Finally...

[sprior1961]

I've done. Finito. I finished Week 9 after 1 false start when my knee gave out in Week 7 and I had to rest for so long I started over. When to see the doc about my knee, she asked me how I did it so told her about Cto5K. She looked at me and said, "Don't you think 5k a bit ambitious, how about 2.5k?" She also told me to lose weight (well, I was 18.5 stone). I'm now doing the 5 and 2 diet and have lost 20lbs since the middle of August.

Anyway restarted Cto5K (had to take a break after Week 6 as at short notice I took someone's place in a 100k in 3 days sponsored walk but managed to restart at Week 6 so I have been through that week 3 times). So now I've just finished my first 3 Laura-less runs, flogging my guts out to do 5.1k in around 37 mins each time. I'll just keep doing this for a while.

[ViaM Graduate]

Fantastic, well done!!!!

[Ullyrunner Graduate]

Congratulations - I hope you are feeling very proud of yourself!

[sprior1961]

Thanks guys. At the end of a run my wife says things like, "Don't you feel good after that?" "No, just knackered"

[tara-j Graduate]

Brilliant well done. Wish I could do that time!!

[runswithdogs Graduate]

Congratulations on graduation - you must be very proud of yourself.

Also - your doctor sounds like a party-pooper. I don' t know why so many health professionals have to be so negative, rather than encouraging.

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woweee that is faster than me, you've done brilliantly with both your weight and running

[poppypug Graduate]

Excellent ! Well done to you !

Many Congratulations and Happy Running ! xxx

[JoolieB1 Graduate]

Fantastic! Well done for the running and weight loss too, you must feel amazing! Good idea to settle into a running routine, need those legs to keep going

[KayFitz Graduate]

This is just an aside because I am only on week 2, but my husband has been on the 5/2 diet for nearly two years. He plays golf three times a week so walks over 30 miles (looking for his balls he says ). He has steadily lost about 40lbs in weight and thinks the diet is fantastic. He can't do C25K because he has two replacement knees and one replacement hip!