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I’m officially a runner! Michael said so 😂 W6R3 done.!! 🎉

Feeling pretty pleased with myself, I am actually doing this and enjoying it 😊 bring on week 7 💪🏼

Feeling pretty pleased with myself, I am actually doing this and enjoying it 😊 ...

Coco-Major

Graduate•5 years ago

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Want to run but can’t!

Gutted I can’t run tomorrow. Should be doing w2r3. Ran last thurs morn and I’ve somehow damaged my ankle i can’t put much weight on it! So annoyed as don’t...

Gutted I can’t run tomorrow. Should be doing w2r3. Ran last thurs morn and I’ve ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Need a shove out the door!

Hi lovely people. I'm all geared up to start couch to 5k but I need a shove out the door! Does anyone have any advice to get going and any tips for handling...

Hi lovely people. I'm all geared up to start couch to 5k but I need a shove out ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Faster 2km run

So, post graduation at my steady sloath pace with sub 3Km 30 min runs.... I didn't really feel I could try to run faster or keep going for longer than my 30 to...

So, post graduation at my steady sloath pace with sub 3Km 30 min runs.... I didn...

primaballerina

•5 years ago

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Chicken Run 🐥

I have set myself target to complete a park run this year and this is why I did C25K. Today I totally chickened out of doing the park run. I couldn’t park...

I have set myself target to complete a park run this year and this is why I did ...

Rugbygirl

•5 years ago

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Keyhole knee surgery - should I be running

I had keyhole surgery on my knee in 2010, in the past it has given me some trouble but since starting C25K it has been ok which I am a little confused...

I had keyhole surgery on my knee in 2010, in the past it has given me some troub...

BrumGez121

•5 years ago

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Parkrun Update

Thanks so much for all the advice you have given me over the last couple of days for my first Parkrun. I kept it slow and steady and ran the whole way. I...

Thanks so much for all the advice you have given me over the last couple of days...

TheTaffSnail

Graduate•5 years ago

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I hope you are all sitting down............🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

Well as Victor Meldrew would say "I don't bloody believe it" I only went and ran 10k this morning. Me yes old fat me. 7 months after deciding to get a bit...

Well as Victor Meldrew would say "I don't bloody believe it" I only went and ran...

Wolvesmad

Graduate•5 years ago

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Just ran my second 10k!!!

So chuffed that I’ve managed 2 10k runs since graduating c25k on 14th April. Did a lot of cross training in between the runs over the 9 weeks which I think is...

So chuffed that I’ve managed 2 10k runs since graduating c25k on 14th April. Did...

Neilix1971

•5 years ago

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I feel like a grown up

Did my first post grad run today, a full 5k and apparently a bit quicker pace than Wednesdays graduation run. It seemed a bit odd having no Sarah Milligan, no...

Did my first post grad run today, a full 5k and apparently a bit quicker pace th...

The-Mole

Graduate•5 years ago

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Feral Weather ! Wk8 R1 done.

Completed my first run of week 8 this morning in the worst weather I have ever run in ! The Tour De Yorkshire is finishing in my home town today with the...

Completed my first run of week 8 this morning in the worst weather I have ever r...

_wayneLad

Graduate•5 years ago

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First 35 minute run! Miles for Mind run 2

Feeling pretty pleased with myself after my first 35 minute run today. My pace felt good n is definitely improving n I actually managed to get past halfway to...

Feeling pretty pleased with myself after my first 35 minute run today. My pace f...

SeeJillRun

Graduate•5 years ago

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W7R2 complete with sun and rain

Just got back from W7R2 and I feel great! I don't know if it's just me but I always find the 2nd run of the week the most difficult mentally, time always seems...

Just got back from W7R2 and I feel great! I don't know if it's just me but I alw...

Akashiia

•5 years ago

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Finally finally finally got there

I started the programme back in December and got to week 8 in February before breaking my collarbone. I started back up again a few weeks ago and have now...

I started the programme back in December and got to week 8 in February before br...

mafee

Graduate•5 years ago

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Warm ups and cool downs

Any suggestions for warm up and cool down exercises and stretches as the c25k training progresses?

Any suggestions for warm up and cool down exercises and stretches as the c25k tr...

Lucelou6

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Smashed it 👌🏃‍♀️🥵

So w6r3 done, feeling great. It Was ok, last 5minutes I had to reallllly push myself. But I enjoy the longer runs more than the intervals... and I can not...

So w6r3 done, feeling great. It Was ok, last 5minutes I had to reallllly push my...

Trying83

Graduate•5 years ago

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Third time determined.

