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w6r3 gone

bring on w7r1 it all seems to be very easy at the moment everyone needs to rust the program it works

bring on w7r1 it all seems to be very easy at the moment everyone needs to rust ...

paul1960

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 8 Run 3 ✔️

I’ve completed my three runs from week 8 this week ready to commence week 9 on Monday! Cannot believe how far I’ve come. Definitely won’t be making 5k but...

I’ve completed my three runs from week 8 this week ready to commence week 9 on M...

hudsondoglets

Graduate•6 years ago

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5 month runniversary, 54 post grad run, 5k

Got out early this morning, whilst it was still dark and did a 5k, down from the hotel through the old town, along the beach front and back up the main...

Got out early this morning, whilst it was still dark and did a 5k, down from the...

Berksrover

Graduate•6 years ago

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W5 R3

I was nervous...it felt long...but I did it! 😊 so grateful for the inspiration from all the people on this forum - reading your posts keeps me going! On to...

I was nervous...it felt long...but I did it! 😊 so grateful for the inspiration ...

BGirl70

Graduate•6 years ago

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W1R2

Hi just completed second run of week one. Now collapsed on the sofa lol. Going g to be interesting to see if I can make it to the final week. My son gives me...

Hi just completed second run of week one. Now collapsed on the sofa lol. Going g...

Viper10

•6 years ago

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Running rings around my husband...

...quite literally. We were due at a family lunch yesterday, so I squeezed my 1k run into the dog walk by running figure eight loops around my husband and...

...quite literally. We were due at a family lunch yesterday, so I squeezed my ...

Maddee_6333

Graduate•6 years ago

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All the reasons not to run today and the inner dialogue to boot.

Last night I looked at the weather forecast and it was set to rain. Woke up this morning and surprisingly it was raining. I did not fancy running in the rain,...

Last night I looked at the weather forecast and it was set to rain. Woke up this...

jiggles7

Graduate•6 years ago

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Winter Kit

This will be my first Winter as a ‘runner’ and I don’t want the weather to stop me in my tracks. There is a lot of (very) expensive kit available out there,...

This will be my first Winter as a ‘runner’ and I don’t want the weather to stop ...

BeatRoute

Graduate•6 years ago

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W2 Completed

Just back from finishing W2R3. Actually surprisingly found it was a little easier than W1!!! So W3 beckons on Saturday do that will be interesting! I am...

Just back from finishing W2R3. Actually surprisingly found it was a little easie...

Bloodhound1

•6 years ago

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WK8 R1

Week 8 Run 1 completed, I didn’t use the C25K app this time I just listened to my music on Spotify and ran .... ended up doing 30 minutes - hadn’t realised...

Week 8 Run 1 completed, I didn’t use the C25K app this time I just listened to m...

Tvoakes

Graduate•6 years ago

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Couch to 10K (not a typo!)

Hi everyone! Just thought I should post in here that I ran 10K last night for the first time in my life - and I started with W1R1 on 14th May 2018. I was...

Hi everyone! Just thought I should post in here that I ran 10K last night for th...

Equi-geek

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6 in the bag....😊

Have managed to squeeze this weeks runs into really busy week and feeling quite chuffed! The interval runs went OK, legs were just a little heavy on R3 but...

Have managed to squeeze this weeks runs into really busy week and feeling quite ...

uncle_wiggy

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6r2 just done....

...and I feel like a runner 😅 A man with dog I meet often told me that "I did breath" and asked me if I'm training with a sports group that is based nearby....

...and I feel like a runner 😅 A man with dog I meet often told me that "I did b...

Lallis

Graduate•6 years ago

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Weather forecast for parkrun tomorrow 💦 💧 💦 💧

Looks like I’m going to experience my first drenching tomorrow morning if the weather forecasters are right. But am I going to bail? Not a chance. Bring it on...

Looks like I’m going to experience my first drenching tomorrow morning if the we...

cheekychipmunks

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 7 done

Can't believe I'm on to week 8 now. So by end of next week I should be running for 30mins. Ooh. I started this to loose weight and look fitter for our 1st...

Can't believe I'm on to week 8 now. So by end of next week I should be running f...

Johnnylewis

Graduate•6 years ago

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W6R2

Up and out for a misty run this morning. Did my longer route the opposite way around this morning and it was less painful. Didn’t feel too bad at the ten...

Up and out for a misty run this morning. Did my longer route the opposite way ar...

musicalpolarbear

Graduate•6 years ago

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Week 5 complete!

I. DID. IT.!!! So pleased to have completed w5r3. Was dreading the 20 minutes run but like others have said, it's in some ways easier than doing the walk bit...

