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Graduation and a PB

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I probably over-prepared for W9R3 - a sensible meal of fish and boiled potatoes last night, and no beer at all. Mrs t_m set off ahead of me while I tuned-in to Ken Bruce and woke MJ up from his slumbers. I was really hyped-up for the run. Predictably I set off way too fast, and caught up with Mrs t_m in a new PB of 12 minutes. She got a nice snap of me as I ran past. Once I'd slowed down a bit the run went well.

So that’s that. I'll consolidate over the next few weeks while I decide where this journey is going to take me next.

Thanks to those who selflessly run this forum - it’s a wonderfully supportive place and I believe it makes a real difference to our chances of success. And a huge thanks to my fellow members on here for sharing your experiences and providing endless encouragement.

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WhatsappGraduate

Well done Mike. What a lovely place to run!!

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Jay66UKGraduate

Well done! Lovely view too.

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mountaindreamerGraduate

Congratulations!! 🎉🎉🎉😃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏅🎓🏆❤️

Are you on holiday, or do you live with that incredible view?! 😍

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telford_mikeGraduate in reply to mountaindreamer

Thanks! We are lucky enough to live here most of the time, but the UK is still 'home'.

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AlanistGraduate

Great Pic. Well done Mike, many congratulations, enjoy your moment.

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owmeknees

Congratulations and well done! 👍👏🍾🥂🎉🥇

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JelonGraduate

Wow, well done and love that view 😊

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Ang33333Graduate

Yay! Well done! You can have a beer now! You must have the best place to run of anyone on this forum! I am so so jealous! 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾

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telford_mikeGraduate in reply to Ang33333

Thankyou so much!

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Ang33333Graduate in reply to telford_mike

Next holiday plans- back to Switzerland for sure. My profile pic is taken on Oescheninsee lake on the ice in Feb. Minus 18. Lovely!! My hair froze!

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SandieFGraduate

Congratulations and what a beautiful place to run! Enjoy a well deserved beer tonight and plan what’s next for you after consolidation 👏👍

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Equi-geekGraduate

Yaaaay!!!!! Well done Mike! Nice to see you in your natural environment there! Been a pleasure following in your footsteps to graduation - I'm so pleased for you 🍾🎉👊😃

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telford_mikeGraduate in reply to Equi-geek

Good luck tomorrow Equi-geek !

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ParsleyBGraduate

Well done to you. What a wonderful place to run in. ☺️🏃‍♀️

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cheekychipmunksGraduate

Omg possibly the prettiest scenery ever! ❤️❤️

Massive congratulations on your achievements. Bet you’re proud as proud can be! Very well done!

I’m off to Munich and Garmisch Partenkirchen where I’ll be doing W7 and W8 shortly. Hoping for some pretty alpine scenery in the latter too! 😀

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telford_mikeGraduate in reply to cheekychipmunks

Garmisch is beautiful, and a perfect valley for running 😀

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Dexy5Graduate

I think you can delete ex-runner from your profile TM. Well done 🏃‍♂️🏔👏🍾🥂☀️🏅😎

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telford_mikeGraduate in reply to Dexy5

Duly deleted! 😀

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Tasha99Graduate

Fantastic!

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southlundonGraduate

Well done Mike - and great photo Mrs t-m 😀

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amanda2463

Congratulations and what a stunning photo

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LorijayGraduate

Congratulations Mike, huge well done!! Lovely photo, wow what a place to run. :) :)

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telford_mikeGraduate

Thanks everyone for all the congratulations - It's a really good feeling.

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DeeRunningGraduate

Fantastic grad photo! Great run, great achievement, congratulations. Enjoy your celebrations and future runs 🏃‍♂️

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SaartjieGraduate

I think you may have won the best graduation run location pic! Very envious. Well done on your graduation...happy running 😊🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🎉

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telford_mikeGraduate in reply to Saartjie

Thank you so much!

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ccarter100

Great job!

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sallensonGraduate

A man in need of a shiny badge!!

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captain_compassGraduate

Well done Mike! Just catching up after a few days away and spotted your message. Here’s to C25k 🍻😄

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