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Couch to 5k...completed it mate!

I have only gone and blooming well completed it! Just back from my final run! Thank you all for your support and advice! Here’s to continuing this news...

I have only gone and blooming well completed it! Just back from my final run! T...

Running_like_pheobe

Graduate•3 years ago

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Week 5

Hi all new to this site and need some advice I’ve really struggled with feeling overweight plus anxiety and depression I started the couch to 5k and have...

Hi all new to this site and need some advice I’ve really struggled with feeling...

csco000

•3 years ago

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Small steps

Week 4 run 2 complete had three days off. Struggled first part of run , after 1st walk on cool down I was sound

Week 4 run 2 complete had three days off. Struggled first part of run , after 1s...

Hodgy33

•3 years ago

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W1R3

I was feeling really excited about this run, I’d been reading posts all day as I find it really motivating. Again I went to my local park but I felt so...

I was feeling really excited about this run, I’d been reading posts all day as I...

Minnielala78

•3 years ago

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Week 9 Run 3.... Nailed it

Hey guys I know week 9 has taken me a lot longer than it should have if you saw my post from last week, I had a few low days and getting out of bed was the...

Hey guys I know week 9 has taken me a lot longer than it should have if you saw ...

brozwn

Graduate•3 years ago

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Couch to 5k app

Hooray I've sorted out the problem withy Couch to 5K app (well the computer tech at school did) my font was full size so it couldn't fit yhe whole screen on.🤪

Hooray I've sorted out the problem withy Couch to 5K app (well the computer tech...

Kemali

•3 years ago

1 Reply

W8R1 Oh yeah!

Holy moly! I did it! 28 min and the very first 28 min run in my entire life! Couldn’t be happier!

Holy moly! I did it! 28 min and the very first 28 min run in my entire life! Cou...

Wild-Strawberry

Graduate•3 years ago

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W7 R3

Week 7 Run 3 completed tonight feeling great roll on week 8....

Jonnyt0779

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Anyone doing C25k on trails only?

Hi everyone! I completed Week 8 Run 2 this morning and have done all my runs so far on trails in my local very rural village. Grass, fire roads etc. My...

Hi everyone! I completed Week 8 Run 2 this morning and have done all my runs so ...

Shuffling_Saturdays

Graduate•3 years ago

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W7r3

Well, just completed the last of the 25minute runs . Onto 28 minutes next time. Not too much of a difference , especially as Jo Wiley got stuck and I ended up...

Well, just completed the last of the 25minute runs . Onto 28 minutes next time. ...

Downsrunner

Graduate•3 years ago

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Yesssss!

I did it....I did it! 🥳 I can barely believe I've done this - I'd never have thought it possible ten & a half weeks ago! The first couple of runs were such a...

I did it....I did it! 🥳 I can barely believe I've done this - I'd never have th...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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First consolidation run

Being in hospitality and my pub being allowed to open last Monday for the first time in over five months. I had to break my usual Monday, Wednesday and...

Being in hospitality and my pub being allowed to open last Monday for the first...

Skyblueandblack

Graduate•3 years ago

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W6/R1 Completed... ⚠️ warning?

Hello everyone! I just completed W6/R1 and I wanted to share my thoughts on this. I had read several post regarding this morning (back to the...

Hello everyone! I just completed W6/R1 and I wanted to share my thoughts on thi...

Getnoffmycouch

Graduate•3 years ago

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Flippin' 'eck, it was cold!

My first consolidation run this morning. 1 degree above freezing, but it really did feel much colder. Thankfully it was dry, as I found out last night when I...

My first consolidation run this morning. 1 degree above freezing, but it really ...

newbie-nick

Graduate•3 years ago

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Finally conquered W6R2!

Hi All, Hope you’re all well!! Week 6 run 2 has taken me three attempts to conquer! I don’t know why I found it so tough, but I’m glad I haven’t given up!!...

Hi All, Hope you’re all well!! Week 6 run 2 has taken me three attempts to conq...

Slushsteph

•3 years ago

17 Replies

Consolidation runs

Went to gym Monday (hoorah) but today running my legs felt too tired - did a gentle jog but wasn’t really there so to speak. Any general advice? There hasn’t...

Went to gym Monday (hoorah) but today running my legs felt too tired - did a gen...

markbrom

•3 years ago

5 Replies

What’s next.

Not a runner but an active overweight 64 year old. Just completed week 9 run 3. Yippee. This is the end of the beginning. What I would like to know, is there...

