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Week 5 complete!

Yesss! I did it! I never would have believed two weeks ago that I would be running for 20 minutes - let alone be enjoying it too! I know it's only a small...

Yesss! I did it! I never would have believed two weeks ago that I would be runn...

Newbierunner96

•1 year ago

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Back up and running 😁

My last run was December 29 😬 !!! Then, amongst other things, the flu got me !!! So today, with lots of trepidation the running shoes went back on 🫣!!! A...

My last run was December 29 😬 !!! Then, amongst other things, the flu got me !!...

Apollo22

Graduate•1 year ago

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Follow up to Parkrun attempt

I left it 6 days after my Parkrun attempt to think about attempting another 5k this time it was dry bright and chilly. This time I decided I would run 5k not...

I left it 6 days after my Parkrun attempt to think about attempting another 5k t...

Papillon17

Graduate•1 year ago

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Local Parkrun

The local parkrun I wasn’t on the rosta to volunteer so I decided I would run it. What a day to pick wet, muddy and very windy. I got round to the distance I...

The local parkrun I wasn’t on the rosta to volunteer so I decided I would run it...

Papillon17

Graduate•1 year ago

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So what about the C25K deniers?

Hi everyone, a couple of weeks ago I sent up a bit of a wail having torn a calf muscle on W1R3. Thanks for your encouragement back then. Have put the...

Hi everyone, a couple of weeks ago I sent up a bit of a wail having torn a calf ...

HolyTrier

•1 year ago

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W5r2 complete but back on the couch for a few days

Yesterday was my second run this week, but didn’t feel right from the start. My body felt stiff, which I put down to a bad nights sleep; it wasn’t exercise...

Yesterday was my second run this week, but didn’t feel right from the start. My ...

Sulley101

Graduate•1 year ago

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Just completed C25K week 9 run 3

So pleased to say I have just completed C25K programme, so satisfying - if i can do it, anyone can!! Would love to stay on the forum and progress. Thanks for...

So pleased to say I have just completed C25K programme, so satisfying - if i can...

Madferit

Graduate•1 year ago

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CATCH- up- CORNER... JANUARY WEEK 3...Slip off your shoes...Come on in...

" Be Yourself. Everyone else is taken." This was a quotation that my water-colour teacher shared with our...

" Be Yourself. Everyone else is ta...

Oldfloss

Administrator•1 year ago

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50k done, 50k to do.

Halfway through January 100k challenge. I don’t know what has been more challenging the running or the weather! To be honest, the running has been fine,...

Halfway through January 100k challenge. I don’t know what has been more chall...

YorkieRunner

•1 year ago

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kids Parkrun this morning Wk 2 day 1 done omg three year olds were flying past me 😅😅

5k runner wk 2 day 1

Zanzibar4

Graduate•1 year ago

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Not run for 8weeks- need help!

Having finished the C25K a few months ago I had a terrible flu bug before Xmas and now it’s been 8w since I’ve run Any suggestions to get me back out there...

Having finished the C25K a few months ago I had a terrible flu bug before Xmas a...

Happymel

Graduate•1 year ago

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Starting over

Hi all it’s been a while trying to get back out there . I have downloaded the 5k runner app and am on wk 2 . Wish me luck 🍀

Hi all it’s been a while trying to get back out there . I have downloaded the 5k...

Zanzibar4

Graduate•1 year ago

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Checking In

Just found this community and thought I’d post a quick ‘Hi!’ 👋 I did my first run on New Year’s Day after a pre-Christmas illness which scared me enough to...

Just found this community and thought I’d post a quick ‘Hi!’ 👋 I did my first...

ObjectiveBob

•1 year ago

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W2r2 gentle treadmill run

Well after my wet and wild run the other day today’s run was just a gentle trot on the treadmill. But a run is a run. Onto run 3.

Well after my wet and wild run the other day today’s run was just a gentle trot ...

Scruff55

Graduate•1 year ago

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still anxious but getting back out there.

find my anxiety worse in the mornings, had a stinking cold last week so that made it worse, I couldn’t get out at all to run. Managed a 3.5 mile jog this...

find my anxiety worse in the mornings, had a stinking cold last week so that mad...

Agelesslass

•1 year ago

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More dispatches from the slow end

So, I got out there and did my 2nd 35 minutes - another breezy day but not as bad as it's been. I enjoyed the run but thank goodness I am following...

So, I got out there and did my 2nd 35 minutes - another breezy day but not as ba...

