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I graduated C25k today!

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IannodaTruffe has given me the rather dubious honour of being the "first C25k graduate of the lockdown" today. What a notorious claim to fame....!

It has taken me a year, two restarts and a long spell on the Injury Couch before finally making it this far.

I am so glad that we can all still run. I was determined that my graduation was going to happen today, no matter what, even if I had to do it dressed as a tree (I run woodland and heathland tracks) or under cover of darkness. I'm relieved I didn't need to resort to such drastic measures!

I am really looking forward to finding out what lies ahead of me post C25k, so any tips and guidance you can share would be most welcome.

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backintimeGraduate10

well deserved it is too - brilliant stuff, you're the poster child for not giving up!

in reply tobackintime

Hi and thank you! It's good to see you on here and catching up with others from my first round on C25k. You're a 10k graduate now too - that's brilliant.

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GrannyhugsGraduate10

Massive congratulations, you will remember this run and graduation for a long time. Go celebrate. Happy running 🤗

in reply toGrannyhugs

Thank you! 😊

Debston profile image
DebstonGraduate10

Yay! Well done, Delly-dot, you never gave up and just came back stronger. That takes some real grit. Have a 🥉 and some 🥂! PS I love the idea of you dressing as a tree to avoid detection... Thank goodness it's not come to that yet! 😂

in reply toDebston

Thank you Debston. Great to see you on here with a Graduate10 badge next to your name!

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DebstonGraduate10 in reply to

Thanks for noticing! I'm insanely proud of it, though I haven't run one since December... 😂

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Buddy34Graduate10

Congratulations again Delly-dot 😊🏃‍♀️🎄

in reply toBuddy34

Hello!! I'm still giggling about that tree picture..... 😂. My daughter loved it too!

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Buddy34Graduate10 in reply to

🤣🤣🤣🎄🎄

Evol profile image
EvolGraduate10

I am so pleased for you. A well deserved graduation. You obviously have staying power. Congratulations!

in reply toEvol

Thank you Evol. It's great to see you too!

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ComfortnotspeedGraduate10

Great news!! Well done 😀🌸😀So happy for you and relieved you didn’t have to be a tree 🌲 🤩👏🤩👏🤩👏

in reply toComfortnotspeed

🌲🏃‍♀️🤣. Thank you for cheering me on!

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate10

Huge congratulations on graduating, and I’m hoping that you’re the first of thousands of lockdown graduates... daytime TV sucks so many will need to escape it!

Some consolidation work is highly recommended... keep doing what you’re currently doing and it will become more comfortable... then there’s the magic plan in the pinned posts if you’re wanting to go further or longer. That’ll have you up to 10k/60 minutes. If you’d just like to go further in 30 minutes or faster over 5k, the same plan is the way to go!

Of course, first it’s time to celebrate! The bars and restaurants may be closed, but I’m sure you can find some suitable reward to indulge in!

in reply toUnfitNoMore

Thank you! I shall follow your advice about consolidation. I had Jo with me on this C25k so I might play the other coaches during my runs to see what I've been missing. How long should I repeat the week 9 runs for?

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate10 in reply to

There’s no set time... just wait until it becomes a little easier to complete the run. Consolidation is highly recommended for all runners of any experience level. It gives your body a nice break from the relentless progression and also a chance for any bits of you that aren’t on it as much as others... for me my breathing was a little behind my legs.

in reply toUnfitNoMore

Great, thank you. I will keep at week 9 then, until I feel it is right to move on.

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LeosmitGraduate1060minGraduate

Well done on your graduation! Especially after such a long haul of challenges. Great job.

in reply toLeosmit

Thank you! I got there in the end!

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Lynsh

Yay... Well done my friend. So pleased for you and thanks for making me smile. Such a lovely positive post x

in reply toLynsh

Hi Lynsh! I'm so pleased I've done it and so glad to be on this forum finally. Thank you x

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Woo hoo look at that! well done you 🎉😀🏃‍♀️

in reply toSueAppleRun

Thank you guys! I made it! 😀

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply to

Yes and we have been with you from the start it’s so good to see people stick with it and learn to run and enjoy the company of virtual running buddies, when this virus is beat we can all run and celebrate

in reply toSueAppleRun

Yes you have and celebrate we all will, hopefully not dressed as running trees! 😂

Good running DD look after that shiny badge 👍

in reply to

I will, thank you!