I. DID. IT.!!! So pleased to have completed w5r3. Was dreading the 20 minutes ru...

Ihaterunnin

•6 years ago

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W8R1

Yogi dog and i had a smashing run for 28 minutes. Started logging distance on map my run to see how far we are actually running. Can't believe we are on week...

Yogi dog and i had a smashing run for 28 minutes. Started logging distance on ma...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Week 5 done!

So happy that I've completed week 5! I was a bit worried about run 3, and at the start of the week, I was really dubious whether I'd be able to do 20 minutes...

So happy that I've completed week 5! I was a bit worried about run 3, and at the...

John_2510

•6 years ago

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Out of breath

When I run I never seem to be out of breath at the end do you think I run to slow and should go quicker or stay like this it also take me a long time to warm...

When I run I never seem to be out of breath at the end do you think I run to slo...

Garden17

•6 years ago

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Resting heart rate

I was just reading an interesting article about what the folks at Fitbit have learned about heart rates and health using the mountain of data they collect on...

I was just reading an interesting article about what the folks at Fitbit have le...

MadzScientist

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Time to get back to it!

If you’re the kind of person who follows my ramblings about feelings and parenthood and anxiety and, very occasionally, running, you may have noticed that I’ve...

If you’re the kind of person who follows my ramblings about feelings and parenth...

Preserved_Moose

•6 years ago

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W9R1 completed but no 5k

Hey guys! So I thought it would make sense to begin to track my runs on my final week! My pace was steady but just too slow with managing to complete a 30...

Hey guys! So I thought it would make sense to begin to track my runs on my final...

AislingC

Graduate•6 years ago

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Thanks and ever onward!

Thanks to everyone who replied to my newbie post. I do feel good about my achievement to date. I'd always shirked jogging cos of dodgy knees, but having done...

Thanks to everyone who replied to my newbie post. I do feel good about my achiev...

Newplodder

•6 years ago

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Screw this

Week 2; run 2. I quit after 11 minutes. I knew I should have stayed at week 1 for longer, and now I’m annoyed at myself for listening to someone on here who...

Week 2; run 2. I quit after 11 minutes. I knew I should have stayed at week 1 ...

Hm7676

•6 years ago

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Week 4 Run1 - Challenging

Well, I have to admit, it is a bit of a step up from week 3 to week 4, never the less I did it without suffering a cardiac arrest! I'm not sure chillie, rice...

Well, I have to admit, it is a bit of a step up from week 3 to week 4, never the...

mickh007

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Anyone on here had back surgery ?

The wheels came off my C25K journey about 10 weeks in as my long time bad back started to complain. As the last 12 months has been particularly problematic...

The wheels came off my C25K journey about 10 weeks in as my long time bad back s...

Sofabunny

•6 years ago

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Week 3 run 3 done! (and accidentally part of week 4...)

Week 3 run 3 done! Also the bloody app crashed during the last 3 min run so it ended up being closer to 5 - well I guess I know I'm ready for week 4!!

Week 3 run 3 done! Also the bloody app crashed during the last 3 min run so it e...

Tap_per

•6 years ago

1 Reply

W5R1 - finally!

Found my mojo today and got back on the c25k bandwagon. I was surprised how good I felt considering I've spent the last 2 weeks sunning myself, eating cooked...

Found my mojo today and got back on the c25k bandwagon. I was surprised how go...

Jogunlikely

Graduate•6 years ago

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Hamstring warning

The day after my last run I got a few sharp twinges in my hamstring behind the knee. I’ve been doing a lot of yoga and what with that and the running I’m now...

The day after my last run I got a few sharp twinges in my hamstring behind the k...

CatMo13

Graduate•6 years ago

10 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for October 2018

w6r3 gone

Week 8 Run 3 ✔️

5 month runniversary, 54 post grad run, 5k

W5 R3

W1R2

Running rings around my husband...

All the reasons not to run today and the inner dialogue to boot.

Winter Kit

W2 Completed

WK8 R1

Couch to 10K (not a typo!)

W6 in the bag....😊

W6r2 just done....

Weather forecast for parkrun tomorrow 💦 💧 💦 💧

Week 7 done

W6R2

Week 5 complete!

W8R1

Week 5 done!

Out of breath

Resting heart rate

Time to get back to it!

W9R1 completed but no 5k

Thanks and ever onward!

Screw this

Week 4 Run1 - Challenging

Anyone on here had back surgery ?

Week 3 run 3 done! (and accidentally part of week 4...)

W5R1 - finally!

Hamstring warning

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