Week 9 - Run 3. I've graduated!

[Stroudspeed]

Firstly, thanks to everyone who responded to my last (also my first!) post, your comments were much appreciated and I hope it was of some use to those who are earlier in their C25K programs.

Wk 9 (actually nearly week 8 for me as I ran every other day) was a typical week.

Run 1 (Monday 8/5/17 ) - Brilliant, enjoyed every second, added an extra few minutes on the end and finished feeling elated. I didn't think when I started this I would be able to run for 30 plus minutes (NOT 5K!) and feel this good.

Run 2 (Wednesday 10/5/17) Awful. Running on mental power alone. Felt physically ill and was sooooooooooo relieved when the app said you can stop now. Nothing left at the end.

Run 3 (Saturday 13/5/2017) Exeter Quay Park Run - Did it with my son who inspired me to start running (though I had't told him that, so he was a bit surprised when I asked him to join me). Ran the 5K in less than 40 minutes (just) and came in just under 7 minutes slower than him. Mitigation:

I am 61, he is 28,

I've been doing this for 8 weeks, he started at the beginning of the year.

I'm really overweight, he isn't!!

As we logged our times I felt great, proud to have completed it, incredibly grateful to my son for having inspired me to do it and for being there at the end of the programme. Tired but felt terrific.

So C25K in a week: Emotional and Physical Highs and Lows, most of which I'd experienced during the programme to some extent. But a brilliant ending and now I have to work out how I'm going to progress from here because I'm not going to stop running now. Just bought a second hand copy of an old Jim Fixx book . . . . .

Good luck to everyone on the programme, persevere and you too can graduate.

[TJEL Graduate]

Well done!! You are an inspiration 😃. I am going to start W2 tomorrow with my hubby. All these posts are so very helpful

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to TJEL]

Good luck you!

[TJEL Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you 😊

[CallyL]

Well done - a fantastic achievement.

[TJEL Graduate in reply to CallyL]

I know it's no where near where we need to be but it's more than I did this time last week 😃

[Wizziewood]

Well done Graduate, that's brilliant! Bet your son's really proud of you.

Happy Running!

[useitorloseit Graduate]

How lovely to do it together. I've still not persuaded my son to join me ... probably just as well as he is a tall streak who would probably just disappear into the distance while I was warming up!

[Nervousnewbie Graduate]

Very well done to you and good luck in your future running adventures.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Great motivational post... very well done ! Hope all the newbies read this and decide it is for them

PS

My daughter and son in law started me on this... then because of different issues had to stop.. I carried on, two and a half years on, running three times a week I am 67 and I think we totally rock.. don't you ?

Are you going to carry on running... Graduate !!!!!

Congratulations...now go get that badge!!!

[TJEL Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

That's brill Oldfloss, well done! The lovely thing is you share, help and motivate us with your experience - thank you 😊

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Congratulations and hope you continue to enjoy your running!