Oh what a beautiful morning ...

[Dpsl]

... for the final run of C25K! Done it!

Week 9 has actually been quite hard. It's the mind thing, really. Breathing's fine, legs are fine, but my head doesn't seem to get it. I'm glad when I've finished a run but I don't enjoy the process. I really want to keep on running regularly so I think I'll go back to Week 6 and repeat every run until I find it easy, mentally and physically, and making sure I go out every other day. Sound like a plan?

[Irish-John Graduate]

Congratulations

[PippiRuns]

🙌🏃👏🏃‍♀️🙌👏🏃🏅🏅🏅🏃‍♀️🙌👏🍾

[Dunder2004 Graduate]

Well done and congratulations.

Yes, it sounds like a plan. When all is said and done, enjoying your running is the most important thing and that will only come about when a 30-minute run can feel comfortable.

[runswithdogs Graduate]

Congratulations! Whatever keeps you running is the right thing to do. Don't be worried though if you find it tough going for awhile. I've been running for a few years now and some runs feel tough, with no rhyme or reason, and the first 5 minutes feels hard for me at least 75% of the time.

[Millsie-J Graduate]

Congratulations graduate! Time to celebrate 🎓🍾🏅⭐️

That badge looks great!

I would say that sounds like a good first plan. Enjoy your running 🏃🏻‍♀️

[loisamelia Graduate]

Very well done! I have to say I felt the same as you when I graduated. I was pleased to get there but didn't quite love running at that stage. However, since graduation I have felt more free to do my own thing, i guess I feel more ownership of my running rather than doing it because the programme told me to, so now I LOVE IT!! Maybe you'll be the same? Now I run because I want to, and don't feel I have to. Sometimes I haven't been able to run through illness (just colds, nothing major) and then really needed to get out there again. I hope this makes some kind of sense and I also hope you start to love it too one day

[Dpsl Graduate in reply to loisamelia]

Thanks, loisamelia! I've had a couple of post-graduation runs now, first thing on the morning instead of mid-morning, which I always did before. I do like running in the early morning. It's quieter and calmer tho I must admit I don't exactly leap out of bed in anticipation. Hopefully that will come. Long may you continue to love your running!

[slowpoke_annie Graduate]

Congratulations!!!