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Northampton 3 Hereford United 4 (or snatching Graduation from the jaws of defeat)

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Prior to their untimely demise at the end of 2014, one of the great loves of my life was my home town Football club,Hereford United.Alas no more (although a new "Phoenix club" is doing rather well in the middling echelons of non league football), I spent many happy and even more miserable afternoons on the Meadow End and elsewhere, invariably watching them finish 17th in the bottom division of the football league or top division of unproper football.

One match springs to mind as I write. 3-0 down at Northampton at half time, a good proportion of the away support decided that the rest of the afternoon was best spent in the pub. I'm glad I stuck it out as the mercurial and massively overweight Mattieu Manset slalomed through the home defence before toe poking the ball into the back of the home team's net to secure the unlikeliest of victories. The sight of the home team's captain being sent off shortly afterwards only added to the fun.

At 20 minutes today I was Hereford United at halftime. Phone battery died. Gasping for air,legs feeling like I was running through cement. Damn. This was Graduation run. Probably gone off too quick and note enough fuel on board.

Regroup. Take minute break. Trot in another couple of hundred metres and treat as a practice run...

And so I did. And after that coupleof hundred metres, just a bit more-and I feel better, and the legs are freed up and before I know it, I've only gone and run the full 5K. One pause admittedly, but that was a standing still breather.

Wow. Just wow. I've graduated. πŸŽ“ πŸƒ

Hello Running world. I am in you.

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ickleguiGraduate

What a brilliant post. Go get your badge!!

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cathsykes

Well done

Nicely done graduate, ouch your bling is blinding me... except it would be but its not there! - where's your well earned badge? Try pinned posts to the right...

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Thanks Jan. I usually access through the app so wasn't sure how to get badge. I've dusted off my mortar board and cape.How many guests can we bring?

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oodles and oodles no limits...

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Well done... the 30 minute runs is all it takes... running comfortably ... you did it..! ( We will let you off the one minute break).

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Kimchoc08Graduate

Well done Tim!! Go grab that graduation badge!!

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