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Feeling it in my leg joints, should I worry?

Hi, I’m on week nine, and after runs have been feeling some discomfort in my leg joints. I notice it intermittently for maybe a day or so. PI always avoided...

Hi, I’m on week nine, and after runs have been feeling some discomfort in my leg...

Overnight_Oats_99_

•4 months ago

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The ominous Week 5 Run 3!

I’m very pleased to confirm that I completed the 20 minute run without stopping! However, something *did* stop halfway all by itself - the couch to 5k app!!...

I’m very pleased to confirm that I completed the 20 minute run without stopping!...

LauraRuns

Graduate•4 months ago

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A bumpy week 9 after 2 weeks off (twice)

After finishing week 8 I went away for a few days and did some nice long walks but no running. Came back with a bit of a cold so all in all it was 2 weeks...

After finishing week 8 I went away for a few days and did some nice long walks b...

Neverhare

Graduate•4 months ago

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So Happy.

Ah the highs and lows. So happy today. Just completed W8r1. Been nursing a knee niggle all week. Just took the plunge and breezed the run. No issues with pace...

Ah the highs and lows. So happy today. Just completed W8r1. Been nursing a knee ...

Baggieboy61

Graduate•4 months ago

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Wk 4 day 3 done, all good 😊

Thank-you so much everyone who helped me! Mainly I understood that my knowledge and experience as a hiker was pretty useless 😂 I combined all your...

Thank-you so much everyone who helped me! Mainly I understood that my knowledge ...

ytsrik

Graduate•4 months ago

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Week Six, Run Two

W6R2 complete. Boom. Goodbye interval runs ! My run took me by the beautiful river this afternoon. It's never easy but I'm glad I did it. Not sure if the...

W6R2 complete. Boom. Goodbye interval runs ! My run took me by the beautiful ri...

mummybowles

Graduate•4 months ago

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Week 6 - I'm a runner!!!

Even though this is 2nd+ time around doing C25K it was still a fist in the air moment to hear "you are a runner" at the end of this week. After last week's...

Even though this is 2nd+ time around doing C25K it was still a fist in the air m...

Richard7

Graduate•4 months ago

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How tired post run is ok?

Hi, I have started running for first time at 66. So good to read here that I am not alone in that and also that there is hope that zi will keep running!...

Hi, I have started running for first time at 66. So good to read here that I am ...

ytsrik

Graduate•4 months ago

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W5R2 in the bag!!

Just what it says in the tin! I am completely chuffed to have run for 8mins consecutively not once but twice. Was it hard? Yes, did I want to stop? Also yes....

Just what it says in the tin! I am completely chuffed to have run for 8mins cons...

jiggles7

Graduate•4 months ago

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Floods and diversions!

Hi all, Managed to clock up two more runs since my last post. Both 25 mins (W6R3 and W7R1), which seemed like quite a step up. With the storms and rain we've...

Hi all, Managed to clock up two more runs since my last post. Both 25 mins (W6R...

StoneDragon

Graduate•4 months ago

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Week Six, Run One

Found this run strangely difficult. I'd hoped the 5 min, 8 min, 5 min would be a breeze after a continual twenty minutes on Monday. But I was puffing and...

Found this run strangely difficult. I'd hoped the 5 min, 8 min, 5 min would be a...

mummybowles

Graduate•4 months ago

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Week 5, Runs 1 and 2

A quick check in from me! I’m onto the infamous week 5 and earlier this week I completed run 1 and I did run 2 on my lunch break today. Both runs went okay,...

A quick check in from me! I’m onto the infamous week 5 and earlier this week I ...

LauraRuns

Graduate•4 months ago

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Cheap Running Gear

Hi all, just a quick post in relation to some other ones about what to wear in winter; needing new gear but not wanting to spend too much; etc.: RollingPea...

Hi all, just a quick post in relation to some other ones about what to wear in w...

HorsePlay

Graduate•4 months ago

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11 weeks off

After finishing couch to 5k in September I have had 11 weeks off for various reasons so went out for a run 🏃‍♀️ this morning . So glad I did it wasn't as bad...

After finishing couch to 5k in September I have had 11 weeks off for various rea...

Santa_1

Graduate•4 months ago

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5 minute warm up walk

How does everyone feel about the 5 minute warm up walk, when its cold its hard to do and I feel like just starting the run to warm up but I guess its essential...

How does everyone feel about the 5 minute warm up walk, when its cold its hard t...

FastSyd

Graduate•4 months ago

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Accountability!!

I'm posting this here to hold myself accountable. Following on from my last post, today is the day I'm getting back into the ct5k. I'm going to set some time...

I'm posting this here to hold myself accountable. Following on from my last post...

Runningmum92

•4 months ago

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W5r1 not sure how I managed it.

I’ll preface this entry by saying I am not having an amazing day. I did not feel I had the head space to run today just feeling overwhelmed. Nugget however had...

