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Week9, run 3 - dunnit!

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Exactly 2 months after my w1r1 I have run for 36 minutes and covered 4.42k.

I am 53 and a stone overweight. I know its been said many times, but this program really is incredible. I love what it has helped me to achieve. I will do consolidation runs for a few weeks, aim to run 5k and join some parkruns when they start up again.

Its great, isn’t it!

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IannodaTruffeMentor

Many congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner.

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

Keep running, keep smiling.

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Firehorse1Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

Thank you, I will!

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GrannyasboGraduate

Yay woo hoo. Well done and congratulations. Good goals too. Enjoy your achievement 👏👏👏👏🏅🏅🏅👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉

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Firehorse1Graduate in reply to Grannyasbo

Thank you Grannyasbo x

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wobbles_when_runsGraduate

Well done!

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Firehorse1Graduate in reply to wobbles_when_runs

Thank you, wobbles x

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MontyMooDogGraduate

My feelings exactly. Congratulations on your graduation. I'm doing my graduation run this Saturday too...👍🍷😁

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Firehorse1Graduate in reply to MontyMooDog

Thank you! And the best of luck for Saturday x

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PlymBorn

Congratulations 👏👏👏

You ought to be so pleased with your achievement 🏅

As you say remember the trepidation of W1R1... to today ! Enjoy your day knowing you’re a runner 🏃‍♀️ 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️

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Firehorse1Graduate in reply to PlymBorn

I know - I remember being so worried about going from week 3 to week 4...

I have work today but will celebrate later ☺️

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Papillon17Graduate

Congratulations and well done. You may find that weight will come off when your consolidating. I lost 23lbs and I did not really need to. I graduated in March 2019 and between February 2019 and the September this weight disappeared. Good luck keep running.

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Firehorse1Graduate in reply to Papillon17

That’s interesting, Papillon. I haven’t lost any weight doing the program but it’s not actually very much exercise until the last couple of weeks. I hope some does drop off now!

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Papillon17Graduate in reply to Firehorse1

I ended up having medical checks for sudden weight loss but it was confirmed that I had to monitor my weight and that it was likely my metabolic rate had stepped up so had to eat more. Pretty stable now. Weight back to what I was in the late 70’s when I was 18, loss probably 3” off the waist if not more and now struggling with clothes for 31” waist and having to adjust all the belts 😂

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Firehorse1Graduate in reply to Papillon17

that is a problem that I hope to have....!

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Papillon17Graduate in reply to Firehorse1

Good luck stick at it

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NotAMGraduate

Congratulations 🥳 it’s amazing how the program helps to become a runner in two months! Well done!

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Firehorse1Graduate in reply to NotAM

Aw, fanks x

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ReggitGraduate

Congratulations on graduating!!!

Like you in in my 50’s and err slightly overweight - I’m in my 3rd week of consolidation now (30 mins or 5k depending on how I feel) and have noticed weight dropping now. I’m no longer obese, merely overweight!

I’m sure the same will happen with you as well.

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Firehorse1Graduate

Thank you, and congrats to you too, Reggit! I hope I do see some weight loss over the next few weeks; it is comforting to hear that happen to others x

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

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 in the pinned posts on the right side of the healthunlocked July C25K graduation home page and tell the administrators that you have ran W9R3 of C25K and graduated 🎓 🏃🏾 👍

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Dtay1978Graduate

Congrats 🥳

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Firehorse1Graduate in reply to Dtay1978

Thank you!

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