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Changed my route, ran W5R3... then punched the air!

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Thank you to everyone for your brilliant suggestions, they worked for me perfectly and I did W5R3 woo hoo!!!! AND...I punched the air when Laura said that's it (couldn't find a wall or park bench to collapse over though). Feeling so happy.

Thank yooooou. πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

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IrishprincessGraduate

Woo hoo you did indeed! Wish I'd seen that moment when you punched the air. Really well done and enjoy the rest of your day.

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

Yaaaaaaaaay, thank you, just had my shower and still on a high!! Thank goodness for these blogs so that I can share with you all 😊, feeling sooo happy.

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Steve_LGraduate

Well done! I think that run is perhaps the biggest high you get through the whole programme! It's the one that breaks the mental challenge to running continuously. I can still feel the grin on my face when I did it!

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply toSteve_L

So right Steve about the mental challenge, I do hope I feel the same when I graduate. Thank you for my 'well done', still feeling chuffed!

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NorthernspiritGraduate

Yippeeeeeeeee!!!! I felt like Rocky after mine, had a daft grin on my face for hours :) it is the run when things click in to place mentally as much as anything. Very well done!

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply toNorthernspirit

Thank you so much Northerspirit, I don't think that I would done this without you all πŸ˜‰

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Dunder2004Graduate

Great stuff, well done.

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply toDunder2004

Thank youuuuu, still grinning from ear to ear!

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cate64

Brilliant! Well done you. x

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply tocate64

Fab feeling, I just wanna go again! (If my legs were up to it?!?) x

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agedsnailspaceGraduate

Huge congrats! It's a great run to have under your belt - you're halfway through the program, well done!!

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply toagedsnailspace

Thank you so much, I wouldn't have done it without all of you! 😊

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5kOrBustGraduate

Well done you! It's a big moment for all of us on C25k, and I think you'll find lots of us punched the air at the end of that run! :) Good luck!

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply to5kOrBust

Many thanks and I hope I'm going to keep on punching the air! πŸ˜ƒ

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UllyrunnerGraduate

Brilliant - great to have the first big run under your belt!

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply toUllyrunner

Many thanks and for your posts....really appreciated x

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UllyrunnerGraduateβ€’ in reply toJaxO

Your welcome - it's only the guys on here who really 'get' this running lark!

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JaxOGraduate

You know....you are so right! Trying to extract a pat on the back at home was like getting blood from a stone! Hey ho...I have all of you out there that know what we all go through! Thank you again x

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runswithdogsGraduate

Hooray! Air punching and/or tear shedding for that run is mandatory. Really, really well done.

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply torunswithdogs

Aw thank you! Still can't believe it! Really appreciate your posts....thank you πŸ˜‰

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GettingFitterGraduate

Fantastic well done. a good air punch well deserved!!

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply toGettingFitter

Many thanks, I didn't even consider who was around, just did it!!

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Debih191Graduate

Well done. It's a fantastic feeling isn't it.

In the early days when Laura said "you've done really well, give yourself a pat on the back" I always did!

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JaxOGraduateβ€’ in reply toDebih191

Sure is and thank you...Happy Easter to you! X

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