Final run tomorrow....nervous.

[SamiaT]

I can't believe this is it. I started this journey on 16th June 2020. I never actually thought I'd finish it. I went out every other day minus a 2 week hol and a day to ease back into the program.

I'm nervous about tomorrow. I want it to be my best run but I want to finish strong and not collapsed in the middle of the footpath as usual. I put alot of pressure on myself, I know. I've not done any form of exercise for more years than I care to remember and now I'm running for 30min nonstop. Whatever happens out there tomorrow, I'm going to keep reminding myself that I've already achieved more than I thought was possible.

Eventually I want to hit 5k. It won't be tomorrow. It won't be next week. Hell, it's unlikely to be any time this year but I'm going to try. Thats all I got.

Wish me luck.

[AM2020 Graduate]

GOOD LUCK!! 😁🏃‍♀️ I will be cheering you on from the big wide web 🤣 x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

You will do it SamiaT, good luck for your graduation run tomorrow, take the run slow and steady, once you have completed it you will be very proud of yourself 😊 🏃🏾.

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate]

A million best wishes for tomorrow.🤞👍

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Enjoy your graduation run !

You don't need luck , because you have followed the program and are ready to graduate!

Just take it slowly and most of all enjoy it .

I actually found mine quite emotional and I was thinking of all my previous runs and all the great people on this forum that I have had the pleasure to communicate with ,

Go and smash !

I look forward to your graduation post 😬👍

[Frizzbomb67 Graduate]

Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Just go out and enjoy it. My graduation run was the worst run ever! I was tired after a busy week at work and it was hot. I plodded the whole way. It was a real slog but I did it! There’ll be many more great runs and bad runs but each one is improving your fitness bit by bit. Look forward to reading your graduation post!

[Smile23 Graduate]

Good luck for tomorrow although i an sure you wont need it 😁

Remember its just one foot in front of the other.

Most of all enjoy it

I will be joining you on sunday x

[girlsjustwannarun Graduate]

Good luck!! Just try to enjoy it and don’t go too fast too soon and burn yourself out! Pace yourself and think about how far you’ve come! I will be graduating on Monday too and I know i’ll put pressure on myself to record my best run also, but in the end 30 solid minutes of running is one hell of an achievement! 💪🏼

[BradC Graduate]

Good luck for tomorrow! Don’t be too hard on yourself. There’s plenty of time to improve your distance, stamina etc over the months ahead. What’s great is what you’ve achieved along with the fact that you now have a satisfying way of keeping really fit. All the best.

[JetsNanna Graduate]

Good Luck! Let us know how it goes 😊

[Satsuma1 Graduate]

Good luck with your final run! You’ve come such a long way and have made fantastic progress to get to the end of the program. I’m on wk8 and I hope to run 5k eventually but doubt it will happen by the end of thy e program.

[SamiaT Graduate]

Thank you all for your words of encouragement!

I'm happy to report I successfully completed the Couch 2 5k plan.

It was super windy out there and I was tempted to delay the run until tomorrow but I decided I'd psyched myself up and was mentally ready to finish this today so off I went. I kept repeating slow and steady and whilst it wasn't my fastest or my longest run, I felt stronger and able to remain standing at the end which is not true of my last run! Lol

Phew what a journey.

[Health2020 Graduate]

Good luck

[HeavyFoot Graduate]

Do post a photo of your smile 😃