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5k round Greenwich Park

Hi Everyone....as I head towards W8R3 I thought I'd keep myself motivated by joining my daughter-in-law for the 5K run round Greenwich Park on November 25th....

Hi Everyone....as I head towards W8R3 I thought I'd keep myself motivated by joi...

maisiesgranny

Graduate•10 months ago

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GGGrrr - frustration!

😡😡😡Just got home from Week 8 Run 2....great timing as the sun has gone in and it's about to rain. Sometime after darling Denise told me I'd done 20...

😡😡😡Just got home from Week 8 Run 2....great timing as the sun has gone in and...

maisiesgranny

Graduate•10 months ago

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Running shoes

Hi everyone! Which running shoes do you use? I’m currently using my nike flex runner trainers but I’d like to buy some new ones. The ones that I currently use...

Hi everyone! Which running shoes do you use? I’m currently using my nike flex r...

Little0ne

Graduate•10 months ago

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2023: W9R1 done!

It was hard 😰! The fact that it rained quite heavily in the morning was the least of it. When Laura said something about finding your pace after five...

It was hard 😰! The fact that it rained quite heavily in the morning was the lea...

lusmo

Graduate•10 months ago

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Week 8 R1- Finish line in sight

Had a migraine earlier in week so got a bit behind on Couch25k and wasn’t sure if I was going to run today but glad I did. Week 8 going better, week 7 found...

Had a migraine earlier in week so got a bit behind on Couch25k and wasn’t sure i...

Runningdear

Graduate•10 months ago

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FINALLY BACK

It's been a long time since I last ran, and that is down to a knee injury I managed to pick up whilst being kind and trotting across a zebra crossing to save a...

It's been a long time since I last ran, and that is down to a knee injury I mana...

newbie-nick

Graduate•10 months ago

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5th post Consolation Run 🏃🏻‍♂️

I had a weekend off and woke early today but I wasn’t really feeling it but got myself out of the door …5:35 am and the sun was just rising through the rain...

I had a weekend off and woke early today but I wasn’t really feeling it but got...

Jamesrunsforlife

Graduate•10 months ago

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Tourism running

I'm in Cumbria on my way to Scotland and have just done week 7 run 1. A rare sunny moment here! I thought I was in luck, finding a lovely grassy footpath, but...

I'm in Cumbria on my way to Scotland and have just done week 7 run 1. A rare sun...

Joy57

Graduate•10 months ago

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Lost run.

I've just done my second run for week one. It's not showing as being completed. Any ideas?

I've just done my second run for week one. It's not showing as being completed. ...

Basil73

•10 months ago

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2nd run

Just finished my second run of week 1. A bit wheezy now but didn't take my inhaler. what a chump! Next time should be easier. Trying to relax shoulders...

Just finished my second run of week 1. A bit wheezy now but didn't take my inha...

Basil73

•10 months ago

1 Reply

on the IC and running vicariously

well I am officially no exercise for at least 6 weeks and only gentle for the following 6. I have finally had my liver cyst done ( a fenestration - basically a...

well I am officially no exercise for at least 6 weeks and only gentle for the fo...

limberlou

Graduate•10 months ago

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What do you listen to while running?

I'm getting close to the finals, so I would like to ask: Do you know if there is an application with Laura's instructions, where it would be possible to...

I'm getting close to the finals, so I would like to ask: Do you know if there i...

lusmo

Graduate•10 months ago

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Week 4 blues

Having successfully got to running for 3 minutes reasonably comfortably, I started week 4 this morning. I couldn’t manage to run for 5 minutes and I’m feeling...

Having successfully got to running for 3 minutes reasonably comfortably, I start...

KathyinChips

Graduate•10 months ago

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knee pain

Got to the middle of week 7 and developed a really painful knee. Should I stop meantime or carry on with programme. I waited three days before I ran again...

Got to the middle of week 7 and developed a really painful knee. Should I stop ...

Greenhouse61

•10 months ago

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Week 1 completed 🎉

Finished my last run of week 1 this evening. For some reason I was dreading it but once I got into it I enjoyed it. Had my headphones in and Spotify on and...

Finished my last run of week 1 this evening. For some reason I was dreading it b...

Little0ne

Graduate•10 months ago

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Music while running. Another "who knew..." moment

Jo Wiley's playlist - highly recommend 👌. Today W1 R2 made the bold decision to listen to music while running. Hadn't wanted to before thinking (such are my...

Jo Wiley's playlist - highly recommend 👌. Today W1 R2 made the bold decision to...

CredenceRainyDay

Graduate•10 months ago

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Nearly all the ducks in a row.

Got out there and found nearly all the ducks lined up, mind, mental strength, will power, my music and coach Laura from the app. Always one steps out of line...

Got out there and found nearly all the ducks lined up, mind, mental strength, w...

