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Wk9-run3-slowest yet but a graduate!

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So what next? I know to run 3 times a week but should I stick to 30 til I get faster or cover more ground? What have other graduates done?

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BluebirdrunnerGraduate

Congratulations jaxxmal🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

You have graduated and can now run for 30 minutes whenever you like. Well done👏👏👏👏👏👏

Definately consolidate your 30 minute runs for a few weeks, then take a look at the c25k +podcasts maybe.

You could then start working towards reaching the 5k if you are not yet there by adding a couple of minutes at the beginning of your run. ( I found it much harder to do extra distance at the end)

Some people enjoy Parkruns, you can walk some of the course...lots of people do.

Run for fun sometimes too, mix up your routes and do some shorter runs.

Keep posting for motivation 😊x

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DuddlesGraduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner

I add the extra couple of minutes to the middle of my runs - then you don't notice them at all.......

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Decker

Congrats Jax, well done! 👍🏼👍🏼 You have some great advice from Jan. Maybe spend some time consolidating and enjoying the 5s?

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Millsie-JGraduate

Brilliant, congratulations graduate 🎓🏅🍾

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skysue16Graduate

Congratulations, very well done 😀🎉👍 Enjoy your future runs - little more or little less, fast/slow, up hill/down hill - whatever takes your fancy you are a graduate!

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jaxxmal2

Jan, are the C25K+ NHS pods? If not are they “found” easily?

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Elfe5Graduate

Whoop! Whoop! What an achievement, well done. 😀

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Elfe5Graduate

Fantastic! Turning cartwheels for you!! 😃

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