Hooray! Graduation Run W9R3 Done! C25k/3🍀

I am so thankful that we can still get out to run!!

I have to admit to being under a slight panic when Boris began his tv bulletin last night and I was selfishly thinking "I have to run!I'm about to graduate!" I contemplated all manner of means of getting this run done - running under cover of darkness or dressed as a tree! Fortunately neither of those drastic measures were necessary.

It was a lovely sunny run, with just a couple of solitary walkers and their dogs on my route. One lady even called "Another person! Hello!" I grinned and waved back.

Thank you to all the wonderful mentors and admins on here who keep us all on the straight and narrow with their encouragement and advice, especially in the recent few days. It is much appreciated.

Thank you too to my fellow forum members, who have supported me along the way with their replies to my posts, encouraging words and good hearted banter. It has really kept me going and I have loved it (and will continue to do so!)

To all those on the Injury Couch (where I spent a considerable amount of time 🙄), your trainers and the runs are waiting for you when you are healed up. Don't push yourself too soon.

To all the newbies - C25k is a brilliant plan with huge benefits that go way beyond improving your fitness. C25k really is the best present you can give to yourself. It may not always be easy and there may be some bumps along the way, but stick with it, the rewards are great.

Okay, I'm off to ask IannodaTruffe for my shiny "Graduate" badge. I joined here just short of a year ago, so this badge has been a long time coming!

Happy running everyone 😊🏃‍♀️🤸‍♀️

UPDATE!!!

IannodaTruffe tells me I'm the 'first lock down graduate of C25k"!! What a notorious claim to fame!! 🤔😂

[LittleIreland Graduate]

Brilliant - well done 😁

[Hidden in reply to LittleIreland]

Thank you. It was a beautiful day to be out there today.

[Hidden]

Big well done DD huge achievement keep on running whilst we're allowed

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Imc50. I guess I need to start thinking about a plan for what to do next, and get myself over to the 10k forum.

[Timotea Graduate]

This is wonderful news amongst the gloom doom and despondency! Can only send you these 🍾 🥂 virtual ones. Congratulations Delly-Dot on your graduation. Happy, happy running and look forward to your next posts!

[Hidden in reply to Timotea]

Oh virtual 🍾 🥂 very much appreciated, thank you! Keep running strong 😊🏃‍♀️

[Granspeed Graduate]

Congratulations. 🎉👏🏼🎉 You must be so pleased to have got there at last, after all the pebbles in your path. You certainly get a special badge for perseverance. ⭐️ Enjoy the glow of success. Well done indeed. 👍😄🤸🏾‍♀️

[Hidden in reply to Granspeed]

Thank you Granspeed!

[Hidden]

I just stuck with 5ks for a little while DD then slowly upped it 10% rule though DD I over did it on one run never again...

And yes it's strange running without Michael, Laura or Jo but the freedom that comes with it is truly exhilarating

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Imc50. IannodaTruffe has also sent me a link to what comes after C25k so I shall read it this evening.😊

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Ah the ju-ju magic plan it works..... You'll be a natural 👍

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Oh! I shall check that out too, thanks!

[Calcan Graduate]

Well done!🙂👍🍾🏆🎉🎉🎉

[Hidden in reply to Calcan]

Thank you!😊

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

🎉🎉😀👏👏Well done Hidden ! So glad you left the tree where it was and enjoyed your graduation run guilt free! What a lovely positive post and how wonderful during such challenging times, to be able to celebrate your achievement. Keep on running and stay safe.🙂

[Hidden in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you!

I am so relieved that we can all still get out there for our runs. So important to mental health and well-being to still be able to get outdoors. Hopefully everyone will be mindful of each other and respect one another's space.

[Shar71 Graduate]

WELL DONE!! 🎓🍾🏆🏅

Enjoy your graduation delly-dot i know how hard you have worked for this moment. What a fantastic achievement 😀

[Hidden in reply to Shar71]

It's been a long time coming! It is almost a year since I joined up - time flies, but it goes very slowly on the injury couch!

