SAY HELLO TO YOUR C25K GRADUATE🥳😃🎓🧚🏻🏃🏼‍♀️

[Ellaloux]

Can you tell that I’ve never been one for doing things by halves?🤣 My energy levels for this run where at an all time high! I’m not sure where it came from- maybe it was the magic piece of toast that I ate just before I set off?🤣🍞

I’ll tell you what, the C25K gods where definitely throwing some challenges and obstacles at me for this run, but that wasn’t going to stop me!🤣

I’m not going to ramble on about my run in this post... I’d rather just say one big massive THANK YOU to everyone on this forum who has supported and helped me to get through the programme!!! I’d attempted C25K twice before and always gave up at week 3! All your support, advice and encouragement is what has spurred me on to the very end and what has enabled me to run MY FIRST EVER 5k!!

I used to be the girl who would walk the cross country at school, the person who would avoid the treadmill at the gym and the child that wouldn’t even run for the ice cream van😂 I just want to say to anyone who is maybe finding the programme a little tough or is having doubts about it, please DO NOT GIVE UP!! If I can do it you most certainly can!!😃💕

[MontyMooDog Graduate]

Great news. I always said you could do it. I'll be joining the graduate club tomorrow 😁🍷😂👍

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to MontyMooDog]

You did indeed!!😃 I wish you the absolute best of luck for tomorrow!!😃🥳🍾

[MontyMooDog Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

No worries. See you in consolidation!!😂👍😁

[Dtay1978 Graduate]

Excellent, well done 🥳

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Dtay1978]

Thank you very much!!😃🍾

[Tinytears60 Graduate]

Yes... YES!!!!

Superb post!

Bet you are chuffed to bits!

Well done Ellaloux Graduate! (Sounds good doesn’t it?)

🏁🎓👏👏👏🏅 💕

Come on down! The consolidations are awaiting!

This forum is amazing!... the support from everyone is really humbling... like you say... they took me to Graduation and beyond and I can’t thank them enough... 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

And we do have some giggles!

What a fab start to your weekend!

Absolute superstar! ⭐️ 👏👏

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Tinytears60]

Thank you so much!! I’m so thrilled!😃 I felt a little emotional on the drive home🙈 Need to figure out where to go from here, I haven’t actually planned this far🤣

It’s absolutely brilliant!! Everyone is amazing😃 I know for a fact I wouldn’t have got this for without everyone’s help and support💕

Time to have a little rest now and enjoy the weekend!🍾🥳💕

[Tinytears60 Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

Enjoy your weekend! It’s deserved- fab start too!

I cried! It IS emotional!

It’s a fantastic achievement! 👏👏👏

[Smile23 Graduate]

Superb! Well done you

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Smile23]

Thank you!!😃

[TeeJay66 Graduate]

Congratulations Ellaloux, and welcome to the Graduates club! We both made it across the finish line today, as we know we would! - Awesome. 🙂👏

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to TeeJay66]

Thank you so much!😊 Congratulations again to you too!!😃🍾🥳

[SJ60]

Woohoo! Massive congratulations to you!!!!! I hope you’re celebrating well now. 🥇🙌🥂💐

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to SJ60]

Thank you very much SJ60!!😃🥳

[NotAM Graduate]

Well done! 👏👏👏 And now it’s time to celebrate and enjoy the achievement! You did it!!! 🏃‍♀️🥳

I am super excited today as I also finished c25k myself but I am nowhere close to 5k in 30 mins 😂your result is impressive! And let’s keep up running! 🌼🥳🏃‍♀️

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to NotAM]

Thank you!!!😀🍾 I never thought I’d get this far, it seems a little surreal!!

Massive congratulations for graduating today too!🥳😀 It’s really nice seeing so many people graduating today!!😃I think it’s going to take a bit of time for me to get to 5k in 30 minutes, but I will do it!!

[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.

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you very much!😊 that’s brilliant I will have a read of that tonight😃

[MccHa Graduate]

Wow well done and congratulations 👍👏👍it’s great achievement and feel good factor 🎉🎉🎉

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to MccHa]

Thank you!!!😊 The buzz afterwards makes all the aches and pains worth it😃

[HennieR62 Graduate]

Congratulations!! What a superstar you are! Enjoy every moment of this 👏👏👏👏👏

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to HennieR62]

Thank you so much HennieR62!!😃 it’s such a brilliant feeling, can’t wait to see where my running journey takes me😁

[Busylady1 Graduate]

Well done, you did it, great job!! 🎉🏃🏻‍♀️

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Busylady1]

Thank you!😊🥳🥳

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate]

Congratulations, well done and a good time. Enjoy your celebrations 🎉

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to TotalNewbie1]

Aw thank you!!😃My goal was to try and get it under 40, I really had to speed up towards the end🤣

[Iamaki74 Graduate]

Congratulations on graduating and running 5k. 👏👏. So many of us graduated yesterday, the celebrations must have been countrywide!! What an amazing day!

