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C25K training

Hi Runners I completed week 5 run 3 twice as I found running for 20 minutes quite hard. So I started week 6 other day as I’m training for transplant Games...

Hi Runners I completed week 5 run 3 twice as I found running for 20 minutes q...

Howierufous22

•2 months ago

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Running shoes

Hi do running shoes really help and if so can anyone recommend any budget ones.thanks

Hi do running shoes really help and if so can anyone recommend any budget ones.t...

Blueowl1867

•2 months ago

15 Replies

Week 3…

I’m about to start week 3 and I just want to check something… does everyone start out being absolutely terrible at running? 😂 I’ve seen you all in the park...

I’m about to start week 3 and I just want to check something… does everyone star...

SpookyDoc

•2 months ago

19 Replies

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Week 7 Run 2✅

I spent nearly all day sitting about in running gear thinking about going for a run. I missed the pre lunch window so thought I’d better eat first. Then I had...

I spent nearly all day sitting about in running gear thinking about going for a ...

Fionamags

Graduate•2 months ago

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Running after a past fall

Hi everyone, I'm on week 1 but for the second week in a row. This is because I'm born with a heart/lung limitation and want to take it very slow. Cardio is...

Hi everyone, I'm on week 1 but for the second week in a row. This is because I'...

Enicchi

•2 months ago

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Wk 6 - Complete

Well...I started Wk 6 R 1 last Saturday so that I could have two runs - M & W - in Cornwall where I was on holiday. Got to Cornwall on Monday afternoon and...

Well...I started Wk 6 R 1 last Saturday so that I could have two runs - M & W - ...

drl212

Graduate•2 months ago

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week 5, run 1 done

Not my first time in C25k and I’ve found it fairly hard work so far. I know it’s mostly in my head but my legs are tired sometimes and getting older and...

Not my first time in C25k and I’ve found it fairly hard work so far. I know it’...

Rabbit561

Graduate•2 months ago

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Hoping to stay as fit as I can

I’d been meaning to do c25k for a long time but never quite got round to it, but after a horrid chest infection was devastated to be told it might be COPD....

I’d been meaning to do c25k for a long time but never quite got round to it, but...

Jogon2024

•2 months ago

17 Replies

Back to it 🤞

hello I started couch 2 5k Was on week 4 and although found it really hard I was getting on ok, until I developed a very sore back / buttock, to the point...

hello I started couch 2 5k Was on week 4 and although found it really hard I w...

Willow5166

•2 months ago

7 Replies

All the 3's

Today I ran my 178th (not)parkrun in a time of 33:33, I always find times like that amusing

Today I ran my 178th (not)parkrun in a time of 33:33, I always find times like t...

AlMorr

Ambassador•2 months ago

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wk7run1 😁

I put this off for an extra day as I was really tired for a couple of days- even had long afternoon naps in two consecutive days!!then this morning I slept in...

I put this off for an extra day as I was really tired for a couple of days- even...

limberlou

Graduate•2 months ago

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR RUNNING QUEEN 🫅

I want to say a very BIG happy birthday to Oldfloss…many of us, me included might not be here if it wasn’t for her advice and support…here is a link to a poem...

I want to say a very BIG happy birthday to Oldfloss…many of us, me included migh...

Mummycav

Administrator•2 months ago

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🍏Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain! ☔️

I waited all day for a break in the weather and you guessed it there wasn’t one. Desperation for a run eventually got the better of me this evening so after an...

I waited all day for a break in the weather and you guessed it there wasn’t one....

Annieapple

Administrator•2 months ago

14 Replies

Recommendations for Running Watch

Hi, so I’m nearing the completion of my C25K sessions 😅 .. Thought I’d treat myself to a new running watch. Amazon have it feels like, zillions, so I...

Hi, so I’m nearing the completion of my C25K sessions 😅 .. Thought I’d treat ...

Progressing

Graduate•2 months ago

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It all went very well

Our run with my friends sister on Saturday went well which was great as out backup stayed at home. She seems much more focused when running outside than when...