Languid_Lil

Graduate•1 year ago

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Survived Week 2

I have survived week 2. I have come across an unexpected problem though: rain. What are your suggestions for keeping your phones safe & dry whilest using the...

I have survived week 2. I have come across an unexpected problem though: rain. W...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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Bridge to 5k

Hi there all; just reporting from the slow end* - I consolidated for a couple of weeks after graduation then started the Bridge to 5k plan -...

Hi there all; just reporting from the slow end* - I consolidated for a couple of...

Languid_Lil

Graduate•1 year ago

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Half marathon

Where do I find any informationn vbout this link for half marathon

Andy6659

Graduate•1 year ago

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update

So I’ve been training hard for this half marathon that I’ve signed up for in April 2023. My usual run is 8km long, however, after looking around for advice I...

So I’ve been training hard for this half marathon that I’ve signed up for in Apr...

Neilyx

Graduate•1 year ago

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Week 9 - Run 1

Just completed week 9 - Run 1 - Finishing line in sight - I run on a running track and once the C25K is completed, was thinking of adding an extra circle round...

Just completed week 9 - Run 1 - Finishing line in sight - I run on a running tra...

Madferit

Graduate•1 year ago

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First run in 8 days!

I’m running again. Yeah! This was my first run since my ankle twinged at 25 mins into my first post-graduation run (8 days ago). So the diagnosis was that I...

I’m running again. Yeah! This was my first run since my ankle twinged at 25 mins...

MarmaladeJane

Graduate•1 year ago

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Hi All I am a newbie to both excerise and self care as well as this community

All my younger life I was a size 6 to 8. I could eat what I wanted but when I was 23, I was put on medication for my mental health that increased both my...

All my younger life I was a size 6 to 8. I could eat what I wanted but when I wa...

Gothgirl89

•1 year ago

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Yes you can!!!

I love knowing that I wasn’t the only one out there in the rain and wind, thinking ‘what am I doing’ but at the same time, loving it! That’s W4R2 done. A...

I love knowing that I wasn’t the only one out there in the rain and wind, thinki...

Beistol

Graduate•1 year ago

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best running shoes under £50?

best running shoes for less than £50?

huffpuffnplod

•1 year ago

25 Replies

Achieved 5K in November, but failed to repeat

OK, this is probably just a mental thing, but I succeeded with the programme and then stupidly decided to have a couple of weeks off. I've struggled to get...

OK, this is probably just a mental thing, but I succeeded with the programme and...

NigelS

•1 year ago

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Graduation Day

I plan on graduating today, wk9/3. I got new trainers so I'll be getting out in them. Glad it's not raining today. Just need to get dressed and get out!

I plan on graduating today, wk9/3. I got new trainers so I'll be getting out in ...

Somethingstupid

•1 year ago

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I am new here.... Stepped out the door and it was wet and windy...

Second run of 2023 completed last night. I thought I'd get out after work before the rain was forecasted. Stepped out the front door and the rain had come...

Second run of 2023 completed last night. I thought I'd get out after work before...

MoonMagic

•1 year ago

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run 2 done!

pushed myself out of the house again! Woohoo!

Hjs1

•1 year ago

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Age 74- 77 - 175 weeks progress

Since couch to 5k - 175 wks 2,500 km. Runs varied between 5 - 10k. Hopefully to show you can do it. Just stick at in your own time. Goodl luck to all

Since couch to 5k - 175 wks 2,500 km. Runs varied between 5 - 10k. Hopefully to...

Skeg

Graduate•1 year ago

8 Replies

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for January 2023

Week 5 complete!

Back up and running 😁

Follow up to Parkrun attempt

Local Parkrun

So what about the C25K deniers?

W5r2 complete but back on the couch for a few days

Just completed C25K week 9 run 3

CATCH- up- CORNER... JANUARY WEEK 3...Slip off your shoes...Come on in...

50k done, 50k to do.

kids Parkrun this morning Wk 2 day 1 done omg three year olds were flying past me 😅😅

Not run for 8weeks- need help!

Starting over

Checking In

W2r2 gentle treadmill run

still anxious but getting back out there.

More dispatches from the slow end

Survived Week 2

Bridge to 5k

Half marathon

update

Week 9 - Run 1

First run in 8 days!

Hi All I am a newbie to both excerise and self care as well as this community

Yes you can!!!

best running shoes under £50?

Achieved 5K in November, but failed to repeat

Graduation Day

I am new here.... Stepped out the door and it was wet and windy...

run 2 done!

Age 74- 77 - 175 weeks progress

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