I’ll preface this entry by saying I am not having an amazing day. I did not feel...

jiggles7

Graduate•4 months ago

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Trust the programme!

After a delay of a couple of days due to Stormy weather I finally completed Run 3 of Week 5 today I was a little daunted by the 20 minute run, and nearly...

After a delay of a couple of days due to Stormy weather I finally completed Run ...

Redbuz

•4 months ago

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Week Five, Run Three

Hey everyone, I've just ran non-stop for twenty minutes 🥳 Every week, during every single run, I've thought "I can't wait til the end...

Hey everyone, I've just ran non-stop for twenty minutes 🥳 Every week, during e...

mummybowles

Graduate•4 months ago

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C25k on a treadmill

Hi 62 years old and enjoying the C25K although its tough going at times, Im wondering about doing some of the remaining runs on a treadmill if the weather...

Hi 62 years old and enjoying the C25K although its tough going at times, Im w...

FastSyd

Graduate•4 months ago

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Alan Cory

65 in 2 weeks a d I want to shed type 2 diabetes and have been persuaded to take up something other than dog walking .week 1 complete and apprehensive about...

65 in 2 weeks a d I want to shed type 2 diabetes and have been persuaded to take...

HARLEYFARLEY12

•4 months ago

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The week 6 struggle

Hi everyone. New to running and have been progressing along nicely to hit the exciting highs of completing W5R3. The only issue is, since this event I have...

Hi everyone. New to running and have been progressing along nicely to hit the e...

New_runner82

•4 months ago

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🍏Catch Up Corner:Wk 4 Be yourself, you belong!

The Journey Home” “What’s in the bag?” asked the little cat. “It looks really heavy.” Oh, lots of things,” sighed the little girl. “My fears, my worries, my...

The Journey Home” “What’s in the bag?” asked the little cat. “It looks really h...

Annieapple

Graduate•4 months ago

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Week Five, Run Two

Just back from W5R2. There was a brief break in the rain so thought I'd go for it. I ran by the river and it was lovely. Two lots of eight minutes went quite...

Just back from W5R2. There was a brief break in the rain so thought I'd go for i...

mummybowles

Graduate•4 months ago

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5k completed

Finished Week 9 Run 3 yesterday just as ‘you are the one and only’ came on the radio!! As I got home 5k notification on watch, so double whammy. Managed the...

Finished Week 9 Run 3 yesterday just as ‘you are the one and only’ came on the r...

ElfRunner

•4 months ago

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W7r3 done.

Just completed W7r3. I struggled a bit. I don’t think I recovered enough from the previous run 2days before. I’m aching today. Calves in particular. I feel...

Just completed W7r3. I struggled a bit. I don’t think I recovered enough from t...

Baggieboy61

Graduate•4 months ago

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snowy smile

well I started my run this morning just feeling the cold! Luckily I had my woolly hat on as after the first minute it started to bleach down with snow!!! I...

well I started my run this morning just feeling the cold! Luckily I had my wooll...

Diadem70

•4 months ago

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W4R5 week 4 and is finally over!!

Nugget and I have succeeded finally! We may have also accidentally run more than intended-apparently Nike Run Club pauses the c25k app but doesn’t restart it....

Nugget and I have succeeded finally! We may have also accidentally run more than...

jiggles7

Graduate•4 months ago

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Completed!

I finished Wk9 R3 yesterday. I can't believe I have actually done it. Pleased to see I can stay with Steve Cram for the "Beyond" part!Thanks everyone for your...

I finished Wk9 R3 yesterday. I can't believe I have actually done it. Pleased to...

Tremby

Graduate•4 months ago

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It's cold out there!

Just back from a lunch time W6R2! It was pretty chilly out there today ❄️ and I thought a lunch time run would be lighter and warmer. Still cold but I wore a...

Just back from a lunch time W6R2! It was pretty chilly out there today ❄️ and I ...

StoneDragon

Graduate•4 months ago

7 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for November 2024

Feeling it in my leg joints, should I worry?

The ominous Week 5 Run 3!

A bumpy week 9 after 2 weeks off (twice)

So Happy.

Wk 4 day 3 done, all good 😊

Week Six, Run Two

Week 6 - I'm a runner!!!

How tired post run is ok?

W5R2 in the bag!!

Floods and diversions!

Week Six, Run One

Week 5, Runs 1 and 2

Cheap Running Gear

11 weeks off

5 minute warm up walk

Accountability!!

W5r1 not sure how I managed it.

Trust the programme!

Week Five, Run Three

C25k on a treadmill

Alan Cory

The week 6 struggle

🍏Catch Up Corner:Wk 4 Be yourself, you belong!

Week Five, Run Two

5k completed

W7r3 done.

snowy smile

W4R5 week 4 and is finally over!!

Completed!

It's cold out there!

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