So today was W9R3. Or as I now refer to it, The Robinson Run. I can now put myself alongside Dustin Hoffman and call myself The Graduate.
9 weeks ago I decided I needed to make some changes as regards the heath and lifestyle thing. I was 110kg and climbing and I would be out of breath going up the stairs at home.
After typing in ‘lose 20kg in 6 months’ into Google it showed one link for ‘Couch to 5km in 9 weeks’ so I thought it could be worth a go.
20 minutes ago I finished the final run of week 9. I also took 3 minutes exactly off my previous 5km from Friday.
I’ve ran in the California heat, the shores of Niagra, even at 5am to get a run in before work. And I have loved every minute of it.
It hasn’t been easy but it has got easier.
Gives you a lot of time to think and reflect as well when you are out there with just your own thoughts.
Also gives a great feeling to see what you can actually achieve despite where you were at the time you started.
All of this has been achievable by you bunch of people.
Cajoling, encouraging, pushing, laughing.
Oldfloss and JanCanRun will always be with me on each run. As will all of the stories I have read on here as each of you faced your own demons and victories.
It’s funny how you get to know names as they started at the same time as you.
For you people still on the program you will have your own ‘Class of C25K’ as you go from week to week.
I on the other hand have a nice new pair of Brooks running shoes that I treated myself to ready as my graduation present 🏃🎓🏅
I’m only taking a quick selfie on the podium as I want it to be clean and shiny for all of you other people that are just rounding the bend of your own journey and approaching the final stretch.
Thank you all for being you.
To quote Sly from Rocky II
Yo Adriaaaa......I did it!
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Yahoo! Fantastic achievement and congratulations to you. It's a great feeling. Wishing many many great post graduation runs for the future. Delighted for you.
Great plan, keep a nice steady pace for that 5k , and maybe just do 30 mins now and again and you will naturally begin to run faster as your stamina continues to increase.
Congratulations on your graduation, GingerBohemian! It has been great reading your posts and seeing you succeed! Thanks for leading the way for those coming up behind you. (i.e me).
Yey!!! Well done GingerBohemian ...you’ve got me singing the Rocky theme now as I picture you up on that podium, punching the air while you shout!!! Enjoy the celebrations, I shall be raising a glass to you tonight...there’s room for you up here coz I’m jumping down to make way for you& Wannabefit19 ..you can’t say I haven’t kept it warm for you!! CONGRATULATIONS you GRADUATE you x
Aww, thanks GingerBohemian ...glad they made a difference! I really enjoyed Week 9...you’ve done amazingly well...and so the story continues 😉
Brilliantly done, just in catch up mode.. fanbloodytastic achievement. It's so great when a plan comes together and it's been a pleasure seeing you progress week by week.
Don't forget to ask for your badge - pinned posts to the right. You are the Ginger B you should have some Ginger Bling...
Oh yes -- well, this is a kind of great place for my mom to have this disease -- a close knit community and people are always dropping by. The running in NM is great so far! Meant to be showers and/or snow tomorrow morning (there has been ice in the mornings when I've been out though daytime temps have been about 23-24). We'll see how it looks!
I am delighted for you. What a lovely post, it's so good to know that you are enjoying your running so much. The sense of satisfaction at achieving at the end of week 9 is priceless and well worth all the efforts you put in.
I hope this is just the first leg of your running journey.
But those efforts were not only mine. They were carried by the folk on here that took the time out to humour me and read my inane drivel and poke the fire when required.
So my thanks are to you guys. We happy band of jofflers
Be where?? Will probably never get to 5k bit really not bothered if I do it will be a bonus just gonna have a month of consolidation and see where it takes me.
Fan..taby..tastic --- fellow graduate ... what a feeling and what a journey you have had ... thank goodness for Google flagging up this program to you .... bet you are so so pleased to have started that day .... yes this forum is THE BEST .... and we all get to know each other as we go through the weeks together ..... here a cheers to you from me .... on laptop otherwise would post loads of emojos for you here ...... Keep in touch with post graduation runs and improvements /progress........
You will be a shadow of your former self before you know it --- 20kg gone ..... enjoy the new brooks - i bought some week 7 and love them
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