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Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate
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Who is still around, either lurking or active, who started in June 2016 or before?

So many who started around the same time as I seem to have dunk without a trace....and even some of the Veterans πŸ€”

So - roll call if you are at least still standing if not maybe still running ☺

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Lavender1962 profile image
Lavender1962Graduate

Still standing and running. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Lavender1962

Hurrah :)

ccarter100 profile image
ccarter100

Here!

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to ccarter100

Excellent!! :)

O505k profile image
O505kGraduate

Started 30th April 2016, still standing, stil running.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to O505k

Is good! ☺

Shivani05 profile image
Shivani05Graduate

I'm still here! Mostly lurking because I run very little now (stupid knee) but still not giving it up :)

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Shivani05

Sorry to hear of your knee, glad you are still with us :)

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Shivani05

Hi you... I have a stupid knee too ... xxx

JaySeeSkinny profile image
JaySeeSkinnyGraduate

Graduated March 2016. Still around, but not posting as much. Not running as much as last year either, but still getting out there 3 or 4x a week.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to JaySeeSkinny

And great to see you as always JC :)

MichaelH070862 profile image
MichaelH070862Graduate

I graduated in August 2016 but at the moment am unable to run due to my GBM4 that I have. Hopefully once I have been cleared by the Doc I will hopefully be able to run.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to MichaelH070862

Fingers crossed fir you Michael :)

MichaelH070862 profile image
MichaelH070862Graduate in reply to Irish-John

Thank you The Doc is quite pleased after my last meeting on the 19th of June so doing well at the moment.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to MichaelH070862

Slow and steady, in life s well as in running :)

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to MichaelH070862

You will... you will xxx

Outofpuff profile image
OutofpuffGraduate

Hey up. Still here and plodding away. Concentrating on trying to push my 37 minute 5k closer to 30 minutes before moving on to big school. Still find it hard but I’m motivated by my amazement that I can now run for 40 minutes when three months ago I couldn’t run for 1 minute - so I’m fascinated to find out what else I can do if I keep working at it. 😁

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Outofpuff

Dang! 1 to 40 in three months is a heck of a lot better than what I achieved! Well done :)

McFitty profile image
McFittyGraduate

Oh my Irish - still standing but must admit due to an extremely severe case of CBA, I haven't even been lurking as much in the last few months. Are we still on for the marathon?

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to McFitty

So good to see you McF, my first Forum Friend :) Hope your CBA resolves fully and yes - I am still dreaming the dream of a full Marathon in the next two years :)

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to McFitty

Hi beautiful... great to hear from you... You need to get out there !

McFitty profile image
McFittyGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

Darling Floss! I know I know I know - I'm the size of a small block of flats now! I do need to get out there. Haven't run for a few months. I will I will I will - eventually - (CBA is a devil of an afflication to get rid of) ;)

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to McFitty

Xxx

IannodaTruffe profile image
IannodaTruffeMentor

June 2013 ................ooh, that is five years!!!

Still plodding on.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

A true Veteran, and constantly helping so many, including myself, soldier on to graduation surely also makes you our Elder Statesman :)

IannodaTruffe profile image
IannodaTruffeMentor in reply to Irish-John

There are several others longer in the tooth.........I mean longer on the forum than me.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

Longevity does not always equal positive impact though Ian. :)

in reply to Irish-John

Psst! It's Tim, not Ian. πŸ˜‰

IannodaTruffe profile image
IannodaTruffeMentor in reply to

I've told him..........but what do I care...........I have been called worse things.

in reply to IannodaTruffe

...and that's just today! πŸ˜†

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

I'm still trying to figure out your forum name significance TIM :) The "Ian" is a puzzle :)

IannodaTruffe profile image
IannodaTruffeMentor in reply to Irish-John

Yuh know da troof.........

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

I know it's out there.... somewhere.....(IJ wanders around Mojave Desert searching random outposts and irritably saying to Sancho Panza CXVIIII ' I keep telling you - no, we are not looking for TRUFFLES!"

