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9 miles; surely not?!

Mummy1954
Mummy1954

Hi All, I can't believe that I started C25K in October and could not run/jog for even a minute, but today I did 9 miles! Okay I was not ever so fast, but I didn't walk once. I've entered the Reading Half Marathon on 3rd April and hopefully I'll do it in 2.5 hours. Suffering a bit with left groin/hip ache so looked on line for stretches and they seem to be helping a bit. I would not be here if it wasn't for C25K and all your wonderful tips and support on those early months. Thank you to everyone and keep running!

xx

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vickyb5277
vickyb5277

Absolutely fantastic, well done you x

Tomas
TomasGraduate

Wow, that is impressive! Well done you!

Make sure you do your stretches religiously, also on resting days. You want to catch the pain while it is still manageable.

All the best, and happy running :)

diamondgirl902
diamondgirl902Graduate

That's fantastic Mummy1954, I will be happy just to achieve 10 K eventually! You are an inspiration to us all.

Good luck with your half marathon in April xx

skysue16
skysue16Graduate

Fantastic achievement - well done. I am still plodding away trying to get to 30 minutes!

Running-scared
Running-scaredGraduate

This is amazing! 9 MILES! Blimey, you don't hang around! Good on you, that's fantastic to be doing such a distance already, you'll have the half marathon in the bag no probs - good luck and well done :)

goonkeepgoing
goonkeepgoingGraduate

Yay! Just over 9 miles is my distance PB too, done a few weeks ago so I know it is a bloomin long way - well done you! You're making great progress ☺

Mummy1954
Mummy1954

Thanks everyone for your lovely replies and support. I hadn't thought of stretching on rest days so thank you for that tip Tomas.

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