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Do I just carry on or do I go back a bit?

Hi all. On Monday I completed wk5 r2. It wasn't easy, in fact it was really hard, but I did it! Since then I've been suffering with a cold and have had no...

Hi all. On Monday I completed wk5 r2. It wasn't easy, in fact it was really hard...

Oddity

•5 years ago

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I didn't feel like running tonight.

So I went out for a run, and that fixed it.

ArthurJG

Graduate•5 years ago

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2wr1

1st run of week 2 done! It was tough!

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Dare I?

Debating about doing my first Parkrun tomorrow. I am only on W7R2 but I am managing that quite well so far. So I might take the plunge and go along. I most...

Debating about doing my first Parkrun tomorrow. I am only on W7R2 but I am manag...

Cally73

Graduate•5 years ago

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W5r3 Best run yet!!! 😃

All week, I have been focusing on remembering that this run is just another run; nothing to worry about. I was excited to start it. I set my choons up (Earth,...

All week, I have been focusing on remembering that this run is just another run;...

MuddledGardener

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 7 Run3

Absolutely smashed this run tonight! I really felt good which is amazing considering I struggled with the first two runs this week 😁 For the first time since...

Absolutely smashed this run tonight! I really felt good which is amazing conside...

alisonr54

Graduate•5 years ago

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WK4 complete ✅ - came very close to giving up!!

Just completed week 4 and today’s run was the closest I’ve come to giving up. I’ve found week 4 challenging but I was really struggling by half way through...

Just completed week 4 and today’s run was the closest I’ve come to giving up. I...

Dani1201

Graduate•5 years ago

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Wk 5 run 2 after a week off

So, after a whole week off and an incredibly long day yesterday, I opted to try the next run instead of going back. Surprise surprise I did it, despite not...

So, after a whole week off and an incredibly long day yesterday, I opted to try ...

Precentrix

Graduate•5 years ago

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Proper Nervous

About tomorrow’s run, week 6 run 3 a whole 25 minutes 😬😬🤢🤢 It’s going to be quite warm tomorrow so I think I’m going really early to beat the heat....

About tomorrow’s run, week 6 run 3 a whole 25 minutes 😬😬🤢🤢 It’s going to be ...

suebuzz

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 3 done!

Anyone else hate the 1st half of the run/jog and struggle and then hear the halfway bell and suddenly it all seems easier? Or is it just me 😂

Anyone else hate the 1st half of the run/jog and struggle and then hear the half...

FridaK

•5 years ago

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Nth Time’s a Charm...

Honestly I can’t even remember how many times I’ve started & failed to complete this programme. And I’m ashamed to admit it, but last time around I got all the...

Honestly I can’t even remember how many times I’ve started & failed to complete ...

V-5k

•5 years ago

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20 mins 😀

Ran 20 mins today without stopping. Didn’t think I could do it but I did.

LisaDaisyRose

•5 years ago

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First Park Run tomorrow...wish me luck!

Graduated a month ago, have tried PR unofficially ( sadly had to walk abit), and practiced the route on my day off. Tomorrow is the day, I've downloaded my...

Graduated a month ago, have tried PR unofficially ( sadly had to walk abit), and...

bananahead

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 2 at last

I got ill after week 1, run 1, so it took me two weeks to do three runs. Finally I’ve done week 2 run 1 and it was fine. I also did my third exercise class...

I got ill after week 1, run 1, so it took me two weeks to do three runs. Finally...

Littleotter

•5 years ago

1 Reply

W6R3 in the bag!

So chuffed I ran for 25 minutes. Well not really ran, jogged slowly! But it was the pace I needed which meant my breathing was always in control and I actually...

So chuffed I ran for 25 minutes. Well not really ran, jogged slowly! But it was ...

Buttonsandbeans

Graduate•5 years ago

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Oh no! W9 next and on IC!! Help please - Anyone recognise this injury?

Can anyone from the forum help explain what the sudden lump is on the top of my foot? It is slightly hard and a little painful to touch, but not causing me a...

Can anyone from the forum help explain what the sudden lump is on the top of my ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Struck down with tendinitis 😥 post graduation run on hold 😤

Following my graduation run on Saturday I went off and enjoyed a bank holiday weekend of surf kayaking..unfortunately it seems to have been all too much for my...

Following my graduation run on Saturday I went off and enjoyed a bank holiday we...

