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week 1 running buddy

Hey all, I have just completed my first run in a while. Does anyone want to be my virtual buddy to help me not give up after a few runs again !!!

Hey all, I have just completed my first run in a while. Does anyone want to be...

LJB1999

•6 months ago

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Keep going & listen to your body (& your head)😀

just finished week 7 (3 x25 mins) and starting to really enjoy running again ( well almost). My normal route involves quite a bit of uphill country lanes and...

just finished week 7 (3 x25 mins) and starting to really enjoy running again ( w...

Hidden

•6 months ago

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Thankyou 🙏🙏🙏

Good Morning All.I just wanted to pop on here & say thankyou for all the kind supportive & helpful comments that I revieved yesterday with regards to my stupid...

Good Morning All.I just wanted to pop on here & say thankyou for all the kind su...

Notsonifty50

•6 months ago

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25 mins 😎

Good morning everyone, and a big shout out to anyone who’s doing W6R3 today. I’ve just done it - 25 mins felt like a big step up but it turns out that it’s...

Good morning everyone, and a big shout out to anyone who’s doing W6R3 today. I’v...

Xedweb

Graduate•6 months ago

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Juggling life/ work with running schedule!!!

Hello! I’m about to start week 6! I’ve always been pretty fit throughout my adult life. This is my first proper consistent running journey. I’m loving it so...

Hello! I’m about to start week 6! I’ve always been pretty fit throughout my adul...

Dandeep_w

•6 months ago

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Toxic Ten

I've just noticed chatter about the Toxic Ten. Call me daft, but I've never come across this term before. Can someone tell me what it means? I have a...

I've just noticed chatter about the Toxic Ten. Call me daft, but I've never come...

sundaypapers

Graduate•6 months ago

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Nearly there

After a couple of stalled starts, I've just complete run 1 of week 9. I had set myself a target of 7min/km by the end of the program but I'm currently...

After a couple of stalled starts, I've just complete run 1 of week 9. I had set...

penfold96

Graduate•6 months ago

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New to forum

Hi there, as a 64 year old, I have never been into running, but for the last couple of years i have jog/walked for an hour covering around 5 miles in that...

Hi there, as a 64 year old, I have never been into running, but for the last cou...

Groundie99

Graduate•6 months ago

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Hello!

Hello to everyone! I’m currently on week 5 and today is my second run. I usually run after work; I’m a mental health nurse and work 9-5pm. I find this helps...

Hello to everyone! I’m currently on week 5 and today is my second run. I usua...

FondaVeg

•6 months ago

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Running shorts

Hi, does anyone have any recommendations for the best value “under shorts” for men? I mean the ones that are Lycra that come to just above the knee (and stop...

Hi, does anyone have any recommendations for the best value “under shorts” for m...

MisterJawaid

•6 months ago

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Trainers

Hi all. I'm on week 5 just wondering which trainers to buy for a 70 year old woman?

Hi all. I'm on week 5 just wondering which trainers to buy for a 70 year old wom...

Rabbitrunner53

•6 months ago

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Back after a week....

Had a break of almost a week due to injury (not C25K) but a fall on public transport. Did Run2 of week one again on Monday this week and then did Run3 of...

Had a break of almost a week due to injury (not C25K) but a fall on public trans...

Miggers58

•6 months ago

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Here I am again!!!😳

I am almost 51 & being absolutely battered by the perimenopause.i started running in my 40's in 2018 & absolutely loved it...I got so much from it.i have done...

I am almost 51 & being absolutely battered by the perimenopause.i started runnin...

Notsonifty50

•6 months ago

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completed C25K again!

Feeling great to have completed the programme again (third time!). Determined to keep it going and looking forward to the stepping stone runs which weren’t...

Feeling great to have completed the programme again (third time!). Determined ...

Rabbit561

Graduate•6 months ago

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Stress incontinence

I know this is a common issue with both sexes but I'm wondering if any ladies have tips on what has improved matters for them? Obviously I've read a lot about...

I know this is a common issue with both sexes but I'm wondering if any ladies ha...

Ivegottheruns

Graduate•6 months ago

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Running Truths We've Discovered

I wondered if we could do a post on truths we've discovered on running. I graduated four weeks ago, did four weeks of consolidation and actually ran my...

I wondered if we could do a post on truths we've discovered on running. I gra...

drl212

Graduate•6 months ago

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Had a break

I was on wk7 run 3 but went on a cycling holiday , should I just go straight into the 20 min run or backtrack a few runs?

