Week 9 run 3 done!

[Coffee18]

I needed to share this for any of you just starting out or struggling. I am 44 and could barely manage the 1 min runs in the first week. I only started this damn thing because the kids were getting bored of Joe Wicks and my normally-fit husband has an injury, so I’d become the one to have to exercise with them! They got bored of C25k too, of course, but I felt compelled to carry on.

I have never been fit. I hated sport at school and don’t even get me started on cross country. Eurgh.

BUT now! Now I can run for 30 minutes!

I still get nervous before a run, I’m always having to fight the voices telling me to put it off a day.

And I’m not very fast!

But I’ve got to 3.9km in my 30 so I’m going to keep going with consolidation runs and see what happens, maybe try some interval training.

This programme is amazing. Just trust in it and listen when it tells you to run at a pace you can just about hold a conversation. Forget the bit about counting breaths! Mouthing along with the lyrics of my music has helped me!

Good luck to all of you and thanks to everyone else who shared their experiences, it’s really helped me to find this community ❤️

So proud!

[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.

[Jillybean0141 Graduate]

Congratulations! Doesn't it feel great. I finished on Friday and did first consolidation run this morning. The programme is amazing!

[Coffee18 Graduate in reply to Jillybean0141]

Well done to you too!

[ForestGrump63 Graduate]

Well done 👍 👏👏👏oh and btw you're faster than me but remember it's not about speed 😉

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations on graduating from C25K, go to the pinned posts on the right side of the July healthunlocked C25K graduation home page and tell the administrators that you have ran W9R3 of C25K and graduated from C25K and graduated 🎓 🏃🏾 👍

[Coffee18 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Will do, thank you!

[HelsyM Graduate]

Hi Coffee18. I have just finished today too and I couldn't agree more with everything you have said. I would use any excuse to get out of PE at school (what a shame they didn't know about C25K then!). I also have those voices telling me not to bother, to stop, give up etc. They started in week 7!

Well done for persevering and good luck with whatever you do next. I am going to run somewhere different as I have done exactly the same route since week 5 but couldn't bring myself to change it just in case!

Well done again X

[Coffee18 Graduate in reply to HelsyM]

I’m the same! Figure of 8 round local park every time, guess I need to be brave and try somewhere else... well done to you too!

[steviej99 Graduate]

Brilliant well done! Great post and I echo everything you have said!

[Squidge1504 Graduate]

Congratulations!!! An awesome achievement!

[Dtay1978 Graduate]

Congrats 🥳

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Congratulations 🥳 and well done 😁

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Yeyeyeye! Well

Done ! X I am on week 5, and loving life and can’t wait to be where you are x I am also a tortoise but I feel like a rocket hahah