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🌟🏅February 2023 Graduate Badges are here 🏅🌟

Welcome to the February badge post and a very well done on completing the program ! we have lots of shiny new badges ready and waiting . ★ Many...

Welcome to the February badge post and a very well done on completing the pr...

Instructor57

Graduate•1 year ago

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Back full time

After my injury, I'm now back to running full time and I'm still loving every minute of it. I'm currently doing 5-6k every other day. Going to give it another...

After my injury, I'm now back to running full time and I'm still loving every mi...

Carners1

Graduate•1 year ago

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The song that makes you happy 😊 🏃🏾

Greatest Hits Radio listeners voted RUNNING up that hill by Kate Bush No. 3 as the song that makes them happy, No. 1 was ELO's Mr Blue Sky, that is another...

Greatest Hits Radio listeners voted RUNNING up that hill by Kate Bush No. 3 as t...

AlMorr

Ambassador•1 year ago

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100k January Challenge Done

After shaking hands with my son in law on Boxing Day to take part in the above, it’s finally complete with a 3 km run today. The penultimate runs consisted...

After shaking hands with my son in law on Boxing Day to take part in the above, ...

YorkieRunner

•1 year ago

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Week 1 Done

Just checking in to say I've completed week one. I last attempted C25K about 10 years ago, when I had to stop around week four due to tremendous shin splinty...

Just checking in to say I've completed week one. I last attempted C25K about 10 ...

fancyapint

•1 year ago

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Week2 Run1

I’ve just got back at it after re-doing W1. Seems every time I decide to go run it snows and I take fright! Anyway I did W2R1 tonight and it was much better...

I’ve just got back at it after re-doing W1. Seems every time I decide to go run ...

FrogBucket

•1 year ago

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last run week 5 🥰

we’ll I must say I was not looking forward to this run !! 20mins 😱 but if I am honest I paced the run and I have to say found it fantastic and I could of...

we’ll I must say I was not looking forward to this run !! 20mins 😱 but if I a...

Sparkles22

Graduate•1 year ago

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wk4 r1

so today I won the mental battle of getting my running trainers on! I did wk4 r1! It was slow it was hard but I did it! Thank you for the help and advice on...

so today I won the mental battle of getting my running trainers on! I did wk4 r...

Mrs-BG

•1 year ago

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Just graduated. What next?

Hi. I’ve just graduated couch to 5k My plan is to regularly go to park runs and do a formal 5k soon then work up to 10k. Can anyone recommend a 5k to 10k...

Hi. I’ve just graduated couch to 5k My plan is to regularly go to park runs and ...

Tishtash1

Graduate•1 year ago

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CATCH-UP- CORNER...LAST FEW DAYS of JANUARY...Slip off your running shoes and come on in...Everybody Welcome!

Well people.. here we are nearly at the end of January! Yikes. Well, here at least the weather has eased a tad. No ice, snow, wind or rain! That is a win in...

Well people.. here we are nearly at the end of January! Yikes. Well, here at le...

Oldfloss

Administrator•1 year ago

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Getting back to running again

Only our second run this year, but we have been waiting for the weather to improve as I can’t risk getting ill, as my white cells are still slightly low. But...

Only our second run this year, but we have been waiting for the weather to impro...

Katrey60

Graduate•1 year ago

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C5K crashing

three times now my app has frozen on the longer runs - once on my first 20 min run and twice now on my 25min runs . In Principle I know I will do the runs...

three times now my app has frozen on the longer runs - once on my first 20 min r...

Tadfane

•1 year ago

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Run 1 Week 1

Having signed up about about 3 weeks ago I finally got started! I have been very active in the past but have been ill so out of action for a while and I...

Having signed up about about 3 weeks ago I finally got started! I have been very...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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strides

this is my second time at doing cto5k & my husband & I went running together today (I’m on week 5) my husband thought my strides were very small & wondered if...

this is my second time at doing cto5k & my husband & I went running together tod...

chatteris64

Graduate•1 year ago

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Back at it

First run back after about 10 days as I was suffering with a very painful, swollen toe. I picked up where I left off at week 6 and I'm surprised to say it felt...

First run back after about 10 days as I was suffering with a very painful, swoll...

Newbierunner96

•1 year ago

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Week 9 Run 1 done and dusted 🥳

30 minute run today. Lovely crisp day in NI, definitely helps. I'm buzzing to be close to completing my 2nd C25K stint. Did first one in lockdown but didn't...

30 minute run today. Lovely crisp day in NI, definitely helps. I'm buzzing to be...

ChampGran

Graduate•1 year ago

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Pap Still going here

Well 4th time out with the Beginners2Runners Dartford Group last Thursday managed my longest run for as long as I can remember 2022 was not a great running...

