Graduation day

[Spannerz20]

So today was the day that nearly wasn’t! This morning I had a complete technological meltdown with my phone. Long story short I had to restore the phone and lost all of my progress on the C25K app 😱

Totally gutted I wasted most of the morning sorting it out and had to start the app again. Luckily I found that I was able to fast forward through the 26 runs I’d already completed and got myself back to W9R3 😁

Finally got to the gym and started running, should have realised by the way things were going today it was going to be one of those runs, a few minutes in and my legs felt like lead. Up until now I hadn’t had to repeat any of the runs so I sure as hell wasn’t going to let my graduation run be the one that beat me.

It seems to take forever to get to 15 minutes but at least that’s half way. Just got to keep going one foot in front of the other and remember to breathe! There’s only 10 minutes left now, the hard work’s done, then there’s only 5 minutes and just like that Jo is counting down the last 60 seconds.

Finally it’s all over and I get to call myself a C25K graduate 🏃‍♀️ 🎓

Thanks to all the wonderful people on this forum for your inspiration, support and motivation🥇

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Huge congratulations and very well done you!

Celebrations later, when every one is up and about

The best bit though... the running goes on...this is just the beginning!

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Definitely just the beginning, new challenges await after the celebrations 🎉

[WynB Graduate]

Hassles or not, that's proper fabulous, well done, hope you've been celebrating 🎉

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to WynB]

Absolutely, maybe a few too many celebrations last night! 🎉🍾

[Languid_Lil Graduate]

Well done 💐🍾. Especially after the horrendous technology fail!

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to Languid_Lil]

Thanks, technology has a habit of failing at the most inconvenient moments sometimes!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate]

You did it!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

Well done, and good for you for not bailing with all the gremlins trying to make it hard for you! 👏👏

Hop up onto the podium, have a swig of 🍾 and bask in your glory. Bet you’ll be grinning all day long! 😀😀

Congratulations! 🥂🏃‍♂️🥇🎉🙌🍾💪🏻

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks, definitely enjoying my moment on the podium, I quite like the shiny new badge next to my name 🎓🏃‍♂️🥇

[MVBrown Graduate]

Congratulations, 👏🎊🎉🎊🎉.

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to MVBrown]

Thanks, won’t be long before you get there too 🏃‍♀️🎉

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Well done... gremlins all around you today, but you beat them! Congratulations graduate 🎓

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

👍🏻 Many a gremlin defeated!

[vegasjo Graduate]

Congratulations, it's a great feeling isn't it to have gotten so far? 🎉👏

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to vegasjo]

Never thought I would back in May when I started out on this venture but so glad I stuck with it 🥇

[Pete1w Graduate]

Well done a huge congratulations. Stories like this keep me going and get me out in the morning for my runs. Enjoy your celebration...

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to Pete1w]

Thanks, that’s what this forum is all about. Keep at it one run at a time and you’ll be on the podium in no time 👍🏻

[Berksrover Graduate]

Congratulations fellow Graduate, well done and I hope you will continue to run, you have done the hard work, now the fun can start with you deciding what you want to do next

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to Berksrover]

Lots of opportunities now, a few weeks consolidation required first. Hopefully I can use the time to transition from the gym to running in the wild 🌲 🌦🌋

[JacquiAM Graduate]

Congratulations! The podium is getting busy now - how fabulous! 🏆

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to JacquiAM]

Isn’t it great 👍🏻

[Oldlady57]

Congratulations 🥇👏👏 onwards & upwards to the next part of your journey !!

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to Oldlady57]

Thanks looking forward to it 👍🏻

[sallenson Graduate]

Well done that man. Beer and cake all lined up next to the podium for you. Sorry it's a bit late, but the elves overslept this morning...

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to sallenson]

Yay beer 🍺 and cake 🎂 👍🏻👍🏻 Think my elves overslept a little too but that may have been something to do with the celebratory gin tasting last night😉

[cazzam16 Graduate]

Well Done, congratulations, enjoy that great feeling of accomplishment

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to cazzam16]

Thanks it’s an awesome feeling 👍🏻

[Hidden]

Congrats! Here, have one of my Krispy Kreme graduation donuts. That's what I'm looking forward to. 🍩 By the time I graduate, they should have their special Hallowe'en donuts available. LOL.

[Spannerz20 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Mm a Krispy Kreme graduation donut 🍩 thank you very much 👍🏻 We’ll all be there to share the hallowe’en 🎃 ones with you, just keep going one week at a time and you’ll be there before you know it

[Christianne57 Graduate]

Congratulations and well done x