"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." - John Bingham
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This programme has been a very humbling experience from the very start.
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It knocked, mocked and laughed at my pathetic overall understanding of my fitness level. I used to think I was healthy, wise and sage like. This delusion was quickly shattered on W1R1 behind a tube station heaving, weaving, sniffling and thumping my way. Sure all this is nothing new to people here. Sure this programme has been done and dusted by so many before and will be done after me. Still a personal best and a lifetime achievement for me nonetheless!
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My pace and timing may not look pretty. My elevation gains may not be all the rage. My performance may not win medals.
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Look, all I am saying is give me a year and it will lead to a medal or two and a real competitor to Mo!
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I am not sure if I will be of much help out in the real world convincing people to take up running. My best evidence is myself. Used to be depressed and a couch potato. Now all I need is a banana and can run 5K.
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Going forward, planning to increase my distance by 250 meters at a time. It could be a week or two in between steps. 10K by March 2018. One can dream!
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Okay, I will stop getting ahead of myself.
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Thank you everyone. I wouldn’t have done it without this forum and I mean it.
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nchunc
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What a journey and a well deserved badge at the end of it...
I remember writing a post about not having speed, distance or style.. but here I am still running, and you will be the same.. Great plans for your future running journey.
As Thoreau said, " Go confidentiality in the direction of your dreams.... "
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours..”
- Henry David Thoreau
I somehow never seen this quote before! Thank You!
Fantastic inspirational post - as always ! Congratulations on the end of the beginning! And putting it out there for a 10k next March - WooHoo Well Done You! See you on the podium...xx
I think calories in that app is a rough approximation based on weight.
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A heart rate input would probably have returned an accurate burn. Still, all I can think of after seeing that many calories is a sweet sweet cream topped cake.
Fantastic! Congratulations! Such a massive achievement and you should be justifiably proud of yourself. It is not easy and I'm sure, like a lot of us here, you wanted to quit at times after a particular tough run, but you didn't! You are amazing!!
Sorry to be so late to the party but well done. Great job for you and an inspirational celebration lap. Post grad it's great to have a next goal as finding the motivation outside of the programme can be difficult. I do Parkrun, have entered a few 5 K races and have entered a 10K in May.
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W9R3 done!
W9R3 - Graduation :-)
W9R3 Completed!!!
W9R3 - graduation friday!!
I'M A GRADUATE!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D
