Graduated! (W9R3) Yay!! 😆🏃‍♀️🎓💪

[pippkins]

SMASHED IT!!!

💪🏃‍♀️🎓🌈🌄😁😆🌞

A happy run in the spring sunshine, a moment to clear my head and savour the positive joys of nature!

And this morning I graduated! Yippee!

To all those just starting, the plan works! Don't try to race it, build it up slow and steady, make sure you have decent running shoes, ensure you drink some water about 45 minutes before setting out, drink more water when you finish, do your warm ups and cool down, gentle stretches, heed your rest days and you should do absolutely fine!

Off to celebrate with some freshly ground coffee and some cheese on toast (hey, it's protein!) Then pin up my timetable for consolidation and slowly building up to 10k 😎

Happy runnings, everyone!

[Northlondongirl Graduate]

Woohoo! Amazing pippkins well done! How nice that the sun was out on your graduation run too 🌞 enjoy your cheese on toast you deserve it!!

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Northlondongirl]

Thank you , cheese is a treat for me, haha!

[CandyCool Graduate]

Many congratulations. And here’s to your first marathon!!! Oh...did you think you could stop now!!! The bug will always get you ( just not the horrible bug the nice one!!) xx

[pippkins Graduate in reply to CandyCool]

Eeek a marathon! Hmm, I'll carry on slow-and-steady, maybe, maybe...

[January20207 Graduate]

Amazing. Well done to you!! 😊

[pippkins Graduate in reply to January20207]

Thank you!

[ninky3 Graduate]

Amazing! Hearty congratulations to you!

And rather than just bask in the glory, you STILL think of us beginners and share some encouraging words. Thank you!

Keep smashing it!!

[pippkins Graduate in reply to ninky3]

Thank you

no matter what stage you are at, it's the support and encouragement, the sharing of victories and problems on this forum that makes the journey so much easier!

[Hidden]

Well done pippkins enjoy the cheese on toast 🙂👍

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, it was delicious

[Shar71 Graduate]

WELL DONE ! enjoy your moment and all your future runs , keep going

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Shar71]

Thank you!

[lusmo Graduate]

Congratulations!!

[pippkins Graduate in reply to lusmo]

Thank you!

[Hidden]

🎉🌟Fantastic pippkins! Congratulations on your graduation run!🎓🎖

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much

I had to keep slow and steady - looking after my knees... but they seem fine (so far) phew!

[Workingathome Graduate]

Congratulations 🥳

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Workingathome]

Thank you!

[RunningT5k Graduate]

Big congratulations, well in. This is to many more runs :).

[pippkins Graduate in reply to RunningT5k]

Thanks, I already have my timetable done, haha!

[RunningT5k Graduate in reply to pippkins]

hahahaahahah

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Enjoy your coffee, you deserve it, congratulations on completing C25K and graduating, well done 😀 🏃🏾 🎓

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

[pippkins Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you! Looking forward to my "grey smudge"

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to pippkins]

It's there now 👍 🏃🏾 🎓

[Speedy60 Graduate]

Congratulations! Well done you. 👏👏👏🥳🥳🥳🥂🍾

Lovely to hear your enthusiasm too!

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Speedy60]

Thank you

I think the enthusiasm is due in part to the decent weather, I'm not so sure I would have felt the same had I graduated in Jan/Feb during the storms!

[Blackshoe76 Graduate]

Well done you!!!! 👏👏👏

🏆🍾 What a great achievement!!!!

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Blackshoe76]

Thank you so much!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner.

This guide to post C25k running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Keep running, keep smiling.

[pippkins Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you!

[Judy20 Graduate]

Congrats you did it! Well done 👍🏻

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Judy20]

Thank you - the time has FLOWN from week 1 run 1!

[Fionamags Graduate]

Fantastic! You sound delighted with yourself and rightly so. Onwards to consolidation and 10k. That's my plan too. See you there next week!!! Well done and i would consider something a bit stronger to go with the cheese... 😉🍾🍾🍾🥂🥂🥂🥂💃

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Fionamags]

Oh yes, see you then!!!!

[Hidden]

Congratulations pippkins, nice one, I finished this week too, onwards and upwards, hope you enjoyed your celebratory cheese on toast 😋 🍾🏃‍♀️🎉🥳👏🏻👏🏻🤗

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, oh yes, the cheese was SOOOO good!!!

[Hidden in reply to pippkins]

a bit of a cheese monster myself 🧀 🧀 😋

[Nilsam Graduate]

Well done....yeah. Happy running 😎

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Nilsam]

Thank you!!

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

Congratulations 🏆👍😁🍾🥂🎉

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

Thank you so much!

[Hidden]

Congratulations and well done 😁

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, Thehandyman!!

[Hidden in reply to pippkins]

You are welcome.. 😊

What next?

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Next: consolidation then working up to 10k

[Hidden in reply to pippkins]

Excellent, I hope you succeed and really enjoy it 👍

😊

[Phdgranny Graduate]

Well done Pipkins! Sorry for the late reply. Take your time with consolidating, don’t rush it, just enjoy being a runner for a while, take care

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Phdgranny]

Thank you I shall remain sloooow and steady

[Getfitok Graduate]

Brilliant! Well done you 🏅🎓👍

[pippkins Graduate in reply to Getfitok]

Thank you!

[PeggySusi Graduate]

Congratulations.. really well done..🤸🏿‍♀️😄

[pippkins Graduate in reply to PeggySusi]

Thank you, Peggy!