Week 9 Run 3 tomorrow!!

[Tomartom]

Hi everyone,

Just thought I would post before my final run tomorrow morning. Can’t believe I’m saying those words, the weeks have truly flown by.

It’s been a really good journey through the sessions, some weeks have been difficult and I’ve questioned if I’m going to make it, but I kept going. I gradually learned to slow down and look around, run with a straight back not make too much of a deal about it, these things really helped if you’re struggling on the earlier weeks.

Believe me I was sedentary 46 year old before this, and looking back to the first week, I could barely complete the minute runs, now eight weeks later I’m running for 30 mins! I think this app is brilliant, it’s changed my life for the better! I’m looking forward to the next stage, thinking of running a virtual route from Lands End to John o Groats over the next year for some structure. Little nervous of leaving the Couch to 5K set up and Jo Whiley!!!!😂

Has anyone who had graduated joined 5-10k apps? If so do you have any recommendations or if any other apps?

Also I think I read somewhere you can get a digi badge, how do you do this?

Good luck everyone with your running whatever stage you’re at🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️👍👏

Pic from yesterday morning l, so hot even at 6am!

[Blackberrypie Graduate]

Beautiful picture! I'm hopefully going to do my graduation run tonight (it would have been yesterday but it was far too hot) - I've been so impressed by how far this programme has taken me. I have the Nike running club app downloaded to try but am planning to consolidate a bit first before trying to increase distance, adding in a bit more strength and flexibility work too. After that I quite like the look of JuJu's magic plan to 10k but we'll see. Good luck for tomorrow - I think there will be quite a few of us graduating in the cooler weather!

[Tomartom Graduate in reply to Blackberrypie]

Thanks for the tip, I’ll check that out. Good advice about not going too far too fast, it’s tempting to go rocketing off but I’m going to go steady.

Good luck for your last run!!!! What a sense of achievement👏👏👏

[John_W Graduate Ambassador in reply to Tomartom]

I can also recommend the 3 excellent supplementary C25K+ podcasts: Speed, Stamina and Stepping Stones.

You might also want to check out the this month's Consolidation Post for new graduates.

I had just turned 46 when I started C25K... now 5.5 years later, I've run the London Marathon (2018), numerous half marathons... a total 3500 miles in that time.

>> healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[Tomartom Graduate in reply to John_W]

Wow that’s impressive what you’ve achieved!! I would love to run marathons at some point too, It must be very rewarding!

Thanks for the suggestions, I’ll check them out.