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Financial Times - weekend edition : slow running article

Just thought I’d post this , a nice article in the paper on slow running being a thing this weekend. Good for stamina and building up tolerance for longer...

Just thought I’d post this , a nice article in the paper on slow running being a...

Seacabbage

•4 months ago

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Struggling so much, need motivation to

Hi there This will be my third week repeating week 1 of couch to 5k. I used to be in love with running but haven't liked it as much in recent years. Now I...

Hi there This will be my third week repeating week 1 of couch to 5k. I used to b...

Irishgirlrunning23

•5 months ago

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Learning to listen

Returning to C25K starting at the beginning 8 weeks ago, have just completed week 5. My body told me it wasn't a good idea to run while "obese" (official)...

Returning to C25K starting at the beginning 8 weeks ago, have just completed wee...

CredenceRainyDay

Graduate•9 months ago

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Recovery run.

Not my usual route by a long chalk (? is that right? Seems weird).Back from IC just over 3 weeks. Went for NRC "I Don't Want to.." run. I was glad to have...

Not my usual route by a long chalk (? is that right? Seems weird).Back from IC ...

MrBassmanjazz

Graduate•10 months ago

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Third run, third day

Already noticed some changes. Thinking more positively throughout the day, less worrying about things. A bit easier getting up in the morning. Having goals...

Already noticed some changes. Thinking more positively throughout the day, less ...

HarryMan

•11 months ago

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Time to get back to basics

Restart for me. Hey all I've been out of ut since last year got up to week 6 and stopped. Peri-menaupause was kicking my bum. Still is but beginning to feel...

Restart for me. Hey all I've been out of ut since last year got up to week 6 and...

Tutbury76

•1 year ago

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Starting couch 25k after Covid Pneumonia

I posted on here a while back, but have struggled to get back into running since serious illness 12 months ago. I was hospitalised with covid pneumonia for a...

I posted on here a while back, but have struggled to get back into running since...

natswright

•2 years ago

8 Replies

Starting out

This is my first post I guess? Let's get it!

Purekayos

•2 years ago

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New bod here...just starting out. (Sorry, first post is a bit long...)

I feel like I am so late to the party! But that's just me... 51, single Mum to a 25yr old after loss of my partner 10 years ago. Since then I've been on what...

I feel like I am so late to the party! But that's just me... 51, single Mum to ...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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Life after C25K. 10k advice

Hi everyone, I have finished and enjoyed the C25K and can say that i am now running a comfortable 5 miles, 4 days a week. My next aim is 10k and ultimately...

Hi everyone, I have finished and enjoyed the C25K and can say that i am now runn...

Shana_SK

•2 years ago

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W9 R3 (again)

Completed, àgain, after return from IC. Still not back to where I was in December. I think the sunshine helped. New route too

Completed, àgain, after return from IC. Still not back to where I was in Decemb...

MrBassmanjazz

Graduate•2 years ago

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W5 R1 - Again

Lovely day, on Monday, so busted out the Shorts! Paused to take a picture at 1st 3min Recovery. Started again - forgot I was supposed to recover - so when...

Lovely day, on Monday, so busted out the Shorts! Paused to take a picture at 1...

MrBassmanjazz

Graduate•2 years ago

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Starting running after covid pneumonia

Around 2 years ago, I completed couch to 5k and became quite a good runner, cyclist and did plenty of hiking. I'm 50 years old. However, in September 2021 my...

Around 2 years ago, I completed couch to 5k and became quite a good runner, cycl...

natswright

•2 years ago

23 Replies

1st Run back

Saw a Physio today. (I've been resting a sore Hip. Only 1 run since 2nd week in January!). He advised various strengthening exercises, but also said to go...

Saw a Physio today. (I've been resting a sore Hip. Only 1 run since 2nd week i...

MrBassmanjazz

Graduate•2 years ago

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Newbie

It’s my week one first run tomorrow morning and so looking forward to it ( might be feeling different after it lol). Doing it with a small group of people from...

It’s my week one first run tomorrow morning and so looking forward to it ( might...

Poppyslass

•2 years ago

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I lost weight

Morning everyone out there ...just to encourage someone starting on couch to 5k ... it definitely works and is achievable. I can run 30 minutes without...

Morning everyone out there ...just to encourage someone starting on couch to 5k ...

MO89

•2 years ago

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Running bad for your knees? Think again ...

In BBC's excellent series 'The Truth About ... Getting Fit' , an episode shown in January 2018, the excellent and always evidence-led Dr Michael Mosley (the...