Our run with my friends sister on Saturday went well which was great as out back...

Lizzie_NewStart

Graduate•2 months ago

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Week 7 completed

It's been a funny week this one, may have stretched over 8 days even, due to Easter, visiting family, and the cold that everyone seems to have again hanging...

It's been a funny week this one, may have stretched over 8 days even, due to Eas...

Maybeinjured

Graduate•2 months ago

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Virus spoils fun...

I've come down with a horrible virus, probably caught while volunteering for our newest sculpture trail, Standing Tall, in a packed shopping centre. ..There's...

I've come down with a horrible virus, probably caught while volunteering for our...

Curlygurly2

Graduate•2 months ago

17 Replies

Help with slippery trainer

Hi all, I am a past graduate but have had some issues and have decided to start C25K again so as not to push myself too hard. I bought new trainers late last...

Hi all, I am a past graduate but have had some issues and have decided to start ...

Su53

Graduate•2 months ago

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Laura!

I found an interesting post on Instagram this morning, our very own Laura is starting running again after the birth of her second baby. Yes, she's using the...

I found an interesting post on Instagram this morning, our very own Laura is st...

Curlygurly2

Graduate•2 months ago

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Week 1 complete!

Just wanted to post and say how amazed I am that week 1 is already done but more than that - I didn’t hate it! I even enjoyed it! That is massive for me as I...

Just wanted to post and say how amazed I am that week 1 is already done but more...

BlueChicken12

•2 months ago

10 Replies

feeling deflated

I’ve completed wk7 but took 3 days off just because I was busy with other things. Twice now I’ve started run 1 of week 8 and for love nor money can I complete...

I’ve completed wk7 but took 3 days off just because I was busy with other things...

Colouringlover

•2 months ago

4 Replies

Going with the negative splits!

Last week I didn't manage to run as I was away in Norway visiting friends. (I LOVE being retired!!!!) So I set off today to do the first run of week 7 -...

Last week I didn't manage to run as I was away in Norway visiting friends. (I LO...

Fionamags

Graduate•2 months ago

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9th Graduation 👩‍🎓!

This morning I graduated again. My running habit hasn’t really become a habit so I’ve ended up revisiting various weeks over the years. However I’ve kept...

This morning I graduated again. My running habit hasn’t really become a habit so...

Shuffledaway

Graduate•2 months ago

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🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️April Catch Up Corner week 1: Foolish running?🏃🏃🏃

Happy April and welcome to this week’s Catch Up Corner! Thanks to Oldflossfor hosting last month (and many many months before!). I have been briefed to...

Happy April and welcome to this week’s Catch Up Corner! Thanks to Oldflossfor h...

MissUnderstanding

Administrator•2 months ago

8 Replies

wk6run3

I was trying to talk myself out of running yesterday, especially after losing an hour, then I figured if I was going to have Roast turkey and possibly Easter...

I was trying to talk myself out of running yesterday, especially after losing a...

limberlou

Graduate•2 months ago

8 Replies

w2 r1`completed

had a bit of a hiccup had to move things around in the house n treadmill wasnt able to be used for a few days so i decided id just pick up with week 2 at the...

had a bit of a hiccup had to move things around in the house n treadmill wasnt a...

Crow277

•2 months ago

1 Reply

Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for April 2024

C25K training

Running shoes

Week 3…

Week 7 Run 2✅

Running after a past fall

Wk 6 - Complete

week 5, run 1 done

Hoping to stay as fit as I can

Back to it 🤞

All the 3's

wk7run1 😁

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR RUNNING QUEEN 🫅

🍏Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain! ☔️

Recommendations for Running Watch

It all went very well

Week 7 completed

Virus spoils fun...

Help with slippery trainer

Laura!

Week 1 complete!

feeling deflated

Going with the negative splits!

9th Graduation 👩‍🎓!

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️April Catch Up Corner week 1: Foolish running?🏃🏃🏃

wk6run3

w2 r1`completed

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