OMG - Great North Run....

[Matp]

I foolishly put my name in the Daily Mirror ballot for one of three thousand places in the Great North Run - and received an email congratulating me on my successful application this morning...

I started C25K late September, graduating early Dec. Since then I've started a 10k program and managed my first 10k run over Christmas.

Coincidentally I've been working in Newcastle the last couple of days - running 11k (a life time record) of Newcastle's roads last night.

Thankfully I have 8 months to get the distance up. I've entered a few 10k and 15k runs before then to motivate me to keep up the training and guess I should start some of this interval and temp running I've heard about but not tried yet.

I never dreamt when I started on this program that I'd ever do 10k, never mind a half marathon.......

[Fitfor60 Graduate]

Congratulations that's fantastic news It will def keep you motivated How exciting I bet when you cross that finishing line you'll reflect back on what you have achieved since sept 2013 Starting C25k has changed so many lives Good luck

[Matp Graduate in reply to Fitfor60]

Thanks - receiving the email was exciting enough

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WEll done and good luck

[Matp Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Cheers - I've just caught up on the days posts, there are at least two other members of the forum as well!

[Jenner78 Graduate]

Wow! Congratulations!

[Irishprincess Graduate]

I can't believe you graduated in early December and ran a 10k over Christmas! Wow! I'm seriously impressed. Congratulations on the Great North Run. Hope you're flying the flag for the C25K. All the best for your training.

[Matp Graduate in reply to Irishprincess]

Lol, neither could I.

I started a program (10k for Pink android app) which was similar to C25K, starting at week 9 as week 8 was their equivalent of C25K graduation. Week 12 was 3x18 min with 1 min walks and I was 300 meters short of 10k. I decided to go for it, and managed the 10k on my next try with no breaks.

I'm thinking of adding 1k per week going forward for a long run and a couple of shorter runs on other days.