8 months on ......

[Andyd199]

Well I certainly wouldn’t have believed it when I started, or for that matter for most of the first month of C25k, that at 54 I would be a regular at Saturday parkrun and registering for a half marathon next March! My PB over 5k is now 27.26min and I’ve lost over a stone! Keep going and you can achieve it too!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Very well done... positivity! We love it

[ju-ju- Graduate]

Woo hoo this is fabulous, well done !!

[Elfe5 Graduate]

Great encouragement thanks - just what I need to hear.

I am about to finish week 7, very slow but loving running and am beginning to think ahead to what to aim for post C25K. Great to hear a "several months on"post from someone of a similar age, (well ok, I'm older - sigh!!) 😄

[Andyd199 in reply to Elfe5]

Thank you 😊

[Gabby08 Graduate]

Wonderful! What a fantastic journey you’ve been on. Good luck with the half marathon training; I’ve just signed up for my first one too 😬

[Andyd199 in reply to Gabby08]

Which one you going for Gabby08 ?

[Gabby08 Graduate in reply to Andyd199]

It’s called the Brass Monkey and it’s in York in January. I really need to get training! Which one have you signed up for?

[Andyd199 in reply to Gabby08]

Gatwick Gabby08 but wish I was doing the York one as I’m originally from Hull and spent many a great day out in and around York so would have been lovely! Hope training goes well and thanks for your encouragement 😊

[Gabby08 Graduate in reply to Andyd199]

If you fancy a really lovely run in York, I can highly recommend the Yorkshire 10 Mile in October!

[Andyd199 in reply to Gabby08]

I’ll look it up and might be a nice way to get up there again! Thank you!

[TJMazz Graduate]

Wow, that is fantastic. Good luck for the half marathon 😀

[Andyd199 in reply to TJMazz]

Thank you 😊

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Brilliant - which HM are you doing? The journey is special isn't it? When I began I also never anticipated that at 52, I would have completed my first HM! You will love it - good luck with the training!🙂

[Andyd199 in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you, I’ve decided on the Gatwick HM as my friend is doing it and has promised to help me get the extra distance in time. Fingers crossed 🤞

[Andyd199]

Thank you 😊 keep the faith and give yourself lots of credit along the way - there will be good runs and not so good, but as long as you keep going there’s no such thing as a bad run 👍 oh and of course well done for getting this far too!! 👏

[misswobble Graduate]

Good for you well done 🙂. The weight thing is amazing isn’t it. my substantial butt literally disappeared 😃

Your HM training will keep you busy over the winter 💪👍🏃‍♂️🙂

Good luck with it

[Andyd199 in reply to misswobble]

Thank you and well done you too! I’ll keep posting as to my progress - seems a bit daunting at moment, but hey so did 5k when I started!

[misswobble Graduate]

Nibble away at the distance 🙂