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littlemac24Graduate
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I’ve just completed W9R1 and feel amazing.

I can’t believe what this programme has done for my mental health, self esteem, confidence & of course fitness.

Having a total hip replacement a couple of years ago at aged 45 was the most frightening time of my life. I couldn’t even walk upstairs or around the house, my mobility was so compromised. I’d gone from leading a fit healthy active lifestyle to a pain filled existence within the 4 walls of my house.

Never in a million years did I think I would be able to walk 5k again let alone run it!

And now ...

I am 2 runs away from Graduation and plan on doing my first park run on March 2nd.

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AnatheboxerdoGraduate

Fantastic, well done! An achievement to be mega proud of. I agree entirely, it's a fantastic programme. I just graduated tonight with my final run of W9 and never thought that would be possible a few months ago.

Keep happy and keep running 🙂

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DiscoRunnerGraduate in reply to Anatheboxerdo

And well done you! Congratulations on graduating 🌟🏆🏅💪🥂

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littlemac24Graduate in reply to Anatheboxerdo

Congratulations! Keep on running 😁

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DiscoRunnerGraduate

Wow what an awe inspiring achievement! It really is amazing how this works. And the results to general health and mental wellbeing are astonishing. I’m losing weight & many many inches, getting toned etc, but one of the main things I notice is that that self critical voice that used to nag at me is gone!

What’s so great about achieving such results in such a relatively short period of time is that everything is so noticeable and that really encourages me to stick at it - I know how good it is for me. I’m hooked!

Good luck with your next two runs and then on with this wonderful journey x

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littlemac24Graduate in reply to DiscoRunner

Thank you for your support x

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

What a inspiring post from you littlemac24, what you have been through in recent years you deserve to graduate later this week. I wish you all the very best for your graduation run 🏃 😊.

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littlemac24Graduate in reply to AlMorr

Thank you that means a lot 😁

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Makka62aGraduate

Thanks for this - it’s a story we can all use for inspiration. Hope the final programme runs are fantastic and I’d love to hear what you do next 😀👍

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Keeponrunning1Graduate

Well done what a great achievement 👏👏👏 not long now before your first park run hope you enjoy it. Good luck with your last 2 runs for graduation hope it all goes well. 😊🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

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