Firstly I must apologise to those who are not mentioned in this crossword. You are all amazing. I am not a crossword compiler, so I actually found this really hard, but I hope that some of you will get some fun out of this. The answers are all user names of some of the fabulous people on this forum. However if there are hyphens in their names, these have been excluded. Numbers, however, have been included. Some of the clues are straight, some are cryptic, some are a bit of a mixture!
Also apologies for the handwritten format. Not very professional, I know, but I am an amateur, after all 
Since edited, so is now a little bit smarter
You can message me your answers, I don’t want you spoiling it for the rest, and if you need help with a clue at all, just let me know. To make it more C25K-y, I want you all to time yourselves and see if you can solve the crossword in less time than you can run/walk 5k. All correct answers win a virtual giant tube of smarties with your favourite lid colour AND with your initial on the bottom of the lid! How amazing is that!
Here we go:-
ACROSS
1 Her short running routes are like kites, her longer ones, well . . . think Bridget Jones! (10)
3 Wonderful Scottish lassie, otherwise known as Phylis (4)
4 Can still wear his school athletic vest and suffers from Forrest Gumpitis, aka Mr Baggy Pants (9)
5 Very sensible chap, always happy to give you great advice, has completed Bridge to 10K and sports a smart 2-tone blue jacket (9)
6 Lives next to a nature reserve and has a gym at work (8)
8 Zigzags all over the place on her runs, creator of the Graduation Certificate (12)
10 Her ducks do synchronised swimming, does she like apple trees? (8)
11 Shamrock royalty (13)
12 Author of "Thought for the Rest Day" (9)
14 Always encouraging, great sense of humour, does she like jelly? (10)
16 The blonde with the warmest smile, always giving you gentle encouragement (10)
18 Currently nursing broken ribs and exercising on her elliptical trainer (7)
20 He suffers from refrigerated gremlin attacks (8)
22 She hails from Midlands Ireland (8)
DOWN
2 Feels as if she is running with you, does she drive a blue car? (10)
3 Great administrator, The Queen of the C25K Forum (8)
7 Sometimes thinks she doesn't like running! Has completed B210K and sports a sassy red kilt (9)
9 Campanologist who runs very early in the morning, but not really in scuba gear (12)
11 Struggles with bonfires, like me, posted a stunning photo of a yellow helicopter (11)
13 Started life on the treadmill, now an outdoor runner, likes Tarzan, good at sewing (well far better than me) (8)
15 Extremely supportive, full of fun, maybe likes champagne, has an amazing son who is famous (as far as I am concerned) because he has been in Runners World Magazine! Whoop Whoop! (7)
17 Suffers from applauding weir envy, loves to see the wildlife in the local park, is this person a black bird? (9)
19 Has a love-hate relationship with running, is thinking of going abstract on his next route, describes himself as “just a regular chap, but with less hair” (6)
21 Enjoys twerking, covers amazing distances, has run 2 marathons, and is our current Quest runner runner! (4)
It's been a while...but lots have happened... Graduated... asthma attacks, Santa fun runs...
Introducing a new member of the Admin Team - Sadie-runs!!!🤩
Pavement Pounding
Let me apologise.....
