W9R1...nearly there ☺️

[Coco-Major]

Not the best run I’ve had..right thigh felt tight from around 16 minutes, but a full 30 minute run in the bag. Gonna pay more attention to my hydration tomorrow and make sure I’m having plenty as I think this was probably my downfall tonight. Can’t believe I’m 2 runs away from graduating 😊🏃🏽‍♀️

[Jogunlikely Graduate]

Good luck my fellow week niner my run today was a bit rubbish too. Hope the leg is ok and keep an eye it doesn't turn into more than a niggle 👍😊

[JaoJao]

Well done for reaching the FINAL week! Wish you the best for your last two runs, I hope they are a breeze and you absolutely smash it on your last run. Maybe you can share some of your lessons learned over the course of your journey.

[Fabat50 Graduate]

Well done Coco-Major! Only two runs to go. What an achievement. I’ve really fallen behind you as only on W8R1. Sone runs are just harder than others aren’t they? But I bet 9 weeks ago you wouldn’t have dreamt you would be able to run for 30nins. Amazing

[Coco-Major Graduate in reply to Fabat50]

Definitely had a few rubbish runs..tonight was no exception, but feeling optimistic about graduating this week 🤞good luck with week 8, go and smash it!! 💪🏼😊

[Stephen_UK Graduate]

Just registered here today. Also on week 9 with just two runs to go. Aching a bit now. Excited to be almost there.

[Hatman Graduate in reply to Stephen_UK]

Hi Stephen. Shame you have missed all those weeks of support. Well done for doing it on your own. Just 2 to go. That is so good. Really make the most of the tremendous feelings of elation that you will get when you finish your last run. They are polishing your GRADUATE badge now. Enjoy your runs.

[Stephen_UK Graduate in reply to Hatman]

Thanks. I only just discovered this great forum. Wish I had known about it earlier. I downloaded the Laura podcasts and just kept going. Did I miss a link somewhere?

[Hatman Graduate in reply to Stephen_UK]

I’m fairly sure that Laura mentions “any more information about Couch 2 5 K just go to nhs.............com”, but you are here now. Keep running and enjoying it. They nearly finished polishing.

[Coco-Major Graduate in reply to Stephen_UK]

Hi Stephen, welcome to the forum. You’ve done amazingly well 💪🏼 Good luck for your final 2 runs. I look forward to seeing your graduation post 😊👍🏻

[Stephen_UK Graduate in reply to Coco-Major]

Thanks! Good luck on getting to the end. You know you will feel amazing when you do. Nice to know there’s such a supportive community here.

[Coco-Major Graduate in reply to Stephen_UK]

It really is a great forum..everyone here has been on this journey and are able to offer support and advice through experience 👍🏻 It’s really helped me get to this point 😊

[DAMAL Graduate]

Wow! Nearly finished, bet that feels great.

Remember to leave a rest day between your runs. Especially if your thigh is playing up. It was my knees, sometimes I left 2 days between runs, just to rest it further.

Good luck! 😊

[Coco-Major Graduate in reply to DAMAL]

Thank you 😊 I am very strict about rest days and really focusing on hydration today ready for tomorrow’s run.

Thanks for the support 👍🏻