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Week 5

Doing okay up to and including week 5/2. Tried run 3 today (20 minutes). Got to 8 minutes and stopped! Worried that 20 minutes is too big a jump. Any...

Doing okay up to and including week 5/2. Tried run 3 today (20 minutes). Got t...

PurplePlanter

Graduate•11 months ago

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Woohoo! Now finished W9R3

Happy C25K graduate 🙂 Dodged the rain and completed last run of programme. Have treated myself to a jazzy pair of running leggings! Time for a couple of weeks...

Happy C25K graduate 🙂 Dodged the rain and completed last run of programme. Have...

Violetcream

Graduate•11 months ago

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Week 1 done

Well, this time last week I had no idea that I may have kidney disease, no symptoms, that I have slightly raised glucose, (how can that be when I don’t...

Well, this time last week I had no idea that I may have kidney disease, no symp...

AmItooOld

•11 months ago

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End of week 3

I had a really good week this week, 3 x early morning gym sessions and pleased to say , apart from my calfs feeling a bit tight I feel good. On to week 4 we...

I had a really good week this week, 3 x early morning gym sessions and pleased ...

Huggy09

•11 months ago

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First drive to a run...

This morning really felt like running along the seafront for the first time. I think in future I might be able to run there myself but I’m not at that point...

This morning really felt like running along the seafront for the first time. I ...

farsouthwest

Graduate•11 months ago

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What can you control?

Thinking about this as I have been running this week. Overall becoming more comfortable with the consolidation and it is becoming a habit and in this week of...

Thinking about this as I have been running this week. Overall becoming more com...

BahamaMama1

Graduate•11 months ago

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Week 9 run 1 done 🎉

I've been in foreign climes for the past two weeks so not posted.... But I have managed to keep up with c25k 🥳 Did week 9 run 1 this morning, marking the last...

I've been in foreign climes for the past two weeks so not posted.... But I have ...

schrody444

Graduate•11 months ago

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Beginner

Tried to do C25k a couple of years ago but gave up at week 3 because I couldn’t keep up with the group, should’ve just repeated week 2&3 but gave up instead....

Tried to do C25k a couple of years ago but gave up at week 3 because I couldn’t ...

Nannawalk2run

•11 months ago

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Been a bit quiet, been a bit low. Repeating a week...

Hello all,So I've been fighting a cold/cough bug since the tail end of my hols last week. The last run I managed was on Monday of this week, so I'm feeling a...

Hello all,So I've been fighting a cold/cough bug since the tail end of my hols l...

PuffingPanda

•11 months ago

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2023: W6R3 done!

Today I ran slowly in the same location with the goal of not giving up. And it worked! I am adding a picture from the stalactite caves we visited yesterday....

Today I ran slowly in the same location with the goal of not giving up. And it w...

lusmo

Graduate•11 months ago

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🍏Hitches, glitches & happy hormones

I have an amazing Bluetooth device that connects to my phone and my hearing aid, but it needs to be charged!! When I came to use it this morning, I hadn’t...

I have an amazing Bluetooth device that connects to my phone and my hearing aid,...

Annieapple

Administrator•11 months ago

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The mind is a strange thing (well mine is, anyway!)

Set out on my Week 6 Run 1 run earlier this morning, with a sense of anticlimax from having done 20 minutes in the previous run. Sure enough, my legs got...

Set out on my Week 6 Run 1 run earlier this morning, with a sense of anticlimax ...

maisiesgranny

Graduate•11 months ago

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Week Five 1st 20 minute Continuous...

Last run of week five tonight and the 1st time running more than 8 minutes. 20 is a bit of a jump and I'm both nervous and excited by it! fingers crossed!

Last run of week five tonight and the 1st time running more than 8 minutes. 20 i...

MJToker

•11 months ago

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Done it!

week 3 final run done and feel fantastic Bring on week 4 🙊😬😃

Mpb2217

•11 months ago

1 Reply

Week 9 Run 2 smashed

Well how can I compete with Toothpickjafahs post 😂😂😂……Day off my chest is much better but woke with a headache 🤯….didnt let that stop me 2paracetamol and...

Well how can I compete with Toothpickjafahs post 😂😂😂……Day off my chest is mu...

Jamesrunsforlife

Graduate•11 months ago

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Newbie

Just done day 2 week 1. After getting a shock medical report, reduced kidney function and bmi too high, I have made a promise to myself to get back to a...

Just done day 2 week 1. After getting a shock medical report, reduced kidney fun...

AmItooOld

•11 months ago

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CATCH up CORNER... WEEK 3...YES, I KNOW I'm LATE!

