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Couch to Healthier

As 2021 draws to a close we decided it was time to get that little bit healthier. The Couch to 5K App worked a treat and after 9-weeks we have now completed...

As 2021 draws to a close we decided it was time to get that little bit healthier...

ShuffleRunner

Graduate•2 years ago

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We did it

C25k just brilliant. Jo Wiley superb coach.

ShuffleRunner

Graduate•2 years ago

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Badge

I finished Couch to 5K on 18th December and have been running with the Stepping Stones track 3 times a week since then. I believe I can claim a badge. Is...

I finished Couch to 5K on 18th December and have been running with the Stepping...

70plusrunner

Graduate•2 years ago

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Lapsed

I started and finished the course but have lapsed completely and have not run for a year. I really want to get back into the routine but do no more than think...

I started and finished the course but have lapsed completely and have not run fo...

LetsgoLizzie

Graduate•2 years ago

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Post graduation

After graduation on Christmas Eve I'm pleased to say I have done 4 runs this week, 3 of them just over 5km. Determined to keep this up and gradually increase...

After graduation on Christmas Eve I'm pleased to say I have done 4 runs this wee...

Fitat63

Graduate•2 years ago

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GRADUATED!

Great end to 2021 for me and my personal goals! WEEK 9 RUN 3 IN THE BAG! 12 weeks ago I embarked on the C25K training program and today achieved it! I did the...

Great end to 2021 for me and my personal goals! WEEK 9 RUN 3 IN THE BAG! 12 wee...

MoorFit44

Graduate•2 years ago

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C25k+ - hate it

graduated early Dec & have been consolidating until this week when I thought I'd try & increase my speed. Have now tried SS podcast twice & really hate. I...

graduated early Dec & have been consolidating until this week when I thought I'd...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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Music choices?

Hi everyone. I run about 8-10 kms a week and find listening to music helps me keep my mind off any aches or lethargy in my body. Whilst it's important to be...

Hi everyone. I run about 8-10 kms a week and find listening to music helps me ...

Runningbackwards

•2 years ago

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Week 1 complete

Completed the W1R3 last night. I found it more difficult than the previous ones. Not sure if it is because I chose to 'run' on grass. Ended up with very sore...

Completed the W1R3 last night. I found it more difficult than the previous ones....

Me_time

Graduate•2 years ago

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Week 3 run 1

Evening run today as it was too warm this morning- we are having a mini heatwave 🙈 Definitely much better when it was cooler and the hill more manageable...

Evening run today as it was too warm this morning- we are having a mini heatwave...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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TENS machine

I was gifted a TENS machine for Christmas. I only suffer occasionally from mild aches and pains but this is supposed to act like a massager as well as giving...

I was gifted a TENS machine for Christmas. I only suffer occasionally from mild ...

Beach_runner

Graduate•2 years ago

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Here we go again

Was going well again after getting back from a holiday in early December and then bang a touch of arthritis flared up and now the dreaded planter fasciitis....

Was going well again after getting back from a holiday in early December and the...

Gingeral57

Graduate•2 years ago

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Week 5 run 1

Back and succeeded looks worse than it felt.was told i was nippy,!go to the gym,. Yeeha glad I did and back for second run on Friday. Love it and say keep on...

Back and succeeded looks worse than it felt.was told i was nippy,!go to the gym,...

2alive

Graduate•2 years ago

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W9R3 tomorrow!!

Well…. Who’d a thought it. Have my last official run of the programme tomorrow! Hell of a way to finish the year. Thanks for all the advice!

Well…. Who’d a thought it. Have my last official run of the programme tomorrow! ...

BagpussUK

Graduate•2 years ago

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Finished Couch to 5K and moving on

I started Couch to 5K over 2 months ago and completed the programme successfully. I am amazed as I didn't think I would be able to do it at my age 72, with...

I started Couch to 5K over 2 months ago and completed the programme successfully...

70plusrunner

Graduate•2 years ago

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Hi! New, bad attitude, but somehow I've arrived here. Help!

Hello. I've not run in a gazillion years (still have all the gear!). Arthritis in left hip and spine and so a bit apprehensive about consequences of such...

Hello. I've not run in a gazillion years (still have all the gear!). Arthritis i...

MimiRunsToo

•2 years ago

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Return

So………haven’t ran in absolutely ages probably about 3 months now so need to ease myself back into it gradually whilst I find my mojo 😀 It will be 2 years on...

