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I'm off the road 😭😭

My last run was Friday morning and I was fine. I was due a run Sunday but I have done my lower back in. No idea what I have done. I've got spikey balls to...

My last run was Friday morning and I was fine. I was due a run Sunday but I have...

Deborahchick46

Graduate•6 years ago

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Not going to do that again!

Good evening peeps. Would welcome your thoughts and sorry for the length of the post! I am still regularly doing a few consolidation 30-40 minutes runs each...

Good evening peeps. Would welcome your thoughts and sorry for the length of the ...

BarbieW

Graduate•6 years ago

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Can't believe I have got this far.. 4km and

I think that this whole fitness lark is actually the most effective form of procrastination I've ever embarked upon as I should be focussing on getting back to...

I think that this whole fitness lark is actually the most effective form of proc...

RhianCos

•6 years ago

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5k in the dark! Slow and steady all the way! And bats!! 🦇🦇🐌🐌🌛🌛

That was fun! First 5k for a couple of weeks. My sister came back from Spain and we've built back up slowly over the last week. Tonight was cooler so we went...

That was fun! First 5k for a couple of weeks. My sister came back from Spain and...

Ang33333

Graduate•6 years ago

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No such thing as Fail....

Excuse me for popping back here but I just wanted to share this with you..a year on things are so different now...this run, by far, was my worst...I was...

Excuse me for popping back here but I just wanted to share this with you..a year...

Mummycav

Administrator•6 years ago

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Post-graduation Knee injury!

So after exactly 3 weeks of post grad consolidation of 3x5k runs i thought I'd push a little bit further and go for 6k. I'd been hydrating well. eating and...

So after exactly 3 weeks of post grad consolidation of 3x5k runs i thought I'd p...

Fatdad71

Graduate•6 years ago

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Norfolk is NOT flat

So now I’m a runner I was determined to run whilst away on holiday 1st week in Norfolk - looked at various routes from our location and found a 30min - “mostly...

So now I’m a runner I was determined to run whilst away on holiday 1st week in N...

cathsykes

•6 years ago

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Progress - running outside!

So aside from 1 run I completed couch to 5k on the dreadmill in the gym. Since graduation I got the great suggestion on here to do it again and instead of...

So aside from 1 run I completed couch to 5k on the dreadmill in the gym. Since g...

Julesk1

Graduate•6 years ago

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Getting back to training

Hi there , had a break from running for two years , coming up to a year since having undergone a full hysterectomy so now trying to get my fitness level back ....

Hi there , had a break from running for two years , coming up to a year since ha...

Omiwomi

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Where should I pick up from?

Hi all, I started C25K & reached week 7 run 1. Then I went on holiday...I haven’t run for 3 weeks & wondered what week I should begin with? What do you think?

Hi all, I started C25K & reached week 7 run 1. Then I went on holiday...I haven’...

BeTheChange

•6 years ago

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Runner envy

My screen name here is "HillsEverywhere" for a reason. I go to work by public transportation. Today it was by train, which means that when I hop off the...

My screen name here is "HillsEverywhere" for a reason. I go to work by public ...

HillsEverywhere

Graduate•6 years ago

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Wk 8 run 1 - wins and a yuk 😊

Bit of a turning point tonight - feeling really good😁 Win1 28 min run -back of the net -even managed to speed up the last minute to turbo snail! Win2 Bought...

Bit of a turning point tonight - feeling really good😁 Win1 28 min run -back of ...

Bandit14

Graduate•6 years ago

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First week of couch to 5k

Hi I have just completed my first week but was really slow after my first run and not sure if I am brisk walking fast enough! Am I doing this right as I am...

Hi I have just completed my first week but was really slow after my first run an...

Simba77

Graduate•6 years ago

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1st post grad run 😔

A bit disappointed got 3/4 of a mile in and my left calf locked on me and I couldn’t walk it off so I’ve had to abandon my run for today. I’ll give it a couple...

A bit disappointed got 3/4 of a mile in and my left calf locked on me and I coul...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Bye bye Medication HELLO FREE MIND!

Can’t not believe the difference since using this app am on Week3 1 and am so much more motivated and happier!! Am no longer on my happy pills as these were...

Can’t not believe the difference since using this app am on Week3 1 and am so mu...

JessyT

•6 years ago

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W1R1 Done.

It took me a while to get motivated and start the plan but I'm off!! I thought the runs would get really hard towards the end but I think they got slightly...

It took me a while to get motivated and start the plan but I'm off!! I thought t...

anmadrarua

•6 years ago

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W4R1

Really didn’t want to go today. For a start it had to be after work (we usually run in the mornings) and it was sunny and warm and I wasn’t sure about 5...

