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Finished with a Flourish! πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ‘

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I have arrived - just been home from W9R3 long enough to drink water and make coffee. Yet another new runner who didn't believe it was really possible! When I started I felt like I did when I was 11 (55 years ago) and just starting senior school - I saw the people posting about weeks 7, 8 and 9 as being like the "big girls" in the sixth form - I never really thought I could grow up to be like them! πŸ˜€

So what was my flourish? I hear you ask. Well, instead of my usual flat route, with lots of loops around small fields, I decided I would start on the longer circuit I had planned for post graduation, just to see how far half an hour would take me. That meant going up a hill for the first time, and it was no problemπŸ‘

No doubt you are impressed! You will be even more impressed when I tell you that I achieved a massive 38m of elevation in my 30 minute hilly runπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚. When I get a little faster than my current 3.5k in 30 minutes, perhaps I will get all the way up the hill, and that will mean 50m πŸ˜‚

Well, it is what we call a hill here in the fens!

A big Thank You to everyone who has been posting during my 9 weeks, you have all helped me to achieve the impossible!

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Hberryh

Amazing- congratulations!!

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply toHberryh

Thank you!

Awesome! 😊😊😊

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply to

πŸ˜€πŸ™

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Maurs12Graduate

Well done - you’re all grown up now!!

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply toMaurs12

I always wondered what I would be when I grew up, but "a runner " wasn't on the list!

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Nannalaine

Well done!! I’m still at the beginning so looking up to you in the top year.

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply toNannalaine

I had better start pretending to be responsible then!

Good luck with it - and enjoy it 😊

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CaptFreyGraduate

That’s brilliant where is this mystery hill in the fens! Congratulations and enjoy celebrating as you are officially a runner now 😁πŸ₯³.

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WhydothisGraduate

On the edge of the fens, where we join High Norfolk πŸ˜€

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Rocky1122Graduate

Great stuff!!!!, another graduate. Well done indeed, enjoy that feeling.....

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LinsH75Graduate

Absolutely fantastic and thank you for posting! Just done week 9 run 1 and I managed 3.5k in the 30 mins! Good to hear someone else is the same! And I love the comparison to 6th form! It’s so true!! πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘Œ

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply toLinsH75

Well done on your first 30 minutes - that felt brilliant, and finishing the week feels even better πŸ˜€ Good luck for your last 2 runs

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LinsH75Graduateβ€’ in reply toWhydothis

Thankyou and big congratulations to you! Xxx

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Mamma_MayhemGraduate

Well done. Completed W9R3 myself this morning too πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply toMamma_Mayhem

Congratulations - doesn't it feel good!

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Mamma_MayhemGraduateβ€’ in reply toWhydothis

After a nice long drink of water, warm down exercises and a cool shower, it feels amazing! πŸ†

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply toMamma_Mayhem

I haven't even managed the shower yet - it was easier to sit down in front of the laptop and crow about it! About time I stood up and did something!

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LinsH75Graduateβ€’ in reply toMamma_Mayhem

Fantastic! Congratulations! Xxx

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Reluctantrunner500Graduate

Oh well done you! Terror achievement! I’ve just finished week one and it still seems a long way to go, but I’m going to try and do it!

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Reluctantrunner500Graduateβ€’ in reply toReluctantrunner500

That was supposed to say terrific!!!πŸ˜„πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply toReluctantrunner500

Thank you! You WILL do it!

Good for you. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply to

Thank you!

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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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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply toIannodaTruffe

Thank you! I am looking forward to the next stageπŸ˜€

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BexJogsGraduate

Woohoo well done!!

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply toBexJogs

Thank you πŸ™

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AlysPGraduate

Well done!!!!!!!! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…

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WhydothisGraduate

Thank you πŸ™

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Hareshaw-GrannyGraduate

Huge congratulations on your amazing achievement, well done, especially in this heat. Good luck with your future running.

β­οΈβ­οΈπŸ…πŸ…πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜πŸ‘

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nowsterGraduate

Congratulations! πŸΎπŸ†

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Smile23Graduate

Well done. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸŽ“

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WhydothisGraduateβ€’ in reply toSmile23

Thank you πŸ˜€

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