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I've only gone and done it!!!!!

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Yesss! Finally! I have completed c25k. Only managed just over 3k but it's all about the duration at this stage, isn't it. I couldn't run 30 seconds at the beginning of the year and here I am, a middle-aged tortoise and c25k graduate (at the umpteenth attempt)

Can't stop smiling :-)

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Aquila12Graduate

That's amazing! Well done :)

You can work on distance later but for now bask in the knowledge that you can run for thirty minutes. 29.5 more minutes than you could at the start!

Thats fantastic!

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allegrachickGraduate in reply to Aquila12

Thank you. That's a great way of looking at it - 29.5 more minutes than before :-)

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Aquila12Graduate in reply to allegrachick

It seems even more amazing if you look at it as an increase of 5900%.

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allegrachickGraduate in reply to Aquila12

I like the way you think :-D

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SueKenGraduate

Keep smiling - you deserve to - well done!

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allegrachickGraduate in reply to SueKen

Thank you :-D

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BonkersbritGraduate

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥇👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🐢🐢🎈🎉I don't care if I only cover 2km, I just need to get to the magic 30! Actually 20 tomorrow morning is my more immediate goal. Well done and keep going.😀😀😀

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allegrachickGraduate in reply to Bonkersbrit

Bravo! Tortoises rule!

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doubletapGraduate

Nice one well done . Just got to keep going , thats the real challenge

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SC1472Graduate

Fantastic news! Well done.

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Jomarie1979Graduate

Yaaay well done you 👍🏻👍🏻

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JaySeeSkinnyGraduate

Well done - what are your plans for the future?

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allegrachickGraduate in reply to JaySeeSkinny

Good question. I want to carry on with my three times a week jog/run and see if I can build up my stamina so that I can go a bit faster and cover more ground. I mean, it's great being a tortoise and all that, but I hope to build on what I've done so far. Next weekend I'll be taking part in the Women's Running 5k at Southampton Common. I signed up for it at the end of January! Then maybe the Race for Life in July. One thing's for sure, now that I've started I'm not planning to stop! The only teeny regret I have is that I waited until I was into my 50s to get into running. I'm loving it.

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Now-runner_NeedsAttnGraduate

Well done you :)

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Maddee_6333Graduate

Well done! 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️🎖🥇👏

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allegrachickGraduate in reply to Maddee_6333

Thank you and thanks everyone on this amazing forum. So much support and advice from so many lovely like-minded people.

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