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Running to another country - Week 4 Run 1

Sometimes when I look in the mirror I’m pleasantly surprised - looking good enough not to frighten the horses is a view I’ll take at this age. Other times I...

Sometimes when I look in the mirror I’m pleasantly surprised - looking good enou...

Jancanrunagain

•4 hours ago

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W7 finally done - walking

This week has been quite difficult for me. For a variety of reasons I have repeated the whole week. As my name might imply I am walking the C25K, do to my...

This week has been quite difficult for me. For a variety of reasons I have repea...

walkingit

•5 hours ago

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Passing the half way mark - W5 R2

So, this morning, I looked out on driving sideways rain, glanced at the forecast and knew that I had to give an afternoon run a try once the wind had dropped...

So, this morning, I looked out on driving sideways rain, glanced at the forecast...

sheps

Graduate•23 hours ago

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Hello from the IC

Hi gang, I'm still here on the bench, so I thought it was time for a quick update. I had ligament surgery in November which hopefully will stop me from...

Hi gang, I'm still here on the bench, so I thought it was time for a quick upda...

grumpyoldgirl

Graduate•1 day ago

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Back again after 2 pregnancies and turning 40 😱

Hi 👋 I completed c25k in 2021 with the help and accountability of this group. I was running regular 5ks throughout 2021 and into 2022 when I became pregnant...

Hi 👋 I completed c25k in 2021 with the help and accountability of this group....

Popstess

Graduate•1 day ago

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Wk 5 in the bag

Talk about from one extreme to another. Run 2 was on a very cold morning (-1 in the wind) and today the temperature is in double figures. Ran the last 10 into...

Talk about from one extreme to another. Run 2 was on a very cold morning (-1 in ...

TeapotTaylor

•1 day ago

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CATCH-up- CORNER...WEEK THREE-ish! Slip off your shoes and come on in!

Good morning folks and welcome to the Corner! Here we are again... ! It has been, here in Staffs Moorlands, still pretty chilly. Yesterday, the real feel...

Good morning folks and welcome to the Corner! Here we are again... ! It has ...

Oldfloss

Administrator•1 day ago

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Week 4 run 3 - Done!😰 + 😁

Negative post incoming! Sorry! These week 4 runs have felt so tough! My brain is saying to me stop! Give up! I hate running! However I continued to run very...

Negative post incoming! Sorry! These week 4 runs have felt so tough! My brain is...

Fitness2025

•2 days ago

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Strengthen knees

I’m on week 4 and just about to do run 2. I started the programme because I read that jogging is good for strengthening knee. This was new information for me...

I’m on week 4 and just about to do run 2. I started the programme because I read...

Ninna

•2 days ago

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Cats do Countdown - Week 3 Run 3

It's a cold bright morning, Mr JCR mowing the lawn and woodcutting, we've had unseasonable mildish weather and the grass is growing visibly, as is his grumpy...

It's a cold bright morning, Mr JCR mowing the lawn and woodcutting, we've had u...

Jancanrunagain

•3 days ago

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C25K w1 R2

Second time starting from scratch, run 2. No problems, no niggles, just a grwat time outside. Brilliant.

Second time starting from scratch, run 2. No problems, no niggles, just a grwat ...

FoleyB

•3 days ago

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Wk 5 run 2

After an extra Birthday rest day managed to complete run 2. It is very cold today but good running weather. Hope to complete week 5 Thursday

After an extra Birthday rest day managed to complete run 2. It is very cold toda...

TeapotTaylor

•3 days ago

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Week 4 Run 2 - Done!

Happy to have completed this run! I did want to give up at one point. That was definitely a mental moment. But I did it! Only awkward thing is a kid and adult...

Happy to have completed this run! I did want to give up at one point. That was d...

Fitness2025

•4 days ago

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From Jo Cool to Jo Cold - Week 3 Run 2

A day of rest A day of migraine A day of rain Finally a day for a running test Not the ideal prep for run 2, but there you are. Today started brighter -...

A day of rest A day of migraine A day of rain Finally a day for a running tes...

Jancanrunagain

•4 days ago

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W5!R1 and I'm Feeling Good

Thank you Nina Simone for that - Birds flying high, you know how I feel. Still cold, even down here on the westerly coast and a sharp east wind to increase...

Thank you Nina Simone for that - Birds flying high, you know how I feel. Still...

sheps

Graduate•4 days ago

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Nippy… but W3 done! 👊🏽

🥶 Bitingly low temperatures but powered through the week and bagged another landmark! Legs felt heavy during these longer runs, also noticed a few twinges in...

🥶 Bitingly low temperatures but powered through the week and bagged another lan...

QuadroVEINia

Graduate•5 days ago

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starting week 8 with knee pain

hi guys, Need advice, I’m nearly there…. But have pain in my knee even when I’m not running, 🙈

hi guys, Need advice, I’m nearly there…. But have pain in my knee even when I’m...

