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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

•1 hour 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•4 hours ago

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W4… levelling up south to north!

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

From an Olympic Park to an Industrial one, started my W4 runs through one kind b...

QuadroVEINia

Graduate•14 hours 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

•15 hours 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•18 hours ago

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Started again

I graduated in 2020 but due to injury had to rest and then never restarted. Going out this morning for wk4 r1. Unfortunately I’m 5-6kgs heavier than before...

I graduated in 2020 but due to injury had to rest and then never restarted. Goin...

GreenHooks

Graduate•1 day ago

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3rd time lucky!

So, as the title suggests, I have just completed C25K for the third time. Actually, that’s not strictly true. On my first attempt I got to some point in week 6...

So, as the title suggests, I have just completed C25K for the third time. Actual...

Mbubbles

Graduate•2 days ago

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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

•2 days 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

•2 days 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•3 days 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•3 days 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•3 days 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

•3 days 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•3 days 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

•4 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

•4 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

•5 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

•5 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

•5 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

•6 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

•6 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•6 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•6 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

•7 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

•7 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

•8 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•8 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

•8 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

•9 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•9 days ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

I did it!

Still here.

W4… levelling up south to north!

Week 5 Run 1 - Done!😁☀️

Graduated even with an artificial hip!

Started again

3rd time lucky!

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

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