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Hello week 9 and raise you...well no I just call you.

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Week 9 Run 1 had a slight delay due to a weekend of excess. Saturday found me awoken by a sizzled house mate and ushered to a pub for breakfast...if you are hauled out of bed forcibly by a drunken monkey the only way to redeem the situation is to have a prosecco fueled morning feast. While the pancakes had the texture of worn rubber, the bubbles compensated and a merry little time was had by all.

Had a lovely little run this morning, got into my groove after the toxic 10. I rejoiced when I heard the half way bell! I knew I could do it, and today I ran for 30 solid minutes!! Me!! I ran and I ran! And I could have kept going! I wanted to keep going but Michael reigned me in and told me to stop. So I stopped. But yay 30 whole minutes while the sun rose over the park. Feeling super chuffed with life today. Duck had a great run too! We did it!! 2 more runs until graduation!!! Eep!! I know it wonโ€™t be the end though. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Great run... good restraint... keep loving these runs, itโ€™s almost podium time.

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jiggles7Graduateโ€ข in reply toUnfitNoMore

I know!! I genuinely canโ€™t believe Iโ€™ve come this far! I had no doubts about duck heโ€™s a natural and much fitter than me but yay! Iโ€™m going to wear my graduation cap with pride ๐ŸŽ“ . Hopefully Iโ€™ll be all gracious about it๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

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UnfitNoMoreGraduateโ€ข in reply tojiggles7

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜‚

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SkiwalkerGraduateโ€ข in reply toUnfitNoMore

I notice you have graduate after your name UnfitNoMore- how do you get that ?

Great stuff ๐Ÿ˜€ Enjoy the rest of your week running ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

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jiggles7Graduateโ€ข in reply to

I will! Iโ€™m everso excited ๐Ÿ˜†

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KatnapGraduate

Keep going... nearly there!

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jiggles7Graduateโ€ข in reply toKatnap

Thanks Katnap!! I see you have your cap!! Well done!!

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KatnapGraduateโ€ข in reply tojiggles7

Not too long before you get yours! ๐Ÿ˜ธ

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BeckySharp1

Yay!!! not long to go. I'm at same place as you... two left and I'm doing my graduation run on Friday this week instead of Saturday due to some cocktail nonsense happening on Friday night. hopefully I can use it as a sort of graduation celebration too

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jiggles7Graduateโ€ข in reply toBeckySharp1

Cocktails for graduation is a great call!! Enjoy a few too many and consolidate on Sunday...thatโ€™s my plan at least๐Ÿ˜€ weโ€™ve done amazingly well to get this far! How chuffed are you to have hit 30 mins?

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BeckySharp1โ€ข in reply tojiggles7

oh, more than chuffed jiggles7 - who would ever believe it? These past weeks have been like floating on a cloud

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jiggles7Graduateโ€ข in reply toBeckySharp1

Ha youโ€™re floating on clouds,Iโ€™m trying to keep my head above water but still feeling remarkably smug internally. Canโ€™t actually believe Iโ€™ve come this far, such a great program. Really wish I had bitten the bullet years ago!

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BeckySharp1โ€ข in reply tojiggles7

Let me rephrase.... In my head I am floating on a cloud, my joints are maybe not quite agreeing :) know what you mean about wishing we had done this years ago but here we are anyway :)

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jiggles7Graduateโ€ข in reply toBeckySharp1

Hehe well that sounds about right. Well we have found the light now, there is no turning back!๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ that or we have embraced the highest form of masochism ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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sHAYM4NGraduate

Yay go Jiggles & Duck! Looking forward to seeing you graduate now, will be so well deserved :) ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰

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jiggles7Graduateโ€ข in reply tosHAYM4N

Oooh check you with your shiny graduation badge!!! Friday is the day!! I canโ€™t believe it!! Just one more run!! I think theyโ€™ll need a forklift to oust me from this forum though! ๐Ÿ˜€

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sHAYM4NGraduateโ€ข in reply tojiggles7

Hah it's the badges first outing today! Have been running at the gym instead since it was unwrapped, so didn't have many adventures to tell of ๐Ÿ˜ Wanted to drop in though as I was missing the posts. Friday wow - will be on the lookout, you ready for that Rocky moment? Jealous, I want to do it all again! ๐Ÿ˜†

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jiggles7Graduateโ€ข in reply tosHAYM4N

Yikes!!! Indoor running? You? I feel this is suspicious behaviour! *raises an eyebrow* what you doing in doors? Flourish that badge with wild abandon! I think Iโ€™m in a suspended state of disbelief regarding Friday! Surely I canโ€™t really have survived and reached the end of the journey unscathed!

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