In BBC's excellent series 'The Truth About ... Getting Fit' , an episode shown i...

John_W

Graduate•2 years ago

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Winter running - some tips

We often see posts here from beginners and new graduates asking how to approach their running as the days get shorter and the weather worsens. Whilst the...

We often see posts here from beginners and new graduates asking how to approach ...

John_W

Graduate•2 years ago

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'What school never taught you about running'

This is a great video by one of my favourite running vloggers - ThisMessyHappy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI2dyumqXMI

This is a great video by one of my favourite running vloggers - ThisMessyHappy: ...

John_W

Graduate•3 years ago

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Kick start

I need to kick start again after wk2, was away and couldn’t continue as it was too hot to run. I really loved the 2 weeks, starting on Tuesday.

I need to kick start again after wk2, was away and couldn’t continue as it was t...

priti86

•3 years ago

4 Replies

How to start running (article)

Consider this as complimentary to the advice we give C25K beginners. It's a US-based site and says all the right things....

Consider this as complimentary to the advice we give C25K beginners. It's a US-...

John_W

Graduate•3 years ago

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Myths of exercise (article)

The renowned Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman writes: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/06/just-dont-do-it-10-exercise-myths

The renowned Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman writes: https://www.theguardian....

John_W

Graduate•3 years ago

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Myths of healthy eating (article)

Professor Tim Spector (of the ZOE Covid Symptom app) writes: https://www.tatler.com/article/new-healthy-eating-rules-2021

Professor Tim Spector (of the ZOE Covid Symptom app) writes: https://www.tatler....

John_W

Graduate•3 years ago

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Why is the first 10 minutes of my run so HARD?

(or 15 minutes!) We call it the Toxic Ten in these parts. This video will explain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwVZ1fZQFJw

(or 15 minutes!) We call it the Toxic Ten in these parts. This video will expl...

John_W

Graduate•3 years ago

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Back ache and running

Hello! I’m on W8 R2. Does anyone else feel achy around the hips and back while standing but totally pain free when running?

Hello! I’m on W8 R2. Does anyone else feel achy around the hips and back while ...

Twunk

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Starting out!

Hi folks… just joined..;) thought I would try this 5k but need motivation, especially getting out in this weather. A good walk would be a start me thinks ;)...

Hi folks… just joined..;) thought I would try this 5k but need motivation, espec...

Begin-run

•3 years ago

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Couch to 5k first Time

Hi im new here. First time on this app. Couch to 5k thats me. Any Good advise for me for a first timer. Thankss kind regards Adam

Hi im new here. First time on this app. Couch to 5k thats me. Any Good advise f...

AdamBullard2326

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Endurance waning? 5K pace getting longer, maybe because I've been doing Fitness Blender HIIT on alternate days.

I'd begun a 5 day Fitness Blender challenge last Sunday to help keep my fat levels in check. Even though I took adequate rest in between, my 5K time has gone...

I'd begun a 5 day Fitness Blender challenge last Sunday to help keep my fat leve...

ButterCookie

•3 years ago

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OFF THE COUCH: a new diet for runners

Shocking and radical - beware! https://dumbrunner.com/nutrition-news/2018/9/7/new-diet-plan-calls-for-eating-modest-amounts-of-variety-of-foods

Shocking and radical - beware! https://dumbrunner.com/nutrition-news/2018/9/7/...

John_W

Graduate•3 years ago

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Treadmill and managing when overweight.

Hi everyone, pleased to have found this forum. I am planning to start C25k tomorrow and will mostly complete it on the treadmill as my area is very hilly and I...

Hi everyone, pleased to have found this forum. I am planning to start C25k tomor...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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Couch to 5K

Off the Couch posts

Financial Times - weekend edition : slow running article

Struggling so much, need motivation to

Learning to listen

Recovery run.

Third run, third day

Time to get back to basics

Starting couch 25k after Covid Pneumonia

Starting out

New bod here...just starting out. (Sorry, first post is a bit long...)

Life after C25K. 10k advice

W9 R3 (again)

W5 R1 - Again

Starting running after covid pneumonia

1st Run back

Newbie

I lost weight

Running bad for your knees? Think again ...

Winter running - some tips

'What school never taught you about running'

Kick start

How to start running (article)

Myths of exercise (article)

Myths of healthy eating (article)

Why is the first 10 minutes of my run so HARD?

Back ache and running

Starting out!

Couch to 5k first Time

Endurance waning? 5K pace getting longer, maybe because I've been doing Fitness Blender HIIT on alternate days.

OFF THE COUCH: a new diet for runners

Treadmill and managing when overweight.

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