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Question of the Month March 2025: Who (or What) are you when you run?

Your mind is the most powerful determinant of what makes a great or not so great run. Self-image and confidence colour our attitude. So many of us,...

Your mind is the most powerful determinant of what makes a great or not so great...

Yesletsgo

Administrator•2 months ago

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Week 6 run 2

Forgot to post last night after getting this run in after work. After a full day in the office the first 10 seemed to take forever but then got into it. Run 3...

Forgot to post last night after getting this run in after work. After a full da...

TeapotTaylor

Graduate•2 months ago

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Beefburger Feet, Blunders and Bingo - Week 5 Run 1

I should have run yesterday but the aftermath of walking around BA in what turned out to be highly unsuitable flat sandals has left my left foot resembling a...

I should have run yesterday but the aftermath of walking around BA in what turne...

Jancanrunagain

Graduate•2 months ago

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Completed my first 20 min run YAY!

So flipping proud of myself for completing my first 20 min run. 20 whole minutes!! If you d have said that to me a few months ago id have never believed it....

So flipping proud of myself for completing my first 20 min run. 20 whole minute...

X0RUNPINKYRUN0X

Graduate•2 months ago

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Week 5 Run 3

I have just completed my first 20 minute run this week. My fitness level has increased and mentally I feel better. This programme is worth it for anyone stuck...

I have just completed my first 20 minute run this week. My fitness level has inc...

Joss178

•2 months ago

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A frosty dawn for W6R1

Always worth mentioning frost down here because it is so rare - barely a handful a year and today was one of them. But it didn't feel as cold as the less...

Always worth mentioning frost down here because it is so rare - barely a handful...

sheps

Graduate•2 months ago

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Getting back to it

Hi there I completed couch to 5k back in October 2024, but then the dark nights and bad weather came in which stopped me doing any more runs. Now the lighter...

Hi there I completed couch to 5k back in October 2024, but then the dark nights...

Evie75

Graduate•2 months ago

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Getting back to running

I have just run 28 minutes again! Yay and double yay! I have blogged about it here https://welshhillsagain.blogspot.com/2025/02/use-it-or-lose-it.html if you...

I have just run 28 minutes again! Yay and double yay! I have blogged about it ...

Gwenllian1

Graduate•2 months ago

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Hay fever - possibly?

Hi I am in need of your thoughts please people. having just completed C25K I am loving my new fitter life as I continue to run further and faster. However over...

Hi I am in need of your thoughts please people. having just completed C25K I am ...

Midlifewino

Graduate•2 months ago

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Week4r1

Hello lovely runners…I hope you’re all enjoying the sunshine in between the showers? It’s giving me a bit of hope that spring is just around the corner (I’m...

Hello lovely runners…I hope you’re all enjoying the sunshine in between the show...

Mummycav

Administrator•2 months ago

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Week 5 run 3 - Done!!😁

This is weird to describe. I didn't want to do this run! I thought 20 mins was a big challenge. A run too far? But I had to do it. I plodded on. When...

This is weird to describe. I didn't want to do this run! I thought 20 mins was ...

Fitness2025

•2 months ago

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W7R1- 25mins

Felt tough today - note to self - leave a bit longer after eating before going out for a run! Tagged my run on to the end of an appointment as the forecast was...

Felt tough today - note to self - leave a bit longer after eating before going o...

Runna65

•2 months ago

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W2r2 success

Just completed w2r2 after restart. No problems this time so far. Hooray

FoleyB

•2 months ago

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Bank Heist, La Boca and Bidet Bedlam - Week 4 Run 3

Argentina is still in considerable financial crisis, with differential pricing depending on whether you pay in peso, dollars or cards. Oh and the banks limit...

Argentina is still in considerable financial crisis, with differential pricing d...

Jancanrunagain

Graduate•2 months ago

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Double achievement - W5R3 - before work!

Weather delay again means it is 5 days since R2 and I had work today so set the alarm earlier and was out at 7am to run before dawn. Light enough to see and be...

Weather delay again means it is 5 days since R2 and I had work today so set the ...

sheps

Graduate•2 months ago

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The (slow) return of the hippie.

Anyone want to congratulate an old crock who ran for 16 minutes (6x2 plus 1x4) on the treadmill today? I don't generally enjoy the treadmill but it's getting...

Anyone want to congratulate an old crock who ran for 16 minutes (6x2 plus 1x4) o...

PandaCory

Graduate•2 months ago

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Week 2 run 1 completed

I repeated w2r1 yesterday in my quest for an injury free completion of c25k. No problems so far. Fingers crossed for my next run.

I repeated w2r1 yesterday in my quest for an injury free completion of c25k. No ...

