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I’m a runner

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There are as many reasons to complete C25K as people on this forum. Mine was realising my fitness was preventing me from fully enjoying my time with family and friends. Now (with only one injury ) I completed week nine this morning and although it feels good my enduring memory is of the smile I couldn’t suppress when Michael called me a “runner “ after week 6. The journey was more important than the result for me and I’m sure if I’d just repeated W1R1 over and over I would still be in a better place physically and mentally. So enjoy your own journey. Every session is worthwhile.

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Buddy34Graduate

Congratulations on completing c25k you must be so pleased well done 😊😊👏👏

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BouncyshoesGraduate

Massive congratulations👏 you are an inspiration to all us newbies!

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Kertesz

Congratulations!!! You are DEFFO a runner!!! X

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Congratulations. Celebrate well. You now have a good fitness base to achieve/do anything. Enjoy consolidation and all your future running adventures

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate in reply toUnfitNoMore

Good to hear from you UNM, as a matter of interest to you I set my metromone app at 168 beats/steps a minute this morning and ran my second quickest 5K in 33.55.

There was a post the other day enquiring about the age limits to junior parkrun, is there?

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate in reply toAlMorr

Anybody can run at juniors, but only kids between 4 and 14 will get a time.

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

Congratulations on completing C25K with week 9 run 3 and graduating, well done.

To get your graduation badge and the word GRADUATE 🎓 next to your username leave a message on the June graduate post in the pinned posts on the right side of the healthunlocked C25K home page and tell the administrators that you have ran W9R3 of C25K and graduated 🎓 🏃 😊

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DebstonGraduate

Congratulations 🎊 🥂 🥉 🎓 🏃 🏆! It is an amazing programme and has done wonders for me, both physically and mentally. Well done for completing Week 9, enjoy your consolidation and hope to see you on the Bridge to 10k board soon. ☺

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PiptheyoungerGraduate

Thanks. I’m looking to improve my 5k times for a while but gonna check out that 10k board.😀

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