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RunsomeGraduate10

Well done for that determination where others may quit. Brilliant job 😊👍

in reply toRunsome

Thank you Runsome. 😊

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AnnieappleAdministrator

🎈🌹🥳congratulations

in reply toAnnieapple

Thank you! 😊

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Sparkey500060minGraduate

You super star!! Thank goodness for running! Keep safe and keep enjoying the running. Your determination is fantastic! 🎉🎉

in reply toSparkey5000

Thank you so much! 😊

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RaspberrypinkGraduate10

Well done and happy running 👍🏼

in reply toRaspberrypink

Thank you 😊

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notquiteretired60minGraduate

congratulations on your graduation Delly-dot 🥇🍾🏃‍♀️🙌 you made it, now sit back and enjoy the feeling of success😊

in reply tonotquiteretired

Hello! Good to hear from you! I got there in the end. 😊

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Congratulations on graduating from C25K, well done.

in reply toAlMorr

Thank you Al! I got there eventually 😊.

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Woo hoo, we’ll done! Consolidate next. A few more half hour runs.

in reply toBaddieThePirate

Thank you BTP! I will start consolidation runs later this week. I was unsure how long for but have now been advised to run them until I feel comfortable and ready to move on. Perhaps ju-ju’s magic plan after that.

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10 in reply to

Good plan. Hi-Ju's magic plan is good. I can confirm it works 😀

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johnt46Graduate10

Well Done You! I know from personnel experience the frustration caused by Achilles problems, so pleased for you, it feels great to know that all that hard work and determination has paid off. Just Take it easy now and get those consolidation runs in, they are very important!

in reply tojohnt46

Morning. I agree. Easy does it. Once you’ve been on the IC for a stretch you are mindful about keeping yourself of it!! Thank you 😊

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MartinKHGraduate10

Congratulations Delly-dot on your graduation, I knew you'd do it.

If you haven't done so already, please celebrate.

in reply toMartinKH

Thank you 😊. I did celebrate 🎉. I allowed myself a glass of red wine 🍷 last night with my meal, my first in weeks! Just one was enough! Makes me sleepy now 💤. Must be my age!

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johnm12Graduate10

Congratulations to you from a "Dad who can run"!

in reply tojohnm12

😊👍🏼

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BishyBarnabeeGraduate10

Brilliant! Well done, DD! I found the three consolidation sessions (Couch to 5K+) and ju-ju’s Magic Plan useful, as well as doing several 30 minute runs without guidance and at my own pace. I like your tree idea, but am afraid that now we will all be panic-buying tree suits. There may be a lot of moving woods in the near future. (Macbeth knows all about that lark ...)😉👍🏻🎉

in reply toBishyBarnabee

🌲🌳 Ah yes, Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill...... would be a bit freaky to see trees on the move!

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paulmeisterGraduate10

Well done, I did it last May after a couple false starts with a torn calf. After that I just replayed the last run and added on another 5 minutes when I felt able to so the baseline was half an hour plus whatever else I could manage and soon it was over the 10k mark.

Yesterday I thought I'd been doing 10k+ long enough to ask for my Bridge to 10k badge. :D

in reply topaulmeister

Well done you! Reaching and running 10k consistently is great. I shall replay the week 9 runs with different coaches for a bit of variety and then I may look at ju-ju's plan.

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BishyBarnabeeGraduate10

Hi again, DD. I just found a nice quotation which I think applies to all of us here: “The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” (John Bingham)

(Nice, but it still found it a bit of a miracle when I graduated, though!)

Happy running and stay healthy.😊👍🏻🐞

in reply toBishyBarnabee

Thank you 🙏🏼. A lovely quote 😊

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JoggingBear

Congrats in order! length of Consolidation for me depends on how strong you are. I began by trying different routes which went well until I did one easy going out but uphill all the way back. I struggled through thinking it was just a bad cramp but that pain worsened afterwards and lasted over a week. I’m just back now to comfortable 30mins, usually 6k, slow and on flat, and will continue these to strengthen further.

You’ll know when you’re ready to go further or faster.

Good luck, Delly-dot.

in reply toJoggingBear

Thank you for the good advice🙏🏼. I am surrounded by slight hills where I live, so gradients have been part of my runs so far - no steep hills mind you! It was a real novelty to run on the flat by the sea a few weeks ago!

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KatnapGraduate10

Do you get a special badge? 😃

🐱 Katnap 🐱

in reply toKatnap

🥇 “Lockdown Graduate 1” 🥇 perhaps? 😂

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