100 Days!

[frogplate]

Exactly a hundred days ago my cardiac consultant said that I needed to lose some weight and encouraged me to have a go at "Couch to 5K" if I wanted to get more fit. I was exactly a 100 kg that day, and though I was doing a lot of walking I couldn't run further than to cross a road. And there on the horizon was my 60th birthday looming...

Today I ran W7R2 and though it was wet, cold, and windy I really enjoyed it and managed to cover 3.4 km in the 25 minutes. In fact I've run 10 km this week alone, admittedly across five days... in three runs... and slowly. And overall I've walked or run 1.5 million steps and lost 13 kg in the process.

I feel so much better than I did back then - both physically and in self-confidence. And I've got to that stage where I'm now really look forward to the next run. Running a Parkrun before my birthday in three months time is now beginning to look like a practical possibility rather than unobtainable fantasy.

So a big thank-you to everyone here for all the great advice and encouragement, thanks to the C25K programme and, of course, to the lovely Laura!

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

Great post! Well done you on the multiple achievements 👍😁

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Congratulations on all of your achievements. You should be really proud of yourself😊😊

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

We often say that C25k transforms lives, but in fact it is those individuals putting in the effort to follow the programme who are taking control of their own lives and transforming themselves.

Great stuff.........the best is yet to come!

[MartinKH Graduate]

Congratulations on what you have achieved so far, that is fantastic 👍👍👍

What a great story of turning your life around and feeling so much better physically and mentally.

Keep up the great work.

[Goforitmama Graduate]

Good for you. All your own hard work and determination. Keep going, we are all running running right alongside you on each run.

[Fionamags Graduate]

You are literally turning your life around! You are an inspiration to others who might think that this is an impossible journey. You have nearly finished it - amazing! Keep it going and dont stop!!