“Let your running be about more than running and your running will help you get better at more than running”. Hello, running friends... Well, I hear...

“Let your running be about more than running and your running will help you get ...

Oldfloss

Administrator•11 months ago

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Week 1 Day 1 (Kind of completed)

Well today I got up off the couch! I had to stop at the run after the half way mark... but for me that's pretty good going. I think I will do week 1 for 2...

Well today I got up off the couch! I had to stop at the run after the half way ...

Jam75-

•11 months ago

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19th July: Today is THE day….

….that back on May 1st I did not want to reach from a couch position. I wanted to complete C25K by today and had a margin for repeating weeks/injury etc which...

….that back on May 1st I did not want to reach from a couch position. I wanted ...

farsouthwest

Graduate•11 months ago

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At last 5k in 30mins

After completing C25K last year it’s taken me until today to run 5k in 30 mins. I am so chuffed as I try not to get too hung up on speed pace etc but today I...

After completing C25K last year it’s taken me until today to run 5k in 30 mins. ...

RosesAreRed777

Graduate•11 months ago

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chest infection update 😀

well feeling much better ..cough gone so up at 6am Friday morning to do Run 2 week 9 I will let you all know how it goes ,I’m soo looking forward to it it’s...

well feeling much better ..cough gone so up at 6am Friday morning to do Run 2 we...

Jamesrunsforlife

Graduate•11 months ago

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Week 1 ✔️

Just finished the first week and looking forward to week 2. Just wondering on the rest day can I do my usual 9km walk or should I just focus on the three...

Just finished the first week and looking forward to week 2. Just wondering o...

popmum2015

•11 months ago

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Running with bunion pain?

Hi there, I have had foot for the past year. Just had a scan and it’s the start of a bunion. I’ve got an appointment for orthotics in a few months and have a...

Hi there, I have had foot for the past year. Just had a scan and it’s the start...

Orangemini11

Graduate•11 months ago

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2023: W6R2 done!

Today is the second run in week six, but in a completely new location. Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic. My run was somewhat messy: - The...

Today is the second run in week six, but in a completely new location. Brno, th...

lusmo

Graduate•11 months ago

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New Club Walking for fitness W2

As some of you are aware by now I am a member of a running group based in Kent called B2R! Monday & Thursdays are our run nights! Last week one of the other...

As some of you are aware by now I am a member of a running group based in Kent c...

BGood

•11 months ago

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Restart Progress 2

Week 5 run 2 complete with little problem. Calm before the storm probably but run 3 is looming and I guess we'll see how that goes. From memory of the first...

Week 5 run 2 complete with little problem. Calm before the storm probably but r...

stewieUK

Graduate•11 months ago

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End of week 3

I'm officially addicted to running 🏃‍♀️ 🤣🤣

ChocoPirate87

•11 months ago

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W3R2….finally.

I’m a life-long running refusenik, despite the fact my husband and son are both devoted long term runners. But I’ve got to age 59 and decided to set myself...

I’m a life-long running refusenik, despite the fact my husband and son are both ...

KathyinChips

Graduate•11 months ago

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1st club run for new leg

Back at athletics club on Tuesday night, first time for cheetah explore, hill intervals, steady down and power up, increasing very short distance speed, really...

Back at athletics club on Tuesday night, first time for cheetah explore, hill in...

Petem56

Graduate•11 months ago

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Week 1, Run 2 Done

Surprisingly I didn't have too many aches after run 1, and after the tips & advice you kindly gave me, I enjoyed listening to the week 1 podcast, music makes...

Surprisingly I didn't have too many aches after run 1, and after the tips & advi...

Zebra9

•11 months ago

7 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for July 2023

Week 5

Woohoo! Now finished W9R3

Week 1 done

End of week 3

First drive to a run...

What can you control?

Week 9 run 1 done 🎉

Beginner

Been a bit quiet, been a bit low. Repeating a week...

2023: W6R3 done!

🍏Hitches, glitches & happy hormones

The mind is a strange thing (well mine is, anyway!)

Week Five 1st 20 minute Continuous...

Done it!

Week 9 Run 2 smashed

Newbie

CATCH up CORNER... WEEK 3...YES, I KNOW I'm LATE!

Week 1 Day 1 (Kind of completed)

19th July: Today is THE day….

At last 5k in 30mins

chest infection update 😀

Week 1 ✔️

Running with bunion pain?

2023: W6R2 done!

New Club Walking for fitness W2

Restart Progress 2

End of week 3

W3R2….finally.

1st club run for new leg

Week 1, Run 2 Done

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