This is my third time trying to do C25K, and I've just finished week 4 - which I think also means it's the longest I've done C25K for. Which is good....

This is my third time trying to do C25K, and I've just finished week 4 - which I...

Tetrahedron

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Lost my badge

I got my graduate badge in February but it seems to have disappeared. How do I get it back?

I got my graduate badge in February but it seems to have disappeared. How do I g...

littlemac24

Graduate•5 years ago

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My hay fever has been truly awful this week

To the point where I missed runs because if it wasn’t my eyes streaming, I was sneezing, blowing my nose every few steps or coughing. But having finally got...

To the point where I missed runs because if it wasn’t my eyes streaming, I was s...

Maddee_6333

Graduate•5 years ago

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Park Run

I went along to Park Run this morning and thoroughly enjoyed it. I managed to jog for 8 minutes before I walked a short way and then continued with the...

I went along to Park Run this morning and thoroughly enjoyed it. I managed to jo...

Cezza38

•5 years ago

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Ouch! Such painful knees!

Have completed R3 of W1 and feel great apart from really painful knees. Have sent off for some knee supports and will take Sunday and Monday as rest days in...

Have completed R3 of W1 and feel great apart from really painful knees. Have sen...

Nosittingstill

•5 years ago

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Week 5 run 3

I am feeling really proud of myself. I wasn’t sure if I could do it but I did and it felt really good!! I wasn’t out of breath or in pain or staggering to the...

I am feeling really proud of myself. I wasn’t sure if I could do it but I did an...

Gwennyjenny

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 3 done 🙌🏻

Week 3 done in lovely sunshine, looking forward to week 4. Starting to get the running bug and loving it. Definitely have given up in the gym before, running...

Week 3 done in lovely sunshine, looking forward to week 4. Starting to get the r...

BrumGez121

•5 years ago

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Consolidation: I'm shattered!

I did the first week of consolidation last week, after graduating the week before. It's shattering! 3 x 30 min runs in a week, I had to have two naps! I...

I did the first week of consolidation last week, after graduating the week befor...

Timeoff

Graduate•5 years ago

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Woohoo park run tourism

Had a great time at Holkham Park run, my 31st PR and 2nd here. Slow (34 mins) but then the 1st km was uphill 😂 oh and I did stop to take a photo!

Had a great time at Holkham Park run, my 31st PR and 2nd here. Slow (34 mins) bu...

Cornet-Carolyn

Graduate•5 years ago

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2nd park run

Park run no 2 under my belt and I’ve shaved 1 min 15 secs off from last week. Stick at it guys.

Park run no 2 under my belt and I’ve shaved 1 min 15 secs off from last week. St...

Rsooze

Graduate•5 years ago

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Oops - I fell over!!

So, temporarily

Lynne1916

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 5

I know I shouldn’t but had a quick look prior to run 1 of week 5 tomorrow.....run 1 looks like week 4 but run 2 goes from a 5 minute to an 8 minute run😒

I know I shouldn’t but had a quick look prior to run 1 of week 5 tomorrow.....ru...

Bluemoon1958

Graduate•5 years ago

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Ooooh... look what arrived today!

Well, I keep chipping away at getting a 30 minute parkrun time... my first one was 47-odd minutes, and now (after 17 of them) I'm down at under 34 minutes....

Well, I keep chipping away at getting a 30 minute parkrun time... my first one w...

Pianism

Graduate•5 years ago

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Week 4 done!

I finished week 4 this morning 😀 absolutely buzzing, never thought in a million years I’d get even this far!

I finished week 4 this morning 😀 absolutely buzzing, never thought in a million...

Hbb1502

Graduate•5 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for May 2019

I’m officially a runner! Michael said so 😂 W6R3 done.!! 🎉

Want to run but can’t!

Need a shove out the door!

Faster 2km run

Chicken Run 🐥

Keyhole knee surgery - should I be running

Parkrun Update

I hope you are all sitting down............🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

Just ran my second 10k!!!

I feel like a grown up

Feral Weather ! Wk8 R1 done.

First 35 minute run! Miles for Mind run 2

W7R2 complete with sun and rain

Finally finally finally got there

Warm ups and cool downs

Smashed it 👌🏃‍♀️🥵

Third time determined.

Lost my badge

My hay fever has been truly awful this week

Park Run

Ouch! Such painful knees!

Week 5 run 3

Week 3 done 🙌🏻

Consolidation: I'm shattered!

Woohoo park run tourism

2nd park run

Oops - I fell over!!

Week 5

Ooooh... look what arrived today!

Week 4 done!

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