[RunningT5k Graduate]

Congratulations Delly well done, glad we are still able to run :).

[Hidden in reply to RunningT5k]

Thank you. It's a great relief that we can still get out there. Running is a lifeline for many, so I'm glad the outdoors is still open, even with its restrictions. Let's hope everyone is sensible.

[D48P Graduate]

Congratulations Delly-dot 👏👏👏🏃🏻‍♀️🏅

[Hidden in reply to D48P]

Thank you!😊

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Congratulations Delly-dot on completing c25k . I've just seen your post , you should be so pleased and proud of yourself and you've got a great badge there 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[Hidden in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you Buddy!! I got there in the end!! I'm looking forward to what comes next and I'm so relieved we can all still get outdoors to some degree.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

UPDATE!!!

IannodaTruffe tells me I'm the 'first lock down graduate of C25k"!! What a notorious claim to fame!!

[dieOR5k Graduate]

Yeah 🏆 Well done Delly-Dot. Congrats on working thru all the challenges and graduating.

[Hidden in reply to dieOR5k]

Thank you! IannodaTruffe tells me I’m the first lockdown graduate of C25k! What a claim to fame!

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

Haha! First lockdown grad, now that’s a claim to fame 😂

Many congratulations! I’ve really enjoyed reading your posts as you’ve navigated this adventure. Now time for a celebration albeit indoor and 2 metres apart - enjoy, you deserve it 🏆👍😁🍾🥂🎉

[Hidden in reply to Wenderwoo]

Thank you Wenderwoo, so good to hear from you. I hope you are doing okay. I've just seen Buddy's hilarious post about the tree! Very funny!

[Speedy60 Graduate]

Oh fantastic! Well done you. 👏👏👏🥳🥳🥳🥂🍾

Lovely to have some good news and normality in a crazy world 😀

[Hidden in reply to Speedy60]

Thank you Speedy! I'm soooo happy!

Loving my shiny new graduate badge too.... I've hankered after it for so long. I feel like Gollum in 'The Lord of the Rings' - it is a bit precious!

[Speedy60 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

🤣

[Jazzyrunner Graduate]

Yayyyy! Well done!!! 👏🏻🏃🏼‍♀️🏆

[Hidden in reply to Jazzyrunner]

Thank you!!! Feels great!!!

[Forest_Run_Beginner]

Amazing, congratulations Delly-dot, that's brilliant 🎉🎉🎊💐

Here's to still being able to run on lock down 🏃🏃

Well done and HAPPY RUNNING 🥰🏃‍♀️👟🏆🏅🎉

[Hidden in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner]

Thank you! I'm hoping we can all still keep getting out there as being able to run is so much more than running to stay fit, it's for both body and mind. Happy running to you too 😊🏃‍♀️🌲

[Zebadee1 Graduate]

Congratulations on your graduation ! 🥳👏🏃‍♀️

[Hidden in reply to Zebadee1]

Thank you!😊

[Roxdog Graduate]

Well done Delly-dot!

[Hidden in reply to Roxdog]

Thank you! It is a great feeling to have achieved this at last!

[Mands50 Graduate]

Excellent job - well done and congratulations 🥳 👏

[Hidden in reply to Mands50]

THank you!😊

[Nymahchai Graduate]

Lovely post so well done! I totally agree about how brilliant the admin, mentors and fellow runners are. I have had a groin strain for several days ( moving compost bags) so am itching to get out there!

Love the flash trainers.. what make are they? I’ve got a bit trainer obsessive these days but they become precious items 😂. Onward with that shiny new badge 👍

[Hidden in reply to Nymahchai]

Thank you Nymahchai. I hope that groin strain heals up in a few days. Gardening has a lot to answer for injury wise, but we all still do it!

My trainers are Mizuno. I invested in them during week 4 and I'm so glas I did. They are much muddier than when I started, having never been washed or cleaned (!!!!) but they have lasted me well and I'm in no hurry to change them.

[Nymahchai Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Groin is improving thanks. Hate being on the IC but you’ve been there!

