I completed couch to 5k today 😁😁

[Bethw1984]

Yay I completed couch to 5k !! I feel as proud as I did the day I completed my nursing degree lol. Week one run one I thought I may have needed to call an ambulance I was in a sorry state after running for 60 seconds. Anyone that is just starting out keep at it there will be good runs and bad runs but it works 😁

[Dtay1978 Graduate]

Congrats 🥳

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to Dtay1978]

Thank you xx

[ThatGingeRuns Graduate]

Congrats!

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to ThatGingeRuns]

Thank you

[Birdlady64 Graduate]

Congratulations 🎉🥳👏

It's a great feeling isn't it!

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

The best xxx

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Many congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner.

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

Keep running, keep smiling.

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you so much xx

[Cheeky450 Graduate]

Well done, it feels good doesn’t it 🏃‍♂️👍

[Whippetywhip Graduate]

Congratulations, that's fantastic

[Knightrider_28 Graduate]

Well done....I felt the same but after 30sec. No joke and now I'm all good, agree the app is brilliant.

[Meedeb Graduate]

Congratulations 🥳 just the best feeling! Happy running 🏃🏼‍♀️

[Jorgging]

Congrats must be a great feeling. I’m on week 2. I hope will catch up soon.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations on completing run 3 of week 9 and graduating from C25K 🎓 🏃🏾 👍

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

[RWgirl Graduate]

Congratulations!🥳

[zinza]

Congrats! You did it!

I`m hoping for park run to come back as soon as possible so we can go out again and enjoy a nice run with a few mates.

Have an amazing Sunday. You deserve it.

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to zinza]

Thank you so much it might sound silly but I keep hearing about park runs are these things you go and do yourself or are they organised things that you sign up for x

[Shawny60 in reply to Bethw1984]

They are usually organised by volunteers on regular basis at your local parks. The park I go to has a weekly one but not on at the moment with covid19. They plot a route of 5k round the park and time you so you can improve your timing but they cater for all types of runners and it is not competitive at all. I have not been to one as I am a long long way off a run, I have just started on week 1 lol. If you put the names of local parks in your area online, it should tell you what's on. Local councils might also have information or just enter running events in your area. Good luck.

[zinza in reply to Bethw1984]

Here: parkrun.org.uk/

[Shaggy48 Graduate]

Congratulations 🏃‍♀️🏆👏🏾👏🏾

[CaptFrey Graduate]

Congratulations hope you celebrated 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[EThomas Graduate]

Congratulations

[Big-Jo]

Well done! That’s great news👍😁

[CBDB Graduate]

Oh well done, fellow runner! 🏃🏿‍♀️ 🎉💪👍🏽 I also graduated last week. Great feeling! Now we just need to keep on keeping on!

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to CBDB]

Thank you I am looking in to a think called jeffing to try now I have completed to try and do longer runs. Well done for getting through xxx

[Hidden]

Well done.. Fantastic feeling when you finish xxx

[Wakeytyke Graduate]

Well done you 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️😀

[Nilsam Graduate]

Congratulations...Well done. Really pleased for you. 🤸🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️😎👩‍💻

[Piper5k Graduate]

Congratulations 🥳

[Blake1921 Graduate]

Well done a great achievement and inspiration for us beginners!

[AnneT27091954]

Fabulous well done on both. I’ve got the last run to complete really find it tough to get my arse out the door with this awful weather

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to AnneT27091954]

I was like that yesterday I wasn’t feeling it at all and was annoyed that I didn’t enjoy my last run of programme but it is great when it is done. Good luck with your last run xx

[Spookysmum Graduate]

Congratulations 🎉

[PlymBorn]

Well done !!! I hat a great achievement 🍾

[Sandtheplodder Graduate]

Well done you, its just the best feeling . Like you when i first started I could barely do the 60 secs . Its still hard work but I could only dream of being able to jog non stop(however slowly) for 30 mins when I started out on this great challenge.

[Glmmarg Graduate]

Woo hoo! 🎉🥳

[Nervousrunner Graduate]

Congratulations 🥳

[Mimirossi Graduate]

Well done and congratulations! You are at the end of the beginning of a wonderful running life! C25K is fabulous! 🎉

[Melsyx]

Feeling inspired thank you I have just started and feel the same way you did so so that has given me motivation... thank you x

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to Melsyx]

Good luck lovely you can do it !!! I wish I could show people how hard I actually found it at the beginning I literally couldn’t breathe for a good half an hour after each run and now I recover so quickly you can do it !!! Let us all know how you get on good luck xxx

[Shawny60]

Congratulations, these kind of posts give me motivation to get on with couch to 5k. I started last week and only managed a couple of minutes running, my legs ached so much next day. I went out yesterday and took heed of advice on forum and slowed way down and took small steps and managed to get round route, just. I would be delighted just to be able to light jog round my local park for 30mins never mind the distance. Once again well done you. Happy running.

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to Shawny60]

Good luck shawny you can do it !! My first week I couldn’t breathe for a good half an hour after the run finished I wanted to give up so bad. Week 3 and 4 I was in a knee brace as my knee was injured and my breathing only improved slightly Week 5 I had so much anxiety about the increased run times but through all of that I had a few really good runs that gave me the feeling like no other. It took me a good couple of weeks to realise how important a slow pace is. They said you should be able to hold a conversation whilst running and I thought Christ I literally couldn’t say one word so I knew then I was going to fast. Even if it takes you 9 weeks or 9 months to complete You can do it !!! Good luck xxx

[Target5K65]

Very well done! 😊

[Dexy5 Graduate]

Well done, this is just the start of a wonderful running journey. Keep it up. 🏃‍♀️👏👏👏

[Reverie1 Graduate]

Many congrats!! : ) it's a great feeling, and I'm another nurse who is super-proud of both achievements. For me that buzz from achieving in my running is one that has helped me cope with stress in the other.

It must have been about 2 years ago that I completed C25K but despite long lapses in running, I've been able to get back to it, and am still enjoying the momentum - I did a slightly unplanned 8.5 k this morning (took a wrong turn and got slightly lost!) ... which is still making me feel good : )

Take care, and again well done : )

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to Reverie1]

Well done lovely !!! It probably sounds very dramatic to most but doing this has saved me. I was working on an end of life covid ward and my head was a mess this took my mind away from things for a bit and the sense of achievement is like nothing else xxxx

[Melsyx in reply to Bethw1984]

Will definitely let you know I’m on my 3rd run tomorrow aaarrrgghh xx

[Bethw1984 Graduate in reply to Melsyx]

Good luck you’ve got this !! Just remember to pace yourself it took me a long time to get the hang of that untill it was said that you should be able to hold a conversation whilst running and then it clicked that I was going to fast xxxx

[Reverie1 Graduate in reply to Bethw1984]

That sounds incredibly tough: huge respect to you for finding a way to deal with it (even 'heroes' are human and vulnerable!) - and I really hope things get back to normal/more manageable. Keep on enjoying your running, and thanks for your nice reply : )

[JessPix Graduate]

That's amazing well done! You should be so proud of yourself!

[CazzaJJ Graduate]

Congratulations x

[WannaCLessOfMe]

Well done you. I started last week and I’m having to repeat Week 1 as I can’t even run for 60 seconds, but I’m determined to get there - eventually.

[Mudiwa Graduate]

Congratulations 👏👏🎉🎉

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate]

I want that trophy pic!! I've one more run to go!! Like you week one I thought running for more than 5 mins was going to kill me! Amazing what we can do when we're determined! 😁

[sophs_cx Graduate]

Well done! Amazing effort