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Completed!! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ Week 9 run 3

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Really happy that the weather was good this morning for me to finally complete the programme. It has taken me longer than the 9 weeks to finish but I guess that doesn’t matter. As I hadn’t run for almost 2 weeks, I did feel like I was a little bit slower. I managed 3.82km in the 30 mins with a pace of 7.55km so I am very happy considering the year I have had, my on going treatment and that I couldn’t run at the start.!!

It really is a fantastic program.

What’s next? I can see talk of consolidated runs? So is it ok for me now to just run πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ once a week? I cycle too to keep up my fitness?

I dedicate this run to my dear friend Sarah who sadly lost her fight with cancer yesterday. She was a great runner and a truly lovely person. I am so sad at the moment but know she would have been very proud of me completing & achieving this.πŸ’•πŸ˜žπŸ˜€πŸ’•

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Jericho2332 profile image
Jericho2332Graduate

Sorry to hear about your friend, she will be massively proud of you as you should be of yourself! Well done graduate! πŸ’ͺ🏻

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Angie09Graduate in reply to Jericho2332

Thank you so much.πŸ™‚

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magenta_sparkles

Well done on the graduation!

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Angie09Graduate in reply to magenta_sparkles

Thank you 😊

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JulesL69Graduate

Congratulations and well done. A bittersweet moment with the sad news of your dear friend.

Try to enjoy your achievement, your friend would certainly want you to. πŸ₯³πŸ‘πŸ»πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Angie09Graduate in reply to JulesL69

Yes it is bittersweet but Sarah would have looked to hear all about it. πŸ˜€

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acountrycabbageGraduate

I’m so sorry to read about your friend, no doubt she would be extremely proud of you, as are your online running crew - congratulations! - such an achievement 🌟

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Angie09Graduate in reply to acountrycabbage

Thank you all for all the love & support. πŸ’•

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Tinytears60Graduate

Angie - πŸπŸŽ“ πŸ† πŸ’•πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

What a complete superstar you are!

You’ve done it! πŸ‘Œ

I’ve been waiting for you to post- I just knew you would do it... just wasn’t expecting such an emotional post 😭

And Wow!... what an emotional run it must have been for you, given the sad news about your friend Sarah πŸ’” To dedicate your graduation run to her is a truly lovely thought x

Sending you all the virtual hugs I can πŸ€— πŸ€— πŸ€—

You are such an inspiration and so incredibly

Strong πŸ’ͺ

I am in complete awe of you and super proud of you- getting out today to do this must be such a bittersweet run for you πŸ€—πŸ’•

Take time to enjoy and celebrate your graduation and raise a glass to Sarah who would be super proud of you πŸ₯‚πŸΎ πŸ’•

I’m thinking of you - so sorry for your loss x

Go and rightfully claim your β€˜graduate’ badge next to your name and.... bloody well done! πŸ‘πŸ’• x

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Angie09Graduate in reply to Tinytears60

Thank you so much. We supported and worried about each other through our treatments for the last year or so. Definitely left a hole in my heart but I know Sarah would not want me to be sad. So I will try not to be. 😒

Hoping to do next run on Sunday.

You feel like a new friend to me already. πŸ’•xx

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Tinytears60Graduate in reply to Angie09

I can imagine lovely... and you’re right.. she would want you smiling from ear to ear at your achievement and not being sad - πŸ’•πŸ˜€

Bless you! ... but of course I am a friend!... You are part of our running family - we got you! xx

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PlattszoGraduate

Well done Angie.... so very pleased that you have graduated... it is an emotional run anyway and sure would have been x10 for you.

What a lovely thing to do to dedicate to your friend, so beautiful. I am so sorry for your loss though too. What a remarkable thing to do, to still feel like getting up and out. Hats off to you.

Congratulations on your graduation. A fully fledged runner now. Hope you wear your badge with pride! πŸŽ“ πŸ€—πŸ’•

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Angie09Graduate in reply to Plattszo

Thanks my lovely for your kind words. I am πŸ’“ heartbroken πŸ˜”.

Looking forward to receiving my badge and starting my consolidation runs. Is once a week ok?

Let’s look out for my badge appearing. Lol πŸ˜‚. xx

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PlattszoGraduate in reply to Angie09

Yey!! Your badge is there πŸŽ–πŸŽ–πŸŽ–

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PlattszoGraduate in reply to Angie09

I also wrote earlier, don't know where it went....

I am so sorry, heartbreak is so painful. Hopefully we can help keep you going, it's such a lovely group, so.always shout up if we can help in any way.

I also said that I would stay with the same frequency that you have been running at, where you can. They say you keep your form for 2 weeks and then after that it starts to reduce, but only slowly. I think for you, anything you do is amazing so just do what you can when you can xx

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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.

Arrived profile image
ArrivedGraduate

Congratulations on your graduation, you have lots to be proud of. And so very sorry to hear about your friend, I'm sure she would have been/is very proud of you too . X

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Bambi2020Graduate

You’ve done amazing- well done!

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

So sorry about your friend Sarah, she would have been so proud of you.

Congratulations on completing run 3 of week 9 and graduating from C25K πŸŽ“ πŸƒπŸΎ πŸ‘

To get your graduation badge and the word GRADUATE πŸŽ“ next to your username leave a message in the pinned posts on the right side of the healthunlocked October graduate home page and tell the administrators that you have ran W9R3 of C25K and graduated.

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Smile23Graduate

So sorry. She would be proud of you Massive congratulations on tour graduation x

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CouchphoenixGraduate

Congratulations Angie09, what an amazing achievement, sorry to hear that you lost your close friend, I’m sure she would be extremely proud of you, well done. You can do your consolidation run’s as often as you like, I run twice a week and sometimes on the weekend. The Nike Run Club app is very good for those, free coached runs of various times and distances......πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ…πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

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CazzaWGraduate

So sorry this is a bit belated, I’m just sitting down and catching up.

Many congratulations πŸŽ‰ you are such an inspiration but so sorry to hear about your friend Sarah. Such a lovely thing to dedicate your grad run to her, she would be so proud of you ☺️

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Angie09Graduate

Thank you. Yes she would have been. Just so sad I didn’t get to share the experience with her. If only I had started running sooner ...........???? But then I have been unwell me self. πŸ˜”πŸ€’xx

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Tiny3001Graduate in reply to Angie09

Life is always full of what ifs. She will have been with you in your heart ❀ xx

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Tiny3001Graduate

That is a good pace! Faster than my final in the programme. I'm sorry to hear about your friend xx

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