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W5R3 ... done !! 🏃🏻‍♂️

Well this was the one I was both anxious and excited about ... a full 20 mins of running ... thinking back to W1R1 and thinking I’d struggle with that run !...

Well this was the one I was both anxious and excited about ... a full 20 mins of...

PlymBorn

•4 years ago

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Getting there

Wk 5 run 2 done at 6am. It was actually ok. Let’s try not to dread the next one!

Wk 5 run 2 done at 6am. It was actually ok. Let’s try not to dread the next one!...

Tiddlypush

•4 years ago

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Day 2 Week 4

Struggle today.... May have to repeat this week 😪... Breathing went to pot.. ? Changed my track to a 150bpm from a 160bpm as a friend recommended saying a...

Struggle today.... May have to repeat this week 😪... Breathing went to pot.. ?...

Dutch-Fraggle

Graduate•4 years ago

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W9 R3! I did it!!!!

😶 No words but huge thanks to NHS and this community (and my husband gently nudging me to do this). 🙏 Thank you! We are runners! No matter the size, no...

😶 No words but huge thanks to NHS and this community (and my husband gently nud...

CBDB

Graduate•4 years ago

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C25K Penultimate Run 🏃‍♀️ 👍🏼 ✅ WK9 R2

Got up extra early, out by 6.10, very hot out there but I did it, still not easy but I'm so pleased I am where I am 😊

Got up extra early, out by 6.10, very hot out there but I did it, still not easy...

3Sud

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wk8 R2

OMG I think I have just done my hardest run as it is 20 degrees outside already! A quick question, does anyone find that in wk 8 the runs are slightly longer...

OMG I think I have just done my hardest run as it is 20 degrees outside already!...

NicR115

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wk5 run 3 🥳🥳🥳 complete

Yay I’m soooooo mega proud of myself. I changed up my route a little at the start so that by time I got to my “normal” path I’d already ran close to 10 mins so...

Yay I’m soooooo mega proud of myself. I changed up my route a little at the star...

Sarahf40

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 2, Run 2

First two 90 seconds were fine but by the third burst my lower back was painful. (I assume creeking under the pressure of carrying the weight at the...

First two 90 seconds were fine but by the third burst my lower back was painful....

TheCheese

•4 years ago

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W7R1 - Heats creeping in!

I'm definitely glad I went early as by the time I got back from my run it was already 20 degrees (feels like 23 according to BBC weather!) I took everyones...

I'm definitely glad I went early as by the time I got back from my run it was al...

packersruns

Graduate•4 years ago

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W8 R1

Just back and what a surprise By all rights it should have been a struggle, had very little sleep as I kept getting summoned to the child’s room every hour or...

Just back and what a surprise By all rights it should have been a struggle, had...

Reggit

Graduate•4 years ago

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W6 R1 (Biatch Run)

The consensus amongst the C25K community, well those that I follow certainly, is that this is one of the hardest runs of the program. Am I about to dispel this...

The consensus amongst the C25K community, well those that I follow certainly, is...

BeaglesEnd

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 9 Run 3 Done!

I would never have believed after stopping on one of my runs in week2 that I would be able to run for 30 minutes. Not running 5k yet and still finding it a...

I would never have believed after stopping on one of my runs in week2 that I wou...

Deejay53

Graduate•4 years ago

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Silly o'clock run DONE !

Week 5 Run 2 Done and dusted ! and all at silly 6 am !!! What has happened to me haha, i actually enjoyed it . not only did i run for 8 minutes without...

Week 5 Run 2 Done and dusted ! and all at silly 6 am !!! What has happened to me...

Instructor57

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 2, Run 2 (beat the heat!)

Wasn’t too bad today! Got out while it was still reasonably cool, slowed it down a lot so breathing was easier but heavy on the joints (too be expected😁),...

Wasn’t too bad today! Got out while it was still reasonably cool, slowed it down...

Garysmith

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Week 5 Run 3 ☀️

On the morning of what is promising to be the hottest day of the year, I am doing my 20 minute run! I set out early (just after 5) as the sun is low in the...

On the morning of what is promising to be the hottest day of the year, I am doin...

Jools2020

Graduate•4 years ago

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Switched by aliens? 👽

So today, because of the heat and due to having a lot on at work, I got up at silly o’clock to run. Starting week 6 today which I’m excited about. This is just...

So today, because of the heat and due to having a lot on at work, I got up at si...

Frizzbomb67

Graduate•4 years ago

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W8R3 BEAT THE HEAT

Well thankfully up and out 5.15 to beat the heat 🥵🥵🥵😎🙏I certainly can’t snail jog in the heat 🐌😂🐌.So thrilled to have completed W8 took it 😊Did a real...