Papillon17

Graduate•10 months ago

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Final Run Completed

After many false starts, minor injuries, health issues and life complications... Yesterday, I finally completed the Couch to 5K program! I'm a 42 year old...

After many false starts, minor injuries, health issues and life complications......

Epictetus7

Graduate•10 months ago

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week 8 I am really struggling maintaining the run for 28 minutes . I cannot run strongly and seem to be getting weaker. Am I alone ?

I have started C25k and have had a wonderful time until I hit week 8 . I have run two out of the three runs this week and they have been disasters as I cannot...

I have started C25k and have had a wonderful time until I hit week 8 . I have ru...

MrsMacca1234

•10 months ago

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Week 5 complete! Self discovery all the way!

Despite some threats of rain, I completed week 5. The thought of this one seemed overwhelming just a few short weeks ago, but Parker and I just finished it up...

Despite some threats of rain, I completed week 5. The thought of this one seeme...

LuvlyGal

Graduate•10 months ago

7 Replies

Three Runs a Week!

I completed C2K5 Jan and had some time off due to injury. I have just completed Week 7 😀 I just wanted to ask do you tend to run alternate days? I have been...

I completed C2K5 Jan and had some time off due to injury. I have just completed ...

Maggie-Moo

Graduate•10 months ago

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First runs after graduation :o)

Hello and well done to everyone that has been running this week 💐💐💐After a couple of confusing weeks after graduating, I have finally started my...

Hello and well done to everyone that has been running this week 💐💐💐After a co...

Naturesweapon

Graduate•10 months ago

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Completed c25k in May in NY on holiday.

Looking for some advice I completed C25K on the 05/05/23 in Central Park NY while on holiday as it was on bucket list to run in Central park. I then spent 2...

Looking for some advice I completed C25K on the 05/05/23 in Central Park NY whil...

Mummy1208

•10 months ago

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5k 😁 after feeling crock.

Good afternoon running buddies, I have just got back from a great run. I normally run on a Thursday evening at the athletic club, but yesterday everything...

Good afternoon running buddies, I have just got back from a great run. I normall...

Petem56

Graduate•10 months ago

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2023: W8R3 done!

So week eight complete. I was really looking forward to today because I really wanted to know "what's around the corner". But although I tried hard, it was...

So week eight complete. I was really looking forward to today because I really w...

lusmo

Graduate•10 months ago

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Keeping Going Part 7 Addendum

Well I am proberly the last to find this out........ For people who are doing Strength training with weights or using weights and exercise machines at the...

Well I am proberly the last to find this out........ For people who are doing S...

hamit

Graduate•10 months ago

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Am I being a wimp?

😅Morning Everyone! I've just completed the first 28minute jog of Week 8 - I see there are two more in the week!! To my amazement, it required a bit of...

😅Morning Everyone! I've just completed the first 28minute jog of Week 8 - I see...

maisiesgranny

Graduate•10 months ago

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Consolidation Run 4 🏃🏻‍♂️

Woke Early and looked to see if Laura was online …guess what she was 🥰 so I repeated Week 9 Run 3 ….Drizzly skies and ran a new route because...

Woke Early and looked to see if Laura was online …guess what she was 🥰 so I rep...

Jamesrunsforlife

Graduate•10 months ago

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C25K end of W1

I’ve just finished my first week of C25K and thought I’d join the forum to help spur me on to see it through. I did it a couple of years ago, but ended up with...

I’ve just finished my first week of C25K and thought I’d join the forum to help ...

Purelypurley

•10 months ago

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Here I go again... again....UPDATE

“Experiencing anxiety from time to time can simply be part of the human experience, but you don’t have to accept it as inevitable. You may be able to...

“Experiencing anxiety from time to time can simply be part of the human experie...

Oldfloss

Administrator•10 months ago

35 Replies

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Couch to 5K

All posts for August 2023

5k round Greenwich Park

GGGrrr - frustration!

Running shoes

2023: W9R1 done!

Week 8 R1- Finish line in sight

FINALLY BACK

5th post Consolation Run 🏃🏻‍♂️

Tourism running

Lost run.

2nd run

on the IC and running vicariously

What do you listen to while running?

Week 4 blues

knee pain

Week 1 completed 🎉

Music while running. Another "who knew..." moment

Nearly all the ducks in a row.

Final Run Completed

week 8 I am really struggling maintaining the run for 28 minutes . I cannot run strongly and seem to be getting weaker. Am I alone ?

Week 5 complete! Self discovery all the way!

Three Runs a Week!

First runs after graduation :o)

Completed c25k in May in NY on holiday.

5k 😁 after feeling crock.

2023: W8R3 done!

Keeping Going Part 7 Addendum

Am I being a wimp?

Consolidation Run 4 🏃🏻‍♂️

C25K end of W1

Here I go again... again....UPDATE

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