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Restarted Couch to 5K and up to week 6

Hi team, I fell off the running wagon again and and finally got back on again after hubby dragged me to Parkrun. It was embarrassing- truely. So I started back...

Hi team, I fell off the running wagon again and and finally got back on again af...

LucieLocket1972

•14 hours ago

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W7R1 - what a difference fuel makes

W7 R1 - have been trying to run before work so am up at 530. I struggle to find out what to eat before these runs, nothing seems to sit well in my stomach....

W7 R1 - have been trying to run before work so am up at 530. I struggle to find ...

Southernrunner

•23 hours ago

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Week Two, Run One

Just went for my fourth run of this programme whilst my Sunday dinner was cooking away in the oven. So rather than have a post-run banana as Jo Wiley...

Just went for my fourth run of this programme whilst my Sunday dinner was cookin...

mummybowles

Graduate•1 day ago

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Shin splints - what worked for you?

Few years back when I was in the middle of c25k my knees gave in. This time I invested in more professional running shoes allegedly for heavier individuals but...

Few years back when I was in the middle of c25k my knees gave in. This time I in...

FilipS1980

Graduate•1 day ago

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Back on it!

We left Javea last Tuesday in a thunderstorm. The rain increased as we went around the Valencia by pass, little did we know what was to come for the poor...

We left Javea last Tuesday in a thunderstorm. The rain increased as we went arou...

Phdgranny

Graduate•1 day ago

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🍏CATCH UP CORNER November Week 1 ..Please bring in a log….. 🪵 🔥

🍏Hi everyone 👋 The darker, colder mornings & evenings after the clock change can challenge even the most dedicated runners. Come on in, grab a sandwich & a...

🍏Hi everyone 👋 The darker, colder mornings & evenings after the clock change c...

Annieapple

Administrator•2 days ago

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Beyond C25K Run 3

Today I did the 3rd of the Stepping Stone runs that unlock after completing C25K. This was an easy paced 40 minute run, which sounded like a big step up from...

Today I did the 3rd of the Stepping Stone runs that unlock after completing C25K...

Christrfc

Graduate•2 days ago

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week 2 complete

W2r2 went smoothly no complaints and no phone checking to count down the minutes. It was just grand. This morning we had issues. After a broken nights sleep...

W2r2 went smoothly no complaints and no phone checking to count down the minutes...

jiggles7

Graduate•2 days ago

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⭐️⭐️NOVEMBER GRADUATION BADGES ARE HERE!!!!!!! ⭐️ ⭐️

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You did it!! Yes…you!!!! And wow what a long way you’ve come…from those first tentative steps to the 30 minute runs...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You did it!! Yes…you!!!! And wow what a long way you’ve come...

Mummycav

Administrator•2 days ago

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Beyond C25K Run 2

A couple of days ago I did the second beyond C25K run which unlocks after completing the first one. This one is shorter at 16 mins, but incorporates 1 minute...

A couple of days ago I did the second beyond C25K run which unlocks after comple...

Christrfc

Graduate•2 days ago

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Week One, Run Three

Forgot to wear my Garmin watch tonight, so not sure of stats but who cares. Week One is completed and in the words of James Brown "I feel good". Next run...

Forgot to wear my Garmin watch tonight, so not sure of stats but who cares. Week...

mummybowles

Graduate•3 days ago

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Question of the month for November: No pain no....?

Back in the 1980s when Jane Fonda invented exercise (well, that was how it seemed to me) she also popularised the expression ‘No pain, no gain’. As she...

Back in the 1980s when Jane Fonda invented exercise (well, that was how it seeme...

Yesletsgo

Administrator•3 days ago

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Why do fools fall in love?

Why does this fool fall in love with great ambitions to run further and faster when really just being out there at all is so great. I haven’t run for a couple...

Why does this fool fall in love with great ambitions to run further and faster w...

Rabbit561

Graduate•3 days ago

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Here we go again!

Hi everyone, Long time no post! I actually completed Couch to 5k back in 2020, where I went from getting out of breath just running for the bus/train to...

Hi everyone, Long time no post! I actually completed Couch to 5k back in 2020, ...

LauraRuns

Graduate•4 days ago

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After the eye op

6 weeks after my eye operation, I decided to get back to The Gym. I found that I could only do 5 minutes on The Stepping machine after previously managing 15....

6 weeks after my eye operation, I decided to get back to The Gym. I found that I...

Justinerose

•5 days ago

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w2r1 complete

Oh boy did I have to remind myself to trust the process today between the blind panic checking to see if the timer had accidentally stopped during running...

Oh boy did I have to remind myself to trust the process today between the blind ...

jiggles7

Graduate•5 days ago

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Week One, Run Two

Ever so, ever so slightly quicker (less slow) tonight. The slight drizzle was very welcome and kept me nice and cool. A bit further than Monday, a little...

