Can I have my Mortarboard :)

[Shazza1965]

As at 6.34 this morning (well, about 6.29 actually, as 6.34 was the end of the cool down) I am a C25K Graduate. 9 Weeks ago I didn't even know I was starting this programme, and certainly if someone had told me 9 weeks ago that I'd just have run 3 x 30 minutes in a week, and only 0.4km shy of the actual 5K, I'd have said "Get out of here!". I am sooooo pleased.

Everyone - wherever you are along the way with C25K, stay strong and determined, keep smiling and keep up the good work. If I can do this, anyone can

Wish I had longer to post and support others, but after a long long long stretch of my tired quads, hammies and calves, I need to shower and get my backside to work. At least it's Friday and the sun is shining.

Best wishes all.

Sharon x

[Millsie-J Graduate]

Congratulations and well done 🎓

Request your badge here

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[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to Millsie-J]

Thank you, I have requested.

[sallenson Graduate]

Well done! Enjoy your sunny day on the Podium of Triumph!!

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to sallenson]

Thank you, and good luck with your continuing efforts.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Many congratulations on your graduation fellow runner.

The guide to post C25K running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Keep running, keep smiling.

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you, I started wondering 'what's next' at the beginning of the week. Maybe a little rest for my new running legs, but not long enough for them to lose their memory!

[wyersmith Graduate]

Well done!

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to wyersmith]

Thank you, and good luck with the rest of your programme, you've done the most mentally challenging bit. Plus shiny new trainers I'm going to get gait analysis and new ones now - was too scared part way through in case they caused me problems! g in your

[SuperMouse Graduate]

Brilliant, well done!

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to SuperMouse]

Thank you, and only one more run for you and you'll be there too. Very best of luck for Sunday

[SuperMouse Graduate in reply to Shazza1965]

Thank you!

[Nictwit Graduate]

Well done! You'll spend the weekend o a high. It's the best feeling 😄

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to Nictwit]

Thank you so much, it's difficult not to be chuffed - I've already had two naught breakfasts in celebration!

[alisonx Graduate]

Well done Shazza!

Fantastic achievement - especially being so close to the 5k at the end - thats quite impressive and i am slightly jealous lol

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to alisonx]

Thank you Alison - and congrats on your recent graduation. You've no reason to feel jealous - you actually ran the 5K in W9R3

[alisonx Graduate in reply to Shazza1965]

yes but it took me an extra 4 minutes running!

[Flaraflarkin Graduate]

Wonderful news! Well done you! 🎉🎉🙌

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to Flaraflarkin]

Thank you very much. And only one more for you until you are alongside Very best wishes for your next run

[Bridget007 Graduate]

Well done! 🎉😃🎉😃🎉😃

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to Bridget007]

Thank you so much. And you are nearly there too - only 3 more runs - good luck

[Bridget007 Graduate in reply to Shazza1965]

Thank you too 😊

[Jullaly Graduate]

Extremely well done congratulations

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to Jullaly]

Thanks very much, and best wishes for your ongoing success in the programme

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Congratulations on Graduating Shazza... your badge suits you😊

Happy running Graduate 😊 x

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thank you. I got up on an entirely uneventful morning on Sunday 11 March, and decided out of nowhere that I was going to start C25K the next day. 9 weeks later, and I'm still pinching myself that I completed it 'per programme' and with a respectable distance (4.6K across the 30 mins running time this morning). I'm so pleased

[Jell6 Graduate]

Shazzazulations😁🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to Jell6]

Thank you so much - I love that new word - I'm going to use that

[Jell6 Graduate in reply to Shazza1965]

Please feel free to, you can have it as a graduation gift from me 🤗🤩

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Yay! Well done.

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

Thank you, and good luck to you for the next couple of weeks. I've also had tired/achey leg problems - more than I have had with my cardiovascular system being able to keep up, and some days I've been bandaged up like a mummy with tubigrip! W5R3 to end of Week 6 were hell, and I still wonder how I managed to plod through, but I did So I can emphathise - take care of them there new running legs - you'll soon win them over and they will soon remember not to ache

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Shazza1965]

Thanks!

[Keepcalm-keepsmiling Graduate]

Congratulations from one Shazza to another 🙂Well done on graduating, and with 4.6kms run - amazing 🎉🎊👏

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to Keepcalm-keepsmiling]

Thank yo so much Shazza comrade Just another couple of weeks for you and you'll be another Shazza graduate - good luck xx

[Tasha99 Graduate]

Well done!

[Shazza1965 Graduate in reply to Tasha99]

Aaaawww, thanks very much. Congrats on your achievements too - amazing - gives us all something to aspire to