I've only gone and done it! Grinning like a Cheshire cat. Breathing was always ok, but leg muscles get tired, but one thing I've learnt is that if my mind says I can do it, I usually can....
W9R3....: I've only gone and done it! Grinning... - Couch to 5K
W9R3....
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IannodaTruffeMentor
Congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner.
This guide to post C25k running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5...
Heavy legs can be symptomatic of poor hydration. As a runner you need to drink 2.5 -3 litres of fluid each and every day, running or not, as mentioned in the guide.
Keep running, keep smiling
in reply to IannodaTruffe
I thought it was because I'm carrying extra weight, I make sure i drink a pint before I go out for a run, and usually a pint when I get back home...
CobbleRunnerGraduate
Brilliant! Well done 😊
in reply to CobbleRunner
9 weeks ago I would have scoffed at the idea, now I make a point of changing into running gear, after all, I think I can call myself a runner now, lol
Hey that’s great ,so pleased for you .onwards and upwards 10k next ?
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Er, very much doubt it... 30 mins takes me to just 3.6km, so I know I'm on the slow side. Will just keep repeating the 30 mins every other day to try and increase the speed some... over the summer I'm hoping some more weight off will help , after all these legs are having to carry a fair bit of weight. One stone off in 9 weeks, long may it continue.....
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That’s a lovely new shiny graduate badge you have there
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Not long before you get yours !!!!!
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Week 8 r 3 tomorrow, so not long to go now
Congratulations! 🎉🎓 Enjoy consolidating now and discovering where your new runner's legs take you....😊🏃♀️
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Thanks, was rather pleased, shows that even old farts like me can do it, not just the young ones. When all this virus stuff is done, will look to joining a running group, preferably one that runs over the south downs!
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You must be near me then - the South Downs is my neck of the woods, so hello neighbour! 😊🏃♀️
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I'm Eastbourne, so it's sea front running at the mo, I have a running pal, my mini Doberman pincer, he's a good lad, he's gets sniffs round the park when we're done
Well done
in reply to Clairewalker751
Thank you, was chuffed, don't care that I've not managed the 5k, the 30 mins is what I did, and will continue to do
XxicegemsxXGraduate
Amazing well done 👍🏻
in reply to XxicegemsxX
Mind over matter, get that in the right place and it's amazing what you can do, eh?
FionamagsGraduate
Well done Rigsy - great achievement! Keep on running. Congratulations!!!🥳🎊🎖
in reply to Fionamags
Will definitly keep on running, a stone off in 9 weeks, cant complain.. feel .... more flexible...if that's the word?
RoxdogGraduate
Well done! Yes, mind over matter helps! Enjoy your runs!
in reply to Roxdog
When I started it was the mind that kept getting in the way, I can't possibly do 3 mins, no way can I manage 5 mins, your joking that you expect me to run 20 mins all in one go.... funny I always managed it... thats the stubborn streak I have
AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate
Congratulations on completing run 3 of week 9 and graduating from C25K, 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 🎓 🏃🏾 👍
That’s great news on a rainy day, many congratulations
🥳🎂🎈🌈🥂🥳👏👏 🤗
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Such a little word... graduate, but it means the world to me
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And why not Rigsy, you’ve earned that title, amazing achievement, so pleased for you 🤗🌻🌈
Blackshoe76Graduate
Whooo hooooo!!!!!!!! Brilliant result!!!
Grin as much as you want! You deserve it! 
Congrats!!!!
in reply to Blackshoe76
Did get odd looks when I stopped and punched the air, and did a dance...
Hahaha... who cares?!?!?! You completed it!!!! 9 weeks of hard work and you did it!!!!
🥳🥳🥳🥂🍾🏆👏👏👏
RunjillyGraduate
Congrats Rigsy. Great to do a little celebration at the end! I did some helicopter and penguin flaps! Very well done ! ☺️
MartinKHGraduate
Brilliant, well done 👍🎉🏃♀️🏃♂️🎉🎉🎉
in reply to MartinKH
Thanks. Love all the little figures, lol
Congratulations! 👏👏👏 Your success is also inspiring to me since you mention age, weight and heavy legs. I’m currently repeating W3 and yesterday managed to run 3” non-stop but only once, I couldnt manage the second time without a pause. My problem is hardened arteries from smoking, I’m hoping it will ease. Well done again on graduation and best wishes for all your future runs! 💪👍
in reply to GrampaSimon
Thanking you, it's these pages and comments that helped me through too. I used to smoke, swapped to vaping 4 years ago. That's why I keep commenting that my breathing is ok, which came a s a bit of a surprise. Expected to be huffing and puffing, but no... keep at it, sometimes it's the mind that's telling you I can't do it....
GrampaSimon in reply to
Great to know that your breathing is strong for running. Did/do you ever get tight cramps in your calves because of poor circulation from smoking? And if so did that get get better with practice? This is my main problem just now.
in reply to GrampaSimon
I didnt get cramps in my calves, I had bother with shin splints, but once I was advised to take shorter steps, so your land with your feet under you as such, I've not had a bother, also drink a pint of water before I go out
GrampaSimon in reply to
Helpful, thanks. I had shin splints a previous time I got off the couch, it’s different this time. Just see how I can work through it I guess. Good luck with your next goals!
Hey well done I graduated this week as well it’s a great feeling 🎉 oh and I can only do 3km in 30mins 😉 Enjoy your moment 💪
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Ah , ha, a fellow snail runner. I see these peeps bouncing by with their quicker running, but think, I'm doing well for me personally, I'm not a spring chicken, couldent run across a road, 9 weeks ago....look at me now, keeping going for 30 mins
GetfitokGraduate
Brilliant! Well done you 🥂🍾🏆
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