Did it 🎉 couldn’t have done it alone

[JackyGT]

Graduated this morning - 4K in 30 minutes - so chuffed. But I want to thank all those who encouraged me to have a go when I first posted here and wondered whether at 63 I was too old to attempt this. So many of you said ‘don’t worry, you are not too old’. Little did I realise at the time that, at 63, I was actually younger than many of you who have also completed this brilliant App. I followed Laura’s instructions to the letter and took it slowly but now I can’t believe how great I feel when I complete a run - I’m a runner .... amazing. Thank you for all your support.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Well done !

Congratulations on your Graduation from another 63yr old 😬👍

[Tipee Graduate]

Well done congratulations 👏 😀 celebrate in style x

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Many congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner, said the 64 year old.

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

Keep running, keep smiling.

[Ruby69 Graduate]

Wow. Congratulations. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳You have done amazingly. I’m 68. Enjoying it but finding Wk6 a tad harder. I’m Japanese running 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

[JackyGT in reply to Ruby69]

Thanks. I did plenty of Japanese running - I think it’s really good

[AppleB Graduate in reply to JackyGT]

Still mostly Japanese running and I graduated at the end of June. Still haven't run 5K either! But I'm out running/jogging 3 times a week for 30 mins each time on grass/ hilly terrain and at 58 I feel fitter than I've ever done. You do you x

[JackyGT in reply to AppleB]

Im going to try to run 3 times a week. Not looking to go much further but want to try to make it feel easier and maybe lower my heart rate. I agree with you I feel great and fitter than I have ever been. 😁

[Vadron Graduate in reply to AppleB]

I graduated in July and I can't ever imagine doing 5k, never mind doing it in 30 mins! I really don't mind though, I'm running (very slowly) three times a week and a recent health assessment showed all my health signs are better than they've been in a long time. Just need to shift some weight which apparently running alone doesn't do

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

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 September graduation C25K home page and tell the administrators that you have ran W9R3 of C25K and graduated 🎓 🏃🏾 👍

[nrbone Graduate]

Congratulations! Such an amazing feeling isn't it. Good luck going forward and keep up the good work! X

[ground_level]

Congratulations on your spectacular achievement, well done! How proud are you feeling of all your efforts so far?

[JackyGT in reply to ground_level]

I do feel very proud of myself. I’ve never run before in all my life - who’d have thought it - I think I’m probably boring my friends now by extolling the App virtues 😁

[ground_level in reply to JackyGT]

Haha! I suspect you're not alone in waxing lyrical about this journey to anyone within earshot.

My endless droning on about how much I've been enjoying becoming a runner these last nine weeks has inspired six friends to start C25K, five of which have managed to keep the habit going with great progress through the weeks.

[PandaCory Graduate in reply to ground_level]

That's one of the good things about this group- you can drone on if you want to, to like-minded souls who like sharing in the highs & lows. Saves us boring the thruppenies off our nearest & dearest 😉😉😁!

[ground_level in reply to PandaCory]

What a wonderful turn of phrase, "boring the thruppenies off", love it!

Can't beat a bit of rhyming slang.

[nowster Graduate in reply to ground_level]

That's a new one to me. Thruppennys. 🤣

[Sharklet69 Graduate]

Well done 👍

[PandaCory Graduate]

Congratulations! I love that there are so many "vintage" members here (I'm one of them 😁😁). Well done & happy running 👏

[JackyGT in reply to PandaCory]

Thank you ... I must admit that I was quite nervous at the beginning about starting to run at that age. I think I probably had an overactive imagination about what might go wrong 🤯 😂.

[PandaCory Graduate in reply to JackyGT]

I know how you feel - I was the same (started in January this year). But now I'm aiming for 10 miles! I had no idea I'd get this far & would've been delighted to become a regular 5k runner, but it's surprisingly addictive - so watch out 😁😁🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏅!

[00marks Graduate]

Congratulations. Well done!

[Frizzbomb67 Graduate]

Wow! Well done! I’m 53 and it’s taken me weeks of consolidation to run 4K in 30 mins!

[JackyGT in reply to Frizzbomb67]

Thank you. I’m looking forward to consolidating runs where I can just work towards relaxing more during the runs. I’m not really looking to run more than 5k I think. I just feel so mentally great when I’ve done a run. It’s such a high 🤩

[Frizzbomb67 Graduate in reply to JackyGT]

Sounds like a good plan. I’ve had a month and a bit of running 2 x 30 mins and 1x5k per week. I thought that was my limit but now .....🤔 I’m thinking of starting the 10K plan. Just thinking about it tho 😂

[Eveb1 Graduate]

Yayyy well done its a great feeling to finish!!!

[tuiliere Graduate]

Fantastic! I’m 63 too. We are amazing!

[JackyGT in reply to tuiliere]

We definitely are. ⭐️⭐️⭐️