Well 4th time out with the Beginners2Runners Dartford Group last Thursday manage...

Papillon17

Graduate•1 year ago

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Back sort of after almost 5 weeks outwith knee Injury

Hi everyone, My last run was on 28th December where I was up to W5 run 3, chose a different route along by the river and I got up to 18 minutes out of the 20...

Hi everyone, My last run was on 28th December where I was up to W5 run 3, chose ...

XenaZelda

Graduate•1 year ago

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Day 1 run 1

Day 1 run 1 done. Feels so good. OK i cheated a bit - ran on my treadmil.

Kaytee2023

•1 year ago

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W9 R3 complete. 💪

Second time around graduate but much more accomplished this time (4 or 5 years on). What’s next? I have no desire to run further than 5k so not certain that...

Second time around graduate but much more accomplished this time (4 or 5 years o...

RunKRun

Graduate•1 year ago

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Do I need to start again if my run is interrupted?

I had completed my warm up and 5 minute walk and had just started to run when I met a friend I hadn’t seen for some time so I stopped to speak to him for about...

I had completed my warm up and 5 minute walk and had just started to run when I ...

Upsidaisy

Graduate•1 year ago

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20 minute run done !!

never thought in a million years of manage to jog for 20 mins - infact I accidentally ran for 35 as the app paused 🙈. I was absolutely dreading this run and...

never thought in a million years of manage to jog for 20 mins - infact I acciden...

Donna2023

•1 year ago

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Week 7/8

Just completed week 8 but I have found weeks 7 and 8 torture! Up to this I had been enjoying the experience but I'm struggling now with everything-...

Just completed week 8 but I have found weeks 7 and 8 torture! Up to this I had b...

Pocoapoco

Graduate•1 year ago

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who’d have thought…..

I’ve just finished week 7 of the C25K, I would never have thought that I could run 1 minute never mind 25 minutes. I’ve always wanted to run but never...

I’ve just finished week 7 of the C25K, I would never have thought that I could ...

Sue0704

•1 year ago

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Week 4 in the bag!

Week 4 done. I think I'm starting to like this & my calves don't feel so bad... Any survival tips for the big scary 20 min would be appreciated. HELP!!!

Week 4 done. I think I'm starting to like this & my calves don't feel so bad... ...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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Bit of a stop...

Got to week 4 run 2 last weekend but I have some kind of swelling and pulling/soreness on the top of my left foot. I decided to rest it but wonder how long I...

Got to week 4 run 2 last weekend but I have some kind of swelling and pulling/so...

RunforMum

Graduate•1 year ago

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Self Belief!

Hardest part Self belief! So am on week 3 run 2 completed today. Hardest part believing I can do this! I used to run at school…(many moons ago) then...

Hardest part Self belief! So am on week 3 run 2 completed today. Hardest part...

Mrs-BG

•1 year ago

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What is Jeffing?

Jeffing I’ve just read an interesting post on Jeffing and wonder if someone can tell me how to get more info on it

Jeffing I’ve just read an interesting post on Jeffing and wonder if someone can...

Jolem

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Thanks C25K

I have been cheerfully consolidating for a few months. Today ran for 60minutes for the first time. During the run I remembered week1 and how difficult running...

I have been cheerfully consolidating for a few months. Today ran for 60minutes f...

Jog176

Graduate•1 year ago

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Back out after a Looooong Break

First Run in a very long time .. Few stops to catch breath and then to strip off jacket and gloves ( did not expect to get too hot ) With stops and a gentle...

First Run in a very long time .. Few stops to catch breath and then to strip of...

Dutch-Fraggle

Graduate•1 year ago

4 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for January 2023

🌟🏅February 2023 Graduate Badges are here 🏅🌟

Back full time

The song that makes you happy 😊 🏃🏾

100k January Challenge Done

Week 1 Done

Week2 Run1

last run week 5 🥰

wk4 r1

Just graduated. What next?

CATCH-UP- CORNER...LAST FEW DAYS of JANUARY...Slip off your running shoes and come on in...Everybody Welcome!

Getting back to running again

C5K crashing

Run 1 Week 1

strides

Back at it

Week 9 Run 1 done and dusted 🥳

Pap Still going here

Back sort of after almost 5 weeks outwith knee Injury

Day 1 run 1

W9 R3 complete. 💪

Do I need to start again if my run is interrupted?

20 minute run done !!

Week 7/8

who’d have thought…..

Week 4 in the bag!

Bit of a stop...

Self Belief!

What is Jeffing?

Thanks C25K

Back out after a Looooong Break

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