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Graduated with 5.3km route!! 🀩

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Yay I have graduated! It felt slower this morning but I actually hit a couple of PBs! One was up my nemesis hill πŸ˜… 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!

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate

Fabulous! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ I bet she'd love an email!! Congratulations πŸ…πŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸ

Enjoy your acheivement and your new ability πŸ‘πŸ˜

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toGoGo_JoJo

Thanks - I may well email her then!

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Rinkydinky

That’s amazing, many congratulations! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰. I think Jo would love an email πŸ₯‡πŸ†

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toRinkydinky

She's going to get inundated with lots of grads :D

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Ripcurlrana71

Woohoo!!!!! Very well done you graduate!!! πŸ₯‡πŸ™ŒπŸΌπŸ™ŒπŸΌπŸ˜¬πŸ˜¬πŸ˜¬

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toRipcurlrana71

Cheers Rip! It's gone so quickly!!

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Ripcurlrana71β€’ in reply tosouthlundon

What next??

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toRipcurlrana71

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!

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Ripcurlrana71β€’ in reply tosouthlundon

Good idea. Enjoy it. 😊

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David_G

Congratulations, you’re a graduate now! πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ“πŸ‘πŸ‘

Relax and enjoy yourself 🍾πŸ₯‚πŸ‘

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toDavid_G

Ooh yes lots of celebrating is in order :D

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Huge well done and congratulations... Happy face, Happy runner... well done you!

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

Thanks Oldfloss - and thank you for all the work you do on here too :)

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply tosouthlundon

Thanks for that..I appreciate it:)

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

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 :)

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BerksroverGraduate

Congratulations southlundon great pace as well, welcome to the graduate club, enjoy your day

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toBerksrover

Thanks Berks! Looking forward to getting my virtual badge :D

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telford_mikeGraduate

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 πŸ˜€ 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.

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply totelford_mike

Good point Mike - of course she knows :D 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!

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Little-runnerGraduate

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! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toLittle-runner

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 :D :D :D

Yes yes message Jo!

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theoldfellow

Well done super fit lady. Amazing distance, so few (me included) make 5km by graduation.

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply totheoldfellow

Well it includes the walks so I'm not sure it's a 'true' 5km but I'm taking it! :D

Hope your post-grad running is going well? Apologies if I've missed any posts.

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply tosouthlundon

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'.

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply totheoldfellow

Well keep up your running however often you manage it. One day you might fancy one of those lakes ultra marathons πŸ˜‰

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theoldfellowβ€’ in reply tosouthlundon

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...

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Jay66UKGraduate

Very, very well done. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ I’ve enjoyed following your journey to the podium. Have a fabulous day being chuffed with yourself.

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toJay66UK

Jay, what a lovely thing to say :) I'm certainly chuffed with myself! You are all such great support on here. *sob*

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DralimcGraduate

Congrats happy lady! Great photo! πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸΎπŸ…

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toDralimc

Thank you so much! :D

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Dexy5Graduate

Congratulations southlundon it’s great to see you graduate - and 5.3k is amazing. Step onto the podium and collect your shiny badge πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘πŸΎπŸ₯‚πŸ…

Ps I’m a Jo Whiley graduate too

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Thanks Dexy! That includes the walks but I'm taking it anyway :D When I start my consolidation runs I'll only measure the run distance and see how far I get...

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Dexy5Graduateβ€’ in reply tosouthlundon

Phew I thought that was fast! Enjoy this great feeling and your consolidation runs. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Thanks!

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JelonGraduate

Congratulations graduate you did it yay - great photo too 😊

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toJelon

Cheers Jelon! Such a great feeling too - I was worried it was going to be an anti-climax but no way :D

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CarolinemcdGraduate

Congrats!!

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toCarolinemcd

Thank you Caroline! :D

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Fabulous450Graduate

Yaaaaay!! Go southlundon!! πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½ So happy for you and what a distance? You absolute star! πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸŽ“πŸ†β€οΈ

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toFabulous450

It did include the walks but I'm still very chuffed! Love reading your grad posts :D

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AlanistGraduate

Congratulations, feel very very proud and enjoy your moment of glory.

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toAlanist

Thank you Alan - love your profile picture! :D

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AlanistGraduateβ€’ in reply tosouthlundon

Ha ha, yes that's how I viewed myself before starting this running.

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ccarter100

Congratulations!

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toccarter100

Thank you so much!

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Ang33333Graduate

🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾

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southlundonGraduateβ€’ in reply toAng33333

Ooh I could just do with a glass of that please!

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BlondeAmbition72Graduate

Congratulations fellow graduate!! Well done!! πŸ‘πŸ˜Š

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