FoleyB

•2 months ago

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Week 5 run 2 - Done!

Was hard but I did it! My legs hurt at the end but I'm ok now! Definitely dreading the next run!! I find myself checking the time a lot when running not...

Was hard but I did it! My legs hurt at the end but I'm ok now! Definitely drea...

Fitness2025

•2 months ago

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Back at it - 4 years on

2025 is a year of change for me. Taking a break from work after dedicating myself silly to a role that didn’t suit me. And I’m back on the road, new creps...

2025 is a year of change for me. Taking a break from work after dedicating myse...

Myra_myron

Graduate•2 months ago

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Lost my mojo...

After an amazing feeling of running 3 times per week, even whilst on holiday, I have stopped. I "graduated" c25k on 10 January in minus 4 degrees C. It was a...

After an amazing feeling of running 3 times per week, even whilst on holiday, I ...

WannaBeeRunner

•2 months ago

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Struggling with constant colds

I am really confused as to why I can’t seem to exercise without giving myself a really bad cold. Pre kids I used to run and exercise regularly with no...

I am really confused as to why I can’t seem to exercise without giving myself a ...

100Chocoholic

•2 months ago

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Week 6 run 1

After a long weekend away in this place with lots of food, retail therapy and the odd cocktail thrown in I managed to get wk 6 run 1 in the bag 🥵

After a long weekend away in this place with lots of food, retail therapy and th...

TeapotTaylor

Graduate•2 months ago

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Treadmill Theft Report - Week 4 Run 2

Well here we are in Buenos Aires but wimping out on running in the City, being somewhat geographically challenged. Anyone else have to pat their right hand to...

Well here we are in Buenos Aires but wimping out on running in the City, being s...

Jancanrunagain

Graduate•2 months ago

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Am I too old now?

I was probably at the healthiest and strongest I've ever been during lockdown, as I completed Couch to 5k and was running at least 3 times a week and enjoying...

I was probably at the healthiest and strongest I've ever been during lockdown, a...

Fatbags1

Graduate•2 months ago

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Week 1 run 1 done!

Just back from the 1st run, took it slow and enjoyed it. Feeling positive about the programme. The weather was absolutely atrocious. Heavy ice cold rain and...

Just back from the 1st run, took it slow and enjoyed it. Feeling positive about...

Popstess

Graduate•2 months ago

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I did it!

Finally got there, having started on 27th November, yesterday I completed week9R3. I had a bit of a delay with my hip pain half way through the programme but...

Finally got there, having started on 27th November, yesterday I completed week9...

Midlifewino

Graduate•2 months ago

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Still here.

Morning all. I haven’t been on for a while. My knee is still bothering me. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what the problem is but it’s getting there...

Morning all. I haven’t been on for a while. My knee is still bothering me. It’...

Baggieboy61

Graduate•2 months ago

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W4… levelling up south to north!

From Olympic to Industrial Park, started my W4 runs through one kind before finishing in another type up north! Would have been easy to bin off the week as I...

From Olympic to Industrial Park, started my W4 runs through one kind before fini...

QuadroVEINia

Graduate•2 months ago

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Week 5 Run 1 - Done!😁☀️

Is it true? Do I feel happy after that run? Yes! I found this run not as tough as the last run! Only thing I did was whilst running I did do a quick turn...

Is it true? Do I feel happy after that run? Yes! I found this run not as tough a...

Fitness2025

•2 months ago

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Graduated even with an artificial hip!

I’m delighted to say that I finished Week 9 run 3 this morning. I really wasn’t sure I’d be able to complete the program after having a hip operation in...

I’m delighted to say that I finished Week 9 run 3 this morning. I really wasn’t ...

Catballoo

Graduate•2 months ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for February 2025

Question of the Month March 2025: Who (or What) are you when you run?

Week 6 run 2

Beefburger Feet, Blunders and Bingo - Week 5 Run 1

Completed my first 20 min run YAY!

Week 5 Run 3

A frosty dawn for W6R1

Getting back to it

Getting back to running

Hay fever - possibly?

Week4r1

Week 5 run 3 - Done!!😁

W7R1- 25mins

W2r2 success

Bank Heist, La Boca and Bidet Bedlam - Week 4 Run 3

Double achievement - W5R3 - before work!

The (slow) return of the hippie.

Week 2 run 1 completed

Week 5 run 2 - Done!

Back at it - 4 years on

Lost my mojo...

Struggling with constant colds

Week 6 run 1

Treadmill Theft Report - Week 4 Run 2

Am I too old now?

Week 1 run 1 done!

I did it!

Still here.

W4… levelling up south to north!

Week 5 Run 1 - Done!😁☀️

Graduated even with an artificial hip!

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