Pc59 profile image
Pc59Graduate

Glad you posted as i keep looking for names I recognise & don’t see many & not many on next level!! Im a lurker only because im too embarressed to post this is my 3rd time on c25k since i started in August 2016😊graduated twice on week7run2 later & as usual enjoying it but i always struggle after graduation without the structure!! On a positive note as i like to stay positive i must be a liitle hooked on running as I keep coming back....πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈgood to see you still here I recognise a few thats replied who were a great help to me😊. Still read the posts as it keeps me motivated 😊

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Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Pc59

PC59, either your in the Force or the Force is with you but either way your a stalwart Runner :) Always good to hear from you :)

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dandydemonGraduate in reply to Pc59

Hey pc59 glad I am still lurking, read your post - me too! Ive graduated 3 times, but had to stop and not progressed. Currently walking 5k 3 times a week, but hoping to start wk 1 next week, fingers crossed my leg behaves. Good luck to you - why not start wk 1 with me?!

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Pc59Graduate in reply to dandydemon

Hi dandydemon good for you getting back out there, its funny your post coming through this morning as i just was thinking last night im due to start week 8 next week but ive struggled with the 25mins a bit, to be honest I don’t understand it, like you i walk 5-6 km most days infact just did a half marathon two weeks ago for charity but i get tired, not sure if bored the right word , but i can’t get to the i love running stageπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚. I keep thinking im determined to get thereπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚. So what i was thinking of doing was to do a few week ones but faster!! To see if i can build up stamina or something πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚. I don’t know about you but this running a mystery to me!! I even go cycling & aqua aerobics as well and im fitter than ive been for a while but can’t seem to master this running to the keep progressing stage! Id love to just go out my door & just keep running without it feeling such a struggleπŸ˜‚Any suggestions gratefully received 😊think mind set a lot to do with it too!! Good to see you backπŸ‘πŸ˜Š

mrrun profile image
mrrunGraduate

Started in late August 2016, still rockin’, more than ever, actually!

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to mrrun

The coolest avatar and name on the Forum and a heck of a guy- Rock On mrrun :)

mrrun profile image
mrrunGraduate in reply to Irish-John

No intention of slowing down any time soon. Many thanks, mate!

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to mrrun

Still as awesome as ever:)

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate

I'm still here, still posting (too nosey to disappear πŸ™‚), still running and still loving it. Graduated in September 2013.

I love it when people pop up from yonks ago as I often wonder if they have continued to run.

Shivani05 profile image
Shivani05Graduate in reply to Irishprincess

Hi IP! Glad to hear you're still running!

Thanks for posting this Irish-John , it's good to connect with everyone again.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Shivani05

As I always say, Shivani, we might run on our own, but thanks to this Forum we never run alone :)

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Shivani05

Ain't it just !

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate in reply to Shivani05

Hi Shivani, our treadmill Queen πŸ€—

mrrun profile image
mrrunGraduate in reply to Irishprincess

Ha! You were the first to congratulate me on my graduation! Then I got injured, lol.

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate in reply to mrrun

Oops - hope it wasn't an omen πŸ™

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Irishprincess

Our lovely Irish princess, always a pleasure to see you :)

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Irishprincess

Too important to us to disappear.. Our lovely Maj xxx

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

πŸ™‚πŸ™‚

RunaroundSue profile image
RunaroundSue

I'm here. Just in from a 4k around Forfar Loch, waiting for my tea and Scotch pancakes :)

AnneDroid profile image
AnneDroidGraduate in reply to RunaroundSue

I did that run on Boxing Day 2017. I'm guessing it was warmer today. :)

RunaroundSue profile image
RunaroundSue in reply to AnneDroid

We were back at the campsite by 9am so it was still cool before the sun got too high. Although it was somewhat chillier at Arbroath Abby and Lunan Bay

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to RunaroundSue

RAS - You remind me of why I lost my heart to a Scottish lady :) Do have a pancake for me please - I will run off the extra calories later today and think fondly of the February mists of Scotland in '88. :)

RunaroundSue profile image
RunaroundSue in reply to Irish-John

We just had one pancake each.