Countrylas

•5 days ago

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Help with getting started on c25k with anxiety?

I am 42F largely inactive with health anxiety but I am trying to work on both anxiety and fitness. My resting hr is around 65-70 and usually around 100-120...

I am 42F largely inactive with health anxiety but I am trying to work on both an...

BrilliantMistake

•5 days ago

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Week 4 run 1 - Done!

I am happy to have completed this run! What helped me was finding a flatter route and really slowing down. I do think it is more of a mental game now. 5...

I am happy to have completed this run! What helped me was finding a flatter rout...

Fitness2025

•6 days ago

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Parkrun #100

Way back on 11 May 2019, as a freshely graduated C25Ker, I did my first ever parkrun at Vogrie Country Park ( https://www.parkrun.org.uk/vogrie/ ) - about 12...

Way back on 11 May 2019, as a freshely graduated C25Ker, I did my first ever par...

sTrongFuse

Graduate•6 days ago

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Wk 5 run 1

I can’t recommend not looking at future runs enough. I was dreading wk 5 run 1 and it wasn’t half as bad as I’d feared. Miserable day but feeling surprisingly...

I can’t recommend not looking at future runs enough. I was dreading wk 5 run 1 a...

TeapotTaylor

•6 days ago

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Week 5 Done!

Hi all! I've just discovered this forum. Has anybody else here been mad enough to start on c25k for the first time a few days short of their 81st birthday,...

Hi all! I've just discovered this forum. Has anybody else here been mad enough ...

N2mac

•7 days ago

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Completed CT5K - Some Thoughts

Did my last W9R3 yesterday with Steve Cram urging me on. I have smiled at some of his commentary, and I did enjoy the badinage along the journey. Four thoughts...

Did my last W9R3 yesterday with Steve Cram urging me on. I have smiled at some o...

Kiwi_Colza

Graduate•7 days ago

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Finding that rhythm

Having progressed to W7R3 without missing a beat, I am starting to find it increasingly difficult to get into a steady rhythm. Last night it was only after the...

Having progressed to W7R3 without missing a beat, I am starting to find it incre...

njd967

Graduate•7 days ago

26 Replies

Week 3 run 3 - repeat- done but with a struggle!

After a couple days off I decided it would be best to repeat week 3 run 3. Found it tough and feel like I have 0 stamina and got a stitch which went away. I...

After a couple days off I decided it would be best to repeat week 3 run 3. Found...

Fitness2025

•8 days ago

29 Replies

Wk 4 done

Nice lunchtime run and a good head clearer for the afternoon at work ahead

TeapotTaylor

•8 days ago

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Third time was lucky! Week 5 run 3

Completed Week 5 run 3 today and feeling really good! Managed the 20min run no problem. I kept it really slow as I was desperate to finish this time having...

Completed Week 5 run 3 today and feeling really good! Managed the 20min run no p...

Hen567

•9 days ago

11 Replies

A chill wind blowing nobody any good - W4R3

I stepped outside just before eight this morning and immediately leapt back into the house to add extra layers. A lazy wind - can't be bothered to go around...

I stepped outside just before eight this morning and immediately leapt back into...

sheps

Graduate•9 days ago

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Wk4 run 2

Better today I remembered the 2nd 3 minute run so no ridiculous trying to figure out how far a lap I had to do to fit in a decent last 5 minutes which threw me...

Better today I remembered the 2nd 3 minute run so no ridiculous trying to figure...

TeapotTaylor

•10 days ago

4 Replies

Starting Out - iwatch question

Is it possible to down load or sync the NHS C25K app to an iwatch? I am hoping I can run without my iPhone and just my iwatch.

Is it possible to down load or sync the NHS C25K app to an iwatch? I am hoping I...

RogueRunner

•10 days ago

5 Replies

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All posts for February 2025

Running to another country - Week 4 Run 1

W7 finally done - walking

Passing the half way mark - W5 R2

Hello from the IC

Back again after 2 pregnancies and turning 40 😱

Wk 5 in the bag

CATCH-up- CORNER...WEEK THREE-ish! Slip off your shoes and come on in!

Week 4 run 3 - Done!😰 + 😁

Strengthen knees

Cats do Countdown - Week 3 Run 3

C25K w1 R2

Wk 5 run 2

Week 4 Run 2 - Done!

From Jo Cool to Jo Cold - Week 3 Run 2

W5!R1 and I'm Feeling Good

Nippy… but W3 done! 👊🏽

starting week 8 with knee pain

Help with getting started on c25k with anxiety?

Week 4 run 1 - Done!

Parkrun #100

Wk 5 run 1

Week 5 Done!

Completed CT5K - Some Thoughts

Finding that rhythm

Week 3 run 3 - repeat- done but with a struggle!

Wk 4 done

Third time was lucky! Week 5 run 3

A chill wind blowing nobody any good - W4R3

Wk4 run 2

Starting Out - iwatch question

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