Really didn’t want to go today. For a start it had to be after work (we usually ...

Runninggran

Graduate•6 years ago

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Good, bad and the ugly!!

W7R3 The good: -celebrating 4 years of a happy marriage today! 😍 -17s off my PB!!!! (You heard me!!)👊🏽 -Another 25mins under my belt - -4lb on my first...

W7R3 The good: -celebrating 4 years of a happy marriage today! 😍 -17s off my ...

Dee_N

Graduate•6 years ago

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Omg feels magic

I know to some of you this isn't big deal but I feel fantastic.im on wk1run3 and started late last week so I'm starting wk1 r1 again today.last week I could...

I know to some of you this isn't big deal but I feel fantastic.im on wk1run3 and...

Seejenrunx

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Week5 run 2.. Should have been run 3..

Been two weeks since I did my last run 2 didn't get a chance to go running because I've been busy DIY ing, finally got to do a run today and decided to repeat...

Been two weeks since I did my last run 2 didn't get a chance to go running becau...

Agi74

•6 years ago

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Week 4 Run 2 - better!

Thank you so much to everyone who commented on my last post. I took the advice to drink more water and s l o w down and buoyed up by your encouragement, I’ve...

Thank you so much to everyone who commented on my last post. I took the advice t...

Jandys

Graduate•6 years ago

10 Replies

Newbie

Hello everyone, Im form Pembs, West Wales. I know a few of my friends are here also. I have a very conflicting problem of UCTD towards the Lupus End with...

Hello everyone, Im form Pembs, West Wales. I know a few of my friends are here ...

Spiritualencounter

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 5 Run 3

Sorry for the stealth boasting that's on its way but I have only gone and done it 😲😆 I'm in shock but so bloody happy and proud it's a total mix of emotions...

Sorry for the stealth boasting that's on its way but I have only gone and done i...

jessieb887

Graduate•6 years ago

22 Replies

Aching legs

It’s been a while since my legs ached from exercise! Day 1 ....

Pugscanruntoo

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Back at it!

Having graduated in June I had my first break from the programme this month. Two weeks of no running and managed to drag myself out to bed to go this morning...

Having graduated in June I had my first break from the programme this month. Two...

Elmz

•6 years ago

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W3 begins tonight

I completed W2 R3 on Sunday. Found it a bit hard going as got quite a lot of pain in my calf muscles on each run. I will admit however that I did not stretch...

I completed W2 R3 on Sunday. Found it a bit hard going as got quite a lot of pai...

Grandadmike

Graduate•6 years ago

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W9r1 second attempt!

Well I’ve had a couple of weeks off as my calf and knee were killing me and I’ve got back on it today and smashed it! So glad I didn’t give up. 30 minutes...

Well I’ve had a couple of weeks off as my calf and knee were killing me and I’ve...

pegasus2512

Graduate•6 years ago

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Keep running?

Hi everyone, I’ve had a virus for the past four or five weeks (ear infection, sickness etc) and I have carried on running 3 times as week. Should I carry on as...

Hi everyone, I’ve had a virus for the past four or five weeks (ear infection, si...

JenRun2018

•6 years ago

13 Replies

5k is a fast run then

Hi Did the programme a year ago and have just managed 35 minute 5k but well tired and well over the recommended heart rate (the treadmill told me to stop/get...

Hi Did the programme a year ago and have just managed 35 minute 5k but well tire...

Djmrt54

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Next step

C25k complete tonight is the next step I am joying a running club hope it goes ok

C25k complete tonight is the next step I am joying a running club hope it goes ...

Garden17

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for August 2018

I'm off the road 😭😭

Not going to do that again!

Can't believe I have got this far.. 4km and

5k in the dark! Slow and steady all the way! And bats!! 🦇🦇🐌🐌🌛🌛

No such thing as Fail....

Post-graduation Knee injury!

Norfolk is NOT flat

Progress - running outside!

Getting back to training

Where should I pick up from?

Runner envy

Wk 8 run 1 - wins and a yuk 😊

First week of couch to 5k

1st post grad run 😔

Bye bye Medication HELLO FREE MIND!

W1R1 Done.

W4R1

Good, bad and the ugly!!

Omg feels magic

Week5 run 2.. Should have been run 3..

Week 4 Run 2 - better!

Newbie

Week 5 Run 3

Aching legs

Back at it!

W3 begins tonight

W9r1 second attempt!

Keep running?

5k is a fast run then

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