Coco-Major

Graduate•5 years ago

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Gait analysis done - trainer porn lol

My first ‘proper’ running shoes. Hoping they will make run 3 week 8 slightly more bearable! Fingers crossed for tomorrow morning.

My first ‘proper’ running shoes. Hoping they will make run 3 week 8 slightly mor...

Rachelcanrun

Graduate•5 years ago

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Painful legs!

Just started week 2 but shins, knees and foot arch killing me! No previous history of this, how can I stop it giving me an excuse to not run?!

Just started week 2 but shins, knees and foot arch killing me! No previous histo...

Snowprospect

•5 years ago

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Knee Pain

I'm now at my wits end can anybody help I cant get passed 3 runs without getting pain in my left knee, I've had and x-ray the doctor told me my knees fine....

I'm now at my wits end can anybody help I cant get passed 3 runs without gettin...

PaulD1960

•5 years ago

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Eugh! First Blip Run ☹

Sorry, I am about to ramble on 😂 Today was run one of week 7. Jo went on strike so Laura stood in. She suggested that if I had been running on a treadmill up...

Sorry, I am about to ramble on 😂 Today was run one of week 7. Jo went on strike...

Lindsey-joy

Graduate•5 years ago

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W2 ✅

Had to put W2 on hold for a few extra days but it’s done! Get me?! Week 3 on Sunday or Monday. Gulp. Hope everyone’s doing just fine ☺️

Had to put W2 on hold for a few extra days but it’s done! Get me?! Week 3 on Su...

RiaT

•5 years ago

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It’s done!

Completed my final run of Miles for Mind this morning, finishing with a total of 51.57 miles 😄 Went at 9.30 hoping to avoid the worst of the heat but had to...

Completed my final run of Miles for Mind this morning, finishing with a total of...

SeeJillRun

Graduate•5 years ago

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Graduation run

Did wk 9 run 3 today. Took 6 months because of pauses and injured knee. 64 yr old male, 14.5 stone - managed 4K in the 30, but kept going to 5k in 37.5...

Did wk 9 run 3 today. Took 6 months because of pauses and injured knee. 64 yr ol...

albert13

Graduate•5 years ago

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Still working on getting faster

I’ve had a bit of a lazy week, my husband finally got home after being away for work for 12 days, and I kept saying to him ‘I need to go for a run’ and then...

I’ve had a bit of a lazy week, my husband finally got home after being away for ...

Maddee_6333

Graduate•5 years ago

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Running newbie

At 57 and majorly unfit due to various injuries I have embarked on the couch to 5k plan. I aim to build up slowly by doing 3 sessions a week at each level and...

At 57 and majorly unfit due to various injuries I have embarked on the couch to ...

Kpad

Graduate•5 years ago

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Redo week 3

I haven't been to gym for over a week with work etc, so have decided to redo week 3 to ease nyself bk into it again .

I haven't been to gym for over a week with work etc, so have decided to redo wee...

Tyronedebs

•5 years ago

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W7 R3

Wow, done it. Completing w7 was a particularly target for me, as last year I had to stop at this, stage due to injury. Did 25m run, then decided to do my walk...

Wow, done it. Completing w7 was a particularly target for me, as last year I had...

Namrod

Graduate•5 years ago

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I actually did it!

So I just completed the first run on week one, I feel proud of myself at one or maybe a few points I honestly didn’t think I would do it but I did and I must...

So I just completed the first run on week one, I feel proud of myself at one or ...

Leigh-93

•5 years ago

24 Replies

New to this

Hi I'm starting this on Monday and need to buy trainers or running shoes over the weekend, does anyone have any recommendations please?

Hi I'm starting this on Monday and need to buy trainers or running shoes over th...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2019

Do I just carry on or do I go back a bit?

I didn't feel like running tonight.

2wr1

Dare I?

W5r3 Best run yet!!! 😃

Week 7 Run3

WK4 complete ✅ - came very close to giving up!!

Wk 5 run 2 after a week off

Proper Nervous

Week 3 done!

Nth Time’s a Charm...

20 mins 😀

First Park Run tomorrow...wish me luck!

Week 2 at last

W6R3 in the bag!

Oh no! W9 next and on IC!! Help please - Anyone recognise this injury?

Struck down with tendinitis 😥 post graduation run on hold 😤

Gait analysis done - trainer porn lol

Painful legs!

Knee Pain

Eugh! First Blip Run ☹

W2 ✅

It’s done!

Graduation run

Still working on getting faster

Running newbie

Redo week 3

W7 R3

I actually did it!

New to this

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