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First Post: Worried about W1R2

Morning all. Signed up last week and completed W1R1 on Tuesday. Won't go into all the stats about x amount overweight etc, but I found C25K via a friend and...

Morning all. Signed up last week and completed W1R1 on Tuesday. Won't go into a...

UncleBatman

•8 years ago

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Had to call for reinforcements...

Graduated in the autumn, and continued running 3 times a week. BUT seem to have somewhat lost the plot in the last month - weather, dark nights, niggling...

Graduated in the autumn, and continued running 3 times a week. BUT seem to have ...

Wizzie1967

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 2 run 1

First run of week 2 ticked off today. I didn't find it any more difficult than the week 1 runs - hopefully it stays that way! I even found myself in a running...

First run of week 2 ticked off today. I didn't find it any more difficult than t...

daniel_watson1708

•8 years ago

9 Replies

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knee pain

No run for me tonight :(. Should be doing my second run of week 3, But have got pain just below my knee and towards the inside of the leg. Had it for a few...

No run for me tonight :(. Should be doing my second run of week 3, But have got ...

JackJack1

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 6/Run 2

Hello everyone. Well run 2 over and out. It was nice to run in 2 long blocks, rather than Monday's 2 stop starts. Looking forward to Friday's run now the big...

Hello everyone. Well run 2 over and out. It was nice to run in 2 long blocks, r...

saul01

Graduate•8 years ago

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Wk6 R2

Hi, as it is my second attempt I jumped a run after wk5 r3. It's cold and I really didn't fancy any cool downs between runs. So two blocks of 10 minutes suited...

Hi, as it is my second attempt I jumped a run after wk5 r3. It's cold and I real...

CatRuns

Graduate•8 years ago

1 Reply

Trying again ...

Had to give up on wk 6 of my first attempt at C25K due to ankle injury. That was last March. Started again last week - wk 1 fine and had first run of wk2...

Had to give up on wk 6 of my first attempt at C25K due to ankle injury. That wa...

kazziecon

•8 years ago

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My New Shoes.....

Second attempt at adding photo! Thanks all for the help and advice on gait analysis. It gave me a bit more confidence when I went to the shop this morning. As...

Second attempt at adding photo! Thanks all for the help and advice on gait anal...

Trish_h

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 6 Run 2

Hi folks, I wasn't sure if I was going to get this in today as I have just spent the last 24 hours with my son at a uni interview at Plymouth! He got an...

Hi folks, I wasn't sure if I was going to get this in today as I have just spe...

ElsieW

Graduate•8 years ago

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Bad run today, but it was a run!

Today I really struggled. Before heading out I was really tired and couldn't warm up so wasn't feeling too enthusiastic. I headed out anyway because, like most...

Today I really struggled. Before heading out I was really tired and couldn't war...

Sezza2u

Graduate•8 years ago

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W1R3 completed today

Well guys and gals, I actually ventured outside today to do my run instead of running around the living room with my dog looking on as if I've gone crazy. I...

Well guys and gals, I actually ventured outside today to do my run instead of ru...

unfitfred

•8 years ago

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I read this today and thought it was very inspirational

The words in the article meant so much to me as I can be the worlds worst at putting myself down. One of the biggest changes that happened to me when I...

The words in the article meant so much to me as I can be the worlds worst at put...

Realfoodieclub

Graduate•8 years ago

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#walk1000miles

Hi everyone I'm really enjoying reading your posts! Am on week 4, Day 1 and have not had to drop or repeat any sessions yet, so am feeling great! Thought I'd...

Hi everyone I'm really enjoying reading your posts! Am on week 4, Day 1 and have...

Susojan

Graduate•8 years ago

1 Reply

Starting c25k next week!

Have completed a weeks running with my daughter bit sadly seem to have tried to run before I could walk!! Have really hurt my knees both of them so this has...

Have completed a weeks running with my daughter bit sadly seem to have tried to ...

Newtrainers

Graduate•8 years ago

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Couch25kb450. Fitness monitors, top tips or ones to avoid?!

Just done Wk2 R2, newbie "runner"! Have been thinking about getting a fitness monitor. Read the Which Best Buys and I'm still no further forward. I'm after...

Just done Wk2 R2, newbie "runner"! Have been thinking about getting a fitness m...

HelsbelswhatamIdoing

Graduate•8 years ago

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New running music....thanks Dexy's

Managed 7km in 38mins with the help of some new tracks. Loved Come on Eileen by Dexy's midnight runners (appropriate!) if my name was actually Eileen I think...

Managed 7km in 38mins with the help of some new tracks. Loved Come on Eileen by...