I was on wk7 run 3 but went on a cycling holiday , should I just go straight int...

Strawbg1rl

•6 months ago

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Back again!!

Well 15 months on since I broke my shoulder and a full before the bone fully healed, I am back running! Just starting week 7 tomorrow! I haven’t written on...

Well 15 months on since I broke my shoulder and a full before the bone fully hea...

BGood

•6 months ago

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returning runner

Hi all I graduated last October and kept things going for a while. My last 30 mins was end of January and things dwindled off. I am keen to get going...

Hi all I graduated last October and kept things going for a while. My last 30 ...

ReturningRunner1

Graduate•6 months ago

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Slow pace

I've just completed week 9 run 1. Usually I run on pavements but am on holiday so completed this run on the treadmill. I hadn't been tracking my distance and...

I've just completed week 9 run 1. Usually I run on pavements but am on holiday s...

BillyWilson

•6 months ago

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I did it, finally!

Having got to W9R2 I had to take a 3-week break after suffering some foot niggles and inflammation of an achilles tendon. So frustrating! Finally put on my...

Having got to W9R2 I had to take a 3-week break after suffering some foot niggle...

Mrs_Catlady

Graduate•6 months ago

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Week 5......haha...yeah, week 5....😅

Hi everyone! Having graduated C25K originally quite some time ago, I'd forgotten about week 5! I know, how could I....🤣Anyway, I'm just back from an...

Hi everyone! Having graduated C25K originally quite some time ago, I'd forgotten...

Cakerunner

Graduate•6 months ago

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CATCH up CORNER... WEEK 4 ...FINAL WEEK of MAY.... Come on in...ALL WELCOME

Good Morning... and welcome to the corner! The last week of May, as we hurtle through this year! I am not sure where the weeks are flying off to! The...

Good Morning... and welcome to the corner! The last week of May, as we hurtle ...

Oldfloss

Administrator•6 months ago

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Stepping Stones

I'm on to the stepping stones runs. I found 35 mins hard and there was no way I was going to go faster at the end!... but I did it, and I liked Steve's...

I'm on to the stepping stones runs. I found 35 mins hard and there was no way I...

RunforMum

Graduate•6 months ago

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week 6 run 1 completed but not easy

So this morning I headed out to do week 6 run 1 feeling very confident and thinking this would be easy after week 5 run 3! How wrong was I, how can going...

So this morning I headed out to do week 6 run 1 feeling very confident and think...

ParkRunner1

Graduate•6 months ago

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Distance increasing nicely but did have to compromise.

Where I live I have limited options with regards a route when running from my house without having to double back on myself. The loop I run was OK up until...

Where I live I have limited options with regards a route when running from my ho...

Lizzie_NewStart

Graduate•6 months ago

1 Reply

Graduated

Completed C25K 😇

mabelfelix

Graduate•6 months ago

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Got out

So after 2 weeks of not running I made it out the door today.I downloaded the jeffing app, I having no idea how it works, not sure I like it. So I will go...

So after 2 weeks of not running I made it out the door today.I downloaded the je...

GM11

Graduate•6 months ago

1 Reply

Week 7 done!

I approached the last run of the week with some reluctance. Although I've done ok on all the other 25 min runs they felt like hard work and I had nothing in...

I approached the last run of the week with some reluctance. Although I've done o...

Ivegottheruns

Graduate•6 months ago

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Drain cover stops play....

Well, I've joined all you lovely runners sitting on the injury couch. A raised drain cover with a bit of pavement missing around the corner of it, and over I...

Well, I've joined all you lovely runners sitting on the injury couch. A raised d...

Curlygurly2

Graduate•6 months ago

19 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2024

week 1 running buddy

Keep going & listen to your body (& your head)😀

Thankyou 🙏🙏🙏

25 mins 😎

Juggling life/ work with running schedule!!!

Toxic Ten

Nearly there

New to forum

Hello!

Running shorts

Trainers

Back after a week....

Here I am again!!!😳

completed C25K again!

Stress incontinence

Running Truths We've Discovered

Had a break

Back again!!

returning runner

Slow pace

I did it, finally!

Week 5......haha...yeah, week 5....😅

CATCH up CORNER... WEEK 4 ...FINAL WEEK of MAY.... Come on in...ALL WELCOME

Stepping Stones

week 6 run 1 completed but not easy

Distance increasing nicely but did have to compromise.

Graduated

Got out

Week 7 done!

Drain cover stops play....

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