the week on Wed...

First consolidation run completed! I was feeling under the weather at the beginn...

NusiaFab

Graduate•3 years ago

9 Replies

Running Jacket

Hey guys! Can anybody point me in the right direction for a good running jacket, lightweight but also waterproof with a hood preferably ? Been looking online...

Hey guys! Can anybody point me in the right direction for a good running jacket,...

ClaireLou10

Graduate•3 years ago

14 Replies

Aching knees please help

Hi everyone, I am currently on week 3 of c25k and the inside of my knees ache so much! I’m only 20 but have never been very active so maybe they’re just not...

Hi everyone, I am currently on week 3 of c25k and the inside of my knees ache so...

Savanmurphy

Graduate•3 years ago

26 Replies

Four days .... 😬

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share my week with you all, I’ve had four days off which I wasn’t very happy about, I had a major motivation crash the first and...

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share my week with you all, I’ve had four days off w...

Hidden

•3 years ago

30 Replies

Led zeppelin

I left it for 3 days before I ran again because of the snow. On my second week and my route is uphill so struggled a bit but overall finding it very...

I left it for 3 days before I ran again because of the snow. On my second week a...

Peggy1993

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for January 2021

Replay

Trouble breathing

still in the game!

Dodging the snow and ice to get Week 3 done 🏃

Advice.

Phew, that was hard work!

Been a while! (Darn ice!)

Post W9R3

Feel better for the rest!

20 minutes run

Done it 👍

Still dragging my Couch

Average speed per km

4 runs left...

W8R3 Needed wiper blades on my glasses 👓😱

Reasons to 🏃‍♀️

CR9 - Jeffing works?

Injured 😭😭😭

Day 1 done

Completed w8 Run 1

Week 5 run 1

Running earphones

My Biggest battle is in my mind Wk9 run1

Asking for a friend 😜

W5R1 NAILED IT!!!!

CR1

Running Jacket

Aching knees please help

Four days .... 😬

Led zeppelin

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