SarahFox

Graduate•8 years ago

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Week 2 - Looking Good!

I started week 2 on Monday and completed run 1 quite proudly. It was a late one though (8pm) I normally go straight after I get in from work as if i sit down...

I started week 2 on Monday and completed run 1 quite proudly. It was a late one ...

HybridHayley

•8 years ago

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Week 1 R2

I have just completed run 2, and I actually found it easier than run 1. This is the first time I have ever jogged and I am at least 2 stone overweight. I feel...

I have just completed run 2, and I actually found it easier than run 1. This is ...

diamondgirl902

Graduate•8 years ago

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W1R1 - completed !

So last night was week 1 run 1, cold, dark and raining but I'd told a colleague I was going to do it so off I went with my couch potato husbands "are you sure...

So last night was week 1 run 1, cold, dark and raining but I'd told a colleague ...

bunty65

Graduate•8 years ago

7 Replies

Getting back

Somewhere along the way in amongst all the health gremlins I lost my running mojo. I may have spent two hours on Christmas Day and two hours on Boxing Day on...

Somewhere along the way in amongst all the health gremlins I lost my running moj...

AvatheGardener

Graduate•8 years ago

15 Replies

Leg pain

Hi I have just finished week 6 run 2. I have never ran before and feel fitter than I have ever been. My problem is that 5 years ago I broke my ankle and...

Hi I have just finished week 6 run 2. I have never ran before and feel fitter th...

Vendgirl

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Stabbing incident

I was supposed to do W5R2 today but I've had to give it a miss due to a stabbing incident involving a red pepper and my finger :( Spent 3 hours in A&E, an...

I was supposed to do W5R2 today but I've had to give it a miss due to a stabbing...

Wolfboy

Graduate•8 years ago

4 Replies

Back to the couch

Thought I was doing really well last night completing run 3 of week 1 and was really looking forward to cracking on with week 2 on Thursday. And then I...

Thought I was doing really well last night completing run 3 of week 1 and was re...

Natalie23

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Dark as pitch

This is going to be an alternating "good news/bad news" post. Bad news: it is currently -17 degrees C (2 degrees F) and icy outside. Good news: my apartment...

This is going to be an alternating "good news/bad news" post. Bad news: it is cu...

RunningForBroke

Graduate•8 years ago

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Gait Analysis

I need new running shoes and thought about having gait analysis first before I buy them. I understand that a treadmill is used for the analysis but I have...

I need new running shoes and thought about having gait analysis first before I b...

Trish_h

Graduate•8 years ago

9 Replies

Wk1run 2

Hi everyone. I restarted c25k on Sunday after a long break due to plantar fasciitis. I had got about as far as WK 6or7 but after 8 months I knew I needed to go...

Hi everyone. I restarted c25k on Sunday after a long break due to plantar fascii...

Fitforit75

Graduate•8 years ago

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W2R1 - complete :)

W2R1. - complete :) surprised I have got this far.

xxashxxxleyxx

Graduate•8 years ago

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I Did it!!!!!!

Well tonight I finally completed W9R9!!! I even managed an extra 8 mins at the end 😁. Feeling super proud and still in shock as I never would have imagined...

Well tonight I finally completed W9R9!!! I even managed an extra 8 mins at the e...

Lina_lou

Graduate•8 years ago

26 Replies

Week 3 - is this right?

So I've started right back at the start of the app after working through it 2 years ago - which was nothing short of life changing for me. But, an unrelated...

So I've started right back at the start of the app after working through it 2 ye...

Mslouise

•8 years ago

4 Replies

& repeat

w5r2 (repeat) completed & the thing that I find amazing is how quickly (once ure in a run routine) your body 'remembers' & what is required of it. Was thinking...

w5r2 (repeat) completed & the thing that I find amazing is how quickly (once ure...

Fishgirl

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for January 2016

First Post: Worried about W1R2

Had to call for reinforcements...

Week 2 run 1

knee pain

Week 6/Run 2

Wk6 R2

Trying again ...

My New Shoes.....

Week 6 Run 2

Bad run today, but it was a run!

W1R3 completed today

I read this today and thought it was very inspirational

#walk1000miles

Starting c25k next week!

Couch25kb450. Fitness monitors, top tips or ones to avoid?!

New running music....thanks Dexy's

Week 2 - Looking Good!

Week 1 R2

W1R1 - completed !

Getting back

Leg pain

Stabbing incident

Back to the couch

Dark as pitch

Gait Analysis

Wk1run 2

W2R1 - complete :)

I Did it!!!!!!

Week 3 - is this right?

& repeat

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