Done it!

[Fairy220480]

It’s took me ten weeks but tonight I graduated with the final run. Really can’t believe it, I started out on 2nd September struggling with the initial 1 minute runs so really pleased to have worked my way through the programme and now managing 30 WHOLE minutes!

Thank you to everyone on here for support and answering questions along the way.

I’ve got to 4.3k so aiming for 5k in the next few runs and then hope to give parkrun a go. Wish me luck!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

10 weeks is only 1 week more than the official time that you can take to complete the course, there is no strict rule about that, you can repeat as many runs or week's as you want to.

Congratulations on completing run 3 of week 9 and graduating from C25K 🎓 🏃🏾 👍

To get your graduation badge and the word GRADUATE 🎓 next to your username leave a message on the November 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 🎓 🏃🏾 👍

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

The extra week was doubting myself in week 5 that I could do 20 minutes so repeated a couple of runs, but what’s another week eh! 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Fairy220480]

👍 🏃🏾 🎓

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Congratulations it’s a great thing to do

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

Congratulations, and good luck! 🏆😁

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

Thank you!

[Hidden]

Congratulations 🥳🎉 Enjoy your celebrations!

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you!

[Jacca Graduate]

Congrats that’s amazing 🤩

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to Jacca]

Thank you!

[Buddy34 Graduate]

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

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you, you’ve especially helped me my questions along the way!

[Buddy34 Graduate in reply to Fairy220480]

You've already got your badge, it looks great doesn't it😊

[Grannyhugs Graduate]

Congratulations you have indeed mastered 30 mins well done, your 5k target will be easily achievable now, and soon. Happy running

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thank you, planning to increase a few minutes each week and see how I go. Just initially pleased with where I’ve got to 👍

[Grannyhugs Graduate in reply to Fairy220480]

They reckon an increase of 10% time or distance a week so you'll soon be there. Good luck

[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.

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you, I was a bit premature and had a read yesterday 👍

[pete1212 Graduate]

Well done on graduating 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️C25k👍👏👏👏

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to pete1212]

Thank you!

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

Excellent 👍🥳🎉🛎🎈🍾👏

[Sallysensibleshoes Graduate]

That’s fantastic! Well done you!

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to Sallysensibleshoes]

Thank you!

[MJP458]

Brilliant, well done.

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to MJP458]

Thank you!

[Hidden]

This is so lovely to read as it sends out hope to everybody at the beginning of week 1. Congratulations!!

[Fairy220480 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you. I think part of my success was not putting pressure on myself, I set out just wanting to finish and if that meant repeating runs so be it, hence the extra week.