The trainers look ideal trail ones for your runs. I bought some trail ones in February but haven’t used them much as our paths have been so full of puddles and mud I didn’t fancy them. As it’s drier now I might try the park again. Yours are well used!

[Hidden in reply to Nymahchai]

My trainers are great. They are not specifcally for trail, but I explained the surfaces I run at the running shop and they suggested these, amongst others. I have run a mixture of road, path and trail, although it was very much pavement and road during the really wet months as my usual routes became a tough mudder course!

[Nymahchai Graduate in reply to Hidden]

You can’t beat expert advice for trainers. Mine are like slippers - I love them 😍

[SofaJockey]

Awesome post. I hope to be earning my graduation later in lockdown week, but you have set the bar. 😊

[Hidden in reply to SofaJockey]

Good luck for your run. Please come and join me as a lockdown graduate - I'm the only one at the moment!

[Oldgirlruns Graduate]

I’ve only just spotted this DD - congratulations! You’ve worked so hard for this so a well deserved 🍾 , if socially distant, coming your way!👏👏👏🏆

[Hidden in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thank you and cheers🥂!

[Irish-John Graduate]

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATE!!!!!! 🥇

And wishing you many happy miles in your future

[Hidden in reply to Irish-John]

Thank you so much! I'm hooked, and nobody is more surprised than me!

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Hidden]

It's the toughest fun you'll ever love! Congratulations again on staying the course

[Slothgoesrunning Graduate]

Whoop whoop 🙌🏻 congrats to you in well deserved graduation!

[Hidden in reply to Slothgoesrunning]

Thank you 😊. It feels wonderful - still smiling this morning 😀

[pippkins Graduate]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You did it!!!!

You must be feeling super chuffed!

Cherish your new, shiny badge, you deserve it!!

[Hidden in reply to pippkins]

Thank you Pippkins! Shiny badge polished every morning 😀

[Nilsam Graduate]

Well done, Delly-dot. I am a bit late on the congratulations. But I am thrilled for you. And love the shoes. Happy running 👍👀

[Hidden in reply to Nilsam]

Thank you Nilsam! The shoes now look very muddy compared to how new and shiny they were when they came out of the box! Thought it was a good before and after photo! Fortunately I don't look as muddy and worn as my trainers. I might be fitter but I'm not much lighter!! Must be the biscuits and the bars of chocolate 🙄🍫!

[Nilsam Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Well deserved if ever they were.

[Fionamags Graduate]

That is such positive news! Congrats lockdown graduate well done! Maybe we should rename you - what about LockDellyDotDown? Sounds a bit like the chorus in a folk song though...

Had a good chuckle over the image of you dressed as a tree. I wouldnt recommend that. Even if you keep moving, by the looks of this forum there are a lot of runners with furry friends....

Enjoy that shiny badge!!! Keep posting. X

[Hidden in reply to Fionamags]

This made me laugh, thank you! Love the new name 😂

[Whitto1539]

Congratulations!!👏👏👏

I have just started week 1 and your post and success is extremely motivational for us newbies!

Well done 😷🥇

[Hidden in reply to Whitto1539]

Thank you Whitto. The C25k plan is amazing and it really does work. I was hooked within the first few weeks of starting it back last summer. The benefits of running go way beyond the physical and this was what made me determined to return after injury. I wish you every success on your C25k journey and hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 😊

[Whitto1539 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, I’ve got a feeling this will be the best thing I’ve done in years!

[Hymertrails Graduate]

Congratulations Della-dot!!!

[Hidden in reply to Hymertrails]

Thank you 😊!

[kdavies83 Graduate]

yay! How exciting we’ll done you must be feeling very proud of yourself and so you should. Great pic congratulations 💐 👑

[Hidden in reply to kdavies83]

Thank you 😊! It is a great feeling, as you will soon find out! Good luck for your final run.

[kdavies83 Graduate]

Thank you 😊

[CobbleRunner Graduate]

“Dressed as a tree” 😂