Yay I have graduated! It felt slower this morning but I actually hit a couple of PBs! One was up my nemesis hill 😅 and the other was my 5km time.
I couldn’t have done it without the support on here and obviously my mentor Jo Whiley! Does anyone else feel like emailing their celebrity and telling them of their achievement?! /stalker 😁
Anyway, here’s the obligatory sweaty yet happy graduation photo!
Fabulous! 👏👏👏 I bet she'd love an email!! Congratulations 🏅🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Enjoy your acheivement and your new ability 👍😁
Thanks - I may well email her then!
That’s amazing, many congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉. I think Jo would love an email 🥇🏆
She's going to get inundated with lots of grads 
Woohoo!!!!! Very well done you graduate!!! 🥇🙌🏼🙌🏼😬😬😬
Cheers Rip! It's gone so quickly!!
What next??
Hmm, consolidation after a week's holiday but I did think to myself at the end of this run that I'm quite happy with this time and distance at the moment and I'll just start by finding new routes where I live which will help to stretch me in distance and time. Not so worried about pace!
Good idea. Enjoy it. 😊
Congratulations, you’re a graduate now! 👩🎓👏👏
Relax and enjoy yourself 🍾🥂👍
Ooh yes lots of celebrating is in order
Huge well done and congratulations... Happy face, Happy runner... well done you!
Thanks Oldfloss - and thank you for all the work you do on here too 
Thanks for that..I appreciate it
You must spend so much time on here - I see your comments all over the place! It's a lovely forum and full of so much positivity and you contribute a lot to that
Congratulations southlundon great pace as well, welcome to the graduate club, enjoy your day
Thanks Berks! Looking forward to getting my virtual badge
Absolutely awesome and a lovely pic. No need to email Jo - she was there with you the whole time so she knows exactly what you achieved 😀 Many congratulations and keep going. Running after graduation is brilliant fun - no fear of 'failing' - just play with time and distance for half an hour.
Good point Mike - of course she knows I'll be in Austria tomorrow for a week and not planning to run as I think the walking will be sufficient but I bet I'll be chomping at the bit to get back running when I return!
Yay! Congratulations and what a great distance! Hope you are feeling totally awesome! Lovely smiley pic too...😁
I've already thought about sending Jo a message on instagram or something. She's been absolutely great for me! I'm sure she gets messages all the time!
Enjoy your weekend basking in all your well deserved glory! 👏👏👏👏👏
Aww thanks Little! I took another photo first but I looked a bit knackered and I thought I'd pump the smile up a bit
Yes yes message Jo!
Well done super fit lady. Amazing distance, so few (me included) make 5km by graduation.
Well it includes the walks so I'm not sure it's a 'true' 5km but I'm taking it!
Hope your post-grad running is going well? Apologies if I've missed any posts.
I've decided that one a week is enough from me. So you probably haven't missed any. I like to encourage others, so mostly, I am 'replying'.
Well keep up your running however often you manage it. One day you might fancy one of those lakes ultra marathons 😉
Just to make it clear, that's one 'report', but still three runs...
I ain't ever going back to the couch. There are far too many cute runners to chase...
Very, very well done. 👏👏👏 I’ve enjoyed following your journey to the podium. Have a fabulous day being chuffed with yourself.
Jay, what a lovely thing to say I'm certainly chuffed with myself! You are all such great support on here. *sob*
Congratulations southlundon it’s great to see you graduate - and 5.3k is amazing. Step onto the podium and collect your shiny badge 🏃♀️👏🍾🥂🏅
Ps I’m a Jo Whiley graduate too
Thanks Dexy! That includes the walks but I'm taking it anyway When I start my consolidation runs I'll only measure the run distance and see how far I get...
Phew I thought that was fast! Enjoy this great feeling and your consolidation runs. 🏃♀️
Thanks!
Congratulations graduate you did it yay - great photo too 😊
Cheers Jelon! Such a great feeling too - I was worried it was going to be an anti-climax but no way
Yaaaaay!! Go southlundon!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 So happy for you and what a distance? You absolute star! 😁😁🎓🏆❤️
It did include the walks but I'm still very chuffed! Love reading your grad posts
Congratulations, feel very very proud and enjoy your moment of glory.
Thank you Alan - love your profile picture!
Ha ha, yes that's how I viewed myself before starting this running.
Congratulations fellow graduate!! Well done!! 👍😊
🏆🤩🎉Graduated!🎉🤩🏆
Graduated
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