Thoughts on finishing the programme

[bitseybloom]

I've done my W9R3 today! Now I'm officially a graduate. Celebrated it with a 13 km walk in Antibes a couple of hours after.

The most amazing thing in all this is not even how things may change in 9 weeks of the programme, but how they have changed in the last 4 weeks for me. I remember saying that I didn't want to do continuous runs, and I'm totally into them. I remember how hard my first 25-minute runs were, and now most of my runs feel quite easy. Today's one didn't, but it's OK.

I'm 26, relatively healthy and not very unfit, and still this is a huge accomplishment I wouldn't have dreamt of only 3 months ago. I'm now inspired to conquer other things on this list, which includes, for example, learning how to do pull-ups or even ride a bike... Yes, looks like I have a whole bunch of restrictions in my mind.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Yeah! Whoop whoop 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations and Well done on Graduating Bitseybloom 😊

Such a great acheivement, and so pleased you are really getting into those longer runs...

Thrilled for you😊xx

[bitseybloom Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thank you for all your advice!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

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[Lillybeth30mins Graduate]

Congratulations 🍾🏅🎉👊

[RuthL Graduate]

Yay. Well done,

[Nictwit Graduate]

Congrats! That's a fabulous achievement 😀

[Kimterry Graduate]

Well done to you. Happy running! 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏅

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Congratulations on a life changed forever, fellow runner.

Keep running, keep smiling.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Congratulations! The world is your oyster! Yes! Do it all! I hate to sound old but I wish I'd started when I was 26! Took up mountain biking last year and now running but with almost 20 years on you it is harder later, keep the momentum up!

Go you!!! 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🎉🎊🎉🎊

[bitseybloom Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Thank you! Mountain biking sounds tough, I suppose you're well prepared for running!

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate in reply to bitseybloom]

Not at all! Very different muscles although the running helps maintain my cardiovascular fitness in between rides. Did 20 odd miles on my new all singing and dancing (and good looking) full suspension bike yesterday after 4 weeks off... hoping to complete my 25min W6 run later today... 🤞🤣 its a gorgeous day for it, the sun is shining in Sussex. It's a perfect day for it!