Not a runner but an active overweight 64 year old. Just completed week 9 run 3. ...

Overthehil911

•3 years ago

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W3 R3 completed 😁

Wooo week 3 completed 🏃🏼‍♀️ can’t believe how fast the 3 weeks have gone, they’ve flown by! I’m feeling so much better both physically and mentally already,...

Wooo week 3 completed 🏃🏼‍♀️ can’t believe how fast the 3 weeks have gone, they...

Pinkpug1996

•3 years ago

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Week3

Well wk3 2nd run of this week ! Feeling fitter than when I started this program for sure.. today my legs felt heavy but soldiered on without stopping 🏃‍♀️🙌

Well wk3 2nd run of this week ! Feeling fitter than when I started this program ...

De48

Graduate•3 years ago

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For those who've done this more than once, is it easier the second time round?

Would love your stories of being a 2 x couch to 5k champ. I found the first 7 weeks of the program really tough last year but then grew to really enjoy it and...

Would love your stories of being a 2 x couch to 5k champ. I found the first 7 w...

anthony_jeannot

Graduate•3 years ago

14 Replies

Yay!

Just completed W8 R1 and I’m buzzing! 🤣

Dellie100

Graduate•3 years ago

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Running Pace Stagnation

Hi everyone! Just curious as to whether anyone else’s pace has remained more or less the same throughout the programme? I’ve just finished week 7 run 3 and my...

Hi everyone! Just curious as to whether anyone else’s pace has remained more or ...

Arianne2802

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Wk5R3...finally made it!!!

Feeling very proud of myself this morning after running for 20 minutes without stopping! 🥳 Thanks for all the advice about slowing down...it has made the runs...

Feeling very proud of myself this morning after running for 20 minutes without s...

Kitty08

Graduate•3 years ago

5 Replies

From Meh, Bleh to hmmmm

Run flowed today and thought I'll go a little further than planned, used the newly refurbished bridge to run one of my 5k routes. What a difference a day...

Run flowed today and thought I'll go a little further than planned, used the new...

Beastie_MCCXIX

Graduate•3 years ago

12 Replies

W8 R1 - outside

Hello, My first post! Well I’ve completed W8 R1 outside! First run outside and it was good. Ran much faster than I do on the treadmill so it’s all good...

Hello, My first post! Well I’ve completed W8 R1 outside! First run outside and ...

Melbell2021

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Week 9 Run 2 Done !!

I, like many others who have been here before me, am amazed to have got this far. I am beyond proud of myself !! Even though I trusted the app and listened to...

I, like many others who have been here before me, am amazed to have got this far...

Lollywally

Graduate•3 years ago

4 Replies

Week 7 R2

Great run this morning, did a different route which meant going uphill for the first 10 mins but actually found that ok 👍🏻 Does anyone else still doubt they...

Great run this morning, did a different route which meant going uphill for the f...

Thommo23

Graduate•3 years ago

1 Reply

Vaccine woes

Feeling so awful still after my vaccine on Sunday. How long after feeling “back to normal” do you get back out there ? And how much fitness can you loose...

Feeling so awful still after my vaccine on Sunday. How long after feeling “back ...

Badrun

Graduate•3 years ago

11 Replies

App issues

Not sure if I'm missing something, but if I navigate away from the App during a run, say to start my music or change it, then I can't get back to my current...

Not sure if I'm missing something, but if I navigate away from the App during a ...

viki83viki

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Week one run one the struggle is real :)

I’m looking forward to being out running and trying to get more healthy how is everyone finding the week they are on?

I’m looking forward to being out running and trying to get more healthy how is e...

Littlejohn91

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for April 2021

Couch to 5k...completed it mate!

Week 5

Small steps

W1R3

Week 9 Run 3.... Nailed it

Couch to 5k app

W8R1 Oh yeah!

W7 R3

Anyone doing C25k on trails only?

W7r3

Yesssss!

First consolidation run

W6/R1 Completed... ⚠️ warning?

Flippin' 'eck, it was cold!

Finally conquered W6R2!

Consolidation runs

What’s next.

W3 R3 completed 😁

Week3

For those who've done this more than once, is it easier the second time round?

Yay!

Running Pace Stagnation

Wk5R3...finally made it!!!

From Meh, Bleh to hmmmm

W8 R1 - outside

Week 9 Run 2 Done !!

Week 7 R2

Vaccine woes

App issues

Week one run one the struggle is real :)

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