Can I go back to couch now?

[glentoran99]

Week 6 run 3. Kept going to finish the parkrun. Can I claim I graduated? So pleased I made it. 42 seconds to find though

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Nope... sorry....but well done anyway

Now you know you can reach Week nine and do those 30 minute runs

[mx5mada]

Ha ha no chance!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Certainly not!

The graduation criteria is to run three 30 minute runs preferably in a week, but to jump there from W6 would be foolish.

Continue through the programme with slow and steady progression or you increase your injury risk considerably, which could lead to no running at all.

We normally advise C25kers to stick to the programme while doing parkrun. Too much too soon is a common recipe for disaster.

By the way.......... well done!

[glentoran99 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

I could see the finish line 😀 after the 25 mins

[mrrun Graduate]

Ha! I did a similar thing in my careless past. Look out for a pinned post here about 'how to get injured without even trying'. That was for real. Don't do that.

Btw. Very good time but you are weeks away from graduation.

[glentoran99 Graduate]

I wasn’t being serious about graduation. I will be sticking to the plan. Perhaps still doing a parkrun though don’t hate me

[mx5mada in reply to glentoran99]

I did park run just ran the c25k twice whilst I did the run

[Ljb71 Graduate]

Victoria Parkrun is one of the flattest I believe. My local is Wallace - much, much more undulating! I did City park in Lurgan today. Nice course, not too hilly and a complete circuit which I liked. Finished in just over 36 minutes which was a PB for me ☺️. I've seen you posting and wondered if you were from Belfast given your username.

[glentoran99 Graduate in reply to Ljb71]

Yeah it’s pretty flat the whole way, 1 wee gradient about half way round. If I can get under 30 mins at Victoria Park and get properly graduation runs done I’ll start trying others. Really fancy the Portrush one for a bit different

[Richard7 Graduate]

Of course you can go back to the couch now but only for today 😉