W9R3 completed - sooooo chuffed!!

[Meganpippa]

After a few days not being able to get out due to awful weather finally managed to complete my final run and it felt GREAT. Thanks everyone for your support and sound advice which I followed. Now I intend to do park runs and keep on running. These 9/10 weeks have been an interesting journey and at times a challenge. For any of you just starting your journey or on its path - keep on keeping on, you can do it! Enjoy your week everyone.

[misswobble Graduate]

Well done 👍😃🏅🏃‍♀️

Keep running It’s fine to run in the rain. Invest in a cap 🧢. 👍😃🏃‍♀️

[Meganpippa Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Hi, it wasn't so much the rain but the wind. I run along country lanes with falling branches etc and didn't want to be harpooned by a vicious oak bough.

Thanks for the encouragement, I will keep running. 😎🍃👍

[misswobble Graduate in reply to Meganpippa]

I know what you mean. It’s hard to run on all the debris on the ground too. It’s not really safe out there when it’s blowing gales.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations Meganpippa on completing and graduating here on C25K with week 9 run 3. To get your badge and the word GRADUATE on the right-hand side of your username, leave a message on the October Graduate post in the pinned posts on the top right side of the Healthunlocked C25K Homepage.

[Meganpippa Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks very much. Can't wait to see 'Graduate' next to my name! At last I have a degree 😁

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Meganpippa]

It's now there next to your username, degree, same as me as well, that's my only degree, there was a college graduate here on C25K a few months ago who told us that her C25K graduation was more important to her than her college graduation.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Many congratulations on your graduation fellow runner.

This guide to post C25K running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Keep running, keep smiling.

[Meganpippa Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thanks very much - great advice and support from you. 💐

[Oldlady57]

We'll run you Graduate!!!! Huge congratulations 🥇🎓🎊🎉👏👏👏

[Meganpippa Graduate in reply to Oldlady57]

Thanks very much 😎

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Congratulations! Have a great day of celebration and have lots of fun at parkrun

[Meganpippa Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thanks very much for your support 🌼

[DorsetRunner Graduate]

Nice one - well done

[Meganpippa Graduate in reply to DorsetRunner]

Many thanks. Feeling great!!

[Marcia-H Graduate]

Well done 👍 have a fab time celebrating before the parkruns!!! Glad it ended with a great run too 🎉🏅🤩

[Meganpippa Graduate in reply to Marcia-H]

Thanks very much. Yes I really enjoyed my last run of the programme. Here's looking forward to park runs😁

[Dexy5 Graduate]

Congratulations on your graduation 🎓🏃‍♀️👏👏🍾🥂

And enjoy those parkruns.

[Meganpippa Graduate in reply to Dexy5]

Many thanks 👍

[Sprintmaster12 Graduate]

Well done you have done really well, I can’t wait to get there, just done week 7 run 2 after work, found it a bit hard after being in the office all day but didn’t give up, does the steady increase on week 8 and 9 help? I seem to get halfway through the run and the mindset kicks in knowing that all I have to do is press on and get through the 5 minute blocks until the end.

[Meganpippa Graduate in reply to Sprintmaster12]

I had a hard run in W8 but took people's advice and slowed my pace which worked. I looked at it by saying you can run 25 mins and you can run 3 mins which by now is easy, the same for W9 - you can run 28 mins and you can run 2 mins easily. Hope this helps, you just have to do what works best for you. The programme is designed to enable you to achieve 30/5k. Keep on keeping on. Happy running 👍😁👏

[Sprintmaster12 Graduate in reply to Meganpippa]

Thanks for the information, I hope to continue running once I have finished the plan, I seem to get a little further each time so it’s all positive

[HillsEverywhere Graduate]

Well done, congratulations!

[Meganpippa Graduate in reply to HillsEverywhere]

Many thanks 👍

[Sky-Runner Graduate]

Congratulations Meganpippa. Yay!