The Final Run!!!

[Daroo]

I’m heading out this afternoon for the final run W9R3 ⭐️⭐️😱😱🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

UPDATE!!! I did it!!!! Woohoooooooo

[Hidden]

Well done Daroo that's someone looking rather chuffed with themselves 👍👍

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Yep I’m so pleased with myself! Thanks to all you on here who gave me advice and encouragement 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️😁😁⭐️👍🏻👍🏻

[Beachcomber66 Graduate]

Excellent stuff Daroo.....👏👏👏👏👏👏🥇🥇🥇🥇🏆🏆🏃‍♀️. Big celebration required and then you get to choose where you take this next.....speed? distance.....bit of both? There is loads of advice on these forums to get you through....but for now 🥂 Cheers 🙂

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Beachcomber66]

I’m going to start to increase my speed to run 5K in 30mins. I’m only doing about 3.5k so I’m going to slowly aim to run 5K in whatever time it takes, then aim to increase speed 😁

[Beachcomber66 Graduate in reply to Daroo]

It took me about 18 months to get up to 5k in 30 minutes. I built up distance much more quickly and easily. Nice to have a mixture of runs, slow, quicker, longer, shorter...they all help with different things and keep it interesting. I am getting on a bit in terms of age though . 🙂

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Beachcomber66]

I’ll give that a try - I just love running now :))

[karen50plus Graduate in reply to Beachcomber66]

Hi Beachcomber 66 . Hope you don’t mind me butting into your post to Daroo . I ve just graduated a fortnight ago and no where near the 5k distance☹️ . It’s good to know that I m not the only one and I don’t feel so pressured now knowing it took you 18 months😊 . I m not a speedy person . 😳I m just thankful for running for 30 mins 🥴.

These consolidation runs are enough for me at the moment 🙈. I am still a 🐌 xxx

[Beachcomber66 Graduate in reply to karen50plus]

I intend to remain a proud 🐌!! I was 66 years old when I finished C25k and worked out that increased distance would be more likely to be attainable than any huge increase in pace. It took me 5 months post C25k to build up to 10k through Ju-ju's plan on Bridge to 10k. I only got to a 30 minute 5k by starting Park Runs...having others around helped me to discover what was possible. You just enjoy your own journey 😊

[Sewsandy Graduate in reply to Daroo]

That's the way I did it. I graduated in August last year and did my first park run, so 5k, in September. That was a push and took me around 38 mins. However I carried on and have now done 22 park runs and 5k is my 'regular' run. I run 2 or 3 times a week and just this week did 5k in 30 minutes and 51 seconds! That's good enough for me and I am celebrating that as a 30 min 5k. Huge well done on your graduation, take it slowly, enjoy your runs and have some fun.

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Sewsandy]

Thanks :))

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner.

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

Keep running, keep smiling

[Daroo Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thanks :))

[Comfortnotspeed]

Yey yey yey!!! You did it!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🏃🏼‍♀️🤸🏃🏼‍♀️🤸🏃🏼‍♀️🤸🏃🏼‍♀️🤸🏃🏼‍♀️🤸

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Thanks :)))

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations to you Daroo on completing run 3 of week 9 and graduating from C25K, well done, you look so happy in that photograph, you deserve to be very proud of yourself 😊 🏃🏾 🎓

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 🎓 🏃🏾 👍

[Daroo Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Daroo]

It's there now 👍 🏃🏾 🎓

[Forest_Run_Beginner]

Of course you did, we all knew you would 🥳👍👏

Congratulations, celebrate well tonight and enjoy seeing where your new running legs take you. Well done 🎉🎊💪🍾🥂🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner]

Thanks loads- I’m just so happy with myself!!

[Forest_Run_Beginner in reply to Daroo]

And so you should be, it really is a brilliant achievement. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️👏🍾

[Northlondongirl Graduate]

Congratulations!!! Now time to celebrate 😉🍾

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Northlondongirl]

Yep:)) A nice glass of Pinot Grigio and a chicken curry to celebrate🎉🎉

[Northlondongirl Graduate in reply to Daroo]

Sounds fantastic enjoy!

[Annamm]

Well done! You must be feeling fabulous!! X

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Annamm]

Yep - I actual feel fit for the first time in my life! I’m 46 and never liked any form of exercise!!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Great job... lovely picture... nice graduate badge too!

Congratulations again... now you can achieve anything.

