My head still has trouble believing that I can run for thirty minutes - luckily my legs have more or less got the message. I started C25k at the beginning of February and have done the runs in the rain, frost, in snow and on snow and once on a sunny day - but mostly in mud dodging the puddles in the holes in the track. This morning's run was the same. I run with just Laura who keeps me sternly to task and her rather eclectic choice of music and nothing else to pace myself with during the runs. For my graduation run today I took my phone and 'run the the map' - when Laura said at the end of 30 minutes that I could stop I ignored her (first time ever - sorry Laura!) - just because I could. Well - graduation run was 4.71 k in 30 minutes and that extra bit took me to 5k in 31.29 - not quite 5k in 30 but as a 59 year old granny I'll take that! Turns out that my pace is pretty consistent too - slightly faster for the first kilometre - second, third and fourth at the same average speed and then speeding up a bit (in the excitement of seeing the podium round the corner) at the end.
I have mostly 'lurked' on this forum but the good advice, support and encouragement offered by the mentors and all of the C25k'ers is brilliant and really makes a difference. Thanks everyone!
Graduation!
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Graduation one year ago
