Woooo hoooo!! I did it! 🎉🎉

[lennylion28]

Today I am finally a graduate! I had a lovely run this morning and managed a full 5k too! My legs felt like lead on the last 5mins but listening to Jo spurred me on and I felt so emotional (hormones don’t help 😂)

I honestly can’t believe that 9 weeks ago I was literally a couch potato and now I can run 5k! This program is actually magic!

Thank you to everyone on this forum - I read it before and after every run for inspiration or advice and I can’t express enough how much it has helped me! 🙏🏻

What’s next for me? Well ....... I’m going to repeat week 3 for a few more weeks until I can do it comfortably and then Bridge to 10K! 😁😁 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Thanks again all ☺️☺️☺️☺️

[Couchphoenix Graduate]

Congratulations lennylion28, it’s an amazing feeling to graduate, well done, enjoy your Graduation Day 👏🏻👏🏻🏅🥳🥳

[lennylion28 Graduate in reply to Couchphoenix]

Thank you ☺️☺️☺️

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Interesting that you are going to repeat week 3, that is the shortest workout of C25K, it is also the week that some runners, including myself restart after a short break from running.

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, now go and celebrate your wonderful achievement with 🍷 🏃🏾 👍 🎓

[lennylion28 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Haha! I meant Week 9 🙈 I’m losing the plot today! 😂 sorry!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to lennylion28]

OK but if you do have a short break from running week 3 is a good week to resume, in a way you do repeat week 9, after graduation runners run several 30 minute consolidation runs before they think of what to do next, you can try the C25K + Stepping Stones podcasts with Laura which are pace, speed and stamina, after that you could do Ju Ju's Magic 10 plan if you want to run a 10K.

[JetsNanna Graduate]

Bravo, 5k on your graduation run. That’s amazing. You should feel very proud 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😊

[lennylion28 Graduate in reply to JetsNanna]

Thank you! I am so proud of myself! ☺️☺️

[RunningMigster Graduate]

Huge congratulations 🍾🥂🍾

Its a great feeling isnt it.

AND you managed 5k too! Not many people manage to hit that milestone by the time they have completed the program. So double congratulations.

Onwards and upwards to 10k

Mig

[lennylion28 Graduate in reply to RunningMigster]

Thank you - best feeling ever! 😁😁

[AlysP Graduate]

Yay well done🎉🎉🎉

[lennylion28 Graduate in reply to AlysP]

Thank you ☺️☺️

[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.