Then we ate the other three (between us)

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to RunaroundSue

🍻

Bluebirdrunner profile image
BluebirdrunnerGraduate

Me, as you know...Graduated Nov 2015 Bluebirdrunner previously known as Jan-now-runs 😊xx

mrrun profile image
mrrunGraduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner

...which often got you confused with other Jan (who can run).....

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to mrrun

Yes..but our Bluebird, Jan now runs was here firstπŸ˜‰

mrrun profile image
mrrunGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

But for me, a wide eyed new runner, with wind in the hair and terrible shoes, it looked as if there's lots of Jans around ;)

Pc59 profile image
Pc59Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner

Ah recognise jan-now -runsπŸ‘πŸ˜Š

Bluebirdrunner profile image
BluebirdrunnerGraduate in reply to Pc59

Hiya Pc59.. I know you tooπŸ‘‹πŸ˜Šxx

Pc59 profile image
Pc59Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner

Aw you were a brilliant help to me , as was a lot of these lovely folk on hereπŸ‘πŸ˜Š

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner

Bluebird or Jan - still a gem on the Forum :)

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Irish-John

She is awesome...keeps me going all the time xx

AnneDroid profile image
AnneDroidGraduate

Still here, I-J. Running not brilliant to be honest.

One of my health afflictions is more serious than the others. Heart and bone disease. Heart lazy and bone idle. :)

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to AnneDroid

AnnDroid - her Forum name might be biomechanical but she is every inch a Lady. :)

I bet your running is still quite excellent! :)

AnneDroid profile image
AnneDroidGraduate in reply to Irish-John

A You're always such a sweetie.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to AnneDroid

πŸ˜‡

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to AnneDroid

But totally amazing !

JaySeeSkinny profile image
JaySeeSkinnyGraduate

Love this - some great people who we haven’t seen for a while popping in!

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Me..I am still snailing along... Graduated the week before Christmas 2015..x

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

Oldfloss, another stalwart of the Forum without whom I doubt I would have been motivated to keep enjoying"onwards and upwards" ☺☺☺☺☺

RunaroundSue profile image
RunaroundSue

This is a good thread. Well done IJ for starting it

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to RunaroundSue

"Met" some of the best people ever here - and that's a miracle in itself when you look at the heinious behaviour that marks so much of "social"media - and it's always good to know good people are still around :)

Fishypieface profile image
FishypiefaceGraduate

Nice post IJ :) I don't qualify having only been going just over a year, but a lot of people have disappeared even in that short space of time. Nice to think they might still be lurking somewhere.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Fishypieface

It doesn't really matter when you get to this party for - just glad you are at it :)

Fishypieface profile image
FishypiefaceGraduate in reply to Irish-John

You say the nicest things! :) Write that book! :)

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Fishypieface

I shall call it "The Blood-Dripping Monsters from the Seventh Pit of Hell" (I like to keep things on the light side ;)

MarkyD profile image
MarkyDGraduate

Present & correct. On IC right now. Still replying to posts!

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to MarkyD

Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery marky. :)

MarkyD profile image
MarkyDGraduate in reply to Irish-John

Achilles... ☹️

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to MarkyD

Bummer :(

Rignold profile image
Rignold

I'm still here, despite running too fast on consecutive days, not having someone walking ahead of me waving a flag and generally displaying flagrant disregard for the safety rules. Was it 2014 I started? seems like a different lifetime, which, of course it was. Back then I was Mr Creosote and literally at death's door. Today I am an illustration by Frank Frazetta and death quakes behind its door at my approach.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Rignold

Death climbs out the back window when he sees youcomingto his door is what he told me! πŸ˜‰

Hi Irish-John! Still here and still running .Hope your ok? πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to

Peggy darlin' πŸ˜€ good to see you :)

I'm fairly fair these days, stilhoping to make the ten Mile mark this year at least. :)

Inspiredmum profile image
InspiredmumGraduate

Still around, still running 5k three times a week. Have just started looking at the bridge to 10k to see what if....

Good to see you still around.

Irish-John profile image
Irish-JohnGraduate in reply to Inspiredmum

Very nice to see you also IS :)

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