W9R3 graduation!

[natblonde]

After a very busy week and not running for a whole week I went out and did my final run. I did it! My goal was to complete before my 50th and I made it. Slow and steady and not quite 4K but that's my next goal. And then park run......

If I can do it (third attempt) anyone can. Go for it!!!

[poppypug Graduate]

Brilliant Nats !!

Many Congratulations to you on your Graduation , a fantastic achievement

Well done !

Have you requested your Graduate Badge ? xxx

[90ldfinch Graduate]

Well done natblonde 👏👏👏🏆🏆🏆

[pollyp1 Graduate]

Well done!

[Monkey25 Graduate]

Congratulations, well done.👏👏☺

[PippiRuns]

Well done, natblonde - keep it up!

[Pushing60 Graduate]

Well done you!

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Really well done on graduating! Good luck with the next stage of your running journey!!😀

[Mat30 Graduate]

Fantastic, take a bow!

[Slinkyminky Graduate]

Well done natblonde.

You must feel amazing and quite rightly proud of yourself.

Any graduation plans?

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Very well done

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Sorry.. Graduate!!!! yeay

[Tanethra Graduate]

Congratulations on your graduation! Just started my journey today

[yatesco Graduate]

Brilliant - well done! Isn't it a great feeling :-).

Have you asked for your graduation badge - that feels good!

[Hidden]

Really well done, big congratualtions on graduating 😊

[Trixamme Graduate]

Well done and huge congratulations. What an achievement!

[wallruns Graduate]

Congratulations

[Ullyrunner Graduate]

Brilliant! Many congratulations. Another new graduate on the forum.

[Als_mum Graduate]

Big cheers!

[JLT52 Graduate]

Well done, it's a great feeling isn't it?👏🎓😀🎈🍾🏅

[OldWheezer]

Lovely feeling. I hope you celebrated in style.

[Hidden]

Congratulations on your graduation. 👏🏼🍾🍾

I read back through you posts to see your journey. It's great you finally made it and I'm interested to know how things progressed with your knee? Having trouble of my own which has been painfully and frustrating. Realise now is not the moment to ask as you need to be celebrating your brilliant achievement🍾, but if you get time please could you post your running timeline and how you recovered sometime. All the best and good luck for 4k😊😊

[natblonde Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Hi Bamb,

My knees are still a bit dodgy/creaky and I always wear knee supports when running. After my last running attempt I madly agreed to go skiing with my kids and hurt my hip so I was out of action for a while and didn't restart. For the last two years I have been doing an excercise class twice a week where we do lots of squats, lunges etc and I think that may have strengthened them a bit. They still ache for a while after each run and I make sure I don't overdo it.

I hope it improves, take it steady and perhaps don't increase the running time too fast.

Good luck 😄

[Hidden in reply to natblonde]

Thanks natblonde for taking time out from celebrating to reply!!

I bought some knee supports which I have worn (at home!) still struggling a week later with one knee. Still aching just doing ordinary things and needed pain killers yesterday. Might have it checked out if still aching by weekend. I'm going to try rowing to strengthen up and back to Pilates which I still haven't got round to. Good to know there is a way back to the running as it was a really positive thing for me, as most of us find. Going to take it really slowly, when I eventually get back to it and definitely no skiing! Lol. Thanks again for your answer and best of luck 😊

[dddd4 Graduate]

High 5 Natblonde. Now what's next?