So………haven’t ran in absolutely ages probably about 3 months now so need to ease ...

Kwalker70

Graduate•2 years ago

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COVID

So my son tested positive for covid and here in Scotland, the entire household isolates for 10 days. Then on day 5 my husband and I tested positive, meaning...

So my son tested positive for covid and here in Scotland, the entire household i...

Pinkfairy1

•2 years ago

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E Mails back to normal

Regarding the blitch in not getting any E mails since 24th December I emailed Healthunlocked and told them, I have just received a email from them saying that...

Regarding the blitch in not getting any E mails since 24th December I emailed He...

AlMorr

Ambassador•2 years ago

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Hello everyone! very much a newbie 😊

Hey Everyone Ok so I am thinking of starting the couch to 5k I have not ran in a really long time, I am definitely not as fit as I used to be but last time I...

Hey Everyone Ok so I am thinking of starting the couch to 5k I have not ran in...

Omi40

•2 years ago

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Leggings that don't fall down...

I'm fed up of buying running leggings and then finding they gradually slip down from my waist to my hips as I run (I'm a female). Anyone got recommendations...

I'm fed up of buying running leggings and then finding they gradually slip down ...

CaspersW

•2 years ago

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Hello, newbie here!

Hello! A very unfit middle aged bloke here who has decided it is now or never for losing the extra weight I have been carrying round for years. C25k looks...

Hello! A very unfit middle aged bloke here who has decided it is now or never fo...

Project2022

•2 years ago

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Newbie

I am new to C25K, having heard about it recently & decided to try :) Still in week1. Done w1r2 yesterday and looking forward to the 3rd run romorrow. The first...

I am new to C25K, having heard about it recently & decided to try :) Still in we...

Me_time

Graduate•2 years ago

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W9R3 done, I did it!

My plans to do my last run at the park run on Christmas Day didn’t work out as it was absolutely foul weather and I just couldn’t muster the enthusiasm to do...

My plans to do my last run at the park run on Christmas Day didn’t work out as i...

Oldlady64

Graduate•2 years ago

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Here I go again - first run since October

Last time I re-started C25k I found myself struggling a bit at week 5, then other things got in the way, winter weather set in and I become a bit demotivated....

Last time I re-started C25k I found myself struggling a bit at week 5, then othe...

Newbie59

Graduate•2 years ago

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Running pants

Yes i got Puma ones-especially for running. Theyre pricy but very comfortable. Go a size above what you usually are. I went on the Puma website. Prob some...

Yes i got Puma ones-especially for running. Theyre pricy but very comfortable. G...

Teacher23

•2 years ago

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New beginnings

Today was the start of my Couch to 5k journey (sorry, I promise I won’t use the ‘J’ word again!). Back in the summer, and at my heaviest weight ever, I gave...

Today was the start of my Couch to 5k journey (sorry, I promise I won’t use the ...

ChezzyW

•2 years ago

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W2 run 3

I’m still hanging in here 🙈 I made it up the hill talking to myself 😂

Hidden

•2 years ago

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3x 5 mins runs boom 🤯 get in there

Anyone who reads my posts, know I am finding running hard. Well, today wk5 run 1 , I have learnt it is not running I find hard, it is finding stamina and...

Anyone who reads my posts, know I am finding running hard. Well, today wk5 run 1...

angiepoole

•2 years ago

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Intermittent foot pain

I keep getting pain on the top of my foot. I can stand on it without pain, but it hurts to point or flex my toes. Running seems to make it worse. Any ideas to...

I keep getting pain on the top of my foot. I can stand on it without pain, but i...

Frissels

Graduate•2 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for December 2021

Couch to Healthier

We did it

Badge

Lapsed

Post graduation

GRADUATED!

C25k+ - hate it

Music choices?

Week 1 complete

Week 3 run 1

TENS machine

Here we go again

Week 5 run 1

W9R3 tomorrow!!

Finished Couch to 5K and moving on

Hi! New, bad attitude, but somehow I've arrived here. Help!

Return

COVID

E Mails back to normal

Hello everyone! very much a newbie 😊

Leggings that don't fall down...

Hello, newbie here!

Newbie

W9R3 done, I did it!

Here I go again - first run since October

Running pants

New beginnings

W2 run 3

3x 5 mins runs boom 🤯 get in there

Intermittent foot pain

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