13 months on...

[Dhiny]

13 months and 2 days actually since I started C25K and I can honestly says it is the best thing I ever did. I started it to become more active, to help my weight loss & reduce my risk of type 2 diabetes & heart disease, both of which I have a strong family history. It also helps with keeping me sane & far less anxious & means I sleep right through the night, well mostly.

When I graduated, I used to fret about distance & pace; would I be able to run without Michael Johnson telling me how well I was doing, would I ever be able to run 5K & if I could, would I do it in 30 mins? Well, 11 months since graduating I can say yes, I can run without Michael Johnson, can run 5K & without stopping some days. I no longer fret about distance, pace or time when running, I run for as long as I like & as far as I like; running is “me time” with no pressures & I love it. I may never get to 10k but who knows? I never thought I would run 5K but here I am doing it.

Thanks to everyone on this forum for their never ending support, I don’t think I would have got through the programme without you. Here’s to the next 13 months & beyond x

[damienair Graduate]

Great post. Well done. Continued health and happiness for the next 13 months of your running career and beyond.

[ruralfrance Graduate]

What a brilliant post, Dhiny, thank you for this. It gives encouragement to us all and a great start to the day. Well done for all your hard work. Enjoy it and keep posting!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

You are amongst countless thousands the world over who feel the same way about this simple little training plan............a life changer for so many of us.

Keep running, keep smiling.

[misswobble Graduate]

Life-changer! Not ‘alf! Best thing since sliced bread 😁

Good luck with your running adventures 👍😃

[Elfe5 Graduate]

Lovely post thanks- very encouraging. 😄

[Dhiny]

It certainly is a life changer - I can't imagine life without running now