Well thankfully up and out 5.15 to beat the heat 🥵🥵🥵😎🙏I certainly can’t sna...

SaltdeanSizzler

•4 years ago

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Week 9 Run 2 ☀️✅

Wow! Just Wow! Roll on Friday 🥳

Westie4

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wk9 run 2 completed.

Great run, really felt in control of my breathing because of taking it at a nice steady pace. As per the quote on my water bottle says 'Smile more worry less',...

Great run, really felt in control of my breathing because of taking it at a nice...

Lara1972

Graduate•4 years ago

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Another ‘the new shoes’ post

Ta dah! Got these bad boys ready for the next run (W7 R3). Maybe today... but more likely tomorrow.

Ta dah! Got these bad boys ready for the next run (W7 R3). Maybe today... but mo...

astoryontheradio

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

Working nights...

Hey peeps. I’ve been working nights (NHS, hero. Naturally) recently and it’s been really difficult to find the right time to fit in runs. Because of the...

Hey peeps. I’ve been working nights (NHS, hero. Naturally) recently and it’s bee...

astoryontheradio

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

Hot hot hot ☀️

As I’m sure most of you have heard about the impending heatwave due, so please take extra care over the next few days if you are due out for a run. Stay safe...

As I’m sure most of you have heard about the impending heatwave due, so please t...

Dtay1978

Graduate•4 years ago

1 Reply

W9R2! And I tried something different! Podcast instead of music, but it really hurt my pace!

Has anyone else compared their pace when running with music vs running with a podcast or audiobook? Up until today I have been exclusively running with the...

Has anyone else compared their pace when running with music vs running with a po...

Catwise

Graduate•4 years ago

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Hello Week 9

Did my third run of Week 8 today; not as hard as the second but not as comfortable as the first. I know now that I worry so much about the first run of a new...

Did my third run of Week 8 today; not as hard as the second but not as comfortab...

Emvsl

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 8 run 3 done - feels weird

Well, not sure how I feel. Bemused again I think! It was OK, I’m glad I’ve achieved it but haven’t really had any extra energy flying around to pick up any...

Well, not sure how I feel. Bemused again I think! It was OK, I’m glad I’ve achie...

Gannet1

Graduate•4 years ago

54 Replies

W5R3

Very proud to say my daughter managed this one this evening. It was 77F according to the car when we set off, but I didn’t tell her that 🤣. Since her last...

Very proud to say my daughter managed this one this evening. It was 77F accordi...

UnfitNoMore

Graduate•4 years ago

45 Replies

Help! Back to running after an operation?!

I had got to week 7 of the runs, and then had surgery and was told not to run for 6 weeks. My stitches have only just healed and starting to get back to...

I had got to week 7 of the runs, and then had surgery and was told not to run fo...

Sash21

•4 years ago

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1st consolidation run

4K along the prom, wasn’t fancying it today, body was still feeling that first 5K. But I was adamant I was getting out today cause there’s no way I’m running...

4K along the prom, wasn’t fancying it today, body was still feeling that first 5...

Dtay1978

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 5 - Run 1

Left it till 8pm tonight so that it had cooled down a bit. Loved this run. 5 minutes is my favourite duration at the moment as I’m not the most coordinated...

Left it till 8pm tonight so that it had cooled down a bit. Loved this run. 5 mi...

Runner_P

Graduate•4 years ago

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Do I wait?

Hi there one and all😊, I am due to do week 6 run 3 tomorrow and was planning to get up early to avoid the heat. There's always a but though😏, mine is that I...

Hi there one and all😊, I am due to do week 6 run 3 tomorrow and was planning to...

tara-j

Graduate•4 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for June 2020

W5R3 ... done !! 🏃🏻‍♂️

Getting there

Day 2 Week 4

W9 R3! I did it!!!!

C25K Penultimate Run 🏃‍♀️ 👍🏼 ✅ WK9 R2

Wk8 R2

Wk5 run 3 🥳🥳🥳 complete

Week 2, Run 2

W7R1 - Heats creeping in!

W8 R1

W6 R1 (Biatch Run)

Week 9 Run 3 Done!

Silly o'clock run DONE !

Week 2, Run 2 (beat the heat!)

Week 5 Run 3 ☀️

Switched by aliens? 👽

W8R3 BEAT THE HEAT

Week 9 Run 2 ☀️✅

Wk9 run 2 completed.

Another ‘the new shoes’ post

Working nights...

Hot hot hot ☀️

W9R2! And I tried something different! Podcast instead of music, but it really hurt my pace!

Hello Week 9

Week 8 run 3 done - feels weird

W5R3

Help! Back to running after an operation?!

1st consolidation run

Week 5 - Run 1

Do I wait?

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