Ever so, ever so slightly quicker (less slow) tonight. The slight drizzle was ve...

mummybowles

Graduate•5 days ago

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C25k round 2

I first did c25k in 2019. Oh it was hard! But I did it and I ended up loving running and have even done a couple of 10k runs, inconceivable in those weeks of...

I first did c25k in 2019. Oh it was hard! But I did it and I ended up loving ru...

Gwenllian1

Graduate•5 days ago

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Bad Fall

How do you get back to running after a really bad fall whilst running. I ended up in A&E after falling and landing on my face (didn’t even have time to put my...

How do you get back to running after a really bad fall whilst running. I ended ...

Run56

•5 days ago

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Run with son (I’m a poet and I didn’t know it)

Morning everyone, I’ve returned to C25K after an extended break. I got up to HM distance in my previous plan, so know how well it works. To make things...

Morning everyone, I’ve returned to C25K after an extended break. I got up to HM ...

AndrewJR75

Graduate•5 days ago

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CATCH up CORNER... last days of October....... To Everything there is a Season...

Sometimes, we find the words we are looking for in the strangest places; this phrase was actually in my head, after reading a post from our good friend over...

Sometimes, we find the words we are looking for in the strangest places; this ...

Oldfloss

Administrator•6 days ago

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week 8

Feeling positive , completed week 8 run 2 of 28 mins and noticed my pace and distance are both improving . Keep on moving 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Feeling positive , completed week 8 run 2 of 28 mins and noticed my pace and dis...

Broc-o-lover

•6 days ago

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Week One, Run One

My journey has begun ! I've embraced slow running and completed my first 8 x one minutes with relative ease. It's probably too slow to even call it 'running'...

My journey has begun ! I've embraced slow running and completed my first 8 x one...

mummybowles

Graduate•7 days ago

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Couch to 5k - for the third time !

I successfully completed C25k back in 2019 and again in 2020 🏃‍♀️ I haven't ran since and I'm now 52 years old 🙁 I'm kicking myself for not continuing on...

I successfully completed C25k back in 2019 and again in 2020 🏃‍♀️ I haven't ra...

mummybowles

Graduate•7 days ago

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Beyond C25K Stepping Stones

After completing C25K the App unlocks the Beyond C25K runs to help you to transition to the next challenge. I did the first one tonight around the local...

After completing C25K the App unlocks the Beyond C25K runs to help you to transi...

Christrfc

Graduate•8 days ago

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Light at the end of the tunnel...

Today I completed Week 7, almost seven months since I first started the C25K. My progress has been interrupted by months off with pneumonia, a shin splint,...

Today I completed Week 7, almost seven months since I first started the C25K. ...

suburbanplodder

•8 days ago

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Back again!!

I returned to C25K 8 weeks ago. I had joined Slimming World as my weight and eating were out of control, generally living an unhealthy sedentary life. After 3...

I returned to C25K 8 weeks ago. I had joined Slimming World as my weight and eat...

SlowRunner46

Graduate•8 days ago

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I ran for 40 minutes !

Well, the intervals might have been really challenging but I think it helped. I ran for 40 minutes continuously today and overall my pace was the fastest for...

Well, the intervals might have been really challenging but I think it helped. I ...

Phdgranny

Graduate•8 days ago

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Well, that's it done!

Last run of week 9 done! I went to my first Parkrun for this one. It's pretty flat but having any noticable hills at all was a new experience! Still, managed...

Last run of week 9 done! I went to my first Parkrun for this one. It's pretty fl...

Reorte

Graduate•9 days ago

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Week 8 - a challenge, but got there in the end

I was feeling on a high at the end of week 7, I had run for 25 minutes, more than once! Week 8, just an extra 3 minutes, that'll be a breeze (not). Run 1 was...

I was feeling on a high at the end of week 7, I had run for 25 minutes, more tha...

Newbie59

Graduate•10 days ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

Restarted Couch to 5K and up to week 6

W7R1 - what a difference fuel makes

Week Two, Run One

Shin splints - what worked for you?

Back on it!

🍏CATCH UP CORNER November Week 1 ..Please bring in a log….. 🪵 🔥

Beyond C25K Run 3

week 2 complete

⭐️⭐️NOVEMBER GRADUATION BADGES ARE HERE!!!!!!! ⭐️ ⭐️

Beyond C25K Run 2

Week One, Run Three

Question of the month for November: No pain no....?

Why do fools fall in love?

Here we go again!

After the eye op

w2r1 complete

Week One, Run Two

C25k round 2

Bad Fall

Run with son (I’m a poet and I didn’t know it)

CATCH up CORNER... last days of October....... To Everything there is a Season...

week 8

Week One, Run One

Couch to 5k - for the third time !

Beyond C25K Stepping Stones

Light at the end of the tunnel...

Back again!!

I ran for 40 minutes !

Well, that's it done!

Week 8 - a challenge, but got there in the end

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