Week 9 run 1 in the bag!!!😃🏃🏼‍♀️

[Ellaloux]

I’m so close to the finish line now I can’t believe it!! I completed run 1 of week 9 today and it went extremely well😃 It still baffles me that I’ve gone from only be able to run for around 1 minute to 30!!!

A change of route is working wonders for me too for keeping my motivation up! A full lap of my route, for me, stops pretty much dead on 30 minutes so it’s perfect!!! It’s nice being able to see the finish line and pushing myself on that way rather than constantly looking at the time I have left!

I did have a bit of a wobble half way through the run and went completely over on my ankle😬It seems fine though thank god- would’ve been typical for me to injure myself so close to graduating🤣

I’m not quite at 5km yet but in a few more weeks I should be there!

Good luck to anyone else who is graduating this week LET’S DO THIS!!!😁🏃🏼‍♀️💪🏻

[TeeJay66 Graduate]

Me too! Just two to go Well done, it is a real achievement and we both have every right to be proud. Like you, I am still some way of the 5K, but I'll get there because I'm a runner now.

It looks like a very interesting route around the lake.

I hope the ankle is okay.

Good luck!

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to TeeJay66]

What day is your graduation run?😊 It really is isn’t it!! I honestly used to despise running🤣

It’s such a lovely route, there’s a footpath that runs all the way around it, and it’s nice and flat!!😊 It’s always full of runners and walkers!

[TeeJay66 Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

Should be Friday at around 7am 🤞 - The weather look good so I can't foresee any issues. It is so exciting 😁 I never thought I would get this far! How about you, I'm getting it's probably going to be Friday too?

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to TeeJay66]

Brilliant!! No neither did I, I’ve attempted C25K twice before and never got past week 3🤣

Yes! Friday too! I’m working so will be Friday evening😃

[NotAM Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

Same here! If everything goes according to the plan, my graduation run will be on Friday morning - still cannot believe when I say it!

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to NotAM]

Yay!!😃 can’t wait to hear everyone’s graduation posts on Friday, all the best of luck!!😃🎓🥳

[HennieR62 Graduate]

Sooo close!! Hope you’re planning your celebration! Take care of your ankle, 2 more to go...... 👍👍👍👍

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to HennieR62]

Thank you!!😃 Hope all is going well with your running now you have graduated😊

[HennieR62 Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

Thanks. I’m in week 2 of consolidation runs, repeating the week 9 runs, largely enjoying it!! 😊 Running 30 minutes is still challenging, and I still appreciate posts in this forum, hearing other people’s stories which are so motivating.

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to HennieR62]

That’s fantastic!😃 So glad that you’re enjoying it!!😊 I really want to keep it up once I’ve graduated, I think it’s honestly the best thing I could’ve done whilst being off work over lockdown!

[HennieR62 Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

Me too!! I needed some structure in my life and this programme has been brilliant

[Blackberrypie Graduate]

Seems a great route (for now!) I look forward to celebrating your graduation soon!

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Blackberrypie]

Thank you!! If all goes to plan it should be Friday evening😃

[SJ60]

I’ve got two to go too. We can do this! 👍

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to SJ60]

Yay!! Good luck!😃

[LA13 Graduate]

And me! Did W9R1 today, so graduation run on Friday morning if things go to plan! See you there!!?? Can this be true??

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to LA13]

😃😃how did you find today’s run?😊 Hopefully Friday for me too!! In the evening though as I’m back at work now and am definitely not an early morning runner🤣

[LA13 Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

Oddly, a little easier than week eight. Can’t explain that! I kind of feel like I can absolutely do this now, because I’ve done the 30mins once...

Good luck for Fri! I’m an early bird so will hopefully be out around 6am!

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to LA13]

I feel the exact same!! Really didn’t enjoy week 8, it was such a struggle for me! But this run was great😃

Oh fab! All the best for Friday, can’t wait to hear how your graduation run goes😊

[Lulimat]

I’ve also got 2 more to go. Best of luck to you 🏃‍♀️

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Lulimat]

Best of luck to you too!!😃🏃🏼‍♀️

[PlymBorn]

I love this post !!! Full of joy and pride ! And proud you should be ... well done 👏👏👏... as you say, W1 to W9 ... it begs belief .. but boy it feels great !

Just 60 mins of running 🏃‍♀️ ... then you have graduated ! 🎓

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to PlymBorn]

What a lovely reply, thank you😊

It does seem pretty surreal (and a little bit emotional) that I’ve just 2 more runs left! I honestly didn’t believe that I would get this far, it just shows how far you can come if you stick at something😃

[Jools2020 Graduate]

Wow, you are so speedy 😀 well done! You managed half a kilometre more than I did on that run. Kudos to you! I’m a little envious but I know I’m not yet ready to achieve that pace. I need to get there more slowly - and I’ll do it a little at a time. For me, 3.5K was huge! I’m planning my graduation run on Friday, too - but it’s not set in stone. If I need an extra rest day, I’ll take it. My bones aren’t as young as they were 😀. Good luck!

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Jools2020]

I tend to start off a little faster, slow it down completely and then speed up for the last 5 minutes, when I look on strava at my pace in between the beginning and the end it’s very very slow🤣

All the best for your graduation run😃🥳xx

[Sara_Wales Graduate]

It must be so exciting being so close to graduating! Good luck for your next two runs... not that you need it. Enjoy!

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Sara_Wales]

Thank you Sara!😊 it is!! Can’t believe how quick it’s gone! Run two tomorrow, then graduation run on Friday😃🎓