[Daroo Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thanks, I was all annoyed that my regular park is now locked so went out to run near my house and it was just as nice!😁🏃🏽‍♀️

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Daroo]

I was reading about running the other day and I read that a setback is only a step back if you don’t learn from it. Here you’re proving it to me in a way I wasn’t considering... you took a setback and refused to step back, another route found too, so it’s a step forward... thanks for this little extra in my thoughts.

[Daroo Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Yep I now have found a new running place- only 5mins from home and beside the gym I belong too.. once it opens again. So I can stop using my car to work out and use my feet instead 😁😁

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Daroo]

A hidden gem... and only a warmup walk away! I’d be thinking when that gym is open again that’s warmup walk, run, cooldown on the recumbent spin bike (I like that one) then stretches and some strengthening work... that would be a great workout session.

[Daroo Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

And the gym has a fancy spa area too!!!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Daroo]

This is sounding better and better... does it have a little sweet reward machine too? If it does, I’m there!

[Daroo Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

It has a healthy snack bar!! But I’m doing slimming world too so no sweet treats allowed😉

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Daroo]

Don’t worry... I’ll take one for the team 🤣

Note to my gym: healthy snack bar may save UNM from extra calories to burn!

[dieOR5k Graduate]

Awesome pic Daroo. You looked thrilled. Well done 💪💗🏃‍♀️🎉🎓🏆🎊☀️. Welcome to the consolidation club.

[Daroo Graduate in reply to dieOR5k]

I do look happy :))) I actually felt emotional when the voice in my ear said time to stop! I did it 🎉🎉

[dieOR5k Graduate in reply to Daroo]

I had to stop and have a cry I was so surprised to have stuck with the program on graduation day. Your pic reminded me why I am still going out on consolidation runs.

[Daroo Graduate in reply to dieOR5k]

Thought it was only me getting teary... 😉 nothing can beat that feeling !!

[pippkins Graduate]

Yaaaaaay!!!! Congratulations!!

[Daroo Graduate in reply to pippkins]

Thanks

[Foxglove2 Graduate]

You and me both finished today! Many, many congrats

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Foxglove2]

Congratulations to you too!!!!!

[CandyCool Graduate in reply to Foxglove2]

Well done. Did you take a selfie?? If not one on your consolidation run and share with us please. 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🏅🥂

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

Woohoo! Congratulations 🏆👍😁🍾🥂🎉👏🏻 You look so happy, and rightly so! Go get your shiny badge 🏅

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

Thank you :)))

[SmonicaB]

Huge congrats 🥳 !!

[Irish-John Graduate]

Well done Graduate!!!!

And that lovely photo has made my day

Wishing you many happy miles in your future

[Daroo Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

Thanks I’m soooo happy 😃

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Daroo]

Deservedly so

[Tynec1]

Congratulations 🥳 it’s a great feeling isn’t it

[CandyCool Graduate]

Many congratulations that’s brilliant. 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🏅🏅🥂

[Stellarun Graduate]

👍💪

[sigasiga Graduate]

Brilliant!!! Well done. What a great feeling 😊😊😊

[gongman Graduate]

Well done, great stuff. So what is next for you? I will also be completing my week9 runs this week (no. 2 today, Friday). Just wondering the best thing to do to keep going myself.

[Daroo Graduate in reply to gongman]

Someone on here told me weeks ago to divide the run up in my head into 5min chunks. That’s what I still do coz then it doesn’t seem as big or long a run!!!

[Clairewalker751]

Well done!

[Chezjmc Graduate]

Fantastic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[MoliJ Graduate]

Fantastic x

[Roxy71 Graduate]

Well done see you on the bridge to 10km forum. Go and celebrate in style..... you deserve it....

[MartinKH Graduate]

Many congratulations on your graduation, well done !!

[Tazzy_wazzy Graduate]

Congratulations 🥳 it’s a great feeling isn’t it x

[getfit2345 Graduate]

Well done! That a lovely photo, I can’t wait to get mine

[Stannington1]

Woohoo!!! Well done you!

What a feeling you must have!!🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️👏👏👏👏

[LordOberon Graduate]

Very well done. Congrats. You deserve it.

[lusmo Graduate]

Big congratulations!!

[Chelsea3459 Graduate]

Well done Daroo, great achievement. I’m on week 8 run 3 and I also run about 3.5km so I was really enlightened when I read that is what you do too. My aim is to do a Park Run but I am nowhere near ready. First I need to complete C25K and then take it from there. So pleased for you for completing it today. You must feel absolutely fantastic!!