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Iamaki74]

Thank you so much!😃🥳My legs are feeling it this morning🤣 I know! I love that there was so many of us yesterday!😃

[Iamaki74 Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

My legs are feeling it too! I think due to the fact that I was so excited to get my graduate post on here, I rushed my warm down 😂😂. That’ll teach me 😂😂

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Iamaki74]

Hahaha!!🤣🤣Think I’m gunna need the rest of the weekend off, it’s definitely taken it out of me- slept like a log last night after that run🤣

[Jools2020 Graduate]

Wow, Ellaloux! You certainly graduated in style; a massive well done to you! Great pace and you are one of the few that actually managed 5K, too! Fantastic achievement! 👩‍🎓 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🍾

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Jools2020]

That’s so lovely thank you!😃💕 I’m definitely feeling it this morning!🙈 Can’t wait to see where this running journey takes me!!😃

A big congratulations to you also for your graduation yesterday, absolutely amazing!!!🥳🍾🎓😃

[Jools2020 Graduate in reply to Ellaloux]

Thank you! Look forward to following your progress either on here or Strava! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[booksie Graduate]

Fabulous - A Thousand Well Dones!!

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to booksie]

Thank you booksie!!!😃🍾💕

[61happy]

Well done , I hope I can do it too !

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to 61happy]

Thank you! You most certainly can do it!!😃

[Blackberrypie Graduate]

Congratulations, third time lucky

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Blackberrypie]

Thank you!!!😊😁

[Maisiecat1 Graduate]

Congratulations to you! Determination plays a big part, and then once you get the bug your hooked.

Have a fab weekend 🎉💪🤸‍♀️

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Maisiecat1]

Thank you!😊 I 100% agree! I’d say it took me until about week 6 to actually start enjoying it, I really didn’t think I was going to get the running bug, but with a bit of persistence and determination here I am and I now love running!!!

[Grannyasbo Graduate]

Yay that’s fantastic what an achievement. And you’re absolutely right. I nearly didn’t join the forum when I started C25K a I’me not one of online stuff / social media etc but I don’t think I would have One anywhere near graduating if it wasn’t for the wonderful advice support and encouragement on this forum.

So congratulations for your achievement and enjoy your consolidation runs. 👏👏👏🏅🏅🏅👍👍👍💪💪💪🎉🎉🎉

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Grannyasbo]

Thank you very much!😃I’m not actually sure how I stumbled across the forum- I hadn’t actually heard of it! But I am so so glad that I did!! It’s exactly what I needed to push me on through the programme!😊

[Lulimat]

I also graduated yesterday - it’s a great feeling. Like you, I’d attempted the programme a couple of times before - and now I’ve done it 😃😃😃

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Lulimat]

Yay!! Well done to you too!!😃😃🥳

[ScribbleKid]

Well done 🥳!!

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to ScribbleKid]

Thank you lovely!😃💕

[Fionamags Graduate]

Double congratulations on graduating and your first 5k!!!! 🥳🎉🎈🎊🏆

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Fionamags]

Thank you so much !!😃

[Nervousrunner Graduate]

Fantastic. Well done Ellaloux. What a great place to run in too. Enjoy your high today...youve earned it 🍾🥳👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥳👏🏼🥳👏🏼🥳👏🏼

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Nervousrunner]

Thank you!😊It was such an amazing feeling, can’t wait for the next run!😃🏃🏼‍♀️

[Sara_Wales Graduate]

Congratulations!!!! 🏃‍♀️👏🤗🥳🍾🥂

It must feel absolutely amazing to have achieved your goal of finishing the programme, and what a huge cherry on top for covering the 5K!! Fan-blooming-tastic!!

[Ellaloux Graduate in reply to Sara_Wales]

It feels very surreal, I never ever thought I’d get this far, let alone be able to run 5k!!! I’